CD Dumping Guide (DIC CLI)

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The purpose of this dumping guide is create perfect copies of CD-based discs using a Windows computer with Disc Image Creator app. For additional questions, support, and reference, use the forum thread here. Do not be shy if you need help!

Drive Compatibility

Disc drives verified to be compatible:

• Brand: Plextor
  • Models: PX-W4220T, PX-32TS/CS, PX-83CS/85CS, PX-63CS/65CS, PX-43CS 43CE 43CH/45CS 45CE 45CH, DM-3028/5028, DM-3024/5024, DM-3021/5021, DM-3020/5020.

Disc drives believed[1] to be compatible (move to verified list when confirmed):

• Apple 300, 300i (Sony CDU-8003, CDU-8003A)
• Apple's "New" CD (Matsushita CR-8004)
• Chinon CDS-535 (note: needs v2.0 firmware "Q20" or "R20")
• NEC CDR 500, CDR 510, CDR 600 (MultiSpin 3x series)
• NEC CDR 400 (MultiSpin 3xp portable)
• NEC CDR 900 (MultiSpin 4x Pro quadruple speed)
• NEC CDR 84-1 (74-1) needs special new firmware upgrade from NEC
• Sony CDU-561
• Toshiba XM 3301TE (Silicon Graphics version)
• Toshiba XM 3401TA, XM 3401B
• Toshiba XM 3401TE (Silicon Graphics, and Sun versions)
• Toshiba XM 4101TA Toshiba XM 5301TA
• Hitachi 6750S

Disc Compatibility

This dumping guide encompasses the following CD disc types:

• CD audio (standard music CDs). Music CDs were often released as bonus discs when buying a game, or as a standalone promo item. This is a standard CD video format that plays video in any music CD player.
• Computer Games (CD), including Windows (IBM PC Compatible), Macintosh, or Windows/Mac hybrid discs. Many older computer games were released in DVD or CD-ROM format. This guide covers only CD games. For DVD discs see the guide DVD Dumping Guide.
• Bandai Playdia
• Fujitsu FM Towns
• NEC PC-98 series CD
• NEC PC-Engine CD
• NEC PC-FX
• Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Philips CD-i
• Sega Dreamcast
• Sega Mega-CD
• Sega Saturn
• SNK Neo Geo CD
• Sony PlayStation 1
• Sony PlayStation 2 (CD). Most PS2 discs were released in DVD disc format (white/clear data-side color), however some were released in CD-ROM format (indigo data-side color). This guide covers only the CD discs, for DVD discs see the guide DVD Dumping Guide.
• Video CD: VCD format is a precursor to DVD-Video. It gained a little popularity in Japan and Europe. Bonus discs were sometimes released as VCDs.

First Time Setup / Tools

• Disc Image Creator: Download the latest version (it is the first zip, the package will be called DiscImageCreator_[DATE HERE].zip), then unzip it. Wherever you put the unzipped folder will affect where your roms are written to when you dump the discs.
• EccEdc: Download the latest version (it is the first zip, the package will be called EccEdc__[DATE HERE].zip), then unzip it. Put it into the same folder as DiscImageCreator.exe
• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages: Download.

Dumping

Now you have all the tools, are all setup and ready to begin dumping. Launch the native Windows app "Command Prompt" (Start menu > Windows System > Command Prompt).

• Open the Disc Image Creator folder you downloaded and unzipped, go into the "Release_ANSI" subfolder, and copy the directory location. For example "C:\Users\YOUR_COMPUTER_USERNAME\Downloads\DiscImageCreator_20170728\Release_ANSI"
• It's time to navigate to this directory inside of the Command Prompt app. Type in "cd" followed by your Release_ANSI directory location in quotes, for example:

cd "C:\Users\YOUR_COMPUTER_USERNAME\Downloads\DiscImageCreator_20170728\Release_ANSI"

• Now you will type the code in the Command Prompt to dump the disc. For example: DiscImageCreator.exe cd d: MyGameTitle_Dump1.bin 8 /c2 This command should be changed for your specifics, "d:" is the cd disc drive location, and "8" is the max read speed on the example disc drive model. You can Google your disc drive model to find out it's max read speed, but 8 should be safe otherwise. Dump the game twice, "MyGameTitle_Dump1.bin" and "MyGameTitle_Dump2.bin", changing the title to suit your needs.
• Note: Discs with CD-Audio tracks will create multiple .bin files.

Submitting your Dump

Time to have your disc added to redump's database! If it is your first submission, do so via the forum. [Forum sign-up here http://forum.redump.org/topic/12228/want-to-register-please-read-first/]. Forum disc info submission [here http://forum.redump.org/forum/11/dumps/].

• Game title: Most obvious, is located everywhere. Please include subtitle.
• Disc title: Some games stored on multiple discs may have discs with titles. Examples: Armored Core: Nexus (Disc 1) (Evolution) and (Disc 2) (Revolution).
• Game languages: Start the game and look for "Language" menu in options.
• Version:
  • For PC games, right click on the game .exe or relevant file and click on "Properties", in the "Details" tab, the version is under "File version". Sometimes the version number can also be found in the readme or ingame.
• Image size: Right click on one of the .bin files > Properties > and look for "Size" in bytes (NOT "Size on disk"). Save "Size" info for submission.
• Edition: Some games were re-released in different packages, for example, "Platinum", "Greatest Hits", "PlayStation 2 the Best" series. If game was released in original package, post edition as "Original".
• Media: Should be "CD" for all dumps. Prototypes would likely be "CD-R".
• Barcode: EAN / UPC code, usually printed on the back cover of the packaging or disc case.
• Checksums MD5, SHA1, CRC32: Look for output of this info in .txt files DIC created for MyGameTitle_Dump1.bin and MyGameTitle_Dump2.bin. Both sets of checksums should match. (More info on where to find this coming soon...). Post the MD5, SHA1, and CRC32 values for each .bin (note: you will only have multiple .bin files if your disc has CD-Audio tracks).