Neo 2 wont run SHOX [Archive]

cdx873v

01-12-2002, 08:41

HI

I was wondering if anyone with a ps2 could confirm that SHOX and some other games just WONT run with a NEO 2 Chip.

my frien has one and every now and then a game wont run, i told him to throw that peice of crap machine to hell but he sais that many games will run just fine!

his second theory is that a wirre has droped from the board so it ****s some games up, he can not as an example run Originals...

it would be good if anyone could confirm that hes machine is crap so that i can tel him to get a new one. or atleast a new chip...

xboxps3gba

01-12-2002, 08:54

its an alright chip are u sure it was copied right

01-12-2002, 09:18

it would be good if anyone could confirm that hes machine is crap so that i can tel him to get a new one. or atleast a new chip...

OK... I'll confirm it..... The Neo 2 is a CRAP chip....Get rid of it now, before it screws up your friends PS2.....

Get the Messiah 2 and you have no more worries....

tomdmak

11-12-2002, 15:45

BG,

can you explain why it will screw up his ps2? also, is it just neo 2, or neo 2.5 as well?

11-12-2002, 17:03

The Neo line of chips, pulses 5 volts to the laser.... This is too much voltage.... It will burn up the laser.... They had a fix, and you are supposed to install a capacitor, it helped the problem tremendously, BUT it didn't take care of it 100%.....

As far as the 2.5...... I'm usure.... Maybe someone else can confirm it....

Warlock

11-12-2002, 18:03

It's ALL Neo chips.

11-12-2002, 18:15

Hehe...:D
I guess that confirms it.....:)

tomdmak

11-12-2002, 18:36

great, just want i needed =(

cdx873v

13-12-2002, 19:04

**** that neo chip sucks.. i told him NO more games wit hthat chip, hehe..
someone on IRC told me that all games that i thought were coasters is NOT... he had a neo 2 chip and when he got the messiah all old games would run... crap.

tomdmak

13-12-2002, 22:47

is there anywhere that i can read more bad things about the neo chip? i'm concerned whether i should shell out money to get a self boot chip and have someone install it...

cdx873v

17-12-2002, 06:32

get rid of that chip and buy a Messiah 2 instead. my friends macine is screwed... it cant even play originals anymore

filippos

17-12-2002, 08:17

I ve got a neo 2.2 with a capacitor installed on a v4 and after 8 months suddently all dvd-rs freeze, pause etc.

Its a fact that the laser wears out after sometime..
I just play until i see it die...
so i bought a v7 and i am waiting for my messiah 2 to install.

p.s. i am wondering when will the cdrs refuze to play??

DimmiD

17-12-2002, 11:53

there is a neo 3 in the states that they claim boots all dvd backups

bighap

17-12-2002, 11:56

I would never buy anything with Neo in its name.

tomdmak

17-12-2002, 14:27

i'll probably try to sell my ps2 with neo 2.5 and try to get a new ps2 and a self boot chip. the problem is finding a pro to soldier it for me in the san jose area...