[XBOX] dirty or damaged.
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Sep 2004 07:13    Post subject: [XBOX] dirty or damaged.
Well it looks like I've joined the "dirty or damaged disc" crowd..


Recently bought a DVD-R to burn off XBOX ISO images using Nero 6, burned at 2x.

Each game I pop in my Xbox (softmodded) will run for about 40 seconds or so, then get the dirty or damaged disc error...

Any ideas? :\


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Boonz




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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Sep 2004 07:55    Post subject:
get dvdinfopro and do a rpm test to see if there are any read errors. if so, get better dvd-r's Razz
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Sep 2004 08:42    Post subject:
lol nevermind, solved the problem... hooked up an second PC DVD-ROM drive to my XBOX and now it's reading the CDs ok.

Crazy Xbox. Razz

Thanks for the tip though Boonz.


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Boonz




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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Sep 2004 08:45    Post subject:
np Smile someone else might need that info Wink
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jaykop




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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Sep 2004 13:21    Post subject:
what do u mean hooked up an second PC DVD-ROM drive to my XBOX can u fill me a bit more about that please.......
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Sep 2004 18:51    Post subject:
Sometimes the Xbox DVD drive can suck at reading certain CDs, so you can attach to your Xbox a regular PC DVD drive. What this does is get your Xbox to read just about every burned disc you throw at it, worked like a charm for me.


There is a guide here (very easy too):
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/swap-dvd.php

Good luck with your discs.


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jaykop




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PostPosted: Fri, 17th Sep 2004 00:02    Post subject:
yes but i thought a pc-dvd rom drive could not read xbox games
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Fri, 17th Sep 2004 02:25    Post subject:
Worked fine for me. Razz


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Boonz




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PostPosted: Fri, 17th Sep 2004 07:38    Post subject:
sTo0z: which dvd-drive do you have in your xbox? Thompson?
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Fri, 17th Sep 2004 08:13    Post subject:
One I added is a Pioneer.


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Boonz




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PostPosted: Fri, 17th Sep 2004 08:18    Post subject:
i mean the original drive Razz
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 00:07    Post subject:
That's what I thought you meant, figured they were all the same though. Wink

Uhhh I dunno, mine's still screwed in and stuff, so I dunno. Razz


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Saner




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 00:43    Post subject:
Xbox DVD Drives are fussy, and will only read certain media.

samsung Reads it all pretty much but strugles with DVD +R, however it is the best drive IMO.

Phllips = Second best

thomson = worst.


PC DVD drives in the xbox will boot burnt games, but not originals jaykop


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hahe




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 00:54    Post subject:
Yeah my drive is weird. It used to read CD-RWs but now it doesn't. I have the thomson Sad
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Saner




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 01:54    Post subject:
hahe wrote:
Yeah my drive is weird. It used to read CD-RWs but now it doesn't. I have the thomson Sad


it could be the make of CD-RW

Thomson's are dodgy at best, they even give trouble on retail diks.


ragnarus wrote:

I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ?Smile

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mcmanic




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 05:50    Post subject:
my crystal xbox drive even reads DVD+R DL discs,philips v2 drive!
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hahe




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 05:57    Post subject:
|nSaNe wrote:
hahe wrote:
Yeah my drive is weird. It used to read CD-RWs but now it doesn't. I have the thomson Sad


it could be the make of CD-RW

Thomson's are dodgy at best, they even give trouble on retail diks.


Nah. It was the same CD-RW I used the whole time.
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Weedo




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 12:34    Post subject:
|nSaNe wrote:

Phllips = Second best

thomson = worst.


I can't confirm this. My sister has an Xbox with a Thomson drive and I have one with a Philips drive. My personal experience is that the Philips drive sucks! It's pure crap! At least for DVD-Rs. It's very hard to find some DVD-Rs that my Xbox can read decently. It can't read most discs at all. Or everything is stuttering (movies, music etc) and then I get a dirty disc error. The same discs work absolutely flawless when I try them on my sisters Xbox with the Thomson drive. I never had a disc that didn't work in her Xbox. The only thing where the Philips drive is better than the Thomson drive is the ability to read CD-RWs. My Xbox can read almost every CD-RW perfectly and my sister's Xbox can only read certain high-quality ones. But who cares about CD-RWs nowadays?? I really wish I would have a Thomson drive instead of this Philips piece of shit.... Sad
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AnimalMother




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th Sep 2004 15:35    Post subject:
Well the majority of the community refutes the statement you just made in that post so maybe you're mixed up as to what drives you've got. I can say that my phillips works perfectly with DVD-R's.
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