HL-ST-DT BU40N FR07 not working with UHD

[asmcom]

I want to report the following.

I've got recently a HL-DT-ST BU40N with firmware FR07 from TECHPULSE120 (a German OEM) and accordingly to your guide I thought that worked with DVDFab out of the box.

Instead it doesn't work at all I got tons of errors and it doesn't read the keys.

A DVDFab log is attached as long as a UHD Drive Tool log.

I noticed also a curious thing while opening it with MakeMKV which may lead us to the troof

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: FR07
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2119-05-10 13:48
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

The surprise is the firmware date which isn't 2118-01-22 15:36 as expected.

Any clue?

For the records I am using another HL-DT-ST BU40N 1.04 downgraded to 1.00 and it works flawlessly.

Yes this drive is pure rubbish and thd Enclosure not much better. I bought 2 x Enclosures to test, both of which packed in after 2 months.

There is a lot of cheap BU40N 2019/2019 models on ebay that are refurbished and sold as new.

If you are buying a BU40N of a seller make sure it is 2021 Hitachi BU40N model. The vantec Enclosure is solid and great performer

Bye for now

Asmcom

[signals]

I must disagree concerning the Vantec enclosure. The power supply fails early on them if you burn lots of discs. The OWC Mercury Pro is much sturdier.