Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2024

[fatez]

Good evening to all the forum,

I would like to buy an external player to back up my 4K, I've seen these models but I can't figure out if they work or not, could you kindly help me out?

- MD-8102P-U3YC-UHDB-K
- MD-8107S-U3YC+BDRW-S
- ‎MD-8102S-U3+UJ272(K)


thanks

[liamtoh1]

Good evening to all the forum,

I would like to buy an external player to back up my 4K, I've seen these models but I can't figure out if they work or not, could you kindly help me out?

- MD-8102P-U3YC-UHDB-K
- MD-8107S-U3YC+BDRW-S
- ‎MD-8102S-U3+UJ272(K)


thanks

Please read the 1st post of this thread for the drives that will allow you to rip / backup your 4K discs. You can also buy any one drive from that list and put it in an external enclosure.

[MartyMcNuts]

Good evening to all the forum,

I would like to buy an external player to back up my 4K, I've seen these models but I can't figure out if they work or not, could you kindly help me out?

- MD-8102P-U3YC-UHDB-K
- MD-8107S-U3YC+BDRW-S
- ‎MD-8102S-U3+UJ272(K)


thanks

No, none of those Archgon's are compatible. Only the MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD is capable as it contains a BU40N drive inside.

[fatez]

No, none of those Archgon's are compatible. Only the MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD is capable as it contains a BU40N drive inside.

But From Amazon : ‎MD-8107S-U3YC-UHDB-S "Archgon Style UHD External 4K-Ultra HD Blue BD Player, Blu-ray BDXL Burner for PC USB 3.0 USB-C, M-Disc, Native 4K USB UltraHD BluRay Players, Protection Box, Alu Silver"

An Amazon user said that "The Style has an LG brand BD-RE BU40N, the Star a Pioneer BDR-UD04. The Star is better in compatibility and quietness."

So if it's true that the Style has the BD-RE BU40N I can rest assured that it's compatible with makemkv for backing up my 4K?

[MartyMcNuts]

No, none of those Archgon's are compatible. Only the MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD is capable as it contains a BU40N drive inside.

But From Amazon : ‎MD-8107S-U3YC-UHDB-S "Archgon Style UHD External 4K-Ultra HD Blue BD Player, Blu-ray BDXL Burner for PC USB 3.0 USB-C, M-Disc, Native 4K USB UltraHD BluRay Players, Protection Box, Alu Silver"

An Amazon user said that "The Style has an LG brand BD-RE BU40N, the Star a Pioneer BDR-UD04. The Star is better in compatibility and quietness."

So if it's true that the Style has the BD-RE BU40N I can rest assured that it's compatible with makemkv for backing up my 4K?

Yes, the model(s) containing a BU40N are 4K compatible. The Pioneer's are not.

[fatez]

Yes, the model(s) containing a BU40N are 4K compatible. The Pioneer's are not.

It has just arrived!

and mounts the BU40N , what firmware should I put exactly?



thank you very much!

[ancient]

Yes, the model(s) containing a BU40N are 4K compatible. The Pioneer's are not.

It has just arrived!

and mounts the BU40N , what firmware should I put exactly?



thank you very much!

All the info is on the 1st page, very clearly laid out.

[MartyMcNuts]

Yes, the model(s) containing a BU40N are 4K compatible. The Pioneer's are not.

It has just arrived!

and mounts the BU40N , what firmware should I put exactly?



thank you very much!

DE_LG_BU40N_1.00 is the best for your drive.

[fatez]

Thank you so much!

I succeeded and it works fine. (I'm trying right now to back up Blade Runner Uncut 4K).

So we can say that this MD-8107S-U3YC-UHDB-S works great.

Again thank you very much!

[_nmd_]

I just got a BH16NS40 / SVC:NS51, here's the information I get:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BH16NS40
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: (hidden)
Firmware date: 2115-12-11 14:36
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

From this information, do I still have to flash in order to read UHD disks, or is it actually unneeded (as everything is marked OK)? I thought flashing was necessary for all UHD friendly drives, but I'm not sure how to interpret this report...
I don't have UHD disks yet (was waiting to have an enabled drive before I'd start buying), otherwise I'd already be testing of course.

[d00zah]

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Good to go for all that MakeMKV has to offer.

[Zimonio]

Sorry if this has been asked but how do I find out if my drive has encrypted or unencrypted firmware? I just got the Asus BW-16D1HT and want to flash it but I can't figure out if I should use the cmd prompt with the "enc" extension or not.

My drive info in MakeMKV if it's of use:
Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: KLDL3AJ1630
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 58

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)

[d00zah]

Sorry if this has been asked but how do I find out if my drive has encrypted or unencrypted firmware? I just got the Asus BW-16D1HT and want to flash it but I can't figure out if I should use the cmd prompt with the "enc" extension or not.

The 1st post in this thread has a list of known encrypted FWs (& MANY other things) . It remains the "definitive guide" on this topic.

[Mr_Orange]

Sorry if this has been asked but how do I find out if my drive has encrypted or unencrypted firmware? I just got the Asus BW-16D1HT and want to flash it but I can't figure out if I should use the cmd prompt with the "enc" extension or not.

My drive info in MakeMKV if it's of use:
Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: KLDL3AJ1630
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 58

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)

If you download and use SDFTool Flasher, it will do the hard work for you. You will need the latest version available from the dedicated thread.

[Zimonio]

Sorry if this has been asked but how do I find out if my drive has encrypted or unencrypted firmware? I just got the Asus BW-16D1HT and want to flash it but I can't figure out if I should use the cmd prompt with the "enc" extension or not.

My drive info in MakeMKV if it's of use:
Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: KLDL3AJ1630
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 58

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)

If you download and use SDFTool Flasher, it will do the hard work for you. You will need the latest version available from the dedicated thread.

Thanks for answering! I tried using this but I just got the error that my "api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll" is missing on my computer and I can't find a way around it. Could I still be able to manually flash it?