Cannot Detect PSX CD in DVD-ROM drive

reallynewbie · October 22nd, 2004

"Topic"

Using Windows XP, it doesn't detect anything in the DVD-Rom Drive. All it says when clicked on it, it says to insert a CD. I'm not sure how to solve it

**Razor Blade** · October 22nd, 2004

Well it could be the drive. In my laptop I have a DVD Rom drive and I tried both XP and ME and it still doesn't detect a PSX cd :/ I don't wanna get your hopes up, because there might be a way for you to fix it, but as for me, I had no luck - even to this day.

If you have a nother computer, you ould make an ISO then put it on a CD-RW then put it on your computer. Tedius - yes, but it may be worth the effort.

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**Dark Watcher** · October 22nd, 2004

Indeed...we recall one of our older laptop Toshiba DVD drives could not read PSX discs...perhaps it lacked CD/XA capability?

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reallynewbie · October 22nd, 2004

Can anyone else offer some suggestions? Right now i borrowed LoD from a friend and want to play it. Anyone else wanna give this a try?

P.S. Could it be the black underside of Legend of Dragoon?

**Razor Blade** · October 22nd, 2004

Maybe? Kinda strange though, how for example my PS2 CD-Roms (blue bottomed) work in my laptop. Hmm, I never tried copying one of my games on a CD-R and using it though. Maybe you should try that? If you have a CD Burner.

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Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home
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Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3
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reallynewbie · October 23rd, 2004

Would updating the firmware help? But i'm not sure what kind of dvd-rom this is. I'm running a laptop with a weird company logo named Targa. So how would you find out exactly what type of DVD-ROM this is

**Razor Blade** · October 23rd, 2004

Right click on the drive then go to properties then go to the Hardware tab and see what is listed there. There should be some sort of model number that you could search in google to find out the company who makes it

A little detective work

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reallynewbie · October 23rd, 2004

Well, I never found anything for my DVD-ROM, so i'll have to move from my laptop to my old Celeron 433 MHz. Will Legend of Dragoon work good on a 433 MHz?

Squigi63 · October 23rd, 2004

You could try to make a copy or back it up as an ISO.

**I-Chan** · October 26th, 2004

If you stick to peops gpu plugin and eternal lite spu plugin (or pete's null and forget about the sound), it will probably work fine. Making an ISO will probably help improve performance, too.

**Razor Blade** · October 26th, 2004

>>Well, I never found anything for my DVD-ROM, so i'll have to move from my laptop to my old Celeron 433 MHz. Will Legend of Dragoon work good on a 433 MHz?

Errr, it would probably "work" but play fairly slow, unless you crank down the resolution and effects

Why don't you just make an ISO from the 433 Celeron, then transfer it either a) to a CD-RW or b) Through a netowork.

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Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home
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Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3
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Titus03 · October 27th, 2004

I have played some games with a laptop + WinXP. Only ePSXe's Internal CDR-plugin worked, but FFIX doesn't still work.

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sportster00 · October 29th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by I-Chan

If you stick to peops gpu plugin and eternal lite spu plugin (or pete's null and forget about the sound), it will probably work fine. Making an ISO will probably help improve performance, too.

Hi,
why you recommend eternal lite spu plugin in this topic ? Does it work better with iso games ?

**I-Chan** · October 29th, 2004

No, it works better with slow computers

reallynewbie · November 1st, 2004

well right now, I used Fantom CD and made a virtual image of it (I don't have a cd-burner on this old computer) and i'm playin it fine, just a bit slow, but at least it's playable right?

**I-Chan** · November 2nd, 2004

You could always buy a couple lan cards and a lan cable. It would cost about 40€/$, and that way you can transfer the game to your newer computer. You could share your internet conection with that pc, too, and use it for many more things. Just my 2 cents.

