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albertd25
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_ 		6. August 2005 @ 18:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't have a PS2 but my friend asked me a favor as I have a DVD burner (Pioneer A09 16x) if I could make a back up copy of a certain game too much used and worried he could lose it. I know how to back it up as I use Clone, Nero, Alcohol20 and many others from many time but I don't know if the PS2 console has a multi format DVD drive or a'+' or a '-'.
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Albert DIBRA
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nelswick
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_ 		6. August 2005 @ 19:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It depends on how old the PS2 is. The older ones can only read DVD-R and the newer ones can read both types. You would be safe with DVD-R on good media such as ritek. The PS2 it is going to be played on has to be modified in some way for both types.
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tmfloria
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_ 		6. August 2005 @ 19:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes DVD-R would be the way to go... Use Good Media and in order to play the backup make sure your friend knows he will need either a Modchip installed or Swapmagic with a Fliptop or Slidecard (Fliptop Highly recomended)

need any info on these things check out http://www.clearxbox.com that's where I bought my fliptop.. Very good co to do buisness with...

Good Luck
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albertd25
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_ 		7. August 2005 @ 06:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the tip.
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Albert DIBRA
tego
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_ 		7. August 2005 @ 10:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can you make a back up of swap magic and burn it on a DVD-R? I wonder because ps2 can read dvd-r
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tmfloria
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_ 		7. August 2005 @ 11:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
PS2 by itself can Read DVD-R MOVIES Swapmagic on the other hand is a pressed disc... A Dvd Burner cannot copy certain Pressed Sectors of the disc.. These Sectors are required for it to Boot.. So there for you cannot Burn Swap Magic to A DVD-R or DVD+R and have it boot on its own....
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dcdistro
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_ 		7. August 2005 @ 11:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
personally i have tried all kinds of DVD-R on my machine .... ps2 slimline and i can not get any dvd-r's to work at all it only works with dvd+r's i use slimline with swapmagic 3.6
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