There is a difference in AR2 v 1.9 and 1.92. A 1.9 wont work on a v5 where a 1.92 will, I dont know much about PAL PS2's but i would think the boards are the same as a US, NTSC PS2 so if you have 3 screws visible in the expansion bay it would be a v5. 2 screws a v4.


So AR v 1,92 does work with pal v5? Which modchip is required for runing dvdr's with AR v 1,92?

If its a v5 you will need a x-key (dvd version) modchip or a messiah.

Where can I find info about x-key (dvdversion)? Does it need swap? Do you need AR , dvd region x or something like that? It works perfectly well with dvdr in a v5 (neo 2,5 was supposed to work and it does not work!)?

I ordered mine from lil-sang. it does require single swap for PS2 cdr backups double swap for dvdr's and yes you still need a gameshark2 or AR2 to boot the backups. This is about the best chip at present for Us v5 owners.

So Nightstalker, mine is a version 5 board??

Is it possible for me to email you some of the pics that I've sent to charlie to verify?

I'm kinda confuse here, I don't want myself to be giving false information to others here, everything works fine for me thou, so I would appreciate if you can verify it for me, so I can share with the rest of the people here.

Is the lil-sang x-key any different than consolesource.com's Neo2.5? Lil-sang refers to the x-key as "X-Key(Neo 2.5)" and the picture looks identical. I hope the Neo 2.5 will work on a US v5 because I already ordered one. Do you know differently?

As far as i know the 2.5 will work on a v5 for cdr backups. The x-key dvd version has a added feature that allows it to load dvd-r backups, The v5 PS2 doesnt support the EA boot method so a regular neo 2.5 chip will not support dvdr backups.

Hi jack, i sent my email address so send me the pictures and i will try to help.