Okay, these are some methods to backup PS2 titles and Xbox titles, in order to play a backup you need a modchip of some sort, I have also included a tutorial on boot methods. Follow any one of these instructions to fit your needs. You can tell what format the PS2 title is by looking at the written side of the disc, DVD's are Silver and CD's are Purple. The DVD backup methods here consist of reading the image to the hard drive then burning it to the media for an easier backup, this depends on your hardware and it’s setup. I say that because the proper setup would be to have the Reader and Writer on separate IDE cables. This allows no cross information when doing Disc to Disc/On the fly copying. But, since most people would not know how to check or fix this, I suggest reading the image to your Hard Drive and then burning from there. *A little useful trick*, If the DVD backup "image" is small enough in size you can fit it onto a CD-R (80 minute or larger if need be) instead of using a more expensive DVD-R. I have done this successfully using Prassi and the first tutorial for it below, some titles have DVD checks so it will not work all the time; but it doesn’t hurt to try it on a CD-R. In addition a DVD Movie backup will play on a PS2/Xbox without a chip, this is also the best way to find out if your system likes that particular media. As I get more info I will update. Dexter [bold]PS1/PS2 CD backup tutorials[/bold] [bold]Using CloneCD (v4.x.xx) for PS1/PS2[/bold] 1. Start CloneCD 2. Select "Copy CD" 3. Select your Reader, press Next 4. Select "Game CD", press Next 5. Select/Deselect your options here (on the fly, cue or delete) then press Next 6. Select your Writer, press Next 7. Select your burn speed and "Game CD" 8. Press "OK" to begin [bold]Using Alcohol 120% for PS1/PS2[/bold] 1. Start Alcohol 120% 2. Select “Copy Wizard” 3. Select your Reader & Read Speed 4. Select or Deselect “Copy current disc on the fly” 5. For Data type select which console PS1 or PS2, press Next 6. Select your Image location and Name for it, press Next 7. Select you Writer, Write Speed and anything else you feel you might need 8. Make sure the Data type selected is the same you chose above 9. Press Start to begin [bold]PS2 DVD backup tutorials[/bold] [bold]Using Prassi (RecordNow Max is very similar, so this should be sufficient)[/bold] 1. Start Primo 2. Select "go to full application" 3. Right Click the drive that has your original in it 4. Select "build global image" and choose a path for the image (preferably on an NTFS opsys) 5. After the image is extracted go to next step 6. Choose the 3rd disc icon from the left *or* click file, new job, Global/Other Image 7. Then just burn the .gi (global image) of the game This next way has one less step which saves some time because once you press record it does everything by itself (if you have a DVD reader and DVD Writer) 1. Start Primo 2. Use the "PrimoDVD Starter" (it's easier, and less confusing) 3. Choose "disc copy" 4. Select your Reader and Also your Writer 5. Select "make a temp image on HD..." 6. Select your burn speed and then record to begin [bold]Using Nero[/bold] 1. Start Nero, Use the Wizard (for easy use) 2. Select "DVD" then select Next 3. Select "Copy a DVD" then select Next 4. Select your source drive 5. Select or Deselect "copy on the fly" then click next 6. Select your write speed 7. Select either "Test", "Test and Burn" or "Burn" 8. Press "Burn" to begin This next way is without the Wizard 1. Start Nero, and select "File" then "New..." 2. On upper left side of the window from the drop down menu select "DVD" 3. Select "DVD Copy" Icon 4. Select "Copy options" tab 5. Select or Deselect "copy on the fly" 6. Select source drive and read speed 7. If needed Select "Image" tab to choose image directory and select/deselect "delete image..." 