User manual FARSTONE GAMEDRIVE 1.0

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Legal Department 15 Hammond Dr. Suite 304 Irvine, CA 92618 6 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................... 9 1.1 What is GameDrive®? 9 1.2 Features and Benefits 10 Chapter 2 Installation ....................................... 12 2.1 System Requirements 12 2.2 Installing GameDrive®TM 12 2.3 Uninstalling GameDrive® 13 Chapter 3 Starting GameDrive®........................ 14 3.1 Launching GameDrive® 14 3.1.2 The GameDrive® Manager 14 3.1.2 Frequently Used Buttons 16 3.2 The GameDrive® Start Menu 17 Chapter 4 Building Virtual CDs (VCDs) .............. 19 4.1 Building VCDs from the CD Drive 19 4.2 Building VCDs from Mixed Mode CDs 21 4.3 Converting between ISO 9660 Images and VCDs 23 Chapter 5 Getting Around in GameDrive®......... 25 5.1 Adding VCD files to Run on Your GameDrive® 25 5.1.1 Adding VCD Files from the Hard Drive 25 5.1.1 Adding VCD Files from the Internet 26 5.2 Using Cabinets to Organize VCDs 27 5.3 Inserting a VCD 27 5.4 Ejecting a VCD 27 5.5 VCD Properties 28 7 5.5.1 Opening the VCD Properties window 28 5.5.2 Changing the VCD Description 28 5.5.3 Changing the Auto-run command 28 5.5.4 Changing the Default Virtual Drive 28 5.5.5 Using Hot-Keys to run VCDs 28 5.6 Adding Additional Virtual Drives 29 5.7 Changing a Drive Letter 29 5.8 Deleting VCD icons or VCD files 29 5.9 Searching VCDs 30 5.10 Extracting files from the VCD 30 5.11 Extracting Audio Tracks 30 5.12 GameDrive® Manager Settings 31 5.13 Running VCDs Using Command Line Syntax 31 5.14 Live Update 32 5.15 Enter a new serial number 33 5.16 Rapid Cache 34 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is GameDrive®? GameDrive® is an innovative software program that emulates the computer's physical CD/DVD-ROM drive, enabling you to run PC games directly from your hard drive without the use of the physical CD/DVD drive or the actual disc. 9 1.2 Features and Benefits Improved copy protection support ability GameDrive® is compatible with StarForce V1/V2/V3 (new), SecuRom *New V5 (new), DVD SecuROM *New (new), SafeDisc1, SafeDisc2, SecuROM, LaserLock, CD Cops and more. Add VCDs from the Internet With GameDrive®, you can add a VCD (*.VCD) that is shared on the Internet or a LAN into the GameDrive®. VCD Cabinet Instead of adding VCDs all in one place, the new added Cabinet function allows you to sort your VCDs and put them into different "cabinets" in the GameDrive® Manager. Export Audio Tracks Extract audio tracks from an existing audio CD, either a real CD or a virtual CD, and store them as an audio file (*.WAV) or a MP3 file on the hard disk. #1 in CD/DVD-ROM game compatibility: GameDrive® supports the newest and most popular games available today including copy-protected titles. Run Multiple CDs/DVDs Simultaneously: GameDrive® allows you to run multiple CD/DVDs at the same time. Optimized CD/DVD performance: Discs are played at hard drive speed (equivalent to a 200x CD/DVD drive). GameDrive® also comes with advanced caching technology that can reduce CD/DVD access times by up to 75%. Fully integrated with Windows: 10 GameDrive®'s XP-style interface is completely integrated with Windows Explorer and the Windows Device Manager. Enable/disable CD auto-run, change CD drive letters, or set your own hot-keys to run your CDs. Easy Management GameDrive® converts the contents of the entire CD into a single VCD file on the hard drive. Disk and file management are greatly simplified. Ideal for Notebook and Laptop PCs GameDrive® extends the battery life of your notebook and eliminates the need to carry CDs/DVDs when you travel. 11 Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements · Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 · CD/DVD drive · 25 MB of hard disk space · 128MB RAM or better · Intel Pentium (or compatible) 233 MHz processor or better Note: A virtual CD drive does not take any appreciable amount of hard drive space. However, 19 KB of RAM is reserved for each virtual drive when a VCD is inserted. 2.2 Installing GameDrive® Insert the GamelDrive CD-ROM disc. The setup program should start automatically. If the auto-run function does not work, run the setup.exe file directly. Also, if you are installing from a network or a hard drive, double-click 12 setup.exe to launch the Windows Installer program. Follow the instructions step by step to the end of the installation process. 2.3 Uninstalling GameDrive® To uninstall the GameDrive® program, select Start in the Windows taskbar, and then select either Programs/GameDrive®/Uninstall GameDrive® or Start/Settings/Control Panel and double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon to open the Add/Remove Programs screen. Select GameDrive®, and then select Add/Remove. Either method will launch the GameDrive® Uninstall Wizard. Follow the instructions step by step to the end of the uninstall process. The uninstall program will remove all files created by GameDrive®, except the VCD files (files with the "VCD" extension). These VCD files can be deleted by using Windows Explorer. 