MakeMKV and AnyDVD-HD won't read True Blood Season 3 disc 1

I have never encountered this problem before. I cannot rip the first disc of True Blood Season 3 on blu ray, that I just purchased. All of the other discs ripped just fine. In fact, every blu ray I own, can be ripped, except disc 1 of True Blood, season 3. The disc plays perfectly in my ps3. There are no visible imperfections on the disc. I even rented the same disc from Blockbuster, and ended up with the same results.

I open up the program, MakeMKV, and then insert the disc. MakeMKV displays the following info: Type: Loading. Label: Please Wait. Disc Information: Disc is being loaded.

This last for about 15 seconds. Then MakeMKV tells me "No Disc Inserted." Wonderful! I guess I'll try AnyDVD-HD instead. I enable AnyDVD-HD. Normally, when I do this, it says that its scanning the disc. I get no such message. I tell it to "Rip Video DVD to Harddisc." I then click on "Copy DVD." It tells me "Drive D: is not ready." Drive D is my blu ray burner.

I've looked on Slysoft's forum, at the frequently asked questions. I don't think AnyDVD-HD, nor MakeMKV is the problem. I've uninstalled AnyDVD-HD. I then went to MY Computer. My computer acts as if my D drive is empty. Based on the FAQ, at Slysoft, the problem is with my computer, not AnyDVD HD. The FAQ suggests that I have a loose SATA cable, or my blu ray burner is slowly dying. I don't see how it could be any of these problems, because I can pop any blu ray I own, into the drive, and it will successfully read the disc. How is it possible for my computer to act as if my D: drive is empty for just one disc? It won't even acknowledge that the disc is in the drive! And yet somehow, every other disc reads just fine.

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Cpu: i7 930. Graphics Card: AMD 5870. 6 GB of ddr3 ram.

I have no idea what is wrong. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply Country Bumpkin. I have AnyDVD HD 6.8.1.0, which is the latest version. I have also posted this same question on SlySoft's forums. I am also posting my question here, because I find avsforum to be a more helpful forum.

I fixed the problem. I own a LITE-ON Blu Ray burner, model # IHBS112. I thought that I had my firmware up to date. I had previously went to LITE-ON's website, and looked up my blu ray burner's model #. It didn't show any firmware available for my burner. So I went into Device Manager, and it said that my firmware was up to date.

I went over to Newegg, to see if other people were having the same problems as me. While reading the reviews for my blu ray burner, I found a very helpful review. "Meister," wrote the following:


So I went back to LITE-ON's website and downloaded the firmware for HBS212 and installed it. It immediately fixed my problem. My computer now recognizes True Blood Season 3 Disc 1, and so do MakeMKV and AnyDVD HD. It's amazing how every time I have a problem with my computer, I end up wasting hours trying to figure it out; only to discover later, that it was some simple, easy solution.