About the slowness, wich plugins are you using and how did you configure them? In a slow pc there's not much you can do, really, but maybe there's a detail or two there you are missing

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October 22nd, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Well it could be the drive. In my laptop I have a DVD Rom drive and I tried both XP and ME and it still doesn't detect a PSX cd :/ I don't wanna get your hopes up, because there might be a way for you to fix it, but as for me, I had no luck - even to this day. If you have a nother computer, you ould make an ISO then put it on a CD-RW then put it on your computer. Tedius - yes, but it may be worth the effort. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

October 22nd, 2004	#3 (permalink)
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	Indeed...we recall one of our older laptop Toshiba DVD drives could not read PSX discs...perhaps it lacked CD/XA capability? __________________

October 22nd, 2004	#4 (permalink)
reallynewbie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5	Can anyone else offer some suggestions? Right now i borrowed LoD from a friend and want to play it. Anyone else wanna give this a try? P.S. Could it be the black underside of Legend of Dragoon?

October 22nd, 2004	#5 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Maybe? Kinda strange though, how for example my PS2 CD-Roms (blue bottomed) work in my laptop. Hmm, I never tried copying one of my games on a CD-R and using it though. Maybe you should try that? If you have a CD Burner. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

October 23rd, 2004	#6 (permalink)
reallynewbie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5	Would updating the firmware help? But i'm not sure what kind of dvd-rom this is. I'm running a laptop with a weird company logo named Targa. So how would you find out exactly what type of DVD-ROM this is

October 23rd, 2004	#7 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Right click on the drive then go to properties then go to the Hardware tab and see what is listed there. There should be some sort of model number that you could search in google to find out the company who makes it A little detective work __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

October 23rd, 2004	#8 (permalink)
reallynewbie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5	Well, I never found anything for my DVD-ROM, so i'll have to move from my laptop to my old Celeron 433 MHz. Will Legend of Dragoon work good on a 433 MHz?

October 23rd, 2004	#9 (permalink)
Squigi63 Service Clerk Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: EL Posts: 356	You could try to make a copy or back it up as an ISO.

October 26th, 2004	#10 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	If you stick to peops gpu plugin and eternal lite spu plugin (or pete's null and forget about the sound), it will probably work fine. Making an ISO will probably help improve performance, too. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

October 26th, 2004	#11 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	>>Well, I never found anything for my DVD-ROM, so i'll have to move from my laptop to my old Celeron 433 MHz. Will Legend of Dragoon work good on a 433 MHz? Errr, it would probably "work" but play fairly slow, unless you crank down the resolution and effects Why don't you just make an ISO from the 433 Celeron, then transfer it either a) to a CD-RW or b) Through a netowork. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

October 27th, 2004	#12 (permalink)
Titus03 かわいいですね。 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ? (In PAL-area) Posts: 1,120	I have played some games with a laptop + WinXP. Only ePSXe's Internal CDR-plugin worked, but FFIX doesn't still work. __________________ MY DESKTOP: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @3.0GHz · ASUS Commando · 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB · Corsair 620W 620HX · 4x Seagate 320GB HDD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Windows XP Pro SP3/Ubuntu 9.04 MY LAPTOP: (Toshiba Satellite Pro A300-293) Intel Core2 Duo T5870 @2.0GHz · 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 256MB · 320 GB HDD · Intel HD Audio 24-bit Ubuntu 9.04 Female avatar is turned on.

October 29th, 2004	#14 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	No, it works better with slow computers __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

November 1st, 2004	#15 (permalink)
reallynewbie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5	well right now, I used Fantom CD and made a virtual image of it (I don't have a cd-burner on this old computer) and i'm playin it fine, just a bit slow, but at least it's playable right?

November 2nd, 2004	#16 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	You could always buy a couple lan cards and a lan cable. It would cost about 40€/$, and that way you can transfer the game to your newer computer. You could share your internet conection with that pc, too, and use it for many more things. Just my 2 cents. About the slowness, wich plugins are you using and how did you configure them? In a slow pc there's not much you can do, really, but maybe there's a detail or two there you are missing . __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen