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Ace's Guides: The Cardboard and Straw MOD, a free alternative for modding a Version 13/14 PlayStation 2 for use with Swap Magic/Breaker Pro
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Ace_2
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25. February 2006 @ 09:29 |
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Wanna MOD your Version 13 or 14 PlayStation 2? Don't want a chip? Don't want to use a MOD that will void your warranty? Want a free alternative to what's being sold on modchip websites? I've got the MOD that will do you all that.
To start, cut out a small square of cardboard(cereal box type), and shape it like MagicKeys II tool 1. This will need to be taped to the PlayStation 2's front lid sensor. It should look like this: http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/844/sensor1qh5.jpg
Second, cut a strip of cardboard that is slightly narrower than the disk break. Move the break with a pen, and tape the strip under where the discs go(it has to go next to the break). Basically, it's the same location as MagicKeys 2 Tool 2. Remember, don't put tape near the area of the laser. It should look like this: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4930/discbreakje2.jpg
Last, and this is the hardest part of the MOD, cut off about 1/4 of a straw. Cut it in half lengthwise(bending it at an end) so that you have less problems to get the straw in the gap that's in between the metalic plates and lid hinge(pictures: straw: http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7356/strawoutml3.jpg where it goes: http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3879/strawwhereitgoesnb1.jpg Stick the straw there, putting it in very slowly. You might want to turn on your console while doing that. Look at the laser as you stick the straw in. Get some tape ready. Once you see that the laser moves to the spindle and flashes, fix the straw so that it never moves out of place(the laser will stay where it is) and tape it with as many layers of tape as you need. It should look like this: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1748/strawco4.jpg
To get the straw squarely on the switch is a pain in the neck. It took me 5 tries to get the straw on the sensor.
There! You're ready to use Swap Magic or any other swap method on your Version 13/14 slim PlayStation 2.
Update March 2:
Tip: When you stick the straw in the gap, if you put it straight in and it doesn't touch the switch, try to bend it to the left a bit.
Update March 19:
Better description of Step 2.
Update March 25:
(Sorry if this is getting too long)
Tip: An easier way to know if you get the straw on the sensor: turn on the console with the lid open. Put a disc in and when you hear buzzing(indicates the laser is moving) after putting the straw in, twist what's out and tape it(you got it on the switch).
Update April 15:
Slight edit to step 3.
1st Update September 8:
Pictures, FINALLY! It's time to reveal what the MOD really looks like!
2nd Update September 8:
Complete revamp of the guide.
Update December 2:
I'm looking for someone who owns a Version 15(the new SCPH-77001 model PlayStation 2) to test out this MOD(preferrably with pictures), as I'm not sure if anything has been changed to make it harder to hit the lid sensors.
My console collection: Version 14A PlayStation 2(chipped), Version 7 PlayStation 2, PlayStation(both models), Wii, Gamecube, N64, Super NES(original from US and Japan and Mini), NES(front and top loader)Model 1 & 2 Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Atari 2600, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Master System(Model 1 and 2), Atari Flashback 1 & 2, FC Twin(2 in 1 NES/Super NES clone), GN Twin(2 in 1 NES/Genesis clone), Atari 7800, Intellivision II, TurboGrafx 16, GameBoy Color
My guides: Cardboard and Straw MOD: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/308926
3-method exploit for PS2s: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/337567This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 2. December 2006 @ 09:27
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dg089
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25. February 2006 @ 19:04 |
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Good idea, but wouldn't it just be easier just to buy swap magic. It only cost me $14.95. Good guide though.
Cheers,
DG
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Ace_2
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25. February 2006 @ 19:52 |
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You can buy Swap Magic but the lid sensors MUST be pushed down in order for it to work on the slim version.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. February 2006 @ 19:53
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6. March 2006 @ 18:08 |
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when will pics become available? im curious to see this mod. and do any of you guys know if the swapmagic disc itself can be copied? and would the back up version work just the same?
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ddp
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7. March 2006 @ 15:58 |
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7. March 2006 @ 16:34 |
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Thanks for the link ddp (is that like diamond dallas page that wrestler dude?), so DOES anyone know if you make like a 1:1 backup of swap magic will it boot like the original disc?
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ddp
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7. March 2006 @ 16:47 |
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nope, not diamond dallas page. just the intials of my full name minus my middle name as doesn't flow right.
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Ace_2
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8. March 2006 @ 16:02 |
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ddp, sorry to say this(this should go to cygnus_76), but that's not my MOD. I'll have some pictures of it soon(not right now because I don't have anything to take pictures of the MOD and post it). If one thing's for sure, it does not look at all like that.
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Yoti
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8. March 2006 @ 16:37 |
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I have heard that you can not make a 1:1 back up copy of swap magic.
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Ace_2
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8. March 2006 @ 17:10 |
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Not quite sure about that, but Swap Magic is supposed to be the parts of a PlayStation 2 game that can't be burnt(probably some special coding that the console looks for in the disc, and if it does not find it, it knows it's a backup.).
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8. March 2006 @ 17:13 |
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I see...that makes sense.
cygnus
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Ace_2
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10. March 2006 @ 08:41 |
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What makes sense, that you can't copy Swap Magic or that the link is not my MOD?
By the way, soon, I will perform this MOD on my friend's Version 12 slim, so when I do the MOD on it(straw should be placed a different way in front of the metalic clip at the rear of the hinge), I will post instructions on how to do it on a Version 12.
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11. March 2006 @ 19:08 |
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yeah, it makes sense that you can't copy swap magic...too bad. anyone know where the best place to purchase it is? best deal i mean...
ive learned so much from you guys, thanks(a single tear drops from cygnus's left eye) cant wait to see the pics.
