Still making coasters?????
 

Hi everyone,

I need help badly I've been trying to backup my DVD based ps2 games since Christmas still without success. I have a pal v4 with a neo4 chip. My burner is the Sony DRU-500a & using the recordnow max program. I'm following all the procedures listed on this site. When I try to boot I go to the browser screen & insert my original high toc disk(vice city) I hold the eject button until the gold disc shows then release the button. I then insert my backup(gran turismo 3) & once tray has retracted i click on the gold disc. I then get a black screen & can hear the disc spinning but nothing comes up. I have tried sony -r media as well as some other cheaper brands & still no success.

Can someone help me!!!!

it might not be the games but the mod chip ur useing not wanting to boot the copies maybe u should buy a no solder mod they work good for playing copies and u would know for sure if its the dvd-rs or the chip

UrrBodyH8sMe is probably right.
Since its a V4 maybe your laser is on its last legs.
The Neo chips wear the laser down? I hear it does and experienced on the 2.2 but i am not sure about the 4.0?

All Neo chips kill your laser. Putting in a new mod won't help since it's the laser that is the problem. Either take out the Neo and get a good mod and new laser or buy a new PS2 and get a new mod. Before doing all this, trying using a laser cleaner disc first. Your lense might be dirty.

Thanks for your replies. I have a new laser in it so it can't be the laser. It plays copied movies well just the backup dvd based ps2 games are the problem. Does this info change anything.

if i was u i would just a buy a ver 4 no solder there really cheap like 12$ or less all u would need is that and a gs2 or ar2

u can buy it here for 14$
 

http://www.gocybershop.ca/cgi-bin/product.pl?Id=806 there good people to buy from i bought mine here a ver 5/6 no solder cost me 30$ with s/h and they had a back order on the item and if took a few more days to ge it but when they sent it they sent overnight siping to me in Mo from canda costed them 25$ to send it they took a big loss on that chip sending to me talk about service and these chips r so simple to install and they play all my backups so far :)