GD-ROM Dumping Guide

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==Dumping the HD area==
==Dumping the HD area==
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==Submitting your dump info==
==Compatible drives==
==Compatible drives==
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GDs are strange in that they contain two distinctly different areas of data. What this means to you is that you will have to dump the disc's LD and HD area separately. Unfortunately, this also means that you '''will need special hardware'''.
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For dumping the '''LD area''', the same rules apply as in dumping a CD, as they use the same technology. A list of compatible drives for dumping LD area is found below (and a more up-to-date list can be found in the [[CD Dumping Guide (Disc Image Creator)|CD Dumping Guide]])
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Brand        || Model
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-704
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-708
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-712
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-714
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-716
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-755
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-760
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|-
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| Plextor      || Premium
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|-
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| Plextor      || Premium2
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-4012
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-4824
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|-
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| Plextor      || PX-W5224
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|}

Revision as of 19:48, 21 March 2018

WORK IN PROGRESS

This is a step-by-step guide designed to be easy to follow so that you can make reproducible, good dumps of your GDs to the Redump standard.

Contents

What are GDs?

GDs—or Gigadiscs—are the type of optical media used by the Sega Dreamcast as well as the Sega NAOMI, Sega NAOMI 2, Sega Chihiro and Triforce arcade systems. It is special compared to its relative—the CD—in that it contains both a low density (LD) and a high density (HD) area. To get a good dump, you need to extract them both from the disc.

How do I know if I have a GD?

If you have any of the officially released discs for the Dreamcast or any of the above mentioned arcade systems, you are pretty much guaranteed to have a GD. The Dreamcast did however support loading of MIL-CDs, which lead to a number of unlicensed software being pressed on regular CDs. Check for the GD-ROM mark on the disc or check the reflective side of the disc for a visible LD–HD divide if you are unsure.

So I got a GD, what now?

First you need to make sure you have the necessary equipment. To dump a GD you need:

Dumping the LD area

Dumping the HD area

Submitting your dump info

Compatible drives

GDs are strange in that they contain two distinctly different areas of data. What this means to you is that you will have to dump the disc's LD and HD area separately. Unfortunately, this also means that you will need special hardware.

For dumping the LD area, the same rules apply as in dumping a CD, as they use the same technology. A list of compatible drives for dumping LD area is found below (and a more up-to-date list can be found in the CD Dumping Guide)

Brand Model
Plextor PX-704
Plextor PX-708
Plextor PX-712
Plextor PX-714
Plextor PX-716
Plextor PX-755
Plextor PX-760
Plextor Premium
Plextor Premium2
Plextor PX-4012
Plextor PX-4824
Plextor PX-W5224
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