Gurm
23-05-2003, 14:13
Well...
It's been a month since I got this chip, but I've been busy moving and whatnot, so I finally got around to doing the install.
I have to say that this was a HARDER chip to install than the Magic 3.1, simply because there were so many vias to solder onto, and the ones on the board's backside needed to be... uncovered because of the laminate coating on the board.
But once that was taken care of, bang! It worked.
One question I have (attention Bighap!) is... whenever it boots up a copy, the "PlayStation 2" logo comes up in either black on white (instead of white on black as usual) or White on Grey, or Black on Grey. Is this normal, simply indicating what kind of copy it's booting (seems to change depending on whether I'm booting a CD copy, a DVD copy, or a rip)?
Otherwise, the chip is working flawlessly, booting everything I throw at it.
- Gurm
It's been a month since I got this chip, but I've been busy moving and whatnot, so I finally got around to doing the install.
I have to say that this was a HARDER chip to install than the Magic 3.1, simply because there were so many vias to solder onto, and the ones on the board's backside needed to be... uncovered because of the laminate coating on the board.
But once that was taken care of, bang! It worked.
One question I have (attention Bighap!) is... whenever it boots up a copy, the "PlayStation 2" logo comes up in either black on white (instead of white on black as usual) or White on Grey, or Black on Grey. Is this normal, simply indicating what kind of copy it's booting (seems to change depending on whether I'm booting a CD copy, a DVD copy, or a rip)?
Otherwise, the chip is working flawlessly, booting everything I throw at it.
- Gurm