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HOW to backup WII GAMES.(guide)
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rpg2006
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26. September 2007 @ 05:28 |
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Do i have to get a LG drive to read my wii original game disc?
what if i just download wii games torrent then burn it with my NEC drive
does this work?
btw, if i play burned dvd wii games, will it wears off the laser like the ps2?
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cp1966
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26. September 2007 @ 12:40 |
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I still have not seen a response from several pages ago regarding the current LG DVD drives (not burners, just a read drive).
Newegg only caries 2 current drives, and neither are the models listed in the first post.
Will any LG DVD-ROM drive work?
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26. September 2007 @ 15:44 |
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Originally posted by cp1966:
I still have not seen a response from several pages ago regarding the current LG DVD drives (not burners, just a read drive).
Newegg only caries 2 current drives, and neither are the models listed in the first post.
Will any LG DVD-ROM drive work?
no it will not, just look at the first post, those have been tested and worked, u can try new ones but it'd be at ur own cost. go to ebay for the drive, newegg isnt the only place to get them
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26. September 2007 @ 15:48 |
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Originally posted by rpg2006:
Do i have to get a LG drive to read my wii original game disc?
what if i just download wii games torrent then burn it with my NEC drive
does this work?
btw, if i play burned dvd wii games, will it wears off the laser like the ps2?
you can burn wii iso's with any dvd drive but to actually be able to read them you need to get a specific lg drive(look at first post) to take a rawdump of the original wii dvd.
the wii does take a bit more wear n tear from back-up, but noone has really reported damage of this matter so i dont think we know the extent, but im sure it does however little it may be. hope this helps. -sLibs
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27. September 2007 @ 04:05 |
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Originally posted by slibs:
Originally posted by cp1966:
I still have not seen a response from several pages ago regarding the current LG DVD drives (not burners, just a read drive).
Newegg only caries 2 current drives, and neither are the models listed in the first post.
Will any LG DVD-ROM drive work?
no it will not, just look at the first post, those have been tested and worked, u can try new ones but it'd be at ur own cost. go to ebay for the drive, newegg isnt the only place to get them
I put together a list of specific models, brands, and an ebay search for all the DVD-ROM drives that have been confirmed to work so far here:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/563020
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27. September 2007 @ 04:08 |
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so apart from LG/GDR 816xB DVD-ROM Drives series what other specific brands/models have u listed?
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smudger24
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27. September 2007 @ 06:56 |
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I am about to buy an LG drive, but can I confirm that I can only back up my wii games on cd- disks?
I can not use cd+ disks?
Thanks.
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rcjian
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27. September 2007 @ 07:46 |
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Originally posted by smudger24:
I am about to buy an LG drive, but can I confirm that I can only back up my wii games on cd- disks?
I can not use cd+ disks?
Thanks.
You cant use CD-, you have to use DVD-R. As for me I use Verbatim DVD-R.
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me1928
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27. September 2007 @ 14:08 |
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Hey it does the whole thing, gets like 2 seconds left, freezes and then tells me that it overloaded. I used Metroid Prime 3 when it did and was woundering what's up. I saved all the descriptions of the error but it said overload at first or something like that and I checked the file size and it was too big. I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE!
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me1928
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27. September 2007 @ 14:14 |
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Sorry 2 double post but I was woundering if the drive type has to do with this. I finally found another guy with the same problem on pg. 50 or 49(something close) and his advice was scratched/dirty disk. Well if I had the wrong drive would it say the same message? Seriously only tell me if your sure and not thinking "well probably" or "that must be it" cause then you dont no.
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27. September 2007 @ 14:47 |
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Originally posted by me1928:
Hey it does the whole thing, gets like 2 seconds left, freezes and then tells me that it overloaded. I used Metroid Prime 3 when it did and was woundering what's up. I saved all the descriptions of the error but it said overload at first or something like that and I checked the file size and it was too big. I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE!
first of all what are you talking about? rawdumping? playing the game?
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ynothuy
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28. September 2007 @ 00:31 |
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whats best cd to print out covers that cover the entire cd? because i have covers for cd's but the verbatim inkjet printable has like big ring in middle?
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bigd1234
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28. September 2007 @ 03:48 |
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Originally posted by me1928:
Sorry 2 double post but I was woundering if the drive type has to do with this. I finally found another guy with the same problem on pg. 50 or 49(something close) and his advice was scratched/dirty disk. Well if I had the wrong drive would it say the same message? Seriously only tell me if your sure and not thinking "well probably" or "that must be it" cause then you dont no.
Most of us here have resolved our problems, or don't run into problems. Because we have not ran into YOUR problem, all we can offer are suggestions.
If it is dumping some of the file, but fails at a certain point, it seems to be a problem with the disk.
Were you able to backup a different game?
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smudger24
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28. September 2007 @ 04:47 |
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I know i'm dim (my wife told me) but to save me wasting anymore disks,
after buying an LG drive and using the raw dump program, do I then have to use DVD- disks to back up my wii games or can I use dvd+ disks. Do both work?
I have a couple of games already backed up on to disk, do I have to go through the whole raw dump and burn procedure or can I just burn straight from the disk somehow?
Thanks.
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28. September 2007 @ 06:09 |
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Originally posted by smudger24:
I know i'm dim (my wife told me) but to save me wasting anymore disks,
after buying an LG drive and using the raw dump program, do I then have to use DVD- disks to back up my wii games or can I use dvd+ disks. Do both work?
I have a couple of games already backed up on to disk, do I have to go through the whole raw dump and burn procedure or can I just burn straight from the disk somehow?
Thanks.
