LG WH16NS40 will only read DVDs, BRD no longer spin up

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gatorsloth
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LG WH16NS40 will only read DVDs, BRD no longer spin up

#1 Post by gatorsloth » Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:11 pm

My LG WH16NS40 has worked fantastic for a few years now, but suddenly it'll only spin up DVDs. When I put in a BRD it makes a few grunts, and then gives up. MakeMKV just shows No Disc. I've run a CD Lens cleaner on it and still no-go. Any ideas?
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Re: LG WH16NS40 will only read DVDs, BRD no longer spin up

#2 Post by Billycar11 » Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:35 pm

Sadly this happens quite offen on thr LGs and Asus the bluray laser likely died.
Your only hope is cleaning it by opening the drive it the disc didn't work.
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Re: LG WH16NS40 will only read DVDs, BRD no longer spin up

#3 Post by gatorsloth » Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:25 pm

Well shoot, I didn't consider failure but that makes more sense as there wouldn't have been much to make it dirty.
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