LG BU40N enclosure?
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2026 3:21 pm
Bought an LG 183663 (BU40N) slimline SATA Blu-ray drive and a generic USB 3 to slimline SATA cable. Seems to work fine ripping regular Blu-rays plugged into a USB 3.2 gen 2 port with 1.5 amps.
I have a few 4K UHD Blu-rays and am considering flashing the drive. The USB cable has the drive showing up as a generic BD-ROM as opposed to a LibreDrive supported device. Makes me think this cable won't work for reflashing and I need an enclosure.
Searching the forum I see the Vantec enclosure was the recommended one but it's no longer made. The other recent recommendations I've seen are for Europe. Does anyone have a new recommended enclosure for this drive that's available in the US?
I have a few 4K UHD Blu-rays and am considering flashing the drive. The USB cable has the drive showing up as a generic BD-ROM as opposed to a LibreDrive supported device. Makes me think this cable won't work for reflashing and I need an enclosure.
Searching the forum I see the Vantec enclosure was the recommended one but it's no longer made. The other recent recommendations I've seen are for Europe. Does anyone have a new recommended enclosure for this drive that's available in the US?