Actually...there *is* a way to get marks on the data layer of a disc without cracking it open, but a game console sure as hell ain't gonna do it. 1) Put disc in microwave 2) Turn on That's actually one of the easier ways to dispose of discs with confidential data on them. When you absolutely, positively have to be sure that no one is going to end up with your build, nuke the bloody thing. Not even a dumpster diver can do anything then. -hl718
= P I have laser devices that are actually built to burn into discs, so i didn't really want to bring that into the equation. Needless to say no consumer has a laser that will do that. I've about a dozen cruel ways to destroy single discs. I also have shreaders that are built to destroy entire skids of discs at a time... anyone ever wonder what happened to half life for the dreamcast? lol, how about watching skids of kasumi xboxes being shreaded (starts crying like a baby)... Casear: Don't worry about it, unless you put them in the microwave you didn't do anything to damage those discs, and your buyer is misinformed. As a side note, i'm begining to worry about some of the Saturn discs out there. I have one in my collection that is begining to re-liquify. You can see bubbles starting to form in the plastic, and it is starting to get greasy. What's really odd is that some of the hair from my dog is now trapped inside the disc... obviously the curing agent is begining to break down. Luckly it's just a copy of nights... if my radiant silvergun starts doing the same thing i think i would freak out.
I was going to post a similar post on how it was possible to get marks on the data layer of a disc, but I didn't want to further confuse matters (for some). In one instance, I inserted a Windows XP CD into a semi-old/ancient PC in my Cisco 1 class. Seconds later, there was a loud rumble in the computer. After I ejected the CD, there was a large heavy ring on the disc, thus corrupting the CD data. Anyway, the story the person gave you is certainly untrue. I might have misread somewhere, but there can't just be a "mark" but a ring; that would make more sense...
yeah i doubt that what her friend said is true as i just received email from her saying that her friend has helped her clean the mark. I wonder if her friend has such sophisticated method to actually clean something that s inside the disc, not on surface
Sounds more like her "friend" is talking out of his ass. Maybe he's trying to "impress" her with his knowledge so she'll go out with him. Either way, he's simply making stuff up left and right. -hl718
she and I decided to rest the case. but honestly, i m still unsure what burning mark is and how that can appear on inner layer of the disc because of heat emitted by console. but now i don't think I need to bother with her case anymore. thank guys for your explanation. my exp point goes up now hehehe
