Problems with NEO2 MOD on PS2

[roemer]

I have a european PS2 and am thinking about
building in a NEO2 MOD chip.

Now my questions:

I heard that the CD-Drive will open during
an file access !!!??? That will lead to a
destruction of the drive in some cases.

Is this true ??????

Do I need to patch the copied game CD ?
(similar to PSX1 copies)

When does the new NEO3 will come and should
I better wait ?

Thanks for any help