What does it mean to emulate, amplify and ignore weak sectors? - Club CDFreaks

BigMan · 11-12-2004

1. What is the difference between "Emulate weak sectors", "Amplify weak sectors" and "Ignore weak sectors"?

2. What should I select if my burner DOES write correct EFM patterns?

*lui_gough* · 18-12-2004

lol - i want to know toooo ... can someone reply?

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 18-12-2004

No problem

Emulate Weak Sectors - Used for drives (0 or 1 sheep normally, but this changes with newer SafeDisc) which if this option is selected, you must enable Hide CDR Media in the CloneCD Tray.

Amplify Weak Sectors - Used for drives (0 or 1 sheep normally, but this changes with newer SafeDisc) that cannot write regular bit patterns very well. AWS tries to help along the burner by Amplifying the weak sectors.

Ignore Weak Sectors - Used for 2 sheep drives (drives that can write regular bit patterns). This will write the weak sectors in it's full form. It basically Ignores any special needs for the sectors.

If your writer can write regular bit patterns, then Ignore Weak Sectors is your best bet. Please note that this only applies to the SafeDisc protection, and that the Newer versions of SafeDisc (3.15,3.20,4.00) have made it much more difficuly to get a good copy without any special techniques.

Good Luck

BigMan · 18-12-2004

Thanks a lot, $CyBeRwIz$!

*lui_gough* · 19-12-2004

thanks $CyBeRwIz$ - do you know where i can find any technical information on how they "amplify" weak sectors?

B_Dog · 21-12-2004

Omg thx Never knew that

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BigMan New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 19	What does it mean to emulate, amplify and ignore weak sectors? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> 1. What is the difference between "Emulate weak sectors", "Amplify weak sectors" and "Ignore weak sectors"? 2. What should I select if my burner DOES write correct EFM patterns?

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lui_gough CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: .au/sydney Posts: 1,025	Re: What does it mean to emulate, amplify and ignore weak sectors? lol - i want to know toooo ... can someone reply?

18-12-2004	#3 (permalink)
$CyBeRwIz$ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: True Blue, aka Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,254	Re: What does it mean to emulate, amplify and ignore weak sectors? No problem Emulate Weak Sectors - Used for drives (0 or 1 sheep normally, but this changes with newer SafeDisc) which if this option is selected, you must enable Hide CDR Media in the CloneCD Tray. Amplify Weak Sectors - Used for drives (0 or 1 sheep normally, but this changes with newer SafeDisc) that cannot write regular bit patterns very well. AWS tries to help along the burner by Amplifying the weak sectors. Ignore Weak Sectors - Used for 2 sheep drives (drives that can write regular bit patterns). This will write the weak sectors in it's full form. It basically Ignores any special needs for the sectors. If your writer can write regular bit patterns, then Ignore Weak Sectors is your best bet. Please note that this only applies to the SafeDisc protection, and that the Newer versions of SafeDisc (3.15,3.20,4.00) have made it much more difficuly to get a good copy without any special techniques. Good Luck __________________ Author of The CD Freaks Offline Help doing version 2 code rewrites. Enjoy version 1. Version 1 is now released! You can get it here. In it you can learn about SafeDisc, SecuROM and heaps of other protections and learn on how to defeat them. Also you can take a look at some of my various tutorials in it and some frequently asked questions asked. Plus heaps more! Enjoy!

18-12-2004	#4 (permalink)
BigMan New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 19	Re: What does it mean to emulate, amplify and ignore weak sectors? Thanks a lot, $CyBeRwIz$!

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lui_gough CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: .au/sydney Posts: 1,025	Re: What does it mean to emulate, amplify and ignore weak sectors? thanks $CyBeRwIz$ - do you know where i can find any technical information on how they "amplify" weak sectors?

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