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Sayaka wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 12:51 pm Try setting the drive to Performance mode.

Right click inside the MakeMKV program folder and open a PowerShell terminal (Windows only, see below for Linux)

Do the following the see the current drive speed setting :

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.\makemkvcon64.exe f -d E: -t pioneer speed get

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.\sdftool64.exe -d E: -t pioneer speed get

Replace E: with your drive letter if it isn't the correct one (it could also be D: or F: and so on).

Once you have the drive speed, if it is not set to Performance, do the following :

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.\makemkvcon64.exe f -d E: -t pioneer speed set 1

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.\sdftool64.exe -d E: -t pioneer speed set 1

Replacing E: with the correct drive letter as needed.

This should set the drive to Performance mode.

(For the record, I've just checked the values, 0 should be Default, 1 should be Performance, and 2 should be Quiet. 2 is for playing Blu-ray discs quietly with software such as Cyberlink, VLC or Kodi and should never be used for ripping.)

Also make sure that the drive is getting enough power, you might have gotten a USB-A to USB-C adapter with your BDR-UD04, don't be afraid to use that to connect the drive to a USB-C port on a laptop, for example.

If using Linux, do *not* use a makemkv-bin version newer than 1.17.7 and do this instead (this does not need to be done from a specific folder) :

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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 -t pioneer speed get

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sdftool -d /dev/sr0 -t pioneer speed get

Replacing /dev/sr0 with the correct device path as needed to get the drive speed.

Then, to set the drive speed mode to Performance :

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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 -t pioneer speed set 1

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sdftool -d /dev/sr0 -t pioneer speed set 1

Replacing /dev/sr0 with the correct device path as needed.

EDIT : Once you have done this, if you're on Linux, you can switch back to makemkv-bin-1.18.4 afterwards.

skyrider wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 4:32 pm Thank you, Sayaka, for this guide. It may be very useful.

In case of the issue described by the author of the thread, it seems to me that the drive doesn't have sufficient power.
Try to get a USB‑C to USB‑A 3.0 and USB‑A 2.0 Y‑cable and connect both ends to the USB ports.

A good solution, and the one I recommend is to buy a USB 3.0 hub with an external power supply.

skyrider wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 6:39 pm I think this won't help. Tell us exactly what kind of enclosure it is. Is it a drive in a Verbatim enclosure, or something else.
Also write what motherboard model is in the computer.

Btw you probably don't need to bother getting 1.17.7 or older. The issue with newer versions affect only non-LibreDrive (perhaps even just some). AFAIK it's nothing "dangerous" anyway.

makemkvcon f -n -t mtk19xx help

seplant wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:01 pm

skyrider wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 6:39 pm I think this won't help. Tell us exactly what kind of enclosure it is. Is it a drive in a Verbatim enclosure, or something else.
Also write what motherboard model is in the computer.

The enclusure is a Verbatim 43890. The computer is a Dell Inspiron 3891 with a proprietary Micro-ATX motherboard built on the Intel B560 chipset.