LG Burners & Drivers - Firmware and Software Downloads

At a Glance

This article provides information about downloads for LG Burners, Drives, and Digital Storage devices. LG will occasionally release updates to provide the latest features, fix any bug/errors, and keep your devices operating properly.

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1. Which of the following are you looking to download? Firmware Drivers Software

2. Firmware

   Important

   Firmware is housed on the Optical Disc Drive itself. This provides instructions to the drive about how to operate, such as which laser to use, how fast to rotate the discs, or what to do when the open/close button is pressed.

   Most issues are not related to firmware.

   1. On LG.com go to Support > Software & Drivers.

      

   2. Enter your model number into the search bar and select it from the dropdown list.

      

   3. Follow the instructions provided with the firmware file by clicking the Reference option.

      

3. Drivers

   Important

   Drivers are housed on the computer and allow the computer to communicate with the disc drive. These instructions may include how to interpret the data that is sent by the drive, what type of data it is, or how to send data to the drive to be burned.

   Some legacy devices may use specific drivers, but this is rare. All newer drives are Plug-and-Play compliant, meaning the drivers are already built-in to the computer.

   Most issues are not related to drivers.

   
   

   LG Optical Disc Drives have been tested with Windows 10 and continue to be recognized as Plug-and-Play devices (no drivers required).

   If experiencing issues related to DVD/Blu-ray playback or burning, your playback software may have been removed or corrupted during the update from earlier versions of Windows to Windows 10. Please uninstall/reinstall the playback/burning software to correct this issue.

   Note

   For users with new machines (first time using the LG Optical Disc Drive on this computer), additional software is required for Blu-ray playback/burning. Retail versions of these drives include the required software in the box (DO NOT LOSE). Other versions such as OEM, or for users who have misplaced their original software, may require third-party software for Blu-ray features.

   Our Data Storage devices are Plug-and-Play compliant, and do not require drivers. Connect the drive to your computer, install the included software, and start using it.

   Note

   Depending on your operating system's built-in functionality, additional software may be required to encode/decode Blu-ray formats. As new formats emerge, update your media player software.

4. Software

   Important

   Media playback software, such as the Cyberlink Media Suite that comes with our drives, is used to process the data that is sent to the computer from the disc drive. This type of software converts the data into a format that people can understand, such as a video.

   Due to the codecs used to encode Blu-ray Discs, it is unlikely that these discs will play without installing the correct media software. Cyberlink Media Suite will allow Blu-ray playback and burning.

   Most issues are related to software.

   
   

   For PC Users:

   Most of our Data Storage devices come bundled with PC software.

   Currently, the bundled software includes:

   • CyberLink Media Suite contains all of the software needed to Watch, Author, and/or Burn Blu-ray discs. This is an OEM specialized version of CyberLink's media suite, which may have different functionality than a retail version. CyberLink will provide updates to the software as needed.

   • LG ODD Online F/W Update keeps your drive's firmware up-to-date, automatically installing new versions as they become available.

   For Mac Users:

   Third party software may be available but is not included with the Data Storage drive.

   M-DISC™:

   Some of our Data Storage drives support M-DISC™. Visit m-disc.com to learn more.