PES 2013, published by Konami, shipped with a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system called . This software was designed to prevent piracy by requiring the original game disc to be present in a physical drive during gameplay. When you launch the game, the executable checks for specific disc signatures. If it doesn't find a physical drive containing the authenticated PES 2013 disc, it throws the error and refuses to start.
This error occurs when the game’s executable (the file that starts the game) checks for the physical game disc as a form of anti-piracy protection. On newer systems, especially those running Windows 10 or 11, the hardware or software drivers required for this check may no longer be supported or installed. Primary Solutions to Fix the Error 1. Update and Verify Your Drivers Pes-2013-No-Cd-Dvdrom-Drive-Found
But not tonight. Tonight, there was a drive. Tonight, there was a disc. Tonight, in a small room with a broken AC, a man in his late thirties celebrated a goal against a computer opponent that didn’t know it had already lost. PES 2013, published by Konami, shipped with a
: If using a modern OS (Windows 10 or 11), right-click the game executable, go to Properties , and set compatibility to Windows XP (Service Pack 3) Mount an ISO Image : Use software like If it doesn't find a physical drive containing
: If the drive has a yellow exclamation mark, right-click it, select Uninstall device
Check and select Windows 7 . Check "Run this program as an administrator" . Click Apply and launch the game. 5. Using Virtual Drive Software
| Situation | Best Fix | Success Rate | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | You own a Steam key | Download from Steam | 100% | | You own a disc but no drive | Official 1.04 No-DVD EXE | 100% | | You have a physical drive + Windows 10 | Registry edit (Upper/Lower filters) | 70% | | You modded the game heavily | Use original game's EXE + fixed no-dvd from mod maker | 90% | | You use a virtual drive (Daemon Tools) | Switch to SCSI mode + old DT version | 50% | | Everything fails | Buy external USB DVD drive | 85% |