Help recovering BH16NS40 misflash

[mostly harmless]

Hi all,

I have an LG BH16NS40 (manufactured June 2015, originally ROM 1.03) that I accidentally flashed with WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. The drive is still detected in Windows, the tray opens/closes, but it won’t recognize any discs.

I’ve tried SDFtool Flasher but it errors, and I’m unsure if I should be using RECOVER mode or cross-flashing to ASUS BW-16D1HT firmware. Can someone point me to the correct firmware and tool to restore or recover this drive?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi all,

I have an LG BH16NS40 (manufactured June 2015, originally ROM 1.03) that I accidentally flashed with WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. The drive is still detected in Windows, the tray opens/closes, but it won’t recognize any discs.

I’ve tried SDFtool Flasher but it errors, and I’m unsure if I should be using RECOVER mode or cross-flashing to ASUS BW-16D1HT firmware. Can someone point me to the correct firmware and tool to restore or recover this drive?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Use RECOVER mode and the first post of the SDFtool Flasher thread contains a link to the original WH16NS40 1.01 firmware file you can use. When you click RECOVER, in the popup window, select the firmware that is currently on the drive. In the normal firmware drop down box, select the WH16NS40 1.01 firmware that you download.