Samsung External USB Blu ray drive SE-506BB not recognizing Blu ray disks

My drive reads and writes DVDs but when I insert a Blu ray disk (BD-R) is says there is no disk in the drive. In Printers and Devices, it shows as MT1956.  In the Device Manager under CDROM, it shows as TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506BB USB device.

I have updated the firmware but still the same result.

Is there a windows 8 driver for blu ray devices?  I notice that it is using cdrom.sys as a driver.

Please advise.


  • Edited by sandybar Wednesday, May 06, 2015 10:26 PM
May 6th, 2015 10:18pm

did it worked before (play blue ray disc)?

I suggest you contact device manufactured

some of ODD Blue ray need extra software (player or codec) in order to play blue ray disc

just try to use different DVD blue ray disc to test

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May 7th, 2015 3:06am

did it worked before (play blue ray disc)?

I suggest you contact device manufactured

some of ODD Blue ray need extra software (player or codec) in order to play blue ray disc

just try to use different DVD blue ray disc to test

May 7th, 2015 3:06am

It is brand new. I updated the firmware to the latest.  I am to burn a disk but it does not recognize any blank BD-R that I use.  requests that I insert a disk. It plays and burns DVD disks. Unfortunately was a Christmas gift in 2013 that I never even tried until now so warranty is out.
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May 7th, 2015 2:08pm

The USB port on your computer may not have sufficient power to properly run your Samsung external BD drive. This appears to be a somewhat common problem for this drive and does not matter what type of computer that you are using. I would suggest that you get a USB hub that is powered which should provide the power needed for the Samsung drive. 

If needed, you could go to Microsoft Tsstcorp Bddvdw Se-506bb Usb Device to download a USB driver.

May 14th, 2015 4:02pm

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