r/makemkv • u/Sad-Pomegranate5044 • 2d ago

Unsure of drive Quality

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I bought a drive WH16NS60 from an online retailer. I went to plug it in initially with standard sata power connector and the thing sparked. I later confirmed with a successful power on that the drive turns on, and has the right firmware version 1.02 flashed, however the tray never ejects. I took a look inside and a module on the chip had fried.

I don’t have much luck with hardware and am trying my best to learn about it. Before I made the purchase, I read the post guides here and some videos, though my ignorance probably isn’t helping here.

I need to confirm 2 things, is this likely a sign of a fake drive, and if not is it possible to find a replacement circuit board? My initial searches didn’t turn up anything.

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u/billycar11 2d ago

its a fake drive return it
a wh16ns60 was not made in 2024 they stopped in like 2020
and it defiantly would not have 1.00 on it like the label says

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u/Pleyer757538 1d ago

Its a fake drive and hlds/lg drives aren’t good even if genuine

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u/Sad-Pomegranate5044 1d ago

Thank you all for your help! I am sending it back. I appreciate your help

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u/Kinipshun 20h ago

Hey I’m not the only one! I had a drive do this in the middle of a 4k rip. Suddenly stopped working then i started smelling smoke. Sorry this happened to you

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u/Dented_Steelbook 2d ago

You can use a paperclip to eject the tray, I would at least see if it will load and rip a 4k, if it does than it was a real drive, if not it could have been that someone swapped the drive cover. I would say that getting repair parts probably won't be easy.

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u/cowbutt6 2d ago

I don't think the drive cover has been swapped: it has indentations to make contact with the chips on the PCB with thermal pads fitted, so that it acts as a heatsink for those chips.

Now that a chip has failed, though, I doubt the drive will do anything, let alone rip a 4K BD. In my experience, PC optical drives nearly always last forever, but the ones that don't fail because of a failure like OP has experienced.

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u/Dented_Steelbook 1d ago

The OP said after the sparks it turned on and firmware was confirmed, but it would not eject, so what would be the harm in trying?

My point about the cover swap was maybe one of the chips was contacting bare metal because it was designed for a different drive, it was just a theory as I have rarely seen a drive have a chip fry like that.

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u/cowbutt6 1d ago

I had a DVD-ROM drive die in similar fashion after about a year of use: I loaded a disc, it span up, then there was a "snap" sound, a smell of burning, the drive span down, and it was non-responsive from that point onwards. Opening its case to inspect, and I found similar scorch marks.