Help with CD-Drive for ePSXe

[omnislash124]

I dunno what's wrong with this new drive I have. Now trying to conserve space, i've stopped burning to ISO and this drive isn't working too well though. It's a HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B. Can anybody recommend a CD Drive Plugin? I'm not used to using CD Drives.

[Trotterwatch]

I've got exactly the same drive, I don't experience issues running games through EPSXE.

Petes CD plugin is worth trying or the Internal one. If you are using XP, it's probably a good idea to have ASPI installed too.

[omnislash124]

I'll give Pete's a try, but it keeps freezing after i click on run CDROM. I mean, it doesn't completely freeze, the Drive just doesn't read anything under the Internal plugin. The other i've tried is SaPu's Plugin. I thought I had it with the Read type: RAW, but the cd spins a few times. then stops again, and nothing comes on.

I am indeed using XP, and what do you mean by ASPI installed?

[Allnatural]

I've never had a problem with the 2k/XP read method implemented in ePSXe, but if you're having problems, the ASPI method may work better. You'll need to install an ASPI layer if you haven't already; a quick google search will undoubtedly lead you where you need to go.

[smcd]

pete's does that for me too, the emulator is running but it takes forever (or never) to load the CD. epsxe's works fine, and so does sapu's drive plugin