I've got a Windows 8.1 PC with a GDR 8161B drive. Since my motherboard only has SATA connections, the drive is connected via an IDE to SATA adapter (this might be a factor--I'm not sure). I've successfully ripped a GameCube game with RawDump 2.1 using the drive.
When I put a Wii disc in the drive, it spins up the disc to a high speed and after a few seconds, spins down again. After a delay of several seconds, it repeats that. It keeps doing that until I eject the disc. If I click on "Start Dump," RawDump becomes unresponsive until I eject the disc. When I do eject the disc, RawDump displays "Wii disc detected" along with the faulty drive message (since now there isn't a disc in the drive).
For GameCube games, I get a similar spinning behavior, but RawDump eventually recognizes the disc.
When I put a Wii disc in the drive, it spins up the disc to a high speed and after a few seconds, spins down again. After a delay of several seconds, it repeats that. It keeps doing that until I eject the disc. If I click on "Start Dump," RawDump becomes unresponsive until I eject the disc. When I do eject the disc, RawDump displays "Wii disc detected" along with the faulty drive message (since now there isn't a disc in the drive).
For GameCube games, I get a similar spinning behavior, but RawDump eventually recognizes the disc.