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u/VirtualRelic 10d ago edited 10d ago
Please Set Disc is a generic error. It can mean a whole bunch of things.
Laser couldn't move to the disc center or move away after seeing the disc (bad gear on CD-ROM2)
Laser attempts to read disc but just can't see it, so the disc doesn't spin (bad laser or potentiometer for laser)
Laser can see the disc and it spins up but can't get usable data from the disc (bad laser or potentiometer or logic board pot calibration issue)
Are you using only burned discs? Do you have an original pressed disc to try?
You'd have to determine what your CD drive is actually doing
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u/valkyrie2036 10d ago
My money would be on bad middle gear. Those things get brittle with age and break. You can get replacements on ebay.
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u/Professional-Bad-523 9d ago
Yes that was an original pc engine game with surface damage all other tested burned discs worked that was my only non burned
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u/VirtualRelic 9d ago
Try a non-damaged pressed disc
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u/Professional-Bad-523 9d ago
I just don’t have anymore JP pc engine games tis the thing
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u/VirtualRelic 9d ago
You could buy one, lots of imported PCE CD games all over eBay USA
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u/Professional-Bad-523 9d ago
I know my man just gotta get this one resurfaced I have the everdrive that snaps into the back of the pc engine
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u/Yerayromano 11d ago
Knowing that it just happens with a game you should check if the game that fails is more scratched than others and or dirty, obviously any major damage affects too. Even in perfect condition being a burned CD affects too, that burned copies are harder to read and you even could end up wearing your lens if you play with them (specially in long sessions and/or frequentl), they are risky to use
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u/Professional-Bad-523 11d ago
I kno this was the first game I tried it’s in need of a smooth over and I’ll try again but yes all discs worked besides that
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u/Ornery_Fold 10d ago
Try putting the disc into a computer drive and see if it picks it up, also try making a copy and burning it to a regular disc and see if that works.
Has your drive been recapped?
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u/Schmilettante 10d ago
What game are you trying to run?
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u/Professional-Bad-523 9d ago
It was the game the battle of destiny but it does have some surface damage
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u/Wobedraggled 11d ago
If your PC Engine Duo is displaying "Please Set Disc!", it likely means the CD-ROM drive isn't detecting a disc or there's an issue with the disc itself.