Do I need a specific DVD drive format...

eagle1 · July 25th, 2008, 23:49

in order to read PS2 discs?
I can read PS1 and original Dreamcast CDs quite fine but not PS2 discs.
I was downloading new plugins and stuff (I though it was the DVD plugin I was using in pcsx2) but none work because it was my drive after all not reading the discs.

So I guess that's it.
I'll probably buy a new one tomorrow but I just want to make sure.

Thanks.

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karas81 · July 26th, 2008, 00:46

If its a CD-Drive then it can not read DVD-ROMs, and you need to buy a DVD DRIVE.
If its a DVD DRIVE, and can't read DVD-ROMs then it might be damaged, and you need to replace it.

RESULTS : You've to buy a NEW DVD-DRIVE.

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eagle1 · July 26th, 2008, 01:11

Yeah.. Thanks.
It is a DVD writer.. but an old one at that.
It can read Discs but cannot write anymore.
I'll check one out tomorrow. Thanks.

(at least it reads Dreamcast ones!

).

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**cottonvibes** · July 26th, 2008, 01:14

try inserting the disc, and then browsing your D: drive (or w/e letter your DVD-drive is assigned to).

if nothing shows up; or it says the drive is empty; then your DVD-drive has a problem reading PS2 dvds.

you'll have to buy another more recent DVD-drive.

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eagle1 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Guayama, P.R. Posts: 58	Do I need a specific DVD drive format... in order to read PS2 discs? I can read PS1 and original Dreamcast CDs quite fine but not PS2 discs. I was downloading new plugins and stuff (I though it was the DVD plugin I was using in pcsx2) but none work because it was my drive after all not reading the discs. So I guess that's it. I'll probably buy a new one tomorrow but I just want to make sure. Thanks. __________________ eagle1 signing off...

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July 26th, 2008, 00:46	#2
karas81 .:Enigmatic Protagonist:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TOKYO Posts: 2,283	If its a CD-Drive then it can not read DVD-ROMs, and you need to buy a DVD DRIVE. If its a DVD DRIVE, and can't read DVD-ROMs then it might be damaged, and you need to replace it. RESULTS : You've to buy a NEW DVD-DRIVE. __________________ "I've had enough, there's no hope left for this pathetic clan." "Growth occurs when one goes beyond one's limits. Realizing that is also part of training."

July 26th, 2008, 01:11	#3
eagle1 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Guayama, P.R. Posts: 58	Yeah.. Thanks. It is a DVD writer.. but an old one at that. It can read Discs but cannot write anymore. I'll check one out tomorrow. Thanks. (at least it reads Dreamcast ones! ). __________________ eagle1 signing off...

July 26th, 2008, 01:14	#4
cottonvibes You're already dead... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Planet Vegeta Posts: 5,385	try inserting the disc, and then browsing your D: drive (or w/e letter your DVD-drive is assigned to). if nothing shows up; or it says the drive is empty; then your DVD-drive has a problem reading PS2 dvds. you'll have to buy another more recent DVD-drive. __________________ "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it." - Albert Einstein check out my blog