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    You dont acctually need disk 3 in the UT2003 set to play the game. Its just extras. When it asks for it, you can press cancel and it will work fine. Its only after the Direct X setup, and provided your using 8.1+, it wont cause a problem
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    just reading that and I have that exact same 52X cd drivve sitting over in the corner, Its not in use atm but I will think carefully about the direction I am gonna point my 3rd PC once it is fully assembled...
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    good job il2-sturmovik is only about £7.99 these days must've been pretty scary tho

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    Originally posted by Agent
    You dont acctually need disk 3 in the UT2003 set to play the game. Its just extras. When it asks for it, you can press cancel and it will work fine. Its only after the Direct X setup, and provided your using 8.1+, it wont cause a problem
    I know - but when using it in my old system it can come in handy - and that has the most voltile 50x CD drive in the world - so you can appreciate my caution, lol.
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    Originally posted by |SilentDeath|
    <snip>for example abit will only help ppl in hte US, anyone in europe has to goto the retailer....<snip>
    They have a UK office that is more than willing to deal with RMA's (as a last resort) where it is not possible to contact the supplier. They are even known to be reasonably helpful. Just need to get the RMA from from them and away you go. Had my board back to me in 4 days iirc.

    The retailer should be your first point of contact though as Komplett is still alive and kicking

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    has happened to me too! although with a LiteOn 16x 40x DVD-ROM, and it was my motherboard driver cd

    http://anzwers.org/free/goldfinger/cd_oops.htm

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    cd's ussually crack in cd drives when you buy 10 cent cd's from the flea market. So I never let my friends put cracked ,wet or retarded cd's in my drives. You can damage your cd drive with cheap cd-r's you might think they are a bargain but it could cost you ur cd drive. T/hink ab/out it/

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    This used to happen a lot in the development labs when CD drives began to get faster and faster, it looks like they were able to strengthen the disks to manage 40X on nearly every drive these days but it appears they have hit a ceiling again over 40 with the cd materials, I expect that the cheaper the disk the cheaper and weaker the materials, although not always.
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    This is one reason I always use No CD cracks for my games, I like to give CD's as little time in the drives as possible.
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