WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

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ben_uk
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WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by ben_uk » Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:55 pm

I have literally just flashed my WH16NS40 and began ripping films. I ripped Dunkirk and Lock Up absolutely fine. Then I inserted American Psycho and when the disc was trying to load instead MKV brought up loads of text. Sadly I dont have the exact text but there was dozens of lines of mentioning "security certificate" over and over (and perhaps it said "invalid" too) again and SCSI was mentioned a lot. I now cannot load any discs, even the ones that worked fine before (Dunkirk and Lock Up). I have used it for literally a day and now thinks are looking sketchy.

I have only used VLC Player to play the ripped files.

I just tried to insert a regular blu ray and that wont recognise either.

Below is what I see now in MAKEMKV

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: KLZ*******
Firmware date: 2118-10-29 19:36
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 70

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

No disc inserted

Coopervid
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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by Coopervid » Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:54 pm

Either your laser lens is polluted or what is more likely the BluRay laser is dead. You need a new drive.

Billycar11
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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by Billycar11 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:09 pm

Shut down your PC for a min then turn back on and it should work again
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ben_uk
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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by ben_uk » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:12 pm

Coopervid wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:54 pm
Either your laser lens is polluted or what is more likely the BluRay laser is dead. You need a new drive.
After 5-8 hours of use?

Billycar11
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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by Billycar11 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:45 pm

ben_uk wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:12 pm

After 5-8 hours of use?
If it continues to give you problems return it and get a BU40N
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
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Coopervid
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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by Coopervid » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:12 pm

I second what Billy recommends

ben_uk
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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by ben_uk » Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:39 pm

Billycar11 wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:09 pm
Shut down your PC for a min then turn back on and it should work again
OK thanks, I unplugged the sata cable and re-inserted and its now working again. So what occurred there then?

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Re: WH16NS40 - was working, now says "No Disc"

Post by dcoke22 » Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:56 am

Optical drives are tiny computers that run the firmware that drives the laser and motors. Sometimes the drive gets confused and needs to be rebooted. Removing power from the drive is really the only way to get it to do a 'cold boot.'

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