Problem with Disc 2

[MonkeyMan09 2]

Ok ever since i bought sim city 4 deluxe edition and started playing it always prompeted for me to insert disc 2 or the game disc when the disc gets running it makes a funny noise so i tried to see if it was the drive and it with other discs and no noises came out.. then i tried to make a copy of disc 2 but when i tried to play the game it said insirt game disc and there was already a copy disc inside... anyone know how to fix this?? is the disc faulty?? can i make a copy disc or make the game run with no disc??


someone please help me...

[Xyloxadoria 1,099]

You have to use the original disc for it to work, My disc 2 is damaged as well, but it still works. Try cleaning your CD, it worked for me.

[MonkeyMan09 2]

I cleaned it and everything.. and it has noscratches no nothing it just makes a wierd noise when it starts to spin..

[tungston 19]

The disk is copy protected, so you can't just copy it and have it work. The noise may be nothing more than the disk spinning up. The new high speed drives spin those disk at thousands of RPM's, and you will get vibrations, and some noise. If the drive can read the disk, then it should spin down, and stop making the noise.

If the disk doesn't read, then it is damaged, you can get a new one from EA, but you will have to jump through hoops to get it.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Check out your drive hardware/firmware/drivers.  Run the system diagnostic from the properties page on the drive.  Sometimes these fast drives get out of alignment.  Also see if the manufacturer of the drive has any updates.

[MonkeyMan09 2]

tungston-my drive can read the disk and then it slows down a little...

N_O_Body-where can i do that??

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Originally posted by: MonkeyMan09 tungston-my drive can read the disk and then it slows down a little...

N_O_Body-where can i do that??quote>

From your control panel open the System Page and choose the Hardware Manager tab.  In this tab, choose your drive, right click and choose properties.  You can now find out who made your drive, and you can go their web site looking for fixes.  You can also run diagnostics and trouble shooting from this area.

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: MonkeyMan09 tungston-my drive can read the disk and then it slows down a little...

N_O_Body-where can i do that??quote>

 

So, if I understand the issue, it's just that the drive makes too much noise?  If that is it, after the game starts, eject the CD.

The CD may be warped.

[MonkeyMan09 2]

N_O_Body-now checking for updates

Tungston-Can i get a replacement?? if so where?

[tungston 19]

Maxis/EA will replace the disk, but you will have to jump through hoops to get it. You need receipts, original CD key, and what all I don't remember. Go to simcity.ea.com and look around you will find the information there. There is a new start page there so you need to click the link to the SC4 game.

[MonkeyMan09 2]

then it is going to be impossible for me to do then cause I lost the reciept..

[tungston 19]

I am not sure you need the receipt, I just used that as an example. Check the web site for details.

I think I remember something about taking an photograph of the box, and the CD Key number, etc.

[MonkeyMan09 2]

ok.. thanks..