newbie! plz HELP mod Jap PS2

[c2k]

i have a japanese versioin of ps2, and it's modified. i want to know how do i back up my us version games, do i need the patcher for us version games?? thanks a lot guys...

[Charlie]

If you go to ####://www.ps2ownz.com there is a database showing what patches are needed for what boot methods. Partches won't be needed for NTSC reasons. If you use CloneCD to do the copy and if your reader/burner is DAO-RAW+96 compatible, current games on the market can be copied 1:1 and no patches are needed at all.