diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp
index b462e89edc..a44796dd4f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_BS2Emu.cpp
@@ -233,17 +233,8 @@ bool CBoot::RunApploader(Core::System& system, const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard
   if (system.IsTriforce())
   {
     auto& memory = system.GetMemory();
-    const u32 disc_size = volume.GetDataSize();
 
-    // Load game into RAM, like on the actual Triforce
-    u8* dimm = AMMediaboard::InitDIMM(disc_size);
-    if (!dimm)
-    {
-      ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "AMMediaboard::InitDIMM failed");
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    volume.Read(0, disc_size, dimm, DiscIO::PARTITION_NONE);
+    AMMediaboard::InitDIMM(volume);
 
     // Triforce disc register obfuscation
     AMMediaboard::InitKeys(memory.Read_U32(0), memory.Read_U32(4), memory.Read_U32(8));
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.cpp
index 0c2260628c..4ceca81925 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
-#include "Common/Buffer.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/IOFile.h"
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@
 #include "Core/Movie.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
 
+#include "DiscIO/CachedBlob.h"
+
 #if defined(__linux__) or defined(__APPLE__) or defined(__FreeBSD__) or defined(__NetBSD__) or     \
     defined(__HAIKU__)
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ static File::IOFile s_extra;
 static File::IOFile s_backup;
 static File::IOFile s_dimm;
 
-static Common::UniqueBuffer<u8> s_dimm_disc;
+static std::unique_ptr<DiscIO::BlobReader> s_dimm_disc;
 
 static u8 s_firmware[2 * 1024 * 1024];
 static u32 s_media_buffer_32[192];
@@ -499,20 +500,10 @@ void Init()
   s_test_menu = true;
 }
 
-u8* InitDIMM(u32 size)
+void InitDIMM(const DiscIO::Volume& volume)
 {
-  if (size == 0)
-    return nullptr;
-
-  s_dimm_disc.reset(size);
-  if (s_dimm_disc.empty())
-  {
-    PanicAlertFmt("Failed to allocate DIMM memory.");
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-  s_firmware_map = false;
-  return s_dimm_disc.data();
+  // Load game into RAM, like on the actual Triforce.
+  s_dimm_disc = DiscIO::CreateCachedBlobReader(volume.GetBlobReader().CopyReader());
 }
 
 static int PlatformPoll(std::span<WSAPOLLFD> pfds, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
@@ -1556,13 +1547,13 @@ u32 ExecuteCommand(std::array<u32, 3>& dicmd_buf, u32* diimm_buf, u32 address, u
       return 0;
     }
 
-    if (s_dimm_disc.size())
+    if (const auto span = memory.GetSpanForAddress(address); span.size() < length)
+    {
+      ERROR_LOG_FMT(AMMEDIABOARD, "GC-AM: Invalid DIMM Disc read from: offset={}, length={}",
+                    offset, length);
+    }
+    else if (s_dimm_disc->Read(offset, length, span.data()))
     {
-      if (!SafeCopyToEmu(memory, address, s_dimm_disc.data(), s_dimm_disc.size(), offset, length))
-      {
-        ERROR_LOG_FMT(AMMEDIABOARD, "GC-AM: Invalid DIMM Disc read from: offset={}, length={}",
-                      offset, length);
-      }
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -1996,7 +1987,8 @@ void Shutdown()
   s_extra.Close();
   s_backup.Close();
   s_dimm.Close();
-  s_dimm_disc.clear();
+
+  s_dimm_disc.reset();
 
   CloseAllSockets();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.h
index f5d19662ea..8ca7c7d9fd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DVD/AMMediaboard.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 
+#include "DiscIO/Volume.h"
+
 enum GameType
 {
   FZeroAX = 1,
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ enum SocketStatusCodes
 
 void Init();
 void FirmwareMap(bool on);
-u8* InitDIMM(u32 size);
+void InitDIMM(const DiscIO::Volume& volume);
 void InitKeys(u32 key_a, u32 key_b, u32 key_c);
 u32 ExecuteCommand(std::array<u32, 3>& dicmd_buf, u32* diimm_buf, u32 address, u32 length);
 u32 GetGameType();