HDD / Final Fantasy XI bootup trouble

[DeVante992]

I have a DMS with out-dated firmware.

I recently purchased the HDD/Final Fantasy 11 combo along with a network adapter.

I am having the following problems:

1) Backups will not boot unless fastmode is enabled.

2) PlayOnline will not boot when selected from HDD, even when chip is put into sleep/stealth mode. It just hangs at a black screen, or kicks back to the browser.

Some things to know; first time I tried to run PlayOnline, I had the modchip enabled.

I haven't tried with the FF11 disc inserted (can't PlayOnline/FF11 be booted via the HDD?).

Any advice?