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 Posted: Sat, 16th Apr 2005 20:32 Post subject: will this work? |
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Okay, everybody says get an external USB DVD drive or an IDE2USB adapter to get around Starforce 3.
I have an external USB hard drive. It has a 100 GB IDE drive in it, so what would happen if I took that hard drive out of the external case and put in an internal IDE DVD drive? Would that be the same as having a USB DVD drive?
And if It does work, will the game run if I burn the small MDS mini image to a RE-writable DVD?
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Apr 2005 20:56 Post subject: Re: will this work? |
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| dataschmuck wrote: | Okay, everybody says get an external USB DVD drive or an IDE2USB adapter to get around Starforce 3.
I have an external USB hard drive. It has a 100 GB IDE drive in it, so what would happen if I took that hard drive out of the external case and put in an internal IDE DVD drive? Would that be the same as having a USB DVD drive?
And if It does work, will the game run if I burn the small MDS mini image to a RE-writable DVD? |
from what i have read, this will work 
I cant confirm it tho man, i dont have an external drive 
give it a shot
supposedly the mini image floating around is a no cd patch for usb version
check the sc3 threads, buncha links where u can get all this info |
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Apr 2005 20:56 Post subject: |
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It's still a hard drive whichever way you play it, you still need to use a virtual drive to mount the image, so no, sorry.
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Apr 2005 20:56 Post subject: |
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| CableMunkeh wrote: | | It's still a hard drive whichever way you play it, you still need to use a virtual drive to mount the image, so no, sorry. |
really? guess i was wrong |
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Apr 2005 06:43 Post subject: Re: will this work? |
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Apr 2005 07:53 Post subject: Re: will this work? |
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Apr 2005 08:27 Post subject: Re: will this work? |
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the usb dvd drive thing works perfectly with splinter cell 1 and 1.1, still life and trackmania sunrise
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Apr 2005 09:15 Post subject: |
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then it might be that my dvd is somehow bad burned for 1.1 ... for 1.0 it did work perfectly for 1.1 later not anymore but it still works for 1.0.
probably my mds file is not 100% then ... will take some new one then.
sorry if it was wrong for 1.1 patch then just said what i expierienced. Trackmania Sunrise i dont have to test but i guess when selt write it works for him then it will do so.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Apr 2005 11:14 Post subject: It works |
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Okay I answered my initial question.
It works fine.
Used the FR Snake release of SSCT (mdf)
used the 38k mini image (mds)
gave them the same file name.
took the HDD out of the external case, put in my NEC 3520A DVD writer.
Installed Alcohol120 1.9.5 2802
Put in a blank DVD-RW
told alcohol to burn the .mds
1.0X speed
RMPS ON
also, in alchohol preferences --> emulation, set the last checkbox ON (RMPS emulation)
burned
Installed the game
clicked game exe, was told to restart, so restarted.
click game exe, told to enter serial
Used the serial 2Q....
Checking disk.....(said a little prayer)
BAM! Game WORKS!
w00t for me!
Hardware:
NEC 3520A DVD Re-writer
Disk:
TDK 4.7GB DVD-RW 2x speed compatible (approx. 2 years old)
Release:
Splinter_Cell_Chaos_Theory_pour_PC_par_Snake
and
scct_mini_image (the one that comes with SF Nightmare)
Software:
Alcohol 120% Retail, version 1.5.2 Build 2802
Cost:
0.00$ US
Time:
an hour to burn the image
a day to download all the necessary stuff
a week reading all the posts on nforce and other various sites around the web.
I didn't install the 1.01 patch because it looks like it only addresses multiplayer issues, so it's pointless to my situation.
I hope this helps, as I would assume more people have external USB hard drives than external USB DVD drives.
-DataSchmuck
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Apr 2005 16:40 Post subject: |
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nice info data
i wish i had an external drive
but i have bills to pay...damnit
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