Introduction:

Over time, literally thousands of questions have been asked through the eMail and the forum. After a while, you sort of see a pattern in these questions as they tend to repeat themselves over and over. To that end, this frequently asked questions page should point you in the right direction.

1. What are DVD Regions and how do they apply to me?
   
2. What are Region Locked drives?
   
3. What is a firmware (or firmware update)?
   
4. How can I find out if my DVD drive is region locked?
   
5. What do I do if I have a Region Locked DVD drive? (Make the drive region free)
   
6. What can be done with Region Locked DVD Players?
   
7. What can be done about the Windows 98 region code?
   
8. What can be done about the Windows 2000/XP region code?
   
9. When I try checking if my drive is region locked, I get an ASPI error. What is wrong?
10. What is the best Hardware Decoder?
    
11. How can I remove MacroVision from my CineMaster card?
    
12. How can I copy a DVD to my hard disk?
    
13. Why can't my CD drive read DVD discs?
    
14. What is this DMA thing and how do I enable it?
    
15. How do I find out which display adaptor I have installed?
16. How do I find out which DVD Drive I own?