does dreamcast gdrom determines cdr backups?

Post by **chaseincats** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:53 pm

going to replace my gd rom drive and am curious if it is the drive that disallows cdr backups or if it is the console itself

basically wondering if swapping out the drive will allow me to still play cdr games

-chaseincats

Post by **cOcOoO** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:29 pm

I THINK the mil-cd code is present in the GD controller board, not in the bios, but i'm not sure...

Post by **chaseincats** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:15 am

gah anyway to know for sure?

Post by **cOcOoO** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:58 am

If i'd know how to and if i'd have the necessary tools to debug hardware, i'd tell you

Lots of people say it's in the bios, and most other people say it's in the gd controller board.

Post by **Bob Dobbs** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:38 pm

Bios.

It was "rev-a" that allowed the Dreamcast to boot off a CD. This revision was not meant for production, but for game developers to allow them to create games for the release deadline being the Dreamcast was not actually in production as of yet.

Post by **chaseincats** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:15 pm

ah, so its safe to get this then?

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