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kaga

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12. November 2005 @ 14:48

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ok heres a list of what i got to make and play ps2 backup games...

DVD Burner-NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM

PlayStation 2 PS2 Slide Card and Swap Magic v3.6 Combo

PS2 V12

Fliptop for the slimer version

Memorex DVD-Rs

i have tried many several ways when i load the the swap magic it says load program and video mode...it never gives me a insert disk message untill after i lift the lid (not the tray lid the lid on that if you know what a flip top does) and then it says "insert bigger TOC" which then i put the burned iso DVD-R disk in but it says at the bottom in blue "not ps2 formatt" and i push the load program but it doesnt do anything it pauses for a moment then just keeps running the same screen...so my question is this: can anyone that uses the same v12 ps2 and swap magic v3.6 tell me what they do to play there ps2 backup disks? i have no clue and not much money to keep buying uneeded stuff so...

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Kagamu Tora

K4kashi

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12. November 2005 @ 15:04

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Nevermind-Misread post

All i know is that you should stay away from Memorex DVDs,that are TERRIBLE for back ups.

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kaga

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12. November 2005 @ 15:23

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you have to be kidding me *bangs head on desk* what the bloody hell i freaking get DVD+RWs and someone tells me that there bad for back ups it ended up costing me $30 then i get dvd-rs because they tell me that its great for back ups and now memorex is bad for back ups?! thats another $20 so basically i just wasted about $50 in disks because there all bad what the *@#$ ok so what is the best DVD-R brand to use when backing up games so that way i can waste yet another $20 or more....-_- that and what i just posted...good grief i just want to play backed up games not spend more then what i had to pay for my ps2 and all the games i got for it!

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Kagamu Tora

K4kashi

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12. November 2005 @ 15:29

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http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/240341

Try getting smaller packs of DVDs until you actually find one that works,then by the larger packs.

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kaga

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12. November 2005 @ 15:41

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well from all the "useful info" that i haved recived thus far i am broke now and stuck with all the stuff i mentioned above and from what i am understanding now is after spending this much money i cant even play not one single backup... all i want to know is if anyone that has read my first post at the top tell me what they do. That will help me the most and i appreciate your postings im not yellin at ya or anything i just assume you can understand my frustration and annoyance level right now heh

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Kagamu Tora

paddymail

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13. November 2005 @ 01:57

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Yeah we can understand why you're annoyed, but on the other hand... if you'd spent time searching through the forums and reading posts then you may not have had those problems.
I spent about a month on here when I first joined just reading the posts and bookmarking relevant info and generally just learning stuff that I needed to to back up games. Hardly ever had a problem since.

Now to your question. It'd help if you told us what program you used to back up your games? But for now I'll give you a good method:-

Use DVD Decrypter in iso read mode to get the iso onto your hard drive.
use DVD Decrypter in iso write mode (select the mds file) write at 4x on good 8x DVD-R media (see sig for good media types)

With swap magic it never gives you an insert disc message at all... what it does is comes to the load screen and the "load program" flashes, then you open the lid and take the swap magic disc out and put the backup game in, close the lid and press x.

That should be all you need to do

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Programs - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/292163

[b]My guides
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PS2 checklist(updated version as of 11 July 2006) - http://www.xtreme-source.com/showthread.php?p=1230#post1230
Extracting game files using apache3(ready for rebuilding) - http://www.xtreme-source.com/showthread.php?p=4978#post4978
Changing ISO associations and winrar - http://www.xtreme-source.com/showthread.php?t=1303
Making ISO from game files using CD/DVD gen - http://www.xtreme-source.com/showthread.php?t=863
Extracting RAR files to ISO- http://www.xtreme-source.com/showthread.php?t=1304
Rebuilding with Nero burning ROM - http://www.xtreme-source.com/showthread.php?t=860

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