want to get dms4 se pro but i have some questions

[lufcfan]

Infinity also supports the Dev2 mode you're looking for - and with a 'hacked' firmware which can easily be found, Crystal also plays backups. Infinity does also when flashed with a firmware from the Matrix teams website. DMS4 doesn't support backups out-of-the-box either. You need a 'Toxic' firmware (which is essentially the same as a hacked BIOS on the Crystal - so what you've heard isn't true).

There are several reasons for the Infinity and Crystal being the better chips...

1. Reliability - Infinity and CC are both hugely more reliable than DMS4 chips. They don't suffer from Ground Bounce issues, there are many reports of DMS chips being DOA and have been shipped from the factory bad flashed on far too many occasions. This is not good business practise.

2. Support - Infinity and CC are developed by teams which have an ethical stance towards their customers. If you have any issues, these teams have dedicated support personel who will answer your queries in a timely fashion - such things cannot be said of the DMS team who like to take your money and hide.

3. Software - Updates for the Infinity and CC come around in regular intervals and code is constantly updated and optimised. These chips are also easy to use, and in terms of the CC, the chip is open-source so many alternative and hacked firmwares can be found and used as deemed fit by the end user.

4. Price - The DMS4 is by FAR the most expensive chip in the market. Quite frankly, the game has moved on and there are better chips out there for a lot less cash.

After all, it's your choice - but if it were me I'd forget the DMS...

[hakz]

I read that post a minute after ordering the dms4, well, you've convinced me, going to try and email the person to cancel the order and send me the money back. Going to try the matrix infinity.

[lufcfan]

Do so... you won't regret it.

[hakz]

thanks for the help. One more question, if my ps2 is a v9-10, the romeo mod, all I need to do is lift up pin 17, solder a wire to the pin and connect it to a 5 volt point? Do I need to cut any traces on teh pcb? I saw that somewhere, but when I checked another website, it never had that part.

[lufcfan]

You are correct - you only need to lift Pin 17 - no cutting of traces required. This can then be soldered to any point on the motherboard which supplies 5v. The diagrams of which are easy to find online.

The easiest way to do it is to get a small pin, heat the base of the leg with the soldering iron, and push the pin behind the leg and pry it up. You should find it separates without any problems. Then, carefully bend the leg up so it's parallel with the motherboard then solder your wire from Pin 17 to the 5v point of your choosing. The most common point is a VIA just behind the LA6508 chip - just be careful as VIAs can be easily destroyed with ill-preparation or too much heat (and it doesn't take much).

If you need any more help or tips etc, then just post your questions here and i'll be happy to help you through the process - don't be stuck, just ask away...

Hope that helps...
LUFCfan

[hakz]

I read on divineo.cn that the matrix infinity supports HDD only on v1-10s what about 11? Thats still a large ps2 right? The reason I ask is becuse I am buying a ps2 from ebay, and I want to know in advanced, just in case the ps2 is a v11.

http://www.divineo.cn/cgi-bin/div-cn/ps2-minfi.html

as you can see from teh description is says it supports v1-10 consoles. I'm presuming that v1-11 are fat ps2s' while the v12 onwards are the slim?

[lufcfan]

It's HUGELY unlikely to be a v11 (I don't think they were even released in Europe anyway)...

Essentially, a v11 is a v10 machine with a modified DVD-ROM drive which contains a laser unit with a strange resemblance to those found in Sony standalone DVD Players. I think the BIOS also had a small revision but either way, you'll still be covered. A lot of people class the v10/11 together anyway.