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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:19 AM
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i know it might be the wrong place to post this but.... I JUST HAD TO POST!

anyone in bayarea knows or knows somebody who can mod chip a ps2???

im sick of paying $49.99 for a darn game
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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uhmm... if it involves soldering..... just get me the stuff... i'll install..
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 06:03 AM
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hey trung when you do, can i watch? im interested too... but i just sold my ps2 to mike cause imma get a slimline.. but im just curious as to how
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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u sure trung????????? coz i heard alot of people screwed up in doing it....... u sureee???
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 06:15 AM
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screwed it up? how?

well... eventually i want to upgrade my n1... in doing so... i'm gonna have to open that thing and solder a few things together...

that on the other hand.. when i bought it was like $2K.... a little more pricy than a ps2 when it comes down to risk...
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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well i got a stupid friend who modded his and end up screwing it.. he said the stuff u should solder is quite small
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Just got HDloader and the network adapter, it's a lot easier...no need to mod.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Cabana
Just got HDloader and the network adapter, it's a lot easier...no need to mod.
where can u get it at?
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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here alan

http://www.modchipstore.com/PlayStation-2-1-103.html
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jamessicat25
he said the stuff u should solder is quite small
have you seen the LEDs i deal with in the radio...?
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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so with the right instruction... u can do it?

some guy in craiglist is asking $60 to put one in mine
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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he local?

well.. yeah.. all i need are instructions.. the supplies... and i'll solder the rest.

i got those "surgical precision" soldering hands..
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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^ +100000000000000000000000000 and a half. lol
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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hmm so if i get the no soldering req. one i can jsut unplug it and play my normal games?

how would someone go about burning ps2 games? :D
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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^^^ That's easy. Just get CloneDVD.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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i like nero a bit better. but then again i havent tried burning dvds with it. lol
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 05:11 AM
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http://www.customps2.com/site/pages/...2_blackft.html

this might be the stuff that would help us!!
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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Get someone local on craigslist to do it, make sure they have done a ton of them. The best idea would be to get a bigger hardrive installed in it while their doing the chip so you can just transfer games onto it and not have to burn them. Just rent and transfer, or download and transfer. Usually you can get a good deal if they install both at once. Or you can get the solderless and/ or "swapmagic" and install those yourself.

I had craigslist guys do my ps2 and xbox, I watched them do it and made sure they had a backup system to give me if they messed up. Good luck, very worth it in the end.
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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i did try that... he quoted me $60 and an hour drive to hayward........

can we trade ps? =)
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craigslist...... ....

$60 and an hour drive? sooo not worth it..



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