52x cdrom drive and still slow movies..

**cooliscool** · July 25th, 2001

I have a 52x AOpen cdrom drive and when i get to movies in ANY game, they are VERY choppy, i thought that my 52x would be fast enough to run them nicely, i guess not. is there anyway to speed them up without making an iso? (they are WAY too big) thanks. ::cdrom drive:: :mg:

**Betamax** · July 25th, 2001

didn't you already open a thread concerning this? The mods don't like duplicates you know. See my post in the other thread.

**Zephon** · July 25th, 2001

Depends on your pc's specifications. A 52x cdrom will not have fast mdecs on a pentium 200, 32mb.

July 25th, 2001

well you see just cause it says 52x doesnt mean it will read at that speed (i dunno why). for example when i used my cousins cpu it had a 52x cdrom drive but was only reading at 3x (very slow). my cpu has a 8x dvd-rom drive that does good though

kingking 3rd · July 25th, 2001

did you enable dma for your cdrom in control panel

you can try to limit your cdrom speed to 4x with pete's cdrom plugin

sometimes it can't be helped, some cdrom is just not good for ps games.

Athleon · July 25th, 2001

You should try ISO (rip to your HDD). If its still slow, than u know ,
(u have to upgrade your pc),

septikus · July 25th, 2001

Try to use Pete's CD-rom plugin and his speed limiting feature which helps in better emulation. Either that or its your pc, tell us your config. Oh and ISOs aren't that bad, especially with the price of HD's going down so fast, you can easily get 40GB for under $80.
hope something in this helps you. good luck.

**cooliscool** · July 26th, 2001

833mhz p3, 128mb ram, voodoo3 3000, petes cdr plugin 52x drive, arent those specs good enough??

**cooliscool** · July 26th, 2001

when i use isos they run perfectly just not from the cds, i get the same problem in cvgs too..

kingking 3rd · July 26th, 2001

then it must be your cdrom is not good for ps games. just like acer cdroms...

1up · July 26th, 2001

Try running Force Aspi, it's a tool to update your aspi drivers for your cd-rom. Sorry, i'm lazy i don't know what the link is. My friend has a 32x aopen, and his did the same thing until i ran force aspi on his machine....
If you can't find it, i'll get off my can and find the link for you, let me know ok?

1up · July 26th, 2001

http://www.psxemu.com/epsxe/tools/ForceASPI_1.7.zip
here you go, i guess i'm not as lazy as i thought.

**cooliscool** · July 26th, 2001

lol, thanks 1up, it helped alot

July 25th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,150	52x cdrom drive and still slow movies.. I have a 52x AOpen cdrom drive and when i get to movies in ANY game, they are VERY choppy, i thought that my 52x would be fast enough to run them nicely, i guess not. is there anyway to speed them up without making an iso? (they are WAY too big) thanks. ::cdrom drive:: :mg: __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 800MHz 4-3-3-10, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi nVidia 650i (crap OCer), 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

July 25th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	didn't you already open a thread concerning this? The mods don't like duplicates you know. See my post in the other thread. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

July 26th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,150	833mhz p3, 128mb ram, voodoo3 3000, petes cdr plugin 52x drive, arent those specs good enough?? __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 800MHz 4-3-3-10, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi nVidia 650i (crap OCer), 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

July 26th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,150	when i use isos they run perfectly just not from the cds, i get the same problem in cvgs too.. __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 800MHz 4-3-3-10, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi nVidia 650i (crap OCer), 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

July 26th, 2001	#13 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,150	lol, thanks 1up, it helped alot __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 800MHz 4-3-3-10, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi nVidia 650i (crap OCer), 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

July 25th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Zephon Key To The Universe Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Stratosphere Posts: 2,706	Depends on your pc's specifications. A 52x cdrom will not have fast mdecs on a pentium 200, 32mb.

July 25th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 Guest Posts: n/a	well you see just cause it says 52x doesnt mean it will read at that speed (i dunno why). for example when i used my cousins cpu it had a 52x cdrom drive but was only reading at 3x (very slow). my cpu has a 8x dvd-rom drive that does good though

July 25th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
kingking 3rd Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 416	did you enable dma for your cdrom in control panel you can try to limit your cdrom speed to 4x with pete's cdrom plugin sometimes it can't be helped, some cdrom is just not good for ps games.

July 25th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
Athleon Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Assembled in Malaysia Posts: 253	You should try ISO (rip to your HDD). If its still slow, than u know , (u have to upgrade your pc),

July 25th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
septikus Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Cali Posts: 37	Try to use Pete's CD-rom plugin and his speed limiting feature which helps in better emulation. Either that or its your pc, tell us your config. Oh and ISOs aren't that bad, especially with the price of HD's going down so fast, you can easily get 40GB for under $80. hope something in this helps you. good luck.

July 26th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
kingking 3rd Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 416	then it must be your cdrom is not good for ps games. just like acer cdroms...

July 26th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
1up Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Minus Levels Posts: 95	Try running Force Aspi, it's a tool to update your aspi drivers for your cd-rom. Sorry, i'm lazy i don't know what the link is. My friend has a 32x aopen, and his did the same thing until i ran force aspi on his machine.... If you can't find it, i'll get off my can and find the link for you, let me know ok?

July 26th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
1up Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Minus Levels Posts: 95	http://www.psxemu.com/epsxe/tools/ForceASPI_1.7.zip here you go, i guess i'm not as lazy as i thought.

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