Originally posted by tsrps3:

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So hmmm.. wassup 2.00? ^^
Still working ok, anyone tried?

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Originally posted by secKEn:

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any firmware it's known not to work with???

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Originally posted by vegetassj:

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Hey I have a question,

I asked this earlier but don't think I got a response. I already have done this method and it seems to work. But while getting this to work, I accidentally pulled the sensor wires off from the source of the connector. I have pretty much ruined it :(. I am guessing the little sensor wires are just to power the sensor right? does anyone know how much power the sensor needs and if I can use a battery or some other source to get the sensor back on? just so that if I want to put my ps3 back the way it was, I can without any issues. I don't even use this mod much anymore...so I want to know if I can fix this sensor thing so that I can put my ps3 back the way it was before the mod.

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Originally posted by tsrps3:

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read the whole thread, it's FULL of big pics.
Reading 19 pages is long but your ps3 is worth that much, don't you think?

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Originally posted by StrikerGT:

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Ok I am begginning to understand, but doesn't the laser only try to read the disc until it is authenticated, then goes into a standby mode until you actually play the game. So in this standby mode since its not actually reading anything, you would think as far as the laser goes it would be safe to swap the discs since the laser isnt doing any actual work at that point, correct? I know the disc is still spinning, but thats a risk that is minor to take in my opinion, im just more focused on the laser issue here.

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Originally posted by David891:

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Originally posted by StrikerGT:

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Ok I am begginning to understand, but doesn't the laser only try to read the disc until it is authenticated, then goes into a standby mode until you actually play the game. So in this standby mode since its not actually reading anything, you would think as far as the laser goes it would be safe to swap the discs since the laser isnt doing any actual work at that point, correct? I know the disc is still spinning, but thats a risk that is minor to take in my opinion, im just more focused on the laser issue here.

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Were not sure if there is a standby mode or something like that, but we do know that some ps3 lasers got killed when they switched without waiting. What you do is up to you but if you want to be sure you dont kill your laser you better wait 8:30 minutes (tip: put screensaver on 10 minutes and then you know you can switch safely).

The way I built it in requires 2 wholes drilleng inside the cardreader, so when you turn down the black thing you almost cant see I modded ps3

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Originally posted by StrikerGT:

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Do you have a picture of what yours looks like? Also, do you think that they might make a version of Swap Magic that can stop the ps3's laser and disc spinning?

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Originally posted by StrikerGT:

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Thanks, well I have done like like 4 swaps without waiting last night, am I already screwed? When it burns out, does that mean it just won't work no more? Is that the risk> Cause mine still works...

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Originally posted by David891:

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Originally posted by StrikerGT:

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Thanks, well I have done like like 4 swaps without waiting last night, am I already screwed? When it burns out, does that mean it just won't work no more? Is that the risk> Cause mine still works...

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Some on this forum it hapened after like 2 days, so thats maybe 20 swaps. But I think it doest have to do with the ammount of swaps but I think that every swap without waiting has a percentage of about xx% to kill dvd laser.
Yours isnt broken yet, there are other people saying they alwast swap without waiting and say they never have problems, but you better wait to be sure you are safe.

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Originally posted by StrikerGT:

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So I will be safe as long as I wait 10 minutes before each swap from now on then? Also I was curious if the backups could be modified, for an example, maybe booting a ps2 disc with emulators?

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