UHD Copy WH16NS40 optical drive

[mgdavis]

Just purchased this drive for UHD discs I inserted a UHD movie but the drive does not read it. Is this drive not compatible? if it is why isn't it seeing the drive/movie when I open up DVDFab UHD copy. Here's the log info.

19:51:59 T:11472 info: ================================================== ========================
19:51:59 T:11472 info: ============== 2018-05-24, 19:51, log service starting ==============
19:51:59 T:11472 notice: Log level changed to 0
19:51:59 T:11472 notice: Run CTcpServer::Stop.
19:51:59 T:11472 notice: CTcpServer::Initlize: Successfully initialized
19:51:59 T:12368 notice: CTcpServer::WorkThread: is start.
19:51:59 T:7700 notice: previous line repeats 3 times.
19:51:59 T:7700 notice: CTcpServer::ListenThread: is start.
19:51:59 T:6856 notice: CTcpServer::WorkThread: is start.
19:51:59 T:9628 notice: CTcpServer::RecvThread: is start.


Thanks

[october262]

does the drive have the number NS50 somewhere on the drive label


here is a partial list of compatible UHD drives - https://forum.dvdfab.cn/forum/uhd-co...d-drive-models

[mgdavis]

Thanks for the reply. One of the reviews on the LG home page said it could read and write UHD discs. As it goes it's not good to depend on the reviews.

I'll look into the WH16NS60 shown in the list

Thanks again

[Bill2]

For WH16NS40 to be a friendly drive its firmware need to be no higher then 1.2 if it came with the 1.3 update it removed the friendliness and cannot read UHD disks

[mgdavis]

Also I read this from junior member Johnathon

"Thanks for the clarification signals - I purchased an LG WH16NS40 from Amazon Warehouse Deals for $50. Manufactured date September 26, 2017 with ROM Version 1.02 (Current version is 1.03, released last month - I'm not upgrading for safety) - Drive works for 4K as intended".

[mgdavis]

There's the problem. It came with 1.3. Now it goes back.

Thanks for the help...

[mgdavis]

There's the problem. It came with 1.3. Now it goes back.

Thanks for the help...

[Bill2]

It is possible to downgrade it to 1.2 if you are tech savvy, do some research on google. That is the same drive I have and i was able to to the downgrade and now it reads UHD disks. Good luck?