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TUTORIAL: How to play backups w/o mod chip, only Max Drive Pro Memcard
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roy8846
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14. August 2006 @ 12:16 |
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14. August 2006 @ 14:04 |
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yea roy, but the biggest thing is POT adjustment. If your gamecube's factory pot setting is not right it won't read any burned media whether you have a modchip or MDPro, you will have to open up the GC and adjust it. Other than that, there are no problems.
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14. August 2006 @ 15:38 |
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@tigrfire,
brucedlx is the man to talk to about your questions but I will try to give you a little more info.
1. Yes you have to switch the discs after you load a BIOS but I have taught my 5 year old to do it. lol. Not a hassle at all. As you said it takes less than a minute.
2. Yes Ritek Ridata seems to be the going thing in the mini-DVD camp for GameCube. I think the dye has something to do with it. There are other disc manufacturers that work but the Ridatas have the best results and the best reviews by users. I have found the Ritek Ridatas for as little as $.55 shipped but have paid as much as $.62 shipped. It is much cheaper to purchase online with www.meritline.com or www.supermediastore.com than any B&M store I have seen ($1-$2 each). Of course there may be other online websites to get stuff but these two places are where people shop. lol. Good luck and happy gaming.
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Here's a good combo deal form Meritline.
http://meritline.stores.yahoo.net/102286-153154-combo.html
Just the discs (inkjet printable 100/200/500)
DVD-R-white-inkjet-printable.html" class="korostus" target="_blank">http://meritline.stores.yahoo.net/ritek-ridata-4x-mini-DVD-R-whit...
Here's another deal from SMS but not as good on the money!
DVD-R-8cm-for-sony-hitachi-panasonic-canon-samsung-dvd-camcorders-cake-box.html" class="korostus" target="_blank">http://www.supermediastore.com/ridata-mini-DVD-R-8cm-for-sony-hit...
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tigrfire
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14. August 2006 @ 16:50 |
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Just to make sure before I purchase anything here..
This is the right Max Drive : http://us.codejunkies.com/shop/product.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l...
And these are good mini-DVDRs?:
DVD-R-media-white-inkjet-printable.html" class="korostus" target="_blank">http://supermediastore.com/ritek-ridata-8cm-4x-mini-DVD-R-media-w...
Total Price to play backups: $15.99 + $39.99 + my very "valuable" time = $55.98
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14. August 2006 @ 18:41 |
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@tigrfire,
You have the right MDPro, just make sure you purchase for your area, ie: UK-PAL or US-NTSC. The MDPro will force the region but I think brucedlx indicated in one of his earlier posts this is the case. Check the first page of the tutorial. I honostly don't know about the inkjet printables, haven't used them myself but these should do (not inkjets):
DVD-R-media-4x.html" class="korostus" target="_blank">http://meritline.stores.yahoo.net/ritek-mini-DVD-R-media-4x.html
and these with cases:
http://meritline.stores.yahoo.net/102286-153154-combo.html
I think the consensus is the Ritek Ridata G04 are the discs you want. It's what I have and they work well if you have a good image to work with. An .ISO that is. Hope this helps and good luck.
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edit: For some reason the link is not working but you can find both products at www.meritline.com!
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KazAdley
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14. August 2006 @ 19:00 |
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Hmmm I am worried now, I am in Australia (PAL), however have ordered mine through the U.S site (but billed through the UK site??). NTSC vs. PAL did cross my mind but it specifically said in the description "Works on any Gamecube from any region". Is this actually not the case?
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14. August 2006 @ 19:18 |
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OK I didn't mean to confuse anyone. The device will force any region so you don't have to worry. Well according to the website. btw I have forced one PAL game so it works. Whew!
@brucedlx,
To make sure I am giving the correct info; please interject here to set the record strait.
@tigrfire & KazAdley,
I am sharing my experiences here so don't print this out as gospel, it is what has worked for me and some of the others here in this thread. KazAdley as it said you were billed through the UK site and if I am correct the UK is a PAL region, so there should be no worries. Good luck to all.
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KazAdley
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14. August 2006 @ 19:36 |
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Well, I have only had my Cube for 4 days so I really have N.F.I what I am doing anyway :-) Listen and learn I guess. BTW You are all so friendly and patient here *NOT a suck job*
Another thing I read is that images need to 'fill' the entire disc yeah - I am putting the bigger box on it to use full size DVD's as the minis aren't stocked at all here in Oz. Does this mean in FstFix(sp?) I need to use the 3Gb option? So far all the images are 1425760 and 1426080 Kbytes in size, even using the 3Gb option I don't see how it'll pad out to 4.3Gb or whatever full size takes?
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14. August 2006 @ 20:11 |
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Now you have gone to far. lol. I am not that familiar with the fstfix program. I seem to get the full disc image everytime. DL it that way. I have dl_ed some gcm files but they fix with the click and type of the keyboard. All and I mean all of the images I have are 1,425,760KB no less no more. They are packed that way in the Rar files that I dl for backups of the games I have.
I don't do this for me but for my almost 4 and 6 year old. Kiddies are so hard on discs, games and movies.
You may need to get some expert advice on the modding of the cube for different discs (4.7 DVD-R). I think the image still has to be 1.35 GB because the GC can only read an image that big. Again you must seek professional help. lol. That came out wrong. Good luck and let us know how you came out.
