if i remember rightly there is a ps2 equivelent of gdsx for ps1 not sure about the direct x version it uses but it should be 9, so that solves the direct x problem, but i have no idea on the cd problem.
since this is mostly about ps1 emulation i would think this is in the wrong place.
since this is mostly about ps1 emulation i would think this is in the wrong place.