diff --git a/src/mame/video/powervr2.c b/src/mame/video/powervr2.c
index 2d29aeaf181..5d193630d9c 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/powervr2.c
+++ b/src/mame/video/powervr2.c
@@ -3170,7 +3170,6 @@ void powervr2_device::pvr_scanline_timer(int vpos)
 {
 	int vbin_line = spg_vblank_int & 0x3ff;
 	int vbout_line = (spg_vblank_int >> 16) & 0x3ff;
-	int spg_hblank_int & 0x3ff
 
 	if(vbin_line == vpos)
 		irq_cb(VBL_IN_IRQ);
diff --git a/src/mess/includes/dccons.h b/src/mess/includes/dccons.h
index a47332a1ce4..417c27b369f 100644
--- a/src/mess/includes/dccons.h
+++ b/src/mess/includes/dccons.h
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ private:
 	UINT8 *atapi_data;
 	int atapi_data_ptr, atapi_data_len, atapi_xferlen, atapi_xferbase, atapi_cdata_wait, atapi_xfermod;
 	UINT8 xfer_mode;
+	int atapi_pio_ptr;
+	UINT8 pio_sector_buffer[2048];
 };
diff --git a/src/mess/machine/dccons.c b/src/mess/machine/dccons.c
index beb87c84e65..efb4869a645 100644
--- a/src/mess/machine/dccons.c
+++ b/src/mess/machine/dccons.c
@@ -452,8 +452,43 @@ READ32_MEMBER(dc_cons_state::dc_mess_gdrom_r)
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				/* GD-Rom transfer via PIO, preliminary */
+				UINT8 pio_tr_size;
+
+				if(atapi_pio_ptr == 0)
+				{
+					gdrom->ReadData( pio_sector_buffer, 2048 );
+				}
 				data = 0;
-				printf("Read from empty SCSI queue\n");
+				pio_tr_size = 0;
+
+				for(int i=0;i<4;i++)
+				{
+					if(mem_mask & (0xff << i*8))
+					{
+						data|= pio_sector_buffer[atapi_pio_ptr+pio_tr_size]<<i*8;
+						pio_tr_size++;
+					}
+				}
+
+				printf("Read from PIO SCSI queue %08x %08x %08x\n",atapi_xferlen,atapi_pio_ptr,mem_mask);
+				atapi_xferlen -= pio_tr_size;
+				atapi_pio_ptr += pio_tr_size;
+				atapi_pio_ptr &=0x7ff;
+
+				atapi_regs[ATAPI_REG_COUNTLOW] = atapi_xferlen & 0xff;
+				atapi_regs[ATAPI_REG_COUNTHIGH] = (atapi_xferlen>>8)&0xff;
+				if(atapi_pio_ptr == 0)
+				{
+					gdrom_set_status(ATAPI_STAT_DRDY,true);
+					gdrom_set_status(ATAPI_STAT_DRQ,false);
+					gdrom_set_status(ATAPI_STAT_BSY,false);
+					atapi_regs[ATAPI_REG_INTREASON] = ATAPI_INTREASON_IO | ATAPI_INTREASON_COMMAND;
+					atapi_regs[ATAPI_REG_SAMTAG] = GDROM_PAUSE_STATE | 0x80;
+
+//					g1bus_regs[SB_GDST]=0;
+					gdrom_raise_irq();
+				}
 			}
 
 			return data;