LG Optical Drive Firmware "Reset" method

[gregoliver]

I bought a LG WH16NS40 a while back and thanks to these firmware flashing guide here was able to have it read UHD discs (now it shows as a WH16NS60).

I had some issues with the drive yesterday and it kept causing the USB bus to reset it and no matter what computer I hooked it to (it is in a Vantec USB enclosure), it happened every time. It is only 4 months old, so I called LG to have it replaced. The 1st thing they had me do was power it on and hold the eject button for 5-10 seconds (until the tray opened). According to the support rep, this erases all firmware stored information and "resets" the drive firmware back to pristine condition (it does not alter the firmware version, etc).

This instantly fixed my drive - just figured I would share since it is a popular hobbyist drive and a quick fix for some issues I suppose.

-Greg

[Billycar11]

My question is did you at any point power off the vantec case? By unplugging or switch.
Or were you bringing the PCs to the drive?

[gregoliver]

Of course - multiple times as I moved it from machine to machine.