BW Backup
 

I have made several tries to make a valid backup of Black&White.
I use a Plextor W1210A (firmware 1.08), but the backups I create with CloneCD
have all the same phenomenon: they run from (almost) every CD-RW and CD-W,
but from no CDROM!
I have heard that the 1210A will not make valid copies with firmware higher than 1.04, but I think that is a fake information. I downloaded firmware 1.04 and tried to use it, but I was only able to use 1.05 for downgrade, because the firmwares (.exe and .rom) from www.plextor.com won't work with my drive, only the .bin files from www.plextor.be.

Any suggestions?

Clone Cd, to my knowlage can only make a perfect working backup of safe disc 2 games with philips CDR. I made a perfect copy by

1. read with clone cd.
2. use playback to "fix" the image file
3. burn with clone cd.
4. play with playback enabled

it works fine but only if playback is running.

Hi Conor,

I do not think that Safedisk 2 can only be copied with Philips CDR. I backuped Mechwarrior 4 (Safedisk 1(ver. 4) on Disk 1 and Safedisk 2 on Disk 2) without any problems. I think there is something special about the Safedisk version on BW.
Otherwise, when it would be only possible to copy SD 2 with Philips CDR, why can I use my copies in most CD-burners but no players?

By the way, my copies work perfectly with the german crack (fixed runblack.exe).

I conclude that there is a new version of SD 2 on BW. And that may be only copyable with Philips-HW.

Sd2 is copyable buy burners BASED on phillips hardware, they do not have to be phillips drives. B&W does NOT use any new form of sd2 protection either.
here is a list of writers which are able to copy sd2, not sure if this has already been posted so i will post it.
I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS LIST AS I NVR COMPILED IT, IT WAS COMPILED BY CDRTIMES.

ACER: 4432A (Atapi), 6432A (Atapi), 8432A (Atapi), 8432IA (Atapi), 1032A (Atapi), 1208A (Atapi), 1832A (Atapi)

- ARTEC: CDRW-4x4x24 (Atapi, Philips CDD4201), WPA-28 and CDRW-8x4x32 (Atapi, Philips CDD4801)

- FREECOM: 2/2/24

- FUJITSU: Spinbird CD-RW 4x4x24 (Atapi, Philips CDD4201), Spinbird CD-RW 4x4x32 (Atapi, Philips CDD4401),Spinbird CD-RW 8x4x32 (Atapi, Philips CDD8401)

- HP: HP8250i (Atapi, only if it is Philips CDD4201)

- IMATION: CD-R 8x20 (SCSI, Plextor PX-R820)

- IOMEGA: ZipCD 4x650 (Atapi, Philips CDD4201), 8432 (Atapi, Philips CDD8401)

- LIFETEC: LT 9330 (Atapi, Acer CDW-4432A), LT 9340 (Atapi, Philips CDD4401)

- MEDIO: MD 9325 (Atapi, Acer CRW-6432A), MD 9898 CDR and RW 4x4x32 (Atapi, Acer CDW-4432A)

- TEVION: TD9898 CDR and RW 4x4x32 (Atapi, Acer CDW-4432A OEM)

- PHILIPS: CDD4201 (Atapi), CDD4401 (Atapi), CDD4801 (Atapi), PCRW804K (Atapi),*NEW* PCR1208K (Atapi)

- PLEXTOR: PX-R820 (SCSI), PX-W8220 (SCSI) only if TLA=01xx

- TRAXDATA: CDRW4424+ (Atapi, Philips CDD4201), CDRW4432+ (Atapi, Philips CDD4401), CDRW8432+ (Atapi, Philips CDD4801)

- WAITEC: WT2444EI (Atapi, CDD4201), WT3244EI (Atapi, CDD4401), Shuttle (Atapi, CDD4801)
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IMPORTANT:All rebadged Philips writers can read and write Safedisc and Safedisc 2.Many people experience slow read times.They cannot READ subchannel data needed for Securom and Securom2 etc.MOST of them are fussy about the media you use.For best results use the recommended media or you may have coasters at worst, or slow write speeds due to media.Most of these writers CANNOT write CD&G (karaoke),CD-TEXT or protected Psx.BUYER BEWARE:Many people are not satisfied with these writers after a purchase.Make sure you can return them for a refund or exchange (##### this for any writer purchase.)



**************Writers that make backups that play in source writer only*********************

- PLEXTOR 8432

- PLEXTOR 121032a

- PLEXTOR 121032s

- PLEXTOR 12432s

- PLEXTOR 161040

- RICOH 7083a

- RICOH 9120a

Hope that helps all u people out there who cant copy sd2 and wonder y.