I get it now , but this is strange , since I've connected 2 CDs now ( an Asus CD-r and and Acer CD-rom ) and X3 still work
I also tried " Second Sight " which had starforce and Street Racing Syndicate which also had Starforce, all of them worked with and without my cd-roms plugged
but if it DT can play the games with only unplugging ur cd / dvd and without the need for all that sf tools which if u don't mind me saying ... CRAP
then i think it's one step on the future, anyways I am sorry I couldn't help you all as much as I thought I would , I just felt the urge to share this , since I know most of u are hating the **** out of starforce ..
I tried