Removing Chip

[parkerdog]

I bought a premodded PS2 Magic 2 and still can't get it to work with the copied games. I have tried all the suggested tricks such as holding the reset button. I think I am going to remove the chip from the system.

Two questions before I do this. Any last minute suggestions on what I might be doing wrong? The copies work on my modded PS but not the PS2. Some were copied with NERO and some with CloneCD.

Second, if I remove the chip, can I just cut the wires without it effecting the system or do I have to unsolder the chip?