A CD backup'ers Must Read!

[coronatus]

Questions for the experts:

1) Can I use a CDRW instead of a CDR to make a cloneCD backup of an original game? The reason being, if the backup fails on the CDRW I can always rewrite to it.

2) How to remove the SDV2 copy protection from the original game CD because its copy protected.

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michael
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[gh0sth@cker]

Thought this was a must read, but ne way:

1) I have used CD-RW without problems.

2) The SD2 question isn't as simple though, if you have a CD-writer which is capable of correct EFM coding (SD2 compatible) will then you can use Clone CD with Fast Error Skip checked to back it up.

If it isn't compatitble, there is still a chance of making 1:1 copy with the newest Clone CD - the Amplify Weak Sectors option will allow this. To enable this in the UK and US (cos it's banned), search for 'AmplifyWeak' in the registry and change it's value to 1.

To remove or 'crack' the SD2 protection, get a copy of Unsafedisk 2. To use this, gather all the dll's and the main exe and put them in a temp folder, run the correct Dumper and select the main exe to dump. This will create a new file, "name.data.bin" Use the rebuilder to rebuild this file. This will create your "fixed exe." You now just replace the original one with this new one - copy the contents of the game to a folder, replace the main exe, burn back to Cd with the SAME LABEL as the original.

[gh0sth@cker]

Thought this was a must read, but ne way:

1) I have used CD-RW without problems.

2) The SD2 question isn't as simple though, if you have a CD-writer which is capable of correct EFM coding (SD2 compatible) will then you can use Clone CD with Fast Error Skip checked to back it up.

If it isn't compatitble, there is still a chance of making 1:1 copy with the newest Clone CD - the Amplify Weak Sectors option will allow this. To enable this in the UK and US (cos it's banned), search for 'AmplifyWeak' in the registry and change it's value to 1.

To remove or 'crack' the SD2 protection, get a copy of Unsafedisk 2. To use this, gather all the dll's and the main exe and put them in a temp folder, run the correct Dumper and select the main exe to dump. This will create a new file, "name.data.bin" Use the rebuilder to rebuild this file. This will create your "fixed exe." You now just replace the original one with this new one - copy the contents of the game to a folder, replace the main exe, burn back to Cd with the SAME LABEL as the original.

[coronatus]

Thankyou for clarifying my first question.

The second question is still not clear. Do I have to format the CDR/CDRW before I copy the original CD contents? if so, how and with what? I have tried to do this by formatting my CDR with adaptec sofware and it formatted the CDR as CDUD but the original as CDFS format. Maybe thats why the backup didnt work.

Anyone have comments on this?

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Email me because i know its hard to monitor replies.

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[Morglum007]

I have burned every backup i did first on a cdrw and it have no problem.....then you will not waste unnecesary
cds.(and i have done a lot even the cd-protection it had!)xDDDDDdd