unable to downgrade firmware

[ironsniper1]

hey everyone hope you're well, i bought another normal blu ray off of ebay that was listed for spares and repairs for dirt cheap, it was listed as showing up in windows but wont read discs

after i it arrived i connected it via usb and put a disc in and it doesnt even try to spin or read the disc, i checked for power etc and everything was good, so i fired up the firmware tools and found that the firmware is not for this model

i tried following the guide to downgrade the firmware but i cannot get the recovery firmware to install i get different error messages, is there anything else i can try to fix this? would be nice to have a 4th blu ray drive to help rip my blu rays

EDIT forgot to add the model is WH14NS40 with a date code of 2012-11-21

[Billycar11]

post the drive svc code on the label
and the makemkv drive info section

[ironsniper1]

didnt do the makemkv part but i did add the model info to the main post

[Billycar11]

just saw the edit if you flashed the fw your drive is dead

[ironsniper1]

just saw the edit if you flashed the fw your drive is dead

i didnt originally flash it i bought it that way

[ironsniper1]

here is the drive info from makemkv

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Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH14NS40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: SIK85CBLH132
Firmware date: 2117-11-21 16:58
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 56

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Billycar11]

here is the drive info from makemkv

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Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH14NS40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: SIK85CBLH132
Firmware date: 2117-11-21 16:58
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 56

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

yeah its dead this is why you dont buy used optical drives for repair they are all dead

[ironsniper1]

there is no way to reflash stock firmware at all?

[Billycar11]

there is no way to reflash stock firmware at all?

there is but it requires a pc from 2013ish or older with ide sata mode
every single person i have tried to help with this has been a waste of my time so not inclined to do guide has the basic steps i believe see below

[ironsniper1]

there is no way to reflash stock firmware at all?

there is but it requires a pc from 2013ish or older with ide sata mode
every single person i have tried to help with this has been a waste of my time so not inclined to do guide has the basic steps i believe see below

not possible with a virtual machine?

[Billycar11]

there is no way to reflash stock firmware at all?

there is but it requires a pc from 2013ish or older with ide sata mode
every single person i have tried to help with this has been a waste of my time so not inclined to do guide has the basic steps i believe see below

not possible with a virtual machine?

100% no

[ironsniper1]

there is but it requires a pc from 2013ish or older with ide sata mode
every single person i have tried to help with this has been a waste of my time so not inclined to do guide has the basic steps i believe see below

not possible with a virtual machine?

100% no

usb programmer?

[Billycar11]

usb programmer?

see guide below
usb programmer maybe but your on your own to figure it out dont know of anyone who did it that way

[ironsniper1]

following the guide the only thing i cant get working is the dos flash, saying something about not being able to install a driver, i have tried to get the menu to stop the driver signing to show up but i cannot get it to show up, i tried putting the file into the system32/driver folder manually but that didnt work

[Billycar11]

following the guide the only thing i cant get working is the dos flash, saying something about not being able to install a driver, i have tried to get the menu to stop the driver signing to show up but i cannot get it to show up, i tried putting the file into the system32/driver folder manually but that didnt work

the question is does your motherboard have ide sata mode in the bios if not its dead and give up.