Whew!! PS2 modchip installations are NOT for the faint of heart!!!

[brxndxn]

Check this out... It took me about 3 hours with the soldering iron, my trusty flux, heat-sink holder, solder remover, and my laptop for guidance. I had to go to Radio Shack and buy a bunch of wrapping wire (the white wire) because the wires they gave me weren't near long enough for the connections that went around the rear of the motherboard.

I was so nervous after I finally put it back together (took about 30 minutes just to get it back together)... The modchip was $70. The PS2 was $150 (used). The wrapping wire was $1.99. A working PS2 that does not require any sort of swapping and region-free dvd playing.... Priceless.

I seriously doubt that more than 50% of the people that order those modchips are successful at installing them. There are just so many things that can go wrong.

BTW, yes.. it does work perfectly... Now it won't matter if my PS2 games get all scratched up because everyone and their mother hangs out at my apartment.

Hehe.. whew.. what a b!tch!

 

[RichieZ]

what chip is that DMS3? $70 is awful expensive for a mod chip. I got a brand new V7 w/ Messiah 2 Pro installed and shipped for $300 last xmas when the M2 Pro cost about $50

 

[iwearnosox]

Wow, something like that would make anyone faint.

 

[brxndxn]

Thanks for the grammar lesson. I changed my subject accordingly. It's always nice to see that some people actually do care about grammar.

 

[Yzzim]

:Q

My Xbox was like 9 wires or something and that was too much (had someone else do it).

No way would I do the PS2

 

[Lager]

It's true that the PS2 is the very difficult to mod, especially the older models.

 

[illustri]

yea nervous hands really isnt what you need soldering a connection on a board you know little about

i remember when i did it i had to take a double shot of bacardi's first cuz i was doing it for a roomate who was chickenshit to do it himself but would have made me pay for any damages

actually it was just another excuse to drink but it did make my balls bigger

btw it worked

 

[MustangSVT]

does that chip allow you to.

1. run back up.
2. make dvd player region free
3. play mp3 files
4. play VCD files

??

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: coldcut
It's true that the PS2 is the very difficult to mod, especially the older models.

Your model looks like it shouldn't work. Just giving you crap.

Congrats, it's one of the harder modchips to install. I'd say you can solder pretty much anything now.

 

[TheShiz]

argggghh matey!!! Ar har har, better be walking the plank with your sorry arse, argh!!! now you can get all the booty.

 

You think that's tough ?

This is tough

(Scroll to the bottom of the page)

 

[Jetblade]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
does that chip allow you to.

1. run back up.
2. make dvd player region free
3. play mp3 files
4. play VCD files

??

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Jetblade

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
does that chip allow you to.

1. run back up.
2. make dvd player region free
3. play mp3 files
4. play VCD files

??

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No

That's badass.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: Roger
You think that's tough ?

This is tough

(Scroll to the bottom of the page)

it's tougher to just cover yourself with wires?

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Roger
You think that's tough ?

This is tough

(Scroll to the bottom of the page)

THAT.

Is.

The.

Shiz!

My wife and I have been wanting a Vanagon, but anything with a decent condition motor is really expensive, and the motors are doggs by then. So I've been putting it off for years. This has me interested now!

 

[Rufio]

Soldering is fun...

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: Jetblade

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
does that chip allow you to.

1. run back up.
2. make dvd player region free
3. play mp3 files
4. play VCD files

??

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No

If that was an Xbox that would be:
1.Yes
2.Yes
3.Yes
4.Yes
5. And a bunch of other things too!

lol.. Anyway, nice job on the installation, that can be quite the biach!

 

[tigerbait]

I definitely couldn't handle that. My xbox with X2 Pro and the good ole D0 point was enough for me. Good work on the install though.

 

[royaldank]

XBOXs can be so much easier. You don't even have to open the XBOX if you want to mod it. And storing games on the hard drive is great.

I have the PS2 usb mod with a one wire instal. Works great, but I have to swap and it doesn't support DVD-Rs. I didn't want to mess with all the wires.

Bravo for a job well done.