Originally posted by Joshewah:

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Hey everyone, I just went searching for a Pioneer 111D or 112D but it looks like they are no longer available. What would be the best drive available now for making 360 backups? Thanks.

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Hey everyone, I just went searching for a Pioneer 111D or 112D but it looks like they are no longer available. What would be the best drive available now for making 360 backups? Thanks.

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Originally posted by gehx:

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Originally posted by Joshewah:

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Hey everyone, I just went searching for a Pioneer 111D or 112D but it looks like they are no longer available. What would be the best drive available now for making 360 backups? Thanks.

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you didn't look very well

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Originally posted by tripplite:

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Hey everyone, I just went searching for a Pioneer 111D or 112D but it looks like they are no longer available. What would be the best drive available now for making 360 backups? Thanks.

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look ebay amazon, gehx is right you'll be able to find one;)

any drive that is easy to take apart
http://clevermod.com/index.php?article=12 (backup tut)
anyway the one i find easiest to use the A pioneer dvd-r a04(Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-RW EIDE)
you'll see its among the most recommended for backups;)

-tripplite

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hi i have never put a game onto a disk but i bought it with a few copied games and they work fine but i have got the files to half life 2 and in the folder were the rar files so i done the thing to decompress them or whatever and there was then the disk image file (.iso) and a .dvd file and on clone cd when i went to select the iso file it had in file type "clone cd image control file" on the .dvd file. but i selected all file types and used the .iso and it copied onto a dual layer dvd at 2x speed and it says unplayable on my xbox 360 even though ive followed everything correctly... how can you tell if its already patched or not? because i didnt patch it just thought it was in .rar files so itsp patched but not sure?

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I'm a little confused now, I searched "Pioneer DVR-A04" in google and a 6 year-old DVD burner was the result... Do you have a link to the model you were talking about?

Thanks all, I appreciate the help

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Originally posted by tripplite:

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hi i have never put a game onto a disk but i bought it with a few copied games and they work fine but i have got the files to half life 2 and in the folder were the rar files so i done the thing to decompress them or whatever and there was then the disk image file (.iso) and a .dvd file and on clone cd when i went to select the iso file it had in file type "clone cd image control file" on the .dvd file. but i selected all file types and used the .iso and it copied onto a dual layer dvd at 2x speed and it says unplayable on my xbox 360 even though ive followed everything correctly... how can you tell if its already patched or not? because i didnt patch it just thought it was in .rar files so itsp patched but not sure?

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alright speak in English and i'll see if i can help!
(rewrite it clearer!)
the up loader of the game will mention if he patched it or not!
your are running a ixtreme 360, right!
in clone cd be sure to set your book type to DVD-ROM!
what media?
what version ixtreme? as half life orange box IS A NEW GAME FOR 360 it requires an up to date firmware on your 360
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I'm a little confused now, I searched "Pioneer DVR-A04" in google and a 6 year-old DVD burner was the result... Do you have a link to the model you were talking about?

Thanks all, I appreciate the help

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no its not 6 years old that for sure!
i agree though i didn't realize its a bit hard to come by

http://www.google.com/products?q=pioneer+112D + (gehx said before)
you shouldn't pay more then 40 (with shipping) for this drive
either
Pioneer DVR-111D-bit of a b#tch to take apart!
or a better one
pioneer 112D

questions, comments?
post back!!
-tripplite

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If you look at a few of those links, the reviews for that drive are from 2002.

Why would I need to take apart the 111D or 112D? If I'm just using it to burn (not rip) then do I have to take it apart? I plant to get an external ripping drive with the kreon firmware.

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Why would I need to take apart the 111D or 112D?

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can anyone help? i have an lg gsa h55, i have updated to the latest drivers, the media i am using is ritek 2.4 dual layer.
Anyway the problem is i set imgburn to burn at 2.4, imgburn detects the supported write speed as x4 and so burns at x4.

I read somewhere you can change the write speed by right clicking on the drive, then in the properties change the write speed. Now I have tried to do this with many types of media not just dual layer and it has no effect what so ever as they are settings for windows burning software.

