unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

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ChuckD74
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unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

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I have a dell 8946 desttop with factory installed slim blu ray drive HL-DT-ST-BD-RE, I tried to use flash tool following online direction. However, cannot eject the drive after the flash. How can I determine if I trashed the drive?
MartyMcNuts
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Re: unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

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ChuckD74 wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 9:55 pm I have a dell 8946 desttop with factory installed slim blu ray drive HL-DT-ST-BD-RE, I tried to use flash tool following online direction. However, cannot eject the drive after the flash. How can I determine if I trashed the drive?
What model drive is it and what firmware did you flash to it?
What did MakeMKV show for the drive info prior to flashing it?
What is the manufacture date and SVC code of the drive?
Cheers :D
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ChuckD74
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Re: unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

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MartyMcNuts wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 10:59 pm
ChuckD74 wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 9:55 pm I have a dell 8946 desttop with factory installed slim blu ray drive HL-DT-ST-BD-RE, I tried to use flash tool following online direction. However, cannot eject the drive after the flash. How can I determine if I trashed the drive?
What model drive is it and what firmware did you flash to it?
What did MakeMKV show for the drive info prior to flashing it?
What is the manufacture date and SVC code of the drive?
Model: HL-DT_ST
Platform: MT1959
Unincrypted
SN M10LCOG4618
Firmware Date 2017-94-25
Bus encryption Flags:17
DE-LGWH16NS60.100bin
MartyMcNuts
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Re: unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

Post by MartyMcNuts »

ChuckD74 wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 5:45 pm
MartyMcNuts wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 10:59 pm
ChuckD74 wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 9:55 pm I have a dell 8946 desttop with factory installed slim blu ray drive HL-DT-ST-BD-RE, I tried to use flash tool following online direction. However, cannot eject the drive after the flash. How can I determine if I trashed the drive?
What model drive is it and what firmware did you flash to it?
What did MakeMKV show for the drive info prior to flashing it?
What is the manufacture date and SVC code of the drive?
Model: HL-DT_ST
Platform: MT1959
Unincrypted
SN M10LCOG4618
Firmware Date 2017-94-25
Bus encryption Flags:17
DE-LGWH16NS60.100bin
That info is not very helpful. Try answering the questions asked!

HL-DT-ST is the make, not the model.
The manufacture date and SVC code are on the label stuck to the drive.
Did you make not of the MakeMKV drive info & liberdrive info sections BEFORE flashing the drive?

I'm asking for this info as from the description of your issue you have likely either:

1. Flashed an incompatible drive (possibly older, MT1939 drive platform)
2. Flashed a slim drive with desktop firmware or vice-versa.
Cheers :D
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ChuckD74
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Re: unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

Post by ChuckD74 »

I apoligize, I am a bit of a novice at this.
I didnot make a copy of the firmware before flashing the drive.
It is an original installed slim internal drive ATA HL-DT-ST
I tried to flashed it to the recommended version following the "all you need" instructions.
I remember the flasher encryted box had an red X in it. So I assumed it meant the firmware was not encrypted.
The drive shows up in device manager.
However, the eject command does not eject the drive caddy nor does eject work with the makemkv app.

Im trying to see if I bricked the drive and need to buy a new one. I have limited knowledge on the hardware side of things. I know how to open the desktop; and I have upgraded the ssd.
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Re: unable to eject blu ray drive after flashing

Post by ChuckD74 »

I posted the wrong screenshot (see attached). Attached is the original firmware before I attempted to flash. I was not able to uninstall the drive tonight to copy the model #, it was originally installed by dell. I tried to flash the firmware using the interal slim recommendation on the all you need firmware pack. Looking at it know Im wondering if I should have picked one of the external options.

Tried to Screenshot: this is what the original sdflasher displayed: HL-DT-BD-RE_BU40N_A103212012011435_M10LCG4618
Last edited by ChuckD74 on Fri Sep 25, 2026 5:03 am, edited 2 times in total.