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| System Name | celer |
|---|---|
| Processor | Pentium 4 650 3.4GHz 2MB L2 |
| Motherboard | MSI PM8M3-V |
| Cooling | Thermalright SI-128 SE |
| Memory | 2048MB OCZ 2-3-2-5 2T at 200Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire Radeon R9100 |
| Storage | 250G Samsung 850 PRO (MZ-7KE256BW) - 1024G WD Black (WD1003FZEX) |
| Display(s) | 19' iiyama ProLite E1980SD 1280x1024 75Hz DVI |
| Case | Eurocase moded |
| Audio Device(s) | onboard |
| Power Supply | Enermax 620W Liberty |
| Mouse | Logitech MX510 red |
| Keyboard | eTech PS/2 keyboard |
| Software | Win XP SP3 |
| Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/submission/2455634_ |
First you get a some nice mod chip, I got a Modbo 760 one. Then you take your poor PS2 and disassembly it. If you did not want to write it off right away, then you take a look into this guide - in fact it was very simple, however from the second time on - http://www.rpghry.cz/dds/nastenka.htm#ps2
Now using the included both sided sticker attach the Modbo chip on the bottom side of PS2 PCB that way, so it's little contact match perfectly against where they connect the pins GND, M, N, O, P, R, V, U, T, Q - simply this way:
And now use your soldering iron to make a connection there, as shown. I used my trusty old transformer soldering iron, as I need to heat-up the PCB a lot to make these contacts possible:
It is not easy, but if you have a small slim soldering point, lot's of resin and just the good amount of tin on your soldering iron tip - it will work. Then check the connections with DMM, if they did not just look as conductive, but if they really are. Pin W you have to connect by wire and differently a bit. In the guide for Modbo 760 chip there: http://www.picsystems.net/diagrams_ps2/modbo_760/modbo_760_v12_13.jpg (backup link here: http://img118.imageshack.us/my.php?image=modbo760v1213of0.jpg ) is mitake. You cannot get the pin W connected bellow the small white Modbo PCB board, so you have to use different connection that suggested. (in theory you can, but then the height of the soldering and wire will prevent connecting of the other pins) This way:
Then only a "fun moments" awaits you with soldering connections like the B, G H and I connections:
To show how small they are, I add a ruler there. In Centimeters, the small ares are millimeters...
Good luck!
Another mistake in the guide is, that instead of pin S it shown pin SX (!) - so just connect the pin S on Modbo 760 (new revision?) to the SX connection in the picture shown. Things work that way. Another problem is, that where to connect the pin Z is completely unknown to me ATM. Luckily this one