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(I am new to this so sorry if I do ANYTHING wrong)

Alright so I downloaded the flasher and tried to flash my archgon drive (the like BU40N one) just for it not to start. Like when I press the start button it does nothing! It is just stuck on "Ready..."

I have the firmware pack, and I selected the specific firmware needed for this but still nothing.

I don't know if I need anything else but uh ye.

If any1 knows how to help it will be appreciated.

see guide new archgons are not flashable mike is looking into it but will take time

I received an Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD for Christmas. I read a lot of posts on this site regarding that drive and problems flashing it to rip UHD disks. I had the same problem with the SDFtool doing nothing after picking the drive and firmware. It just showed "READY" and did nothing. Is there any hope of flashing this drive short of putting the drive in an older case? Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you,

Dan Fleming

Dan Fleming wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 26, 2025 6:55 pm

I received an Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD for Christmas. I read a lot of posts on this site regarding that drive and problems flashing it to rip UHD disks. I had the same problem with the SDFtool doing nothing after picking the drive and firmware. It just showed "READY" and did nothing. Is there any hope of flashing this drive short of putting the drive in an older case? Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you,

Dan Fleming

Not currently. It must be removed from the enclosure to flash (and possibly to use).

So, I got this drive today and, after working with it all day, the drive is possible to flash and to use. The only problem is that you HAVE to remove the drive from its enclosure to flash AND to use. The PCB that is attached to the drive is what is preventing the drive to act the way we expect it to. When I was attempting to flash the drive while in the enclosure, I would click "Start" and it would do nothing but sit on "Ready..." After removing it from its enclosure and connecting it directly to the computer, without the PCB connected, it would flash with no issues. I thought that would be the only issue, but reassembling it back into the enclosure and attempting to rip would result in a bunch of errors and it failing to rip the disc.

So the only way to get this drive to work is removing it completely from the newer enclosure that comes with it now. I believe that if it is the Type C version that this is the one that is causing these problems.