Pes-2013-no-cd-dvdrom-drive-found May 2026

The "No Disc Drive Found" Nightmare: A Complete Guide to Fixing PES 2013’s Most Infamous Error

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES 2013) is widely regarded by fans as a "golden era" title. Released over a decade ago, its fluid gameplay, active community patches, and masterful AI still draw players back. However, for those installing the game on modern hardware—specifically laptops, ultrabooks, and gaming desktops—a frustrating wall often appears.

Tools: Applications like PowerISO or Daemon Tools Lite allow you to mount the game image as a virtual drive. Pes-2013-No-Cd-Dvdrom-Drive-Found

Result: The game never checks for a drive. It launches instantly.

The original .exe is backed up.
The modified .exe is pasted into the installation folder.
When launched, the modified .exe skips the hardware query and jumps straight to the game initialization.

Risk of registry errors if instructions are misfollowed.
Complex for non-technical users.

Below is a blog post designed to help players navigate this classic technical hurdle. Stuck on the Loading Screen? Fixing the PES 2013 Disc Error The "No Disc Drive Found" Nightmare: A Complete

Safe cracks exist (e.g., the "RELOADED" or "SKIDROW" releases from 2012 are widely used in modding communities, but their file signatures are old).
Modern malware often disguises itself as this specific crack.
Your antivirus will scream – even on clean cracks, because they modify EXE behavior.

The error "No Disc Inserted" or "No CD/DVD-ROM Drive Found" in Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2013 Result: The game never checks for a drive