13 Chapter 3 Starting GameDrive® Chapter 3 Starting GameDrive® 3.1 Launching GameDrive® After installation, you can launch GameDrive® directly without restarting the computer. Double-click the shortcut icon launch GameDrive® manager. 3.1.2 The GameDrive® Manager on the desktop to The figure above shows GameDrive® emulating three CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives ­ drive H, R and T. The left column 14 lists each virtual drive and drive letter with the description of the VCD that is currently loaded. The upper right pane displays all VCDs and cabinets available. The address bar in the middle enables you to select a cabinet quickly. Click the drop button to select a cabinet. Click the UP button to go to the up level cabinet. You can create a shortcut for a VCD on the desktop by right-clicking the VCD and then selecting shortcut from the popup menu. Note: Select one VCD at a time. Only one shortcut can be created at a time. You can enable the auto-run function for the selected virtual drives, or for all (virtual) drives. Right-click on a virtual drive and select Auto-Run to enable the auto-run function for it. The current user will need to log off and log back on to the computer for changes to take affect. Right-click "Virtual Drives" (the heading) and select Auto-run (All Virtual Drives) to enable the auto-run function for all virtual drives. The current user will need to log off and log back on to the computer for changes to take affect. Right-click "Virtual Drives" (the heading) and select Auto-run (All Drives) to enable the auto-run function for all drives, including the physical drive. The current user will need to log off and log back on to the computer for changes to take affect. 15 Select a VCD added in the GameDrive® Manager and you can view the content of it in the pane below. Right-click a file or several selected files in the content pane and you will see three options: Open: Open the selected file. Export: Export the selected file and store it on the hard disk. With this function, you can: Export any file in a multi-session VCD and store it on the hard disk. (Note: Some files in a multi-session cannot be seen or accessed through Windows Explorer.) Export audio tracks from a Mixed-Mode CD or CD-Extra such as *.wav files, and store them on the hard disk. Properties: View the properties of the selected file. 3.1.2 Frequently Used Buttons Insert Inserts a VCD into a virtual drive. Double-clicking on the VCD icon in GameDrive®TM Manager has the same effect. Eject Ejects a VCD from a virtual drive. 16 Make Image Converts the contents of a CD into a VCD file. CD-ROMs, Mixed Mode CDs, Photo CDs, Video CDs, DVD-ROMs (Data Mode) and Unprotected DVD Videos. Add Internet Image Adds a VCD file shared on the Internet or LAN to the GameDrive® Manager. Add VCD Adds a VCD file to the GameDrive® Manager. Delete VCD Removes a VCD from the GameDrive® Manager. 3.2 The GameDrive® Start Menu After launching GameDrive®, a GameDrive® icon will be displayed in the Windows system tray near the clock. Note: The GameDrive® icon will not be displayed if you have disabled the VD Task function. To disable GameDrive® Task, go to View Options Miscellaneous Settings and clear the "Run VD Task while launching GameDrive® Manger" box. 17 Double-click the icon to launch the GameDrive® Manager. Right-click the icon to open the GameDrive® Start Menu. The Start Menu provides a quick entry to the most commonly used functions of GameDrive®. 18 Chapter 4 Building a Virtual CD (VCD) Chapter 4 Building Virtual CDs (VCDs) 4.1 Building VCDs from the CD Drive To use GameDrive®, first create an image of a CD on your hard drive. This image is known as a Virtual CD or VCD. You can build a VCD from almost all types of Game CD. To begin building a VCD, using one of the following methods: on the toolbar. 1. Select Make Image 2. Select File from the menu bar and select Make Image. 3. Right-click the GameDrive® icon in the system tray and select Make Image. 4. Use the shortcut key Ctrl+B. 5. Open Windows Explorer and right-click the inserted physical drive and select Make Image /GameDrive®. 19 Follow the steps below: Step 1 Select the physical CD drive and then select Next. Step 2 GameDrive® will verify that the selected hard drive has enough free space to store the new VCD. Use the file browser button to select a location in which to save the new VCD file and give the new file a name. (If no new name is entered, the new VCD will use the name of the folder in which it is to be stored as the VCD file name.) Step 3 Select the CD read method and use data compression if desired. The default read method "Intelligent Extraction" is successful for most CD formats. In most cases, you can use Intelligent Extraction to build your Game VCDs. However, due to the nature of encryption, some of the Game CDs require that they be built using the Other Protected CD Type. If you know which protection is on the CD, you can choose to build with that protection by using Other Protected CD type. Using data compression will save hard disk space but will also require a longer VCD build time. 20