i'm kinda a n00b so instead of asking a bunch of questions i fugured I will just ask you guys for all your links so i can read up. i dont realy care what kinda of site it is as long as it is usefull and related to psx2 backups/mods. here are some of the sites i already found:
http://www.fileforums.com/
http://www.ps2modchips.com/
http://www.psxforum.com
http://www.lik-sang.com/
http://www.ps2newz.net
http://www.modchip.ca
http://www.gamegizmo.com
http://www.ps2modchip.com/
http://www.china-messiah.com/