PS2 loses time/date info

[lung]

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Whenever I turn off my PS2, it loses the date/time info. The PS2 is brand new, but I did install a Neo4 chip and I am wondering if that may be the cause of this. I guess it is not a huge deal on it's own, as I can just put the PS2 into standby mode instead of turning it off.

[Charlie]

.... until you reach one of those common booting situations where you have to power off for 5 seconds!

Whoever chipped it can repair it.

[lung]

"booting situations where you have to power off for 5 seconds"

?? Could you elaborate on that a bit? I'm brand new to the ps2 copy scene so I'm not 100% sure what you mean by that.

"Whoever chipped it can repair it"

well... I chipped it. If I had a good way of figuring out what I did wrong, I probably could fix it, but I wonder if it's really worth the hassle of taking the PS2 apart again and hunting the problem down with a scope.

[Charlie]

lung (18-12-2001 04:01):
"booting situations where you have to power off for 5 seconds"

?? Could you elaborate on that a bit? I'm brand new to the ps2 copy scene so I'm not 100% sure what you mean by that.
ANSWER: Standby mode isn't always useful in booting scenarios when a modchip is installed. If a backup game won't boot, turning the PS2 off for 5 seconds and doing a cold reboot often solves that hitch.

"Whoever chipped it can repair it"

well... I chipped it. If I had a good way of figuring out what I did wrong, I probably could fix it, but I wonder if it's really worth the hassle of taking the PS2 apart again and hunting the problem down with a scope.
ANSWER: Hadn't thought of that! What I meant was that a PS2 repair centre would diagnose the fault. The NEO4 is a daunting chip to install so power to your elbow for trying - but there is a clear degree of probability that something has gone wrong just on the number of solder points involved.


You have asked a fair question but on the balance of probability with the NEO4's installation complexity, I believe that collateral damage has occurred.

[Dal]

Hi,

Did it keep the data and time before you installed the modchip??

I never switch my ps2 off, its always in standby mode even when i dont play for a week or so its left on standby.

Dal