Drive no long recognize 4K UHD Disk

[cap33444]

I was ripping my 8 part Harry Potter 4K discs this morning, did 6 w/o problem. Popped the 7th one in and after spinning it up, MakeMKV shows "no disk". Figured maybe the disk was bad (just opened the package), so tried disk 8 - same issue... Went back and tried Disc 6 - same "no disk" and then again, disc one. no change. Threw in DVD in, that worked, but a Bluray failed. Device Manager is showing the drive as a DVD/CD. makeMKV reports the drive as below.
I hadn't done any updates recently (certainly not between ripping disc 6 & 7). I did see an update to be applied when I rebooted the system after this failure and I let that go. I also updated MakeMKV to latest release (1.17.2) on windows 10. Anyone with ideas?


LG WH16NS40

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: KLZL5BB5224
Firmware date: 2118-10-29 19:36
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Disc is being loaded

[Billycar11]

Give the drive full shutdown for a min not just a restart.
After that if it don't come back try cleaning it after that it's dead

[Coopervid]

Billy means a cleaning of the laser lens. Use a CD cleaning disc. If it doesn't work your BD laser is dead and you need a replacement drive.

[cap33444]

Billy means a cleaning of the laser lens. Use a CD cleaning disc. If it doesn't work your BD laser is dead and you need a replacement drive.

sounds bleak; bummer drive was only installed back in February. Maybe have to reach out to Billy... I think I have a cleaning disc someplace, will give that a shot.

[Coopervid]

Billy is also a seller and always states that LG 5,25" drives are low quality. I also had one that died after 1 year.

[cap33444]

Yup it's hosed!!