I have the 15000. I chipped it here (with modchip.com v1 - removing the HK chip was didn't work) and use the utility disk as the boot disk. To make that work with PAL games, I use CDRWin to put the CD onto hard disk; I use Universal Patcher from Paradox to patch the gamne for use with the Utility Disk; then the game is burned back to CD-R. Presto, if there is no protection to fix as well, the game works.

Later modchip.com chips and NEO2.x chips use Action Replay as the boot disk and there you have to apply patches you would find classified for JAP booting at ####://www.sgt-dan.com or megagames.com. Now I'm out of my depth here as I don't know of anyone who has put NEO2.x on a 15000.

So what's your story? Is the 15000 already chipped?