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Zippeh
26-10-2003, 16:13
Just picked up a Micro advantage superdrive (dvr-+r/-+rw)

I tried to make an image file of my real xenosaga disc using clone cd, and it just came back with an error.... is it the program? user error? or the writer?
ED!
26-10-2003, 16:23
You get what you pay for, but if its a dual format drive it should work. I'd try ALCOHOL 120% and burn Simulation to see what it comes up as. And XENOSAGA is a DVD9 game so it wont fit on a regular DVD. That may be your problem. Try another game.
Zippeh
26-10-2003, 16:35
Originally posted by ED!
You get what you pay for, but if its a dual format drive it should work. I'd try ALCOHOL 120% and burn Simulation to see what it comes up as. And XENOSAGA is a DVD9 game so it wont fit on a regular DVD. That may be your problem. Try another game.


trying , will be back in a minute with results
Zippeh
26-10-2003, 17:04
no dice
ive used about every program out there, and ive tried 3 dvd's and one psx game... it will just NOT make an image.... please excuse me while I hang myself
bobfffg
27-10-2003, 12:52
Originally posted by Zippeh
Just picked up a Micro advantage superdrive (dvr-+r/-+rw)

I tried to make an image file of my real xenosaga disc using clone cd, and it just came back with an error.... is it the program? user error? or the writer?

dude, you can't backup a DVD with CloneCD :rolleyes:

have you tried using Nero (http://www.ahead.de) or RecordNow-Max for your DVD backups?
bighap
27-10-2003, 13:00
You can't burn Xenosaga with either of those progs. It is a dvd9.
bobfffg
27-10-2003, 13:12
Originally posted by bighap
You can't burn Xenosaga with either of those progs. It is a dvd9.

yeah I know its dvd9, i was just trying to offer an alternative for making dvd backups in general :) ...as he said he hasn't made any successfuyl DVD backps yet....
Originally posted by Zippeh
no dice
ive used about every program out there, and ive tried 3 dvd's and one psx game... it will just NOT make an image.... please excuse me while I hang myself
Zippeh
27-10-2003, 17:24
**update**

I returned the no name burner, and picked up a Sony DRU510A... and I must say its a world of difference... all my backups are being created flawlessly with alchohol 120.


For those dvd9 games, how many ps2 games are that type? and is there a way to downsample it so they fit on a dvd-r? or are dvd9's impossible to burn?
TylerDurden
27-10-2003, 17:29
Only a few games are DVD9 so far. Id say about 6 total worldwide. You can tell by looking at the bottom of the disc, if its gold then you got a DVD9 if its Silver then you got a regular DVD5 and if its blue you got a cd.





Tyler!