non-fiction
06-04-2003, 16:27
Firstly I'm sure I'm not the only one grateful for CDKillers great guide to backing up this DVD (despite its slightly dubiuously legal methods)
Secondly I think people should be aware that backing up the game is a long and possibly frustrating experience if it it doesn't work 1st time.
I therefore thought I'd start a thread allowing people to add there comments and/or adjustments to the method but, more importantly a place where we can post:
1, the times the back up took
2, equipment used
3, Winrar settings
4, number of cds' required
"future bsckers-up" can then have a resonable idea of how long the process will take.
They can they decide what to do with that time. I suggest sweeteingly up your you partner with a meal or good night out - so she'll be a little more understanding when you have to tell her " Yeah I'll coming to bed just as soon as this cutscene ends (which could be 30 minutes)"
to start the ball rolling, my stats are
1, 4 hr's 16 nins
2, 1600 athlon XP -(so 1400Mhx in matter of fact)
256mb 266DDR ram
copying from one seagate 60mb HDD to an identical drive
on 2nd IDE channel (would this make a difference????)
3, most WINRAR setinngs as sugested by CDKiller
comressed at NORMAL setting
4, 7 640mb cdrs' required with 100 mb fre for fututre patches, crax,
addons - (or porn if that's your thing!)
Thaks again CDKiller: great work, clearly presented.
Dont forget you then have to burn these files! - but i thought the wild array of burners/software/media was just to braod to be of any practical use - we all know the capabilities of our burners.
Secondly I think people should be aware that backing up the game is a long and possibly frustrating experience if it it doesn't work 1st time.
I therefore thought I'd start a thread allowing people to add there comments and/or adjustments to the method but, more importantly a place where we can post:
1, the times the back up took
2, equipment used
3, Winrar settings
4, number of cds' required
"future bsckers-up" can then have a resonable idea of how long the process will take.
They can they decide what to do with that time. I suggest sweeteingly up your you partner with a meal or good night out - so she'll be a little more understanding when you have to tell her " Yeah I'll coming to bed just as soon as this cutscene ends (which could be 30 minutes)"
to start the ball rolling, my stats are
1, 4 hr's 16 nins
2, 1600 athlon XP -(so 1400Mhx in matter of fact)
256mb 266DDR ram
copying from one seagate 60mb HDD to an identical drive
on 2nd IDE channel (would this make a difference????)
3, most WINRAR setinngs as sugested by CDKiller
comressed at NORMAL setting
4, 7 640mb cdrs' required with 100 mb fre for fututre patches, crax,
addons - (or porn if that's your thing!)
Thaks again CDKiller: great work, clearly presented.
Dont forget you then have to burn these files! - but i thought the wild array of burners/software/media was just to braod to be of any practical use - we all know the capabilities of our burners.