Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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My CD drive recently broke, but I still want to play Halo PC. The drive will not do anything, and I don't know whats wrong and am too lazy to fix it :p. Is there a way to run it withought having to get it fixed?

  • 07.10.2008 3:24 PM PDT

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No legal way. (or no ways that we're allowed to discuss here)
Stop being lazy for just a day or two and get it fixed. Because without a CD drive, no dvds, no games, no burning cds, and no music cds.
Most importantly, until you get it fixed......
NO HALO

[Edited on 07.10.2008 3:29 PM PDT]

  • 07.10.2008 3:28 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

Posted by: madkiller92
No legal way. (or no ways that we're allowed to discuss here)
Stop being lazy for just a day or two and get it fixed. Because without a CD drive, no dvds, no games, no burning cds, and no music cds.
Most importantly, until you get it fixed......
NO HALO

His drive is broken, not his disc.


Just buy a new drive, those things are dirt cheap nowadays. Even I can afford one and I'm dirt poor.

  • 07.10.2008 4:30 PM PDT

H1 and Halo Custom edition name: madkiller92
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I know his drive is broken. That's why I said no dvds, games, halo, etc.
That's why I also said there is no legal way to play halo without a disk drive. There are cracks and other things that don't require a disk or drive, just a hard drive.

[Edited on 07.10.2008 6:20 PM PDT]

  • 07.10.2008 6:17 PM PDT
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I am using a IBM 2002 Laptop. Does that make a difference?

  • 07.10.2008 6:44 PM PDT
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You can just get an external CD/DVD drive that connects with USB.

  • 07.10.2008 7:30 PM PDT
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How much would that cost?

  • 07.10.2008 7:52 PM PDT
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Most CD drives cost around an est $20 (Thats what I saw at the last cpu fair).


Whatever you do, don't try the cracks. They work terribly and never give a full server list from all the reports I've seen.

However, if you can get on another computer and know how to make an ISO I don't see why using a copy of halo you paid for would be a bad thing... It'd just be like making a back up technically and would more than likely run faster since most hard drives nowadays have better RPM than most CD drives. I don't see how making an ISO would be piracy since you brought it, you should be allowed to back it up and enjoy it. Especially since its getting harder and harder to find Halo PC in stores these days.

That and most companies like blizzard are making ISOs and official no CD hacks since most of their own cd game discs are burning out by now and offering support to extend the life of the game for the consumer usually means a potential future consumer for their future products.

  • 07.10.2008 8:06 PM PDT
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20 bucks? Im going to best buy tomorrow :)

  • 07.10.2008 8:30 PM PDT
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20 bucks? Im going to best buy tomorrow :)
Eh, the cheapest drive on Best Buy's web site was $74 for an internal one. $100 for external. I need a external one since my disc drive on my laptop is shot. But I can't afford that much money. So you might be disappointed. :(

  • 07.10.2008 8:38 PM PDT
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Oh... well if thats the case im just going to buy a capture card. Ive always wanted one :)

  • 07.10.2008 8:39 PM PDT

Buy a cheap drive off eBay.

  • 07.10.2008 10:15 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

You can get a good one at Wal-Mart for $30.

Lrn 2 shop kids.

  • 07.10.2008 10:57 PM PDT
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30 bucks? Really?

  • 07.10.2008 11:54 PM PDT
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You can get a good one at Wal-Mart for $30.

Lrn 2 shop kids.
You are right in the sense there are ones that are that cheap at Wal-Mart. But they are only internal. Which doesn't work for me because I have a laptop. But at the external ones there are cheaper than Best Buy.

  • 07.11.2008 1:24 PM PDT
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I went to buy a capture card at walmart (they didnt have one) and I saw an external cd drive. It was $100.

  • 07.11.2008 1:43 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

External will always cost more.

Just get the internal already.

  • 07.11.2008 1:46 PM PDT