hey, that's a photo of my install, that weblogimages.com link above :) 'sall good. any luck with your PS2? I haven't played ps2 in months cause...
mjdziurd, I actually was on vacation and haven't gotten to work on my ps2 in about a week! ...still no luck getting it working (same symptoms as...
thanks again for the suggestions :) wish i could try another modchip... I ordered this one online, and it shipped from canada (I'm in the US, but,...
scootabug, thanks for heading back :) appreciate that you'd stop by to see how I was doing! most definately. great idea on attatching wires to...
alright, another update, here's what my install is looking like now: http://www.weblogimages.com/v.p?uid=doug&pid=137437 (warning: 1.98 meg)...
alright, tried the alternate 3.3v -- much easier to solder to, thank you! unfortunately, still the same results, but good to know it's not the...
thanks icemonkey for the good eye :) yeah, definately a difficult point to solder! will look up the 3.3v solder point for dms3 and give it a go....
here's a photo of my install now, http://www.weblogimages.com/v.p?uid=doug&pid=137305 (warning: 1.73 meg jpeg) anyhow, i'm about to put it...
rock on, thanks for the input. sounds good, especially seeing when I was finished, I wasn't so fond of the routing for points M through V (which I...
I installed a magic 5 in my v7 ps2, and it won't boot ps2 backups or originals when turned on normally (skips to the browser screen quick and says...
alright scootabug, don't fret man. seeing we've had some similar problems... you'll be glad to know you probably didn't toast your ps2 :) i just...
i just got a DVD movie (a backup) to -almost- play. at least i followed the boot instructions (e.g. holding eject), and it showed the 'play' icon...
took a step backwards, now i'm just getting a black screen (no 'swirling electrons' or anything) when I turn on the ps2. anyhow, will report back...
i'm looking at the guts of my ps2 right now... and it looks as though i've got a bridge on my bios chip (along the MNOP chip legs), just a -tiny-...
alrighty, i'm going to check my MNOP wires (they're the same on the magic 5) and I'm actually going to resolder them. if I don't have luck with...
i took mine apart, whipped out the multimeter and started plugging away to see if I could find any bridges. also checked with a magnifying glass...
i just put a magic 5 chip into my v7 ps2. i've got the same exact problem. anyways, i'm looking into the same things: laser adjustment, incorrect...
i think the basic line of psx modding tutorials is: A. find a tutorial on psx disassembly, one i have marked is:...
brad, thanks muchly for the great install image! a nice clean install i can try to live up to, really appreciate the photo. also nice to know...
i get power failures pretty often, so I keep all my electronics on a surge protector. you can even find surge protectors that are insured! UPS...
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