help me please......................

[SimonBradley]

Q1. do i still have to patch a ntsc game, even when i use the dvd region x and a rgb-cable?

Answer
Using clonecd no patch is needed (use this for CD games). You will need either an action replay 2 card or gameshark card to be able to boot the games. The region X just allows you to play any region dvd on your PS2. To boot the game put Ar2/GS in cd drive and hold the reset button. When main menu comes up let go and drive opens. You have 4 seconds to swap the AR2/GS cd with your backup. Then select start game without codes and press X your game should then boot.

Q2. what`s the ea-swap or something else ??

Answer
EA Swap is the patch applied for booting PS2 backups using the swap trick method of booting PS2 backups.

Q3. what`s about the thing called dvd-rip???
do i need it to backup a game which comes along on a dvd?
i thought it isn`t possible to burn a dvd.....
DVD
and how do i use it ?????

Answer
A DVD-Rip is where you remove things from the DVD so that the game will fit on one or more CD's. Read the guides in PS2 Guides sections for help with this.

i have got the clonecd and cdrwin,
which programm is the best for backups?????

Answer Clonecd for direct copies if the game is on cdrom
CDRWIN for DVD-Roms.

Hope this helps
Sim