V4 PS2 with Magic 3 some simple questions

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ok i havent had a ps2 or been in the ps2 scene since the ps2 was released,, i just got bored with it and sold it right after i bought it.

so i got another one,, the online play and the upcoming hard drive with FF XI was too much to resist.
so i traded a modded xbox for a ps2 with a magic 3 chip.
he says its a ver 4 ps2.

anything at all i need to know or be aware of with this magic 3 chip and/or the ver4 ps2.
btw i was just gunna get the online bundle from walmart and get the latest ps2 rev,, the one that supposedly has the new fixes and stuff but i couldnt wait lol.


basically i dont know a dang thing about the magic 3 chip how it works or how to use it.

can you fine gents gimmie some info or links to info or just throw me some info bout it.

also does the magic support burning straight rips,, meaning just copying the files from the cd dvd and burning them onto a cd-r or dvd-r ? instead of using a regular iso creation tool or doing a straight back up ?
im having trouble backing up socom 2 and i cant tell if its how i am doing it,, if i made a bad iso image or what... but it hits 99% burn in Nero and then locks,, so i have already wasted 2 dvd-r's i dont want to waste anymore.
if anything im asking is against the rules just simply tell me and i wont ask again.