If you already have a back-up you can straight copy it using any burning software, theres no need to rawdump again. Im pretty sure i use dvd+ although i dont know the full on technicalities of the types of dvd's im almost certain that any dvd-r/-rw/+r/+rw is fine
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bosshog69
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28. September 2007 @ 07:52 |
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Bunny,
In your original post you had
"seem to be common among people that do not use high quality dvd's. For a thread dealing with media check here."
However there was no link provided for the media discussion, can you post that?
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damage55
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28. September 2007 @ 09:47 |
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Edit: Reported inaccurate info
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bigd1234
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28. September 2007 @ 13:15 |
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Originally posted by ynothuy:
whats best cd to print out covers that cover the entire cd? because i have covers for cd's but the verbatim inkjet printable has like big ring in middle?
You want to purchase blank DVDs that are Hub Printable.
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dskiff
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28. September 2007 @ 18:51 |
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System: Pentium 4, 3 GHz, HT, 2 GIG RAM, 175GIG & 80 GIG HD, Orb Drive, LS120 Drive, 2 Zip 250 SCSI Drives, DVD Burners: Sony: DRX-710UL, VRD-VC10, DRU-530A, DRU-540A; Iomega Quick Touch; Fantom DVD; NEC ND-3550A; Plextor PX 740 UF, PX716A, PX716A, HP Scanner, Epson Scanner
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djcb
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28. September 2007 @ 19:32 |
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Do i have to chip my wii if i want to use one of the backup discs or is their another way? If i insert the backup disc into my wii without it being chipped would it just say error and reject the disc?
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28. September 2007 @ 19:34 |
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Originally posted by djcb:
Do i have to chip my wii if i want to use one of the backup discs or is their another way? If i insert the backup disc into my wii without it being chipped would it just say error and reject the disc?
exactly. there is absoloutely no way to play back-up games without a modchip
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Big_Evil
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29. September 2007 @ 00:14 |
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hi all, ok i have searched for the past couple of days for an answer but haven't found one, so am posting in case someone else has ay ideas. I have had my wiikey installed by modchipfitters(UK), and they tested it and sent it back, but when i try to play a backup, or setup disc, i get the unable to read disc error for both gamecube and wii backups. to burn the backups, i have used rawdump(original discs), and the files came out exactly the right size as per tutorials.i use the 8164b drive on usb to read them and then burn with imgburn on pioneer 111d 1.29(ATA).i have experimented with 2 types of crappy media and Verbatim dvd-r 16x certified. i have burned at 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 16x, and not a single disc will work.nero dvd\cd speed says the burn is good, and i have tried everything i can think of and find online, including torrents.Why would it work when the pros tested it, but not when i got it back? they will take it back and look at it for me, but i said i would try everything before i send it back, incase i have made a dumb mistake! i sent only my dvd drive to modchipfitters who tested it in one of their Wiis, but when i put it in my Wii, it won't work. i am running 2.1E firmware, should i update that via internet? could it be faulty chip? if noone can help, it doesn't matter too much as they will take it back and have a look for me.i am just a bit mystified, so any help or advice on what else to try would be greatly appreciated.thanks
"Don't be afraid.Be terrified!"
"Darkness consumes the light and beckons hie return.The Deadman walks again."
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29. September 2007 @ 02:40 |
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Originally posted by Big_Evil:
hi all, ok i have searched for the past couple of days for an answer but haven't found one, so am posting in case someone else has ay ideas. I have had my wiikey installed by modchipfitters(UK), and they tested it and sent it back, but when i try to play a backup, or setup disc, i get the unable to read disc error for both gamecube and wii backups. to burn the backups, i have used rawdump(original discs), and the files came out exactly the right size as per tutorials.i use the 8164b drive on usb to read them and then burn with imgburn on pioneer 111d 1.29(ATA).i have experimented with 2 types of crappy media and Verbatim dvd-r 16x certified. i have burned at 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 16x, and not a single disc will work.nero dvd\cd speed says the burn is good, and i have tried everything i can think of and find online, including torrents.Why would it work when the pros tested it, but not when i got it back? they will take it back and look at it for me, but i said i would try everything before i send it back, incase i have made a dumb mistake! i sent only my dvd drive to modchipfitters who tested it in one of their Wiis, but when i put it in my Wii, it won't work. i am running 2.1E firmware, should i update that via internet? could it be faulty chip? if noone can help, it doesn't matter too much as they will take it back and have a look for me.i am just a bit mystified, so any help or advice on what else to try would be greatly appreciated.thanks
only ur dvd drive? meaning not the chipset that the modchip is on? you should always update your wii but for other reasons (eg, anti-bricking). have you tried getting backups from your friends and testing it? Have you flashed the firmware or anything like that on the wiikey? A faulty chip may be the case, but that does sound a bit wierd.
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Big_Evil
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29. September 2007 @ 03:59 |
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sorry, i did send the dvd drive with the chipset on it, just meant that i didn't send the whole console.i had already attempted to install the wiikey myself and got the same problem of not reading backups, or any setup config discs, so sent the drive withchipset to them for repair.but it has made no difference.not sure how i can flash the wiikey firmware if wii doesn't read dvd-rs, and none of my friends have theirs chipped so have no known working backups to test.wil have a go at updating wii, so long as it won't affect wiikey, which from what i have read, it won't and go from there.
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"Darkness consumes the light and beckons hie return.The Deadman walks again."
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29. September 2007 @ 04:06 |
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burning from an image and not just making a dvd data right? i dont mean to insult your intelligence but some people don't know much about things. well if it isn't too out of the way maybe you should go to the guys that modded it and see for your own eyes that it works because i can't see a problem with what your doing.
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