---cygnus
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Ace_2
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12. March 2006 @ 08:50 |
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Try jjax's Action Replay MAX guide to load backups. It's the perfect alternative to Swap Magic. You can have a look at it here: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/1/291684
It worked for me(except for Cog-Swap), so it should work for you.
EDIT: cygnus, as soon as I get a digital camera with a USB cable, I'll take pictures of my modded PlayStation 2 and post them.
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30. March 2006 @ 14:56 |
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oops
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Ace_2
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30. March 2006 @ 17:28 |
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Oops for what?
My console collection: Version 14A PlayStation 2(chipped), Version 7 PlayStation 2, PlayStation(both models), Wii, Gamecube, N64, Super NES(original from US and Japan and Mini), NES(front and top loader)Model 1 & 2 Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Atari 2600, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Master System(Model 1 and 2), Atari Flashback 1 & 2, FC Twin(2 in 1 NES/Super NES clone), GN Twin(2 in 1 NES/Genesis clone), Atari 7800, Intellivision II, TurboGrafx 16, GameBoy Color
My guides: Cardboard and Straw MOD: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/308926
3-method exploit for PS2s: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/337567 |
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31. March 2006 @ 00:41 |
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I was refering your thread to another member in another thread and hit reply in the wrong window
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007PStwo
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10. April 2006 @ 17:08 |
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Can you still close the lid with this mod?
Video games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching on pills, and listening to repetitive music...
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007PStwo
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10. April 2006 @ 17:09 |
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I opened mine up and taped it but this weekend my sister is getting a v14 as a present and im wondering if this mod will work.
Video games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching on pills, and listening to repetitive music...
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Ace_2
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10. April 2006 @ 17:49 |
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Yes. Only thing is, it's a little harder as the thickness of the twisted section of the straw forces on the lid, but after a while of keeping the lid down, the straw will get thinner, and it will force less on the lid.
My console collection: Version 14A PlayStation 2(chipped), Version 7 PlayStation 2, PlayStation(both models), Wii, Gamecube, N64, Super NES(original from US and Japan and Mini), NES(front and top loader)Model 1 & 2 Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Atari 2600, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Master System(Model 1 and 2), Atari Flashback 1 & 2, FC Twin(2 in 1 NES/Super NES clone), GN Twin(2 in 1 NES/Genesis clone), Atari 7800, Intellivision II, TurboGrafx 16, GameBoy Color
My guides: Cardboard and Straw MOD: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/308926
3-method exploit for PS2s: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/337567 |
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tam2oo5
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11. April 2006 @ 16:20 |
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Wouldnt Thin wire be more appropriate for this mod? thats what i did with mine and i was able to move it freely untill the disk spun once it was spinning i folded the wire flat to the console and taped it down with black tape now its barely noticable and lid closes perfectly. just use the same sizes and instructions ect. not a bad guide ace m8
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007PStwo
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11. April 2006 @ 16:56 |
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what kind of wire?
did you use wire for tool a as well?
Video games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching on pills, and listening to repetitive music...
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11. April 2006 @ 23:56 |
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Also doing this mod you don't need to buy the coder to play PSX games, all you have to do is..
1, boot the PSTWO with nothing in the drive
2, Click Browser
3, place an origional PSX game into the drive.
4, make the PSX load the game with the swap tools but don't let the game play, you should see a black picture of a PSX CD like normal in the browser.
5, Take your backup game (the game dose not have to be the same as the game in the PSX) Slow the PSX game down until it stops and remove it and replace it with the backup.
6, now click on the black PSX CD picture in the browser and hay it works everytime.
Edit: You can't do this with PS2 games, becuase they have 2 security checks.
Edit: I found out something new if its a NTSC version of the game, you have to boot the original PSX game until the PlayStation logo comes up then take the CD out and replace it with the backup.
Also this is true in the reverse so if you have a NTSC PSTWO and a PAL backup you need to do the same thing.
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Ace_2
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12. April 2006 @ 13:30 |
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Quote:
Wouldnt Thin wire be more appropriate for this mod?
My answer, if the wire is made of steel, is no. I wanted to try with a paperclip, but I didn't want to take a chance since there a possibility of short-circuiting the PlayStation 2.
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Slow the PSX game down until it stops and remove it and replace it with the backup.
How do you do that with the Version 14? I swap my PSX original with a backup using a "possibly" dangerous method. While the disc is spinning(slow it down using the CD Playback function of my original, select a track, then return to the main browser screen), I take it out and put in the backup. Could that damage the spindle motor?
My console collection: Version 14A PlayStation 2(chipped), Version 7 PlayStation 2, PlayStation(both models), Wii, Gamecube, N64, Super NES(original from US and Japan and Mini), NES(front and top loader)Model 1 & 2 Genesis, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Atari 2600, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Master System(Model 1 and 2), Atari Flashback 1 & 2, FC Twin(2 in 1 NES/Super NES clone), GN Twin(2 in 1 NES/Genesis clone), Atari 7800, Intellivision II, TurboGrafx 16, GameBoy Color
My guides: Cardboard and Straw MOD: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/308926
3-method exploit for PS2s: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/337567 |
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tam2oo5
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12. April 2006 @ 15:17 |
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yeah i see what you mean but if you get the wire that it is coated in rubber then it should b fine, i actually just carried this out today and it works a treat theres no chance if you dont put the wire vertically down if u have it bent at the tip then there will b no chance of short circuiting her
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