Won't "Read" Off of Disk

2006-12-27 02:05:43

#1

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

I have everything set up, (on my new computer) and bf2142 succesfully installed. Internet working etcetra etcetra. But, when I start up 2142 it comes up with the start up screen like it does when its starting up then it says

Please make sure the install disk is inserted and click "Ok" and restart application.

or something along those lines.

Any help???

Please?

2006-12-27 02:08:21

#2

Executiator: Member; +69|6640

Is there more than 1 disc for 2142?(haven't bought it yet)

Make sure the play disc is in your main drive.

2006-12-27 02:09:05

#3

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

Executiator wrote:
Is there more than 1 disc for 2142?(haven't bought it yet)

Make sure the play disc is in your main drive.

one disc

2006-12-27 23:12:58

#4

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

any help?

2006-12-27 23:17:49

#5

hurricane2oo5: Do One Ya Mug !!!; +176|6983|mansfield

is your drive a dvd drive, im pretty sure they are dvd's.

2006-12-27 23:20:50

#6

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

hurricane2oo5 wrote:
is your drive a dvd drive, im pretty sure they are dvd's.

i believe so... would there be a problem where i wopuld have to tell it to read from a certain drive?

because Win. sees the CD... will bring up the game options window thingy when i insert it....its fully loaded....yet when i start up the game it says please insert install DVD and try again

2006-12-28 00:17:16

#7

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6891|Colorado

Do you have the ea link on? I've had some wierd problems with it off sometimes.
And since this is a new computer I doubt the dvd drivers are out of date.

2006-12-28 01:55:45

#8

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6817|Cheshire. UK

just check that your DVD is clean and no scratches...especially towards the middle...

Do you have more than one drive?

Is the DVD in the drive you installed from?

What Virus checker do you have?

2006-12-28 02:35:50

#9

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

TrollmeaT wrote:
Do you have the ea link on? I've had some wierd problems with it off sometimes.
And since this is a new computer I doubt the dvd drivers are out of date.

EA link?

just check that your DVD is clean and no scratches...especially towards the middle...

Do you have more than one drive?

Is the DVD in the drive you installed from?

What Virus checker do you have?

1)Brand new...and yes

2)no

3)yes

4)i havnt installed any?

Last edited by xBlackPantherx (2006-12-28 02:37:18)

2006-12-29 22:44:27

#10

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

do i have any takers?

2006-12-30 03:30:56

#11

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6817|Cheshire. UK

ok...thats strange........ long shot ....do you have DMA turned on for the drive

Via control panel, system, hardware, device manager. Doubleclick on IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, Second Tab. There you'll see what DMA setting Windows XP is using.

2006-12-30 19:33:47

#12

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

joker3327 wrote:
ok...thats strange........ long shot ....do you have DMA turned on for the drive

Via control panel, system, hardware, device manager. Doubleclick on IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, Second Tab. There you'll see what DMA setting Windows XP is using.

i cant seem to find it...

WOULD downloading it from the EA link solve the problem of the program not reading the disk, seeing how it takes out the whole disk process

2006-12-31 03:23:19

#13

Jo Barf Creepy: Member; +27|6778

Have you recently plugged in, or unplugged a USB device that may be detected as a drive? USB Flash Drive, USB MP3 Player, USB 8in1 Memory Card Reader...Etc...

If so, it MAY change your DVD's drive letter assignment. If so, BF2142 will look for itself in lets say D:\ but if a device changed the drive to E:\, BF2142 wont detect that change.

2006-12-31 03:55:44

#14

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6817|Cheshire. UK

xBlackPantherx wrote:
joker3327 wrote:
ok...thats strange........ long shot ....do you have DMA turned on for the drive

Via control panel, system, hardware, device manager. Doubleclick on IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, Second Tab. There you'll see what DMA setting Windows XP is using.
i cant seem to find it...

WOULD downloading it from the EA link solve the problem of the program not reading the disk, seeing how it takes out the whole disk process

That would solve the problem...but you would have to pay for it again.....

2006-12-31 04:06:08

#15

arson: Member; +99|6855|New York

Could you have by any chanced switched the disc to BF2 maybe? Thats the error message you get when for instance you try to play Bf2 off of disc 2 or 3 and not 1...

2006-12-31 16:51:37

#16

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

arson wrote:
Could you have by any chanced switched the disc to BF2 maybe? Thats the error message you get when for instance you try to play Bf2 off of disc 2 or 3 and not 1...

its not bf2 smart one...read the title...its 2142...one disc

2007-01-04 00:41:27

#17

Salgurdar: Member; +6|6608|Melbourne, Australia

If you're running any sort of Virtual CD/DVD program, you will get this error. Shutting down the Virtual CD/DVD program will allow you to play BF2142.

2007-01-05 17:03:17

#18

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

Salgurdar wrote:
If you're running any sort of Virtual CD/DVD program, you will get this error. Shutting down the Virtual CD/DVD program will allow you to play BF2142.

its kinda running on bootcamp

2007-01-05 17:48:52

#19

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6985|Cambridge (UK)

when you launch 2142, does the DVD drive actually spin up (you should be able to hear it) and does the 'read-light' on the drive come on?

Bootcamp?

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2007-01-05 17:50:33)

2007-01-05 20:02:53

#20

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
when you launch 2142, does the DVD drive actually spin up (you should be able to hear it) and does the 'read-light' on the drive come on?

Bootcamp?

windows SEES the CD...will start up FROM the CD when you put it in...just bf2142 files won't 'read' from it

2007-01-05 20:06:16

#21

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|6979|San Antonio, Texas

Hah, I guess that's what you get for installing BF2142 on a Mac...

2007-01-05 20:23:54

#22

Knifey McStabstab: Don't lock my topic!; +32|6727|Indiana

This is actually happening to me also. So I hope you get this figured out.

2007-01-05 20:29:48

#23

xBlackPantherx: Grow up, or die; +142|6562|California

{M5}Sniper3 wrote:
Hah, I guess that's what you get for installing BF2142 on a Mac...

well its on BOOTCAMP not parrellels, so if its booting up in windows not opening in a window...then i dont't see why it wont work

Last edited by xBlackPantherx (2007-01-05 20:30:26)

2007-01-05 20:50:49

#24

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6985|Cambridge (UK)

If Bootcamp is just a boot selector (i.e. just lets you select which OS to boot into) then it probably isn't that, but I don't know macs, so I'm not 100% sure on that.

Do you have nero or something similar that you could use to check the cd with?

2007-01-05 21:00:39

#25

Archer: rapes face; +161|6643|Canuckistan

I'm having the same problem

BF2S Forums Won't "Read" Off of Disk

Executiator wrote:

hurricane2oo5 wrote:

TrollmeaT wrote:

joker3327 wrote:

xBlackPantherx wrote:

joker3327 wrote:

arson wrote:

Salgurdar wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

{M5}Sniper3 wrote:

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