Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

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FraserBlueGaming
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Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

Post#1 » Sun Jul 05, 2020 11:15 am

Hi all. I've been saving for a while in order to get a DreamPi kit, but I was also planning on getting a boot disc in order to play NTSC games (I'm from the PAL regions). I have found a method of how to set up a boot disc, however, I still need to decide which blank disc to buy and use. The main one I see is https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0009PGVL8/ref=twister_B0812LWFVF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1, but could anyone possibly help me to decide which blank disc I should use for creating a boot disc.

Thanks if you can help.

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Re: Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

Post#2 » Tue May 04, 2021 7:26 pm

Being NTSC/U, I cant really help. however I use the discs you showed in the link (albeit in bulk number so I dont run out or suffer bad dumps too often) I do use, and have VERY little issue using on a 10x burner (My drive will not let me go lower). You SHOULD be good to use em.

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DarkVampire295
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Re: Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

Post#3 » Tue May 04, 2021 10:31 pm

FraserBlueGaming wrote:Hi all. I've been saving for a while in order to get a DreamPi kit, but I was also planning on getting a boot disc in order to play NTSC games (I'm from the PAL regions). I have found a method of how to set up a boot disc, however, I still need to decide which blank disc to buy and use. The main one I see is https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0009PGVL8/ref=twister_B0812LWFVF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1, but could anyone possibly help me to decide which blank disc I should use for creating a boot disc.

Thanks if you can help.

FraserBlueGaming


Get on eBay and get Verbatim CD-R's then burn codebreaker on it hope it helps :)
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Best of luck, DV

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DarkVampire295
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Re: Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

Post#4 » Tue May 04, 2021 10:32 pm

DarkVampire295 wrote:
FraserBlueGaming wrote:Hi all. I've been saving for a while in order to get a DreamPi kit, but I was also planning on getting a boot disc in order to play NTSC games (I'm from the PAL regions). I have found a method of how to set up a boot disc, however, I still need to decide which blank disc to buy and use. The main one I see is https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0009PGVL8/ref=twister_B0812LWFVF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1, but could anyone possibly help me to decide which blank disc I should use for creating a boot disc.

Thanks if you can help.

FraserBlueGaming


Get on eBay or Amazon and get Verbatim CD-R's then burn codebreaker on it hope it helps :)
Twitter @WayneBurke32

Best of luck, DV

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mistamontiel
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Re: Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

Post#5 » Tue May 04, 2021 11:28 pm

https://www.ebay.com/itm/161994200544

I've bought thousands of these JVC Taiyo Yudens, they're the way the most reflective but for 210 meg mini CD-Rs I've got lil Memorexes, a few megs can't damage

right 0.o

Also https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O1ILH4 Staedtler CD markers disc pens w/e they are called. Another bonus so I've color-coded my stash! Acquired them because I read Sharpie ink digs into the data layer, n I know it's happened to me because I had the PSOv2 burn not even old and it stopped reading

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Re: Finding a Blank Disc to use as a Boot Disc

Post#6 » Wed May 05, 2021 12:36 pm

I use verbatim digital vinyls

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