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creagh
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 04:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok first sorry if this is like the most asked question ever but i got swap magic today and naturally i had to wait ages to get it and now i cant work it. iv got the slide card thing all sorted out (i think). but every time i try to play a game i get this "Not a Valid PS2 disc" warning. Ill run through what im doin as quickly as i can.

First Dvd Decyrpter Mode-> Iso-> Read
It reads away making its File
Mode -> Iso -> Write
And Ha-za i have a nice Back up.
(by the way im usin Mr.DVD Dvd +Rw if that maters)

Second i load up Swap magic. In with the Slide card Pull Open the disc Tray. Push it closed and rehook the thing on the inside. press "X" and then a load of weird noises for about 20 seconds and then the warning.
Id be really thankfull to anyone who can help.
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WEStar
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 05:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the problem could be the media you're using. Try booting a backup made on good quality DVD-R as rw media isn't read very well by most ps2s.
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NTSC DNAS threads.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/5/198137 (my post with info on playing different region games online)
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/291526

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creagh
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 06:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
right ill try usin some memorex Dvd+r's. i was reading some of the other posts and it was sayin something about patches needed for some games so im tryin to back up gta Libirty city stories and ghost recon 3, would i need patches to do these ones
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creagh
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 07:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok a slight improvement with the better discs. now it flashes and goes back to the memory card screen and then the red screen that says i didnt put in a dvd format disc
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WEStar
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 07:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try using -r discs as they are the most compatible with ps2 burning them at no more than 4X. Also, memorex aren't exactly known to be the best of quality. you can check swapmagicfix.com to see if games need patches or fixes.
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NTSC DNAS threads.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/5/198137 (my post with info on playing different region games online)
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/291526

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ace1uk
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 07:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If its +Rs you're using, then you'll most likely need to booktype them to DVD-ROM before you burn, so the PS2 can load them. You'd be better off with -R, they dont need booktyped, and, unlike +Rs, all PS2s can read them.
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Always 1st with 100% working PS2 Online Game DNA$ IDs!!

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creagh
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 07:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
right if you could elaborate on the formating thing on the dvd to make it dvd-rom. and i got gta from a torrent and its NTSC and im running a PAL ps2.
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creagh
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 07:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok one more thing i kinda found that when i ripped the ghost recon game there is two files an iso and an mds. is there any importance there
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iking
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 07:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just ignore the MDS file.
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creagh
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 08:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks to the ppl who replyed i tryed ghost recon with the memorex discs and it worked. nice one
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PS2Menace
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_ 		29. August 2006 @ 08:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just a warning. Memorex might work now, but they will Not work in about 3 months. Buy some Sony DVD-R discs and burn at half the rated media speed. And about the .mds file. Select the .mds file when you burn. It contains info about the .iso file (or .mdf)
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