Does ePSXe run back-up burnt copies as good as an ISO?

Icelight · March 19th, 2003, 00:46

I've got a LEGIT back-up copy of a game (yes, I own it), namely, Xenogears, and I was wondering if ePSXe will run the game just as well as if I used the original disks. I will be using Nero to burn it.

Any specific options I should select in Nero to make the game run? I've already got the image in a .NRG format..so should I only load it up in a Nero and hit BURN?

Thanks in advance!

GSDragoon · March 19th, 2003, 00:58

Yes, it will run the same as the original CD.

Just make sure you extract a RAW file. Then just burn it on a CD.

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Icelight · March 19th, 2003, 01:03

Umm, sorry I'm kind of a clueless newB, but, what is a RAW file? You mean all the data from the CD, no?

I used Nero to extract a data image and it's in the form .NRG, now if I run Nero and burn it should work fine in ePSXe, right?

**Yeloazndevil** · March 19th, 2003, 01:05

yea just burn the .NRG to cd and ePSXe (well the cd-r plug-in)will read it fine

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Icelight · March 19th, 2003, 01:06

Ok, the normal CDR plug-in (The one that erm...came with ePSXe) will work fine?

Ah well, if not I'll figure it all out, thanks for the help!

GSDragoon · March 19th, 2003, 01:09

I've always used CDRWIN for making iso's. Just try burning the file you have on a CD, and if it doesn't work then rerip an image. But under the read option in Nero try checking "force raw reading" for data 1 and 2 modes. When I used CDRWIN i had to make the iso using a raw mode of some kind. That's why you just can't extract the files off the cd in explorer, cause of the copy protection. It fakes the comp into thinking it's bad data. So raw mode copy's the bad data (actually good) off the PSX cd. I'm pretty sure that's how things work.

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Kazuya · March 20th, 2003, 08:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Icelight
Ok, the normal CDR plug-in (The one that erm...came with ePSXe) will work fine?

Ah well, if not I'll figure it all out, thanks for the help!

In fact, every cdrom plugin that worked with your original copy will work with your back up.

March 19th, 2003, 00:46	#1
Icelight Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4	Does ePSXe run back-up burnt copies as good as an ISO? I've got a LEGIT back-up copy of a game (yes, I own it), namely, Xenogears, and I was wondering if ePSXe will run the game just as well as if I used the original disks. I will be using Nero to burn it. Any specific options I should select in Nero to make the game run? I've already got the image in a .NRG format..so should I only load it up in a Nero and hit BURN? Thanks in advance!

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March 19th, 2003, 00:58	#2
GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,969	Yes, it will run the same as the original CD. Just make sure you extract a RAW file. Then just burn it on a CD. __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer

March 19th, 2003, 01:03	#3
Icelight Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4	Umm, sorry I'm kind of a clueless newB, but, what is a RAW file? You mean all the data from the CD, no? I used Nero to extract a data image and it's in the form .NRG, now if I run Nero and burn it should work fine in ePSXe, right?

March 19th, 2003, 01:05	#4
Yeloazndevil Touka <3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 11,868	yea just burn the .NRG to cd and ePSXe (well the cd-r plug-in)will read it fine __________________ Nintendo Network ID: Yeloazndevil

March 19th, 2003, 01:06	#5
Icelight Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4	Ok, the normal CDR plug-in (The one that erm...came with ePSXe) will work fine? Ah well, if not I'll figure it all out, thanks for the help!

March 19th, 2003, 01:09	#6
GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,969	I've always used CDRWIN for making iso's. Just try burning the file you have on a CD, and if it doesn't work then rerip an image. But under the read option in Nero try checking "force raw reading" for data 1 and 2 modes. When I used CDRWIN i had to make the iso using a raw mode of some kind. That's why you just can't extract the files off the cd in explorer, cause of the copy protection. It fakes the comp into thinking it's bad data. So raw mode copy's the bad data (actually good) off the PSX cd. I'm pretty sure that's how things work. __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer