The OrigaChip US will play DVD-Rs via the DVD Region X boot method.
PAL/JAP originals will boot directly (CD/DVD) as will US originals of course
Backups will boot via the DVD Region X

thnaks alot you've helped me out soo much..

do u suggest i get the original modchip and origachip or just the origa chip? and question #2 how do your find out if games are pal/jap..ect?

thnaks alot you've helped me out soo much..

do u suggest i get the original modchip and origachip or just the origa chip? and question #2 how do your find out if games are pal/jap..ect?

I've forgotten whether you've got a Jap PS2 or a US PS2. If it's US, the OrigaChip US boots DVDRs. If it's JAP, then you need the original modchip.com chip to boot DVDRs; the Origachip will boot original imports and all backups.

Easiest way of determining if the game is PAL is to play it and on a US screen it'll be black & white or jump around; JAP games won't do that but they'll be in Japanese! There are other ways like going to the CD and using NOTEPAD,.EXE on the file called SYSTEM to see if the game is PAL or NTSC.

ight i have a US ps2 by the way and thnaks charlie but i was jus wonder where to find how to burn a dvd game? are all games diffeernt or the same?

ight i have a US ps2 by the way and thnaks charlie but i was jus wonder where to find how to burn a dvd game? are all games diffeernt or the same? sorry for the multiple posts

hey there is a tutorial just over the psxcopyworld.co.uk site!!!!!(the tutorial was sent by charlie,it was really helpful thax mate)
you can find everythimg you want there!

thanks alot i have been searching the forum and reading about laser adjustment. if i am to order the origachip with and install into a us ps2 will i have to adjust the laser???

If you have another modchip now and are playing backups OK, then probably not. There used to be a tutorial on playstationmods.com but that has vanished. I have it as a 1,5MB zip file that is difficult to mail!

The main beauty of Origachip is that it plays (along with everything else) import originals. these will require no laser adjustment because the PS2 was designed for original pressed disks.

well wast if i only haver the origachip? do u no of any places online that sell the ps2 modded with the origachip of higher level of mod chip? i am not a real genius at modding ps2's!thnaks for all the help charlie and others

Depends what country you are in. Origa don't appear to have a US distributor. Madeira Games in UK are UK distributor for Origa and can chip any PS2 (they did mine) or can presumably procure any PS2 and chip it.

With the correct diagram, any PS2 Repair Centre as advertised on the web can chip it for you. For example, anyone in the USA who successfully did NEO4 can do Origa.

I understand your feeling of uncertainty but this is relly a case i=of "is she is or is she ain't"!!

ok but i can still order the origachiip in the US riht?

hello guys...
i'm from asia.. and i ordered origachip from www.origachip.com (Before i learned that www.lik-sang has it also :( )
It would have been cheaper (shipment)...
anyways, they give you a tracking number (TNT) for your reference... And according to TNT my chip will be here today!!! YIPPEEEE!!!
Now one problem would be is the soldering ...
guess i'll use my soldering skills (when was it??? i think i was in college then.. lol!)
I'll post ASAP my results... METAL GEAR SOLID here i go!!!!