What modchip do I have?

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  1. foxius

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    Hi,

    I'm new to PS2 so I appologise if my questions sound too lame.

    I bought modded Playstation 2 Slimline (SCPH-70004) yesterday, the problem is that the reseller doesn't know what mod chip is used. It plays both original PS2 games and backups fine (NTSC&PAL, also PS1 games as the seller claims) but I'm unable to playback legally bought Region 1 DVDs (not backups)! DVD player version is 1.30E.

    I'm also able to boot from CD (tried PS2Reality Media Player).

    Is there any way to learn what modchip do I have without opening the device? There are no modchip specific options in the configuration menu. I want to be able to access modchip configuration and see if there're options to have my legally bought DVDs played.

    One more "symptom" is that I have to hold reset button for 3 seconds from standby to load the DVD and PS1 games (otherwise PS keeps saying i have to load valid Playstation disk)

    Any help is highly appreciated,
    foxius
     
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  2. Dude2099

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    Hold down triangle and circle as your ps2 turns on if a menu comes up then it should be of the matrix family but wouldnt recommend changing any settings because it might be a modbo and if you change the settings and save. It renders the modchip [bold]*Bung*[/bold]
     
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  3. Tokijin

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    Sorry that could be any lower rung chip. There's no way to know for sure what chip it is without opening it up or contacting the installer.
     
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    there's no menu if i hold circle and triangle at boot time.

    too bad, too sad :(

    i'll need to find the installer then. thanks for the help.
     
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  5. spedmetal

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    Yeah if your confident crack it open and have a look. Take a pic and post it and we can help you figure it out.
     
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    Hi There,

    Dont mean to hijack the thread from the OP, but does anyone know if theres like a guide that shows you how to open up a PS2? I would like to take a pic of the chip I have installed, so I can post it up here and see if anyone knows which chip it is, but I wouldnt know where to start in opening up the PS2.


    Coney
     
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