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How do you flash a UHD HP HLDS BDRE BU40N Drive?

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 1:54 pm
by craig11
I bought this from Amazon. I don't know if it can be flashed, or do I have to return it and buy one from here. It is an external drive. Here is what shows up on Makemkv:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: hp HLDS
Product: BDRE BU40N
Revision: BW43
Serial number: 7MEQVHAKKH81M6
Firmware date: 2120-11-02 14:15
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

It claims that it can be flashed. I downloaded the collection of firmware from here. No idea which one to use. Which one do I need? I can rip a PAL DVD, but not a 4k disc. How do I flash?

Re: How do you flash a UHD HP HLDS BDRE BU40N Drive?

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:45 pm
by MartyMcNuts
craig11 wrote:
Sun Mar 09, 2025 1:54 pm
I bought this from Amazon. I don't know if it can be flashed, or do I have to return it and buy one from here. It is an external drive. Here is what shows up on Makemkv:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: hp HLDS
Product: BDRE BU40N
Revision: BW43
Serial number: 7MEQVHAKKH81M6
Firmware date: 2120-11-02 14:15
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

It claims that it can be flashed. I downloaded the collection of firmware from here. No idea which one to use. Which one do I need? I can rip a PAL DVD, but not a 4k disc. How do I flash?
Flash it with BU40N 1.03-MK firmware.