[hidEy0Shi]

I'm Playing FF IX on ePSXe.
But I can't play for more than say 5 mins,
then my cd-rom drive stops reading the disc. _VERY_ IRRITATING!.
Any one knows how to help?

My System
AMD Duron 850
512MB PC-133 SDRAM
nVidia TNT2 m64 32MB
Creatilve PCI128 Legacy Device

Plugins
GPU==============================
PEC->
Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.53
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Fullscreen - [16 Bit]

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 0
- Caching: 2

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 75

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: on
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: on [00000200]


SPU==============================
Iori's DirectSound Driver 1.4
X Enable Sound
X Enable CDDA
X Enable XA Sound
X Enable XA Read
0 Enable SPU IRQ Hack
Config:
Sound Buffer : 8
XA Buffer : 48
X High Resolution Mode
0 Wait for XA Buffer is Free
0 Show Realtime Config Window
0 Enable Noise & Pitch Modulation
0 Enable Reverb
X Enable SPU IRQ
0 Enable Compressor

CD-ROM============================

Plugin:ePSXe CDR ASPI Core 1.4.0
CD-Rom [ F: ] / D:
X Accurate CD-ROM Timing
0 Disable CD-ROM Status

Bios==============================
SCPH1001

Anyone Can help? And what speed does the actual
PSX's CD thingey run at?
And another thing. Anyone knows of a better config
for FFIX? I can get around 90-130 FPS in FFIX with
the present one. help!

 

[fivefeet8]

The psx cd rom runs at 1x and 2x max..

 

[Ryos]

If you're having a problem with a "lazy" CD-ROM, why not try making an iso of the disk and playing from that? Some other suggestions with your configuration are to set the fps limit at 60 (not 75), and switch to a different filtering (I personally use 4: extended without sprites).

 

[Xeven]

have you ever tried playing off an iso, that might help..

edit: oops! Ryos is fast!

 

[hidEy0Shi]

uhhhhhhh

does that mean if i limit the cdrom speed the problem will stop??

what does filtering do?
i noticed mode 1 n mode 4 are kinda like the same.
mode 2 n 3 really screw the graphics.
nahs. i like 75. i'm impatient.hehe. :emb:

oh yeah. how do i make an ISO?

 

[Xeven]

you can make isos by using a utility like CDRWIN, isobuster etc... you might wanna refer to these threads for more info...
[1]
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=5769
[2]
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=6082
[3]
http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=5627

 

[hidEy0Shi]

ohhhhhhh......

okie. i go n try. thanks.