Sony DRU500Ax
 

Ive just got my new Sony Drive & have tried backing up GTA Vice City using Record NowDX.Have built image then Burnt it but just seem so be getting lots of coasters.I have tried Traxdata with a purple back is it the media im using or the operator thats the problem.Please help

Sony Dru500AX
Record NowDX

Is the original in good shape? Are you mulitasking while burning? Did you follow the tutorial in the sticky? You do have a mod right?

yes original in good shape.not multi tasking.yes have mod chip.being thick but whats the sticky ?

An important post that is stuck at the top of the board for easy access. Click on the Backup Procedures one and go to the RecordNow Max tutorial.

I have tried backing up Vice City again using sticky guide with Record Now thanks but still nothing.My PS 2 is chipped & i use Dvd Region X to boot.What else am i doing wrong thanks


SOny DRU500AX
Record Now DX

I have the external version (Sony DRX-500UL) and am experiencing the same thing with the same game, using RecorndNow Max to a tee and Ritek 1x's. I also get choppy video on most of the games I've made back-ups of. I've had someone else make back-ups for me with their DVD burner and they work flawlessly. :(

I guess it's time to try different media with the Sony burner and try adjusting my laser height and see if I can get a better read from the Sony Burn. Anyone else recommend anything not mentioned thus far? (yes, the laser's clean).

The burns I make also cause the PS2 to make clicking noises, is this damaging the PS2 at all?

I have a brand new v7 Messiah 2 chipped, and like I said, when other people make back-up copies for me I experience none of these problems.

EDIT: Is there anyway to know for sure these blank purple/silver discs I bought from some internet company are actually Riteks?

OK, so after making that last post I decided to try some things before I had to go to work. Instead of taking apart the PS2 and adjusting the white cog I decided to just start rifling through the big spool of Riteks I own.

I throw one in and burn Vice City at 2-speed...... 30 minutes later I had a near perfect copy. No more PS2 making strange clicking sounds, and only the slightest pausing happened one or two times during the intro, game ran flawlessly.

This is after burning four Ritek's at 1x into skipping, click-sound inducing Vice City coasters.... WTF??

So, I need to get home tonight to try and re-burn the games with skipping video at 2-speed to see if it fixes that.

Has anyone ever heard of this kind of thing before, burning games at 2x working better than at 1x???

How long should normally take to burn a full DVD at 1x, about 60 minutes right?

if you are using recordnow you will need the upgrade to 4.5
i have a sonydru500a and i made perfect x box and ps2 backups of my games
and use ritek

Some have reported in the past that games are "overburned" when burned at 1x and have better results at 2x. You might try taking a disc from the bottom(if on a spindle) and try at 1x again. You could have got some bad discs.

Thanks bighap, I'll try that.

Video still choppy at 2x. :\

If you wouldn't mind answering another question.... :)


Does the clicking noises when the PS2 has a hard time reading the disc damage or wear out the PS2?

If you have this problem, the laser is struggling to read the disc. This requires it to work harder. If your discs are working but you get a lot of clicking you are probably having media issues and might want to try another brand. The backups you had your friend make, did they use their own media? If so, give him one of your Riteks and let him burn it. If you still have problems then you know it's the media.

Yeah, he used one of my disks. :o

Guess your burner doesn't like Ritek or your burner is screwy. I would go pick up a couple different brand discs at a local shop or borrow one from your friend and see if you have any better luck.

Yeah, I burned those back-ups for mach7.

I too have had FMV skipping problems with most backups I've made. But I have been burning @ 1x. Looks like I've got some testing to do.

I made a 1x back-up of Tony Hawk 4 on Ritek with RNM 4.01. Really bad FMV skipage. Made another 1x with RNM 4.5, didn't see any skipping. But at the same time I upgraded RNM, I also gave my 104 it's own IDE port (it was sharing one with my cd-rw).

So who knows if 4.5 made the difference or not. But I'll be testing out 2x burns.

Im still having trouble with PS 2 backups of Vice City & 007 Nightfire.Have tried burning at 2 x speed as suggested but still no luck.Have tried some Traxdata disk.Has anybody used Zero Defex Pure Purple from CD-r Media as they dont have any Ritek disks in stock.Any other ideas very much appriecated as ive no enough coasters for drinks!
Thanks

Sony Dru500AX
Record NowDX

Ok
listen to get ritek go to www.rima.com
if you are using a sonydru500a or ax you will need to upgrade your recordnow max to recordnow 4.5
and create a GI file and do it at a Min then save then wait then burn a copy on ritek at 2x and wait and you have a perfect copy of your origanl. Well i have over 200 backups and work perfect no coasters nothing
and i have both a sonydru500a and ax

Thanks for your reply.My version is Record Now DX version 4.6.Is that different to Record Now Max ? Your link was for US web site for Ritek disks where best for Uk sites
Thanks


Sony DRU 500AX
Record Now DX

media type ?
 

im still having trouble with ps2 games backups.have completed some dvd movie backups no probs.i think my ps2 is version 3.it will boot up ps2 backups on cd-r via dvd region x boot disk.is it the media im using.ive tried zero defex,bulkpack,traxdata(they all work for movies)shud i try some better disks.

The media isn't your problem The problem is most likely your laser. v3 lasers suck and have problems with dvd media.

yes thanks 4 all ur help folks.got new ps2 ver 7 with messiah 2 chip fitted all my coasters now work.also done some more since so sticky guide was perfect and so was media like u said.thanks!

sony dru 50ax
record now dx
sony messiah 2

Glad everything worked out for ya. Enjoy your new system.:)