8. Select "Burn" tab and choose your settings 9. Press "Copy" to begin [bold]Using Alcohol 120%[/bold] 1. Start Alcohol 120% 2. Select “Copy Wizard” 3. Select your Reader 4. For “Separate Image file every:” choose “Never Separate” 5. Select or Deselect “Copy current disc on the fly”, press Next 6. Select your Image location and Name for it, press Next 7. Select your Writer, Write Speed and anything else you feel you might need 8. Select or Deselect “Delete image file after recording” 9. Press Start to begin [bold]Using DVD Decrypter[/bold] 1. Start DVD Decrypter 2. Select Mode, go down to ISO Read 3. Select your Reader & Destination 4. “Decrypt” the ISO Image to the Hard Drive 5. Wait for the ISO Image to be made 6. Select Mode, go down to ISO Write 7. Select the ISO Image file you made, click “Open” 8. Select your Burner, Write speed & Burn the ISO [bold]Modded PS2 with or without Action Replay/GameShark CD & DVD backup booting methods[/bold] [bold]PS2 with NeoKey/Sbox modchip & AR/GS, PS1 CD backup booting[/bold] 1. Turn on PS2 and NeoKey/Sbox 2. Press Eject 3. Insert PS1 CD backup 4. Press reset 5. PS2 tray will close 6. PS1 CD backup will now boot [bold]PS2 with NeoKey/Sbox modchip & AR/GS, PS2 CD backup booting[/bold] 1. Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot 2. Power on your PS2 3. Insert AR/GS disc 4. At the AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With/Without codes 5. Eject and swap to your PS2 CD backup and press X. 6. Screen will change and game will now boot * Note - Neokey/Sbox will not play DVD-R! * Note - Old versions of AR2/GS2 you might need to press R1+O instead of X to boot games *Important* You have to have the correct version of AR/GS in order to boot backups [bold]PS2 with Neo 2.2 modchip, PS1 CD backup booting[/bold] 1. Turn on PS2 2. Press Eject 3. Insert PS1 CD backup 4. Press reset 5. PS2 tray will close 6. PS1 CD backup will now boot [bold]PS2 with Neo 2.2 modchip & AR/GS, PS2 CD backup booting[/bold] 1. Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot 2. Power on your PS2 3. Insert AR/GS disc 4. At the AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With/Without codes 5. Eject and swap to your PS2 CD backup and press X. 6. Screen will change and game will now boot *Important* You have to have the correct version of AR/GS in order to boot backups [bold]PS2 with Neo 2.2 modchip & AR/GS, PS2 DVD backup booting[/bold] 1. Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot 2. Power on your PS2 3. Insert AR/GS disc, close tray 4. Power off your PS2, wait a few seconds 5. Press and Hold Reset button to load AR/GS 6. At the AR2/GS2 menu, press EJECT while still holding Reset 7. Swap AR/GS disc for an Original-TOC-DVD* and wait 10 seconds 8. Select "AR/GS Codes" 9. Highlight "Add new code" and press X to get to the next screen 10. Press X three times. You will see "Updating code list please wait" each time) 11. Press "Start" on controller 12. Select "Without codes", press X 13. Then Press X again, and immediately release the Reset button, you will see "Updating code list please wait" 14. The PS2 tray will eject allowing you to swap Original-TOC-DVD* for DVD backup and then close on it’s own 15. Screen will change and game will now boot * Note - "Original-TOC-DVD" is an original DVD that is a larger file size than the backup * Note – For a shortcut make a few “Add new codes”, or use any title you know you don’t need (you can always reset the dongle) and after step 8 just highlight one of the “newly” added codes or unnecessary ones and press square to delete it, then proceed on with step 11 *Important* You have to have the correct version of AR/GS in order to boot backups [bold]PS2 without modchip, using GS/AR/Swap Magic with a Swipe/Slide Card or Flip Top, PS2 CD backup booting[/bold] 1. Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot 2. Power on your PS2 3. Insert AR/GS disc 4. At the AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With or Without codes 5. Use Flip Top or Swipe/Slide Card to open PS2 tray 6. Swap/Insert your PS2 CD backup 7. Close Flip Top or use Swipe/Slide Card to close PS2 tray then press X 8. Screen will change and game will now boot * Note - For Swap Magic just insert the CD boot disc, press Reset and when "Insert Disc" is shown on screen proceed from step 5. *Important* You have to have the correct version of AR/GS in order to boot backups [bold]PS2 without modchip, Using GS/AR/Swap Magic with Swipe/Slide Card or Flip Top, PS2 DVD backup booting[/bold] 1. Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot 2. Power on your PS2 3. Insert AR/GS disc, press Reset 4. At the AR2/GS2 menu, press EJECT 5. Swap AR/GS disc for an Original-TOC-DVD* and wait 10 seconds 6. Select "AR/GS Codes" 7. Highlight "Add new code" and press X to get to the next screen 8. Press X three times. You will see "Updating code list please wait" each time) 9. Press "Start" on controller 10. Select "Without codes", press X 11. Press X again, you will see "Updating code list please wait" 12. You will hear Original DVD stop spinning 13. You will have about 10 seconds to do the following 2 steps 14. Immediately after disc stops spinning open Flip Top or use Swipe/Slide Card to open PS2 tray 15. Close Flip top or Use Swipe/Slide Card to close PS2 tray then press X 16. Screen will change and game will now boot * Note - "Original-TOC-DVD" is an original DVD that is a larger file size than the backup * Note - For a shortcut make a few “Add new codes”, or use any title you know you don’t need (you can always reset the dongle) and after step 6 just highlight one of the “newly” added codes or unnecessary ones and press square to delete it, then proceed on with step 9 * Note - For Swap Magic just insert the DVD boot disc, press Reset and when "Insert Disc" is shown on screen use Swipe/Slide Card for swap and follow on screen directions. *Important* You have to have the correct version of AR/GS in order to boot backups [bold]Swipe Card Info[/bold] The only modification is the front tray cover has to be taken off. On the bottom of the tray (when ejected) remove the little screw and with a quick tug (holding the faceplate on both sides) the cover will pop off. If the little clip(s) break it is okay you can alway glue it back on if needed. I cannot attach the movie files but have the links for them here (right click and save as to download to your PC) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/checkmate/Swap magic movie.wma http://cliche.parameter.dk/click/6573d7da05682eeee6badf6a300b4d8d http://cliche.parameter.dk/click/14840328ba87a8e4856d47a85e89e3c1 [bold]Swipe Card Template[/bold] [bold]Attached picture is the Pin that is needed to be moved. Make sure it is all the way left or right when you are swapping discs[/bold] [bold]PS2 with Messiah modchip[/bold] 1. PSX Backups will boot directly. 2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly. 3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly. 4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly. [bold]PS2 with DMS3 modchip[/bold] 1. PSX Backups will boot directly. 2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly. 3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly. 4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly. [bold]PS2 with Magic 2, 3 or 3.5 modchip[/bold] 1. PSX Backups will boot directly. 2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly. 3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly. 4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly. [bold]Ps2 with Apple modchip[/bold] 1. PSX Backups will boot directly. 2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly. 3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly. 4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly. [bold]XBOX backup tutorials[/bold] The only way to backup an X-Box title is to have a modchip like X-exuter (best), Enigma, or Xodus/Matrix. You also have to flash the bios and have a CD program inserted or installed into the X-Box named EVO-X (this allows you to assign the X-Box an IP address). The game has to be stored on the X-Box's HD, this allows you to file transfer the title to your PC using an ftp program like FlaxhFXP (best) or similar. From there you use a burning application to make the backup. Some applications allows you to "drag & drop" right from the Xbox or you can build an ISO of the image then burn to CD-R/W or DVD-R/W backup. [bold]Mod Chip Comparison[bold] _X_X_X_X_X_[small][bold]Please use the Search function http://forums.afterdawn.com/search/ before posting or refer to my Tutorial http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/15105[/bold][/small]
