urgent help to backup
 

can anyone help i am trying 2 backup enter the matrix & nba street 2 using record now max and verbatim dvd-r's using the image option and following the steps posted on the forum and am using pioneer a05 recorder it will not copy properly it reads fine and every time i burn i get error messages i am new to this and dont know whats going on can anybody help sorry bout the punctuation p.s the games are pal if that makes any difference

What error are you getting? Does this occur during the burning process or just before the burn is supposed to start? Are you using RNM 4.50?

Granted I use a +R drive and media (Plextor, Fuji) but RNM 4.50 just... works. Either on-the-fly or record-to-image (much safer).

- Gurm

thanks for your reply. i am using record now dx 4.50 which is apparently the same as recnow max 4.5. the errors i am getting are mostly write errors they occur during the burn process sometimes at the start sometimes at the end. does it have something to do with dla? i previously backed up splinter cell and mortal kombat on the fly which worked but nba street2 and matrix fail on the fly and also with image. i just cant work it out.

Don't do on the fly. Make an image and burn that. Is your A05 set as master? I think you mean DMA. Sometimes disabling DMA helps. Make sure you aren't multitasking while burning either.

i dont think its master is the a way to tell without rebooting does it make a difference

Yes, your burner should be set as master. Write errors usually disappear after switching it over to master. Shut it down and make the switch.

its was already set at ide secondary master. any other ideas?

Are your originals in good shape? Do your Verbatims have dark purple bottoms or are they the light colored cheap ones? You can try changing your DMA setting too.

my originals are perfect,verbatims good quality ive also tried pioneers,could my drive be faulty,could these games have some form of copy protetion as the pal versions might be different from the ntsc versions, how do i change dma settings p.s i really appreciate your help.why do splinter cell and mortal kombat copy and nba street and matrix wont

no dvd to dvd has copy protection . ive done splinter cell , enter the matrix and mortal kombat pal and all works perfect , used a03 fw 2.0 with primo and verbatim dvd-r

To change the DMA setting right click on my computer and select properties. Choose the hardware tab then device manager. Expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Double click on Primary IDE channel. Choose advanced settings tab. Change transfer mode to PIO only.

i will try it again to see how it goes.do u think any programs might be conflicting with record now to make those errors i do get quite a few (a program has requested a connection screen a few times during the burn process)could this be anything

A few people have reported conflicts with Nero, but it's rare. I persinally block all internet traffic when burning so I don't get anything like that while burning.

how do i block all traffic?im fairly new to computing

I personally use Zone Alarm. It's a firewall. You can download a free version from www.zonelabs.com. Right click on its icon in your system tray and choose engage internet lock.

i have a v4 pal ps2 with a magic 3.1 modchip would i be albe to use a dvd-rw disc to test backups would my machine read it.it would save me heaps as ive ruined about 15 dvd-r's already

Maybe, but I doubt it. It is worth a try if it will save you some discs.

i will try a few new things and let u know the outcome,thanks for all your help bighap

sure:)

Dear Bighap
Thanks for all your help. I was able to backup Matrix and NBA Street without errors. I changed the Dma and also stopped internet traffic like you said, and one thing also I did different was I recorded in 1x speed when normally I did 2 or 4. I'm not sure what worked, but one of these things must have. However, NBA Street 2 started fine, but stopped on the loading screen and went no further. Could this mean it needs a patch as its the same thing that used to happen when a PS1 game needed a patch? This is the pal version of the game. Matrix works great! THANKS AGAIN!!!

One down one to go. I would try reburning at 2x with DMA disabled and internet traffic blocked. You can actually get worse results when burning at 1x on occasion.

hi bighap thanks 4 all your help
i found out my problem was my a05. it was faulty. got a new 1 through warranty and all is fine thanks

Good deal. Burn away.:D

I _never_ advise burning on 1x.

For DATA, burn at the highest rated speed of the drive.

For PSX, PS2, or VideoCD, I always recommend notching down a bit from the maximum speed, but staying AWAY from low speeds.

Low speeds can result in discs that are TOO burnt.

The laser lingering too long on a given spot can lead to problems with units reading the disc afterwards.

For example, I have a 24x CD burner. I burn most of my non-data CD's at 16x. I would NEVER burn at 8x or lower. Not for ANY kind of data.

Same with my DVD burner. For Data, I burn at 4x. For PS2 at 2.4x - NEVER at 1x.

- Gurm

Mine was the other way around. 2x toasted my discs in my 104, so I will use 1x from now on.

That's weird. Was this with Riteks? I have always burned at 2x with my Riteks for movies and games. Never had a bad burn.