Optical Disc Drive Compatibility: GD-ROM

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Revision as of 16:00, 8 June 2025

A list of optical disc drives compatible with dumping GD-ROM discs.

GDs contain two distinctly different "Areas" of data ("LD Area" and "HD Area"), separated by a ring. Both Areas are dumped with a separate process.

For dumping the LD Area, the same methodology applies for dumping a CD-ROM. The list of compatible drives for dumping LD Area is here.

The HD Area dumping the process is different, use one of the recommended drives below:

HD Area: GD-ROM (Pressed) - (install Kreon firmware):
- Samsung TSSTCorp models:
  - TS-H353A aka SH-D163A
  - TS-H352C aka SH-D162C
  - TS-H192C
HD Area: GD-R (Burned Preproduction) - Working to some at least extent (WARNING: needs significant additional testing):
- Plextor: PX-708A, PX-755A, PX-755SA, PX-4012TA[1]

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 ==LD Area==
-For dumping the '''LD Area''', the same rules apply as in dumping a CD as they use the same technology. The list of compatible drives for dumping LD Area is [[Optical Disc Drive Compatibility: CD|here]].
+For dumping the '''LD Area''', the same methodology applies for dumping a CD-ROM. The list of compatible drives for dumping LD Area is [[Optical Disc Drive Compatibility: CD|here]].
 ==HD Area==