[kagetsu]

Okay to add to the drama of Neverwinter Backup here is my story and how i got a backup to work 100%. I don't think I've been this happy in a while.

1.) Installed Clone CD v4.0.1.10 (latest edition as of 7/22/2002)

2.) Read Neverwinter Play Disc with the following settings:

Read Subchannel Data for both audio and data. Left Error correction on default.
Read at: Max speed

3.) Wrote The image file created with:

Amplify Weak Sectors: Off
Correct Subchannel Data: Off
Drive: Lite on 48 x 12 x 48 (LTR-48125w)
Firmware Latest: the one ending with VS06
Speed: 16x
Media: Mitsui Silver 12x compatible

This resulted in a copy that didn't work. Would Load the logo and then just vanish and do nothing.

4.) Tried again with these settings:

Read: 4x
(Same settings but with Fast error and Intelligent Bad Sector off)

Write: 4x
(Same Settings as before but using Sony 80min Media)

Again this resulted in a copy that didn't work.

5.) The conclusion:

I used my Toshiba DVD-Rom 16x speed drive to try to play them. It would always be the same crap, the drive would blink while the hard drive is going crazy and the game would fail to load. Finally I thought of something a few hours later which really pissed me off....

Turn off HIDE CDR MEDIA........

6.) Explosions of happiness...... Every copy I've tried to make boots every single try......

It appears Hide CDR Media might be intercepting calls to your Reader and modifying them in which the protection that Neverwinter uses actually checks for.....

ALWAYS try turning of Hide CDR Media...

I really hope this works for all of you.