SH4 Disk Not Detected

Schwieger · 12-23-18, 11:20 PM

Wow-!

It's been a few years since I've poked around the forums here. Glad to see it alive and kicking and that many of the old hands are still around!

I've come back to subsimming now after a rather lengthy hiatus. Reinstalled SHIII and got it running after all the Win10 silliness made that much more of an ordeal than it has any business being.

Thought I'd re-install SHIV as well so I could get TMO up and running again but when I put the game disk into my drive it didn't detect it! I know it can't be an issue with the drive - it installed SHIII fine and has detected everything else I've put in there since buying it.

I'll admit this one has me a tad stumped. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

~Schwieger

Jeff-Groves · 12-24-18, 12:05 AM

Check to see if it has any scratches 1st.
A scratch can cause problems.
Is it dirty or have smudges?
Sometimes I don't get the pop up window and have to open the drive with Explorer.

Schwieger · 12-24-18, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Check to see if it has any scratches 1st.
A scratch can cause problems.
Is it dirty or have smudges?
Sometimes I don't get the pop up window and have to open the drive with Explorer.

Thanks for the reply. I've done some testing with other disk drives as well. It looks like the disk isn't good. I will likely grab another copy.

Cheers!

~Schwieger

12-24-18, 12:22 PM

Try right-clicking to open the CD / DVD and copy the contents to the hard drive to run the installation from the hard drive.
This works mostly with damaged media, as long as they are not destroyed.

merc4ulfate · 12-24-18, 02:28 PM

I recall somewhere there was also a file for running it without the disc??

I have all the files on the hard drive then run it off that and it has never asked me for a disc.

Found it:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118

12-23-18, 11:20 PM	#1
Schwieger Commodore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: U-142 Posts: 624 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	SH4 Disk Not Detected Wow-! It's been a few years since I've poked around the forums here. Glad to see it alive and kicking and that many of the old hands are still around! I've come back to subsimming now after a rather lengthy hiatus. Reinstalled SHIII and got it running after all the Win10 silliness made that much more of an ordeal than it has any business being. Thought I'd re-install SHIV as well so I could get TMO up and running again but when I put the game disk into my drive it didn't detect it! I know it can't be an issue with the drive - it installed SHIII fine and has detected everything else I've put in there since buying it. I'll admit this one has me a tad stumped. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, ~Schwieger __________________ Support U-Boot_HAHD: Install Dropbox Click Here & Increase The Teams Dropbox space and get 2.25GB of free online Storage space for yourself. Last edited by Schwieger; 10-12-19 at 09:32 PM.

12-24-18, 02:28 PM	#5
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	I recall somewhere there was also a file for running it without the disc?? I have all the files on the hard drive then run it off that and it has never asked me for a disc. Found it: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118 __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

12-24-18, 12:05 AM	#2
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Check to see if it has any scratches 1st. A scratch can cause problems. Is it dirty or have smudges? Sometimes I don't get the pop up window and have to open the drive with Explorer.

12-24-18, 12:22 PM	#4
Bleiente Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Try right-clicking to open the CD / DVD and copy the contents to the hard drive to run the installation from the hard drive. This works mostly with damaged media, as long as they are not destroyed.