i need help # 3

[jackassjeff2]

well this is # 3 i guess i will follow all the rules this time and keep this i need help going.


ok i was trying to burn my halflife cd game (it's a cd based game) using clone cd but it failed everytime when it tried to burn it says




writing to cd failed, HARDWARE ERROR: NO ADDITIONAL SENSE INFORMATION (4:0x08:0x03)



whats wrong i think it's something to do with my cd burner

[BG]

Are you creating an image of the game on the hard drive first OR are you trying to copy on the fly?

What burner do you have?

[jackassjeff2]

what cd burner ummm it says "hp cd-writer 9700 series" im using the directions on ummm here is the link http://www.psx-paul.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/clonecdv4.htm

[BG]

So you are able to create a GOOD image of the game on your hard drive correct? (no read errors or anything? )

What brand of cd-r's are you using? (You are using cd-r & not cd-rw?)

Also, have you tried cleaning the laser in your burner with a cleaning disc?

What speed are you trying to burn at?

Trying to rule out all possibilities..... (Still may be your burner )

[jackassjeff2]

im using fujifilm discs and they are cd-r's not cd-rw's i have tried all the burning speeds it doesn't go past 1% and there where no errors when putting it on my harddrive. i really think it has to do with my burner.

if it is my burner then i will get a dvd burner and if i was burning dvd based games do i need to put them on dvd-r's or cd-r's?

[jackassjeff2]

i have about $250 (canadian) to spend on a dvd drive for my cpu but i don't know wich one to get or wich ones can burn ps2 games so im asking for your help to tell me a good dvd drive to get

[BG]

Then if you have the money, get the Pioneer A05.

No NEED to get the A06 since the only difference is the ability to burn +R/+RW discs which you don't need anyways....

The A05 is 100% Clone CD compatible also.

If you are burning DVD Based games then put them on a DVD-R...
If you are burning CD Based games then put them on a CD-R....

I would rec. Ritek for DVD-R....

And Verbatim for CD-R.... (You can get 100 of them for around 25 bucks.... US Funds)

[jackassjeff2]

ok if I can afford it theni will get it thanks for the help with picking a good dvd drive

[jackassjeff2]

how much is one of them?

[bighap]

You can get it for $169 here (http://www.harmonycomputers.com/product.asp?i=PIODVRA05). Good company. Got my A04 from them.

[jackassjeff2]

ok that's a good price but i have one more question about it


my cd burner isn't good enough to burn ps2 games so will i be able to use the dvd burner as my main burner and can it read and burn onto rw's?

[lufcfan]

Yes you can use the DVD-R/W for your main burner. The A05/105 is perfect for burning PS2 games on CD as well as well as CD-R.

Hope this Helps...

[jackassjeff2]

ok that's good because the person who i get all my cpu stuff from is my uncle and if he takes out my original burner we get a discount and he also sells stuff at the lowest price he can. and ya it dsoes help

[jackassjeff2]

i need some help on wich games to buy for the ps2 i want a good game but i can't think of any to buy so please help me out and give me some sugestions

[ottoman]

Your CD Burner is probably fine to burn CD based ps2 games. The problem is CloneCD is quite difficult to use and a bit picky about what burners it will support. I recomend Alcohol 120%. Not only is it a good copy program but it will also burn just about any image made by any copy program ( CloneCD Images Included).

CloneCD is very over rated and I have never had any problems copying PS2 CD based games without going anywhere near CloneCD as I also have a burner which isn't favoured by CloneCD.

Give Alcohol120% a try!!!!!

Regards

[ottoman]

In fact it's amazing. I have a cd burner that cloneCD won't touch and a pioneer A04 which is considered an inferior dvd burner and yet I have had no problem backing up any ps2 cd or dvd based software.

As I said. Clone CD ain't all that. There is a lot of programs that do just as good a job.

Regards

[jackassjeff2]

i have tried alcohol 120% it doesn't work either what kind of dvd burner do you have and can it read rw's? because if it's good then hell i'll buy one of those also my burner doesn't support Buffer Underrun Protection what does that mean? and is that may problem?