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[Sihs]

Hi. I've just got a dvd movie for my aopen 12x dvd drive (8k7a/ATI Radeon). The problem is that the drive can't read anything off the dvd. I think it has to do with dvd's that can only be seen in specific areas like china or europe. Can anybody help?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

Are you talking about the Region Locks??? If so, check out my<A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=17252#17252" target="_new">other posts</A> for instructions on how to set/change it.

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[Stick_e_Mouse]

Forgot to mention, China is Region 6 and Europe is Region 2.

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[Sihs]

Thanks man. I knew I read a post about something like that but I forgot what was its name.
I'll give it a try.

 

[Sihs]

I've just found the setting in win2k. But it says that even a reinstall can't make me change the region again. Does windows change something in the dvd firmware to make the second region stick? or can I change it again if I format?

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

No, even if you format your hd a billion times, the region lock will not change. If you read further in my other post, I mentioned a program called "DVD GENIE" that will allow you to change it infinately many times.

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[Sihs]

DVD genie didn't work. Could the problem be with powerdvd? Would the win2k region change work even if the dvd genie didn't?
I also found a place where they had a cracked firmware for my dvd. Would that be too dangerous to flash?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

No, its not Power DVD, DVD Genie supports that software, I think it may be Win2k. So even the lock would still change when you set it through Windows.
Yes, there are many ways of overriding the region lock, including a Firmware hack. Although, it can be dangerous, it may also work. You should only do it at your own risk.

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