Anyone tried boiling for freezing problems?

[delanceyj]

Just Curious.. Saw a NBA 2K6 thread here that people boiled their disks..

[koebner]

Re: Anyone tried boiling for freezing problems?

Just Curious.. Saw a NBA 2K6 thread here that people boiled their disks..

It's pure B.S.-clean the disc or use a repair kit.If it still freezes,then that game is done.It's a real problem with 2K games lately.

[myghty]

Re: Anyone tried boiling for freezing problems?

Try it anyways, I'm curious to see what happens!

[koebner]

Re: Anyone tried boiling for freezing problems?

I had the best results pan-frying my disc,but grilling it over an open flame also works.

[Blzer]

Re: Anyone tried boiling for freezing problems?

I had the best results pan-frying my disc,but grilling it over an open flame also works.

I see that you're not a believer of the boiling trick, as it actually does work.


Here's what you're doing when putting your disc in boiling water:

Technically, the plastic on the readable surface is so thin, that once it's exposed to the boiling water, it expands. That plastic actually protects the encoded data on the metallic or layers located beneath it. Once the plastic is subjected to this elastromeric state, it releases any particles or debris from the readable side or fixes minor warpage. Once it is removed from the water the plastic quickly contracts back to it's original state without the hinderance of the said debris or warpage causing it to be readable once again.

Oils from a finger transferring to the readable side frequently causes more disc errors than that of a scratch as light can penetrate through surface scratches better than the obstacles or obscurities an oil presents. That is why there are typically those warnings on how to handle CD's or DVD's... and especially why they tell you in owners manuals to never touch the lens (which reads the data from optical discs on DVD players, CD players, videogame systems, etc.).

There are numerous factors that contribute to debris or loose particles getting onto the disc or causing it to warp the plastic. Let's take the OXM discs for example: One causation would be that since the disc is contained in the plastic bag (could cause condensation within the bag, condensation dries as a film on the disc) the magazine is shipped in, it can get loose ink particles on it through friction of the magazine being handled or being between all the weight of other magazines. This contributes to the possibilities of both loose particles getting onto the disc and warpage. The old discs use to come shipped to subscribers in a cardboard sleeve and that allowed more particles to get onto it... and the disc also moved around more.

Currently, the OXM demo discs come in a paper sleeve with a flap which helps prevent those things from occuring as often as it contains the disc from moving and things getting onto it. Though many people hate the change calling it a "cheapen trick to lower costs", it is actually better for the discs themselves. Ultimately, the 'slimpak' cases are the best solution, then the paper sleeve, then the cardboard ones. Some people just demand the vanity of asthetic design over the actual primary function of a sleeve though.

So, yeah... boiling the disc helps if you have a disc error in many cases as I explained why above. If this does not work, you could use a optical lens cleaner that is recommended at your local electronics retailer if it is more widespread than just one disc and not the actual disc being the problem. Other than that, you may need to buy a new MLB 2K6 disc.

[casedogg311]

Re: Anyone tried boiling for freezing problems?

are you using zone pitching mode? switch to payoff, worked for me. came from 2k support