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14. August 2006 @ 23:34 |
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OK let's set some things here straight.
The Maxdrivepro disc is not region coded, so it doesn't matter where you live, as long as you have a gamecube the maxdrive pro will load up.
As far as replacement tops and full size dvd's, I will say once again I recommend against it, I see no point of doing a softmod and opening up your GC to replace the case, if your going to open it, install a modchip! But, if you must do this, than no, it doesn't matter that your using full size discs, you still only need to pad .gcm files up to the standard 1.4gb whether your using full size or mini-dvd.
As far as mini-dvd's go, they can be had for cheap prices, you just have to find somewhere that will ship them to you cheaply. I live in Canada, so I used blankmedia.ca since the shipping is cheaper. Traxdata or Ridata are the best, I've never even heard of inkjet printable mini-dvds.
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KazAdley
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15. August 2006 @ 02:53 |
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Yeah yeah I know I am going about it the hard way getting the MDPro and a cover - but the reason for this is the closest I ever came to a soldering iron was running into the back shed, knocking my Dad's off the bench and then standing on it (Yes it was on and yes, I was barefoot). As a somewhat reclusive middle aged female I don't know anyone who'd even know what an iron is - and not really interested in personally learning the art!!!
The little DVD's, I found some here for $AU1.60 each but they are no namers, have some full size Ritek G04's and a handful of various other brands lying around I will test. I am fairly happy 'n confident with my plan of attack so just waiting for everything to arrive in the post :-)
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roy8846
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15. August 2006 @ 04:55 |
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Just brought my max drive pro + gamebit + multimeter + traxdata minis , will post my results when they come , btw for an alternative to ridata or ridisk , traxdata are apparently the top end g04's and rate highly on cdrfreaks etc.
brucedlx how can i tell my laser version (04 , 08 etc)??
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AdamBrunt
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15. August 2006 @ 05:59 |
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>> how can i tell my laser version (04 , 08 etc)??
When you get the MaxDrivePro 'software' working on the Cube, you load the DOL off the memory card and then select the Boot Game option.
The screen will then show which version of laser you have.
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roy8846
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15. August 2006 @ 06:36 |
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ahh ok then , are purple cubes generally older (probs a noob question lol)? as i seem to read more people have probs with older (04) cubes than newer (06 , 08 )
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Thebib62
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15. August 2006 @ 09:08 |
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IF anyone can help me it would be very much appreciated.
First, i got the MAX DRIVE PRO hack to work correctly.
I want to know if you have to have the BroadBand Adapter to backup your gamecube games.
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roy8846
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15. August 2006 @ 09:20 |
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from info i have gathered yes you need the bba , just download your "backups" instead ;)
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Thebib62
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15. August 2006 @ 16:25 |
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Ok, i just ordered the BROADBAND ADAPTER.
Now i want to know if i need a copy of Phantasy star online too?
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bjhgames
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16. August 2006 @ 07:35 |
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Thebib62:
If you have the Max Drive Pro with GCOS or a Mod-Chip with GCOS then you do not need Phantasy Star Online.
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erwanl
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16. August 2006 @ 10:45 |
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Hello,
Just my two cents about the burning part :
i burned a couple of mini dvdr's (verbatim brand, cmc mag media code) at 1x using imgburn 2.0 with a liteon 1693s and so far so good (one game only is giving me dre's after a couple of mns).
Also, i decided to go for a xenogc instead of a softmod solution.
Now i read that GCOS is better at preventing DRE's.
Therefore i patched gcos1.5 with udolrel so that i can disable my xeno but without much success.
If anybody is willing to try this gcos with his xeno, let me know and i will post it.
to Thebib62 : where did you buy your bba from and how much?
Regards,
Erwan.
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Bezerker
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16. August 2006 @ 15:09 |
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If you need a BBA, EB/Gamestop sell em for $2.99, Target for $9 & Rhino Games for $12.99
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16. August 2006 @ 15:44 |
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2.99? I'll pay you 20$ to ship one to me in Canada! I don't believe they are that cheap, there must be a mistake....
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16. August 2006 @ 16:57 |
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@brucedlx,
How many do you want? I was at EB Games the other day and they had 3-4 on the shelf. PM me if you are serious. It is the least I can do for what you have done for all of us.
Thanks again for getting everything in line. lol. I found the printables on meritline.com, I don't know if you can order from there but you can at least look at them. lol.
/meritline.stores.yahoo.net/ritek-ridata-4x-mini-DVD-R-white-inkjet-printable.html
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edit: I don't know why the link is not working but you can go to www.meritline.com and follow from there.
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16. August 2006 @ 20:05 |
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yea i tried it with a replacement top it worked but i rather use hard modding but good tut bruce i will remember it in my sig to show to people in need
For a While i have escaped time but to return when they need you most to come back on a vendetta like a have thats just simply MAGIC!
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Thebib62
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17. August 2006 @ 10:20 |
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To erwanl:
i bought mine on amazon.com, for 39$ (United States).
And to brucedlx:
yes it's true, eb is selling a BBA for 2.99 but it's backordered, which means it will take a very long time to get in stock and to ship to your house.
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Bezerker
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18. August 2006 @ 13:17 |
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Yea, backordered online, but u can use the store locator to search GS/EB's within 200 miles. Unforunately the only one closest to me is over 70 miles away.
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