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4K UHD Friendly Blu-Ray Drive LG WH16NS40 Flashed to Unlocked v1.00 No Sleep Bug
4K UHD Friendly Blu-Ray Drive LG WH16NS40 Flashed to Unlocked v1.00 No Sleep Bug
4K UHD Friendly Blu-Ray Drive LG WH16NS40 Flashed to Unlocked v1.00 No Sleep Bug
4K UHD Friendly Blu-Ray Drive LG WH16NS40 Flashed to Unlocked v1.00 No Sleep Bug

4K UHD Friendly Blu-Ray Drive LG WH16NS40 Flashed to Unlocked v1.00 No Sleep Bug

$ 68.11

Availability: 53 in stock
  • Compatible With: Mac, PC
  • Product Line: Super Multi Blue
  • Form Factor: 5.25 in
  • Brand: LG
  • Features: Hot Swap, Low Noise Level
  • Condition: New
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Write Speed: 16x
  • Color: Black
  • Writable Format: Blu-ray BD-R, Blu-ray BD-R Dual Layer, Blu-ray BD-RE, Blu-ray BD-RE Dual Layer, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, DVD+RW, DVD+RW Dual Layer, DVD-R, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Dual Layer, HD DVD-R, HD DVD-RW
  • Type: Internal Desktop Drive
  • Model: WH16NS40
  • Interface: SATA I, SATA II, SATA III
  • Readable Format: Blu-ray BD-R, Blu-ray BD-R Dual Layer, Blu-ray BD-RE, Blu-ray BD-RE Dual Layer, Blu-ray BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, DVD+RW, DVD+RW Dual Layer, DVD-R, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Dual Layer, HD DVD-R
  • MPN: WH16NS40

    Description

    Listed is a brand new LG WH16NS40 drive flashed to UHD Official WH16NS60 Version 1.00, making this a UHD Friendly drive. Flashing the drive to this particular firmware version has a few benefits...
    First off
    it ups the write speed from 14x to 16x.
    Second
    , the flashed firmware is a UHD Official firmware, which allows the drive to decrypt and read 4K Blu-Ray discs, including 3D Blu-Ray and BDXL/BDXL-R discs.
    Third
    , and arguably the best, yet underrated, benefit of the WH16NS60 firmware,
    NO SLEEP BUG!
    If you've ever put a UHD disc in your UHD Friendly drive, you've inevitably run into the sleep bug. This is when you have a UHD disc in the drive that is left idle for ~2 minutes, after this the disc becomes unreadable until the drive is opened and shut again, while simultaneously making the drive seek constantly and makes horrible noises. This is all fixed with the WH16NS60 v1.00 Firmware, that's why we do it!
    Having a UHD Friendly drive doesn't mean you can automatically play 4k discs, it just means your disc drive won't be the limiting factor in your system anymore. In addition to this drive, you will need software like MakeMKV (My preferred and recommended software), DVDFab, KMPlayer, Etc.
    Tested and Guaranteed to work!
    The Second photo is the firmware version of this drive, proving it is the WH16NS60 v1.00 like promised. The third picture proves the drive works and can read UHD discs, as standard Blu-Ray discs top out at 50GB. And the fourth picture shows it working in makeMKV and its LibreDrive status. These drives are opened up once, installed into my computer in order to flash them, used to rip one disc to test and make sure they function as needed, and then placed back into the packaging.
    Drive comes in original packaging, and I throw in a sata data cable and mounting screws. RETURNING CUSTOMERS NOTE as of 1/8/24 mounting screws are included separately in a bag and not installed on the drive. The cable and mounting screws can be removed if requested.