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TUTORIAL: How to play backups w/o mod chip, only Max Drive Pro Memcard
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18. August 2006 @ 14:02 |
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thats not far wat 70 min well for me cause i like to speed lol
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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viper315
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20. August 2006 @ 19:52 |
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Went to save my pokemon Colliseum game to my Max memory card and now I can't find the dol file to be able to load copies? I thought could use this as a memory card as well as for loading? If theres something special have to do please let me know. Couldn't even get the sav file off my memory card when hooking it to my pc for some odd reason. Any help is appreciated. Got a spare mem card in the meantime but if can use this for both sav and loading would be nice. Thanks.
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20. August 2006 @ 19:56 |
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max drive pro memcards are not that great for actual saving games contrary to what I posted at the start. After a while, they die down and the gamecube stops recognizing them and you can only use them to boot games. I also just switch memory cards as soon as I'm done swapping discs.
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viper315
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20. August 2006 @ 21:37 |
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Hey
Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah, while emailing you I started doing the same thing just in case that is the advice you were gonna give me anyway. Then started going through the other threads and see what anyone had to say bout it. So transferring the dol file to another memory card would allow me to do the loading of copies to? Cause that hardware error please reinsert is starting to get on my nerves, only had to do it 10 times and thats only with 3 games. Thanks for the great guide, just to bad they hadn't created a better piece of hardware. Viper315
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20. August 2006 @ 21:56 |
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yea sure if you want to copy the .dol onto another memory card that will work too and you can use it for saving simultaneously as well.
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viper315
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20. August 2006 @ 22:59 |
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Okay, great. I'll do that if it keeps up. Also wanted to mention, when I first got my GC and everything was getting that unable to recognize media error, its not the media am using it was the pot. I tried those 3 games on another GC unit and worked perfectly fine, so just switched em. So most likely those that are having that issue it is there pot needs readjusting and not a bad burn. I helped a friend readjust the pot on his when he bought his GC and installed an actual modchip, it wasn't to bad to do just if could help it wanted to not have to bother just in case something were to go wrong. Again thanks for the fast responses and have a great day/night. Viper315
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roy8846
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21. August 2006 @ 13:30 |
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ok i got my max drive pro did the pot (06 drive from 335 to 195 using ritek g04 traxdata's) now the gc says my memory card is corrupt (common i know) , how will i transfer the dols to another card? , will formatting kill it or do the trick after i put the dols back on it? (gcos etc) please help :(
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21. August 2006 @ 18:26 |
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my MDPro says corrupt when I play games as well, it only works when loading it w/ the MDPro. To be honest, I've thought about formatting it through the gamecube but I was afraid of what may happen, and it may break some kind of file system needed to transfer files from PC-> MDPro. So, I just replace the MDPro card with a normal memcard when I'm done the swap since I'm up beside the gamecube anyways. If you test this out and it works, then let us know! But if you do it and it breaks something don't say I didn't warn you.
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viper315
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21. August 2006 @ 20:04 |
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Was told its not good to swap memory cards when the system is on, so I copied the MDP system file and the .d0l file to the memory card Ive been using to save my games and it works just as if you were using the MDP. Only drawback is not being to hook it to your pc to back up your saves on there. Could always copy the game sav files to the MDP every so often and hook it to the pc and back em up, that is if can get it to work. Figured be so much less hassle and less changes of breaking my machine by switching memory cards. Thanks bruce and everyone else that showed me how. Viper315
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roy8846
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21. August 2006 @ 20:59 |
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is mk : deception known for dre's ?? i lowered my pot to 144 (is that ok?) from 195 to try to solve the problem , or would it maybe be the game/burn?
cheers for all the help btw
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21. August 2006 @ 21:40 |
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probably the game/burn. Check the .nfo or the comments section of wherever you DLed your game and see if there are known issues with your specific ISO.
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TheMango
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23. August 2006 @ 09:49 |
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It's probably not the game/burn. It's most likely your POT. I got a Max Drive Pro and burned a backup, and it worked sporadically. I adjusted the POT to about 145 (with a phillips and a multimeter), and now the backup works dandy.
"My life retaineth its meaning!!" - Frog
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23. August 2006 @ 10:07 |
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But he already lowered his POT and it still doesnt work, so it must be the game.
