Can Dreamcast Read CD-RW's?

[Shantanu]

So much stuff to burn for Dreamcast: Quake1, operating systems, emulators, mp3 players, movie players, etc. Unfortunatly, it takes about 4 tries to get it right. Anyone know if CD-RW's work on Dreamcast? That might save me some $$$.

 

[Locutus of Board]

Not unless you want to open it and mess with the laser.

 

[MrCraphead]

CD-R's are so cheap nowadays anyway.

 

[bigbootydaddy]

4 TRIES???

 

[Locutus of Board]

From a website:

As you may know it is not possible to use CD-ReWritable media on a Dreamcast. Now it is possible to use them by increasing the laser intensity so CD-RW can be used. Keep in mind this can burnout your GD-ROM laser sooner!
Find the pot-meter which is inside the GD-ROM (near the laser head).
Turn it about 1/4 clockwise.
Using a multi-meter measure that the pot-meter is set to 400-500 Ohm.
We have received a few messages concerning thins modification, most say it works but a few say that it did not work for them! If it does not work try to use a different brand of CD-RW media!

 

[Mday]

never tried CDRW.

i used CDR media fine.

 

[creedog]

a buddy a work burns me dreamcast games on normal cd roms all the time.. they work great...dunno how though... I think that they are hacked iso images..

 

[Josh]

No, you gotta get a boot disc first and then burn it a special way. There is all this hygenix to play a copied DC game

 

[creedog]

pokeyboy, actually only one of the games requires a boot disk. the reset boot find and run by themselves..

 

[Antisocial Virge]

<< No, you gotta get a boot disc first and then burn it a special way >>



ISO's have to be downloaded and burned with DiscJuggler and you don't need a bootdisk anymore.