I have read somewhere that the drive and the media you use determine the write speed not the software and this seems to be the case for me anyway. Has anyone manage to
resolve this problem because i cannot imagine i am the only one who has experienced this? thanks for any help :)

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and so burns at x4

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ritek 2.4 dual layer

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Originally posted by tripplite:

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can anyone help? i have an lg gsa h55, i have updated to the latest drivers, the media i am using is ritek 2.4 dual layer.
Anyway the problem is i set imgburn to burn at 2.4, imgburn detects the supported write speed as x4 and so burns at x4.

I read somewhere you can change the write speed by right clicking on the drive, then in the properties change the write speed. Now I have tried to do this with many types of media not just dual layer and it has no effect what so ever as they are settings for windows burning software.

I have read somewhere that the drive and the media you use determine the write speed not the software and this seems to be the case for me anyway. Has anyone manage to
resolve this problem because i cannot imagine i am the only one who has experienced this? thanks for any help :)

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although imgburn is a great app its not cut out for this, you need to use clonecd as the guide suggests
http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html

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and so burns at x4

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burning a DL-DVD for 360 games at that speed is suicide, when using clonecd the option will be available (your drives max speed it 10x on DL-DVD), remember to set your book type to DVD-ROM

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ritek 2.4 dual layer

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terrible media, you'll get a lot of coasters with it switch to verbatim DL-DVD,

if your still having problems with clonecd, burning speed and such
POST BACK

-tripplite

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thanks for the reply tripplite and the advice,

i have tried burning with clone cd as well after i read this topic and it would still only let me burn at 4x even though the disks are supposed to be 2.4x, i set the burning speed to 2.4x, these are the disks:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139425

the burner supports burning at 2.4x, this is the burner:

http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/m...detail&id=13302

i just cannot understand why it wont let me burn at 2.4x???
i am going to try some verbs, i just wanted to sort out this burning speed before i invested in some verbs. Thanks again for your help

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Originally posted by tripplite:

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although imgburn is a great app its not cut out for this, you need to use clonecd as the guide suggests
http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html

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Originally posted by beezley:

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well i managed to find the application for changing the speed your burner burns media at, it is called media speed edit

http://ala42.cdfreaks.com/MCSE/

it does mean you have to you flash your drives firmware, i used this guide

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f91/mediacodesp...58/index36.html

you can customise it so your burner can learn new types of media and set the different speeds :) now i just have to get some decent media :) thanks again for the advise guys :)

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Originally posted by gehx:

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Originally posted by beezley:

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well i managed to find the application for changing the speed your burner burns media at, it is called media speed edit

http://ala42.cdfreaks.com/MCSE/

it does mean you have to you flash your drives firmware, i used this guide

http://club.cdfreaks.com/f91/mediacodesp...58/index36.html

you can customise it so your burner can learn new types of media and set the different speeds :) now i just have to get some decent media :) thanks again for the advise guys :)

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imgburn has this capability.

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yeah it has a option to change the burn speed, but your drive and the media have the final say in what speed it will burn at. That is why I needed mediaspeededit, if it was as simple as clicking the burn speed i would of done that. Before I edited the firmware imgburn would only let me burn at 4x regardless of what speed I set imgburn at, now after editing I can burn at 2.4x.

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Originally posted by tripplite:

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yeah it has a option to change the burn speed, but your drive and the media have the final say in what speed it will burn at. That is why I needed mediaspeededit, if it was as simple as clicking the burn speed i would of done that. Before I edited the firmware imgburn would only let me burn at 4x regardless of what speed I set imgburn at, now after editing I can burn at 2.4x.

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a force burn on media is not a wise thing, if the drive restricted burning on that media its not a good idea to push the limits especially on crappy media:P

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i agree but the firmware and drive does support 2.4x and 4x and was just automatically setting at the higher speed, what was done by editing was just removing the 4x so it burns at the slower speed.

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