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roy8846
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23. August 2006 @ 11:33 |
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well i started a thread here about my problems as its now a couple of games , and i lowered my pot again to 100 lol , still get dre's
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gmoney1
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23. August 2006 @ 20:38 |
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does anyone know why when i use a full size DVD-R that the game loads
perfect but im unable to play due to the games constant skipping
is this problem my DVD-R brand -----or do i need a laser adjustment
thanks
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24. August 2006 @ 08:16 |
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if you are using Cheapo DVD-R it could very well be the brand.
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gmoney1
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24. August 2006 @ 09:03 |
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i was using tdk
I think it has to do with the games--i have some games that work fine with the full size DVD-R---- i will experiment with the gcwipe
maybe that will help
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Thebib62
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27. August 2006 @ 17:43 |
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brucedlx
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_ 21. August 2006 @ 22:26
"my MDPro says corrupt when I play games as well, it only works when loading it w/ the MDPro. To be honest, I've thought about formatting it through the gamecube but I was afraid of what may happen, and it may break some kind of file system needed to transfer files from PC-> MDPro. So, I just replace the MDPro card with a normal memcard when I'm done the swap since I'm up beside the gamecube anyways. If you test this out and it works, then let us know! But if you do it and it breaks something don't say I didn't warn you."
I re-formatted my MAX Drive Memory card with the gamecube action replay software and my MAX Drive Memory card still works and is able to launch GcoS 1.5. Actually, i had to do that so my pc could read the Memory card. Just make sure after you reformat it, to select the "prepare hardware" option, then your good to go.
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bjhgames
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27. August 2006 @ 19:39 |
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Quote:
does anyone know why when i use a full size DVD-R that the game loads
perfect but im unable to play due to the games constant skipping
is this problem my DVD-R brand -----or do i need a laser adjustment
thanks
I have the same problem with PAL games running on my NTSC Gamecube using minidisks or the BBA.
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bjhgames
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27. August 2006 @ 19:47 |
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Does anyone know where to find some good ISOs? I had been using torrent sites but I kept downloading bad rips. It sucks when you wait more than a month to download only to find your ISO won't work. It is a good thing I invested in a BBA elsewise I would have burnt them each to a $1.30 mini-disk. I've downloaded 7 bad ISOs since I bought the MDPro about 2-3 months ago.
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metlgear8
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30. August 2006 @ 11:49 |
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Well, it's been about 4 weeks since I ordered the Max Drive Pro after reading this tutorial and I finally receive this email from codejunkie's crap support when I email them ---
Thanks for your interest in shopping with Codejunkies unfortunately the Game Cube Max Drive Pro you have recently ordered has been discontinued.
We are still able to ship this item to you but there may be a delay up to five weeks we apologise for the inconvenience caused by this matter.
If you could please contact us if you wish to cancel the order if we do not hear from you we will keep the order pending and ship it as soon as we have the stock.
Kind Regards
Codejunkies Support
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30. August 2006 @ 12:07 |
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ooh wow, I dont know why they would discontinue it, but that sucks indeed.
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KazAdley
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30. August 2006 @ 22:00 |
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I am not happy - mine was ordered and billed immediately to C/C 23 days ago. There was no mention of it being limited or perhaps delayed. I emailed them a couple of days ago asking for a tracking number or something because I was beginning to think it had been lost in transit - and I got the same reply as above.
Why does it feel like if I hadn't mailed them to voice my concern I would've been none the wiser and waited patiently for another possible month? And is it 5 weeks delay from now, or from the point of ordering?
Bad, bad service :-(
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KazAdley
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31. August 2006 @ 00:34 |
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Where is the "Edit post" button I wonder?
Strange, my order says "Order Status: Complete & Despatched". Hope so.
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metlgear8
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31. August 2006 @ 01:06 |
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Yes, my order also says it was 'completed and despatched', but apparently, they're just putting that there to make you feel happy. I'm also curious if they're going to make me wait another 5 weeks to get the item.
Additionally, its impossible to talk to anyone there on the phone and they take a good week to answer your emails. What a horrible company. I wouldn't be suprised if it's 2 people running the business in their spare time, using the cheapest shipping methods possible to maximize their profit on items.
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