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Title: Playing via External CD Drive
Post by: Cod on November 17, 2013, 08:28:47 AM
Does this game run well (or at all) via an external disc drive (USB 3.0)?  If not, is there a legal way to play the game w/o a CD?

I recently bought a new laptop that includes dual video cards in place of an internal disc drive (Lenovo y500).  Also, I should note, I still have the CDs and serial numbers for my SC4 and RH discs.

Any help is appreciated.
Title: Re: Playing via External CD Drive
Post by: metarvo on November 17, 2013, 09:31:59 AM
My previous computer's CD drive stopped working, so I bought an external USB DVD drive rather than replacing the existing drive.  The game worked just as good on the USB drive as it did on the built-in drive.

So, I would say that you should be just fine using a USB CD drive.  ;)
Title: Re: Playing via External CD Drive
Post by: Cod on November 17, 2013, 09:58:36 AM
Awesome, thanks!  Guess I'll stop by somewhere today and pick one up.