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"Getting your PS2 chipped"

Does anyone know about this new magic card thing?

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nba legend wrote:
> Darwock wrote:
> Bullet
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> *Bullett
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> [S]Sorry, i'm in a picky mood, first day back to school and stuff...
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> :p

*ßulle††

Sorry, I'm in a picky mood, because that's just me and stuff.

:p

When I mentioned the thing about clumsy people, I had a specific person in mind. He's broken his PS2 twice by pulling it off the shelf onto the floor from a great distance, last time he had to get a new PS2. He just doesn't seem to understand that electronic devices need a bit of respect.

He's just e-mailed me to say he pulled it on to the floor again - now HDloader is telling him it can't find a hard drive! Nightmare.

nba legend wrote:
> Darwock wrote:
> Bullet
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> *Bullett
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> [S]Sorry, i'm in a picky mood, first day back to school and stuff...
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> :p

Heh, most people miss the last letter off - doesn't really bother me to be honest :D

Ugh, school.

I want an HDLoader...

Why did they shut it down?!? WHY?!?

Also...

Nothing.

Darwock wrote:
> Bullet

*Bullett

[S]Sorry, i'm in a picky mood, first day back to school and stuff...


:p

Yeah, good point. I guess people can be heavy-handed - I can only really vouch for my own gentle touch.

As for dust, just cover the PS2 up when not using it :D

I admittedly don't, but that's my risk...

What you have to remember Bullet is that some people are naturally clumsy, and one man's gentle is another man's crowbar/mallet combo. There is always a risk doing it this way.

I've done it myself, however I don't like it for the above reasons and also the way it exposes the drive to dust.

It's actually really easy and smooth using a slide card.

I've never had any problems, and if you be gentle with the drive, there's no way you can damage it.

I would have got the flip-top, but they guy I went to had none left, so I picked up the slide card and HDLoader instead.

lalakersrule wrote:
> However Darwock knows a safer way to get it modded me thinks, he'll
> probably pop in here when he sees the topic title

*pop*

Hello. The absolute safest way to play imports is via the use of a disc called HDloader, a hard drive, and a PC. But unless you can find a copy of HDloader for sale somewhere (Sony cracked down on it) you can't do that.

The next safest way is to change the case of your console for one with a hinged lid. You can then use discs called swap magic to play any imports you want. See www.ps2fliptop.com for details.

The other way is via the 'slide card', which is similar to above but as you don't have a hinged lid you need to take off the face of your disc tray and try and force the tray out manually. 'slide card' is a bit of a misleading name, a lot of people use a knife and it really is a hatchet job. I don't recommend doing it more than once or twice as you may damage your tray motor.