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CDRom too slow!!

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First post, by dd_uk

Posted on 2010-06-04, 11:02

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I hope this is the right place to post this query.

The game I'm trying to run is on a CD. I've transferred the files from that CD to a directory on the hard drive and typed 'install' to get the game loaded.

I get an screen from the origonal game saying that my CD does not support a transfer rate high enough and won't let me go any further. Any aideahow I can get round this?

David

Reply 1 of 6, by DosFreak

Posted on 2010-06-04, 11:40

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Increase DOSBox cycles?

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Reply 2 of 6, by robertmo

Posted on 2010-06-04, 11:45

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follow the guide
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Reply 3 of 6, by docdj

Posted on 2012-10-29, 19:56

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I followed the guide (as specified in the previous post) and when I run the INSTALL program for ONE of my games, it checks the CDROM for speed and says it is too slow (it's a 48X CD).

I have already installed 2 other games without a problem.

I did not see anyplace in the guide for telling DOSBOX about the speed of my device. My CPU is 3.3 GHZ quad-core machine. DO I need to incresae the DOSBOX cycles option value? I have looked at the MSCDEX parameters and didn't see anything there about speed either.

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Reply 4 of 6, by SKARDAVNELNATE

Posted on 2012-10-29, 20:18

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What game is it?
What are the mounting commands?
Why not make an ISO instead of using a directory?

Reply 5 of 6, by docdj

Posted on 2012-10-29, 20:42

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Star Trek TNG "A Final Unity". I found how to mount a file in a folder as a CDROM. But that uses up space on my HDD. I'd still like to solve the original problem.

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Reply 6 of 6, by Jorpho

Posted on 2012-10-29, 21:05

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docdj wrote:
Star Trek TNG "A Final Unity". I found how to mount a file in a folder as a CDROM. But that uses up space on my HDD.

After you install it, then you can go back to using the original CD-ROM, in theory. (Or you can get a bigger hard drive; they're cheap enough nowadays. 🤣 )

Have you searched this board for other topics about A Final Unity? I'm sure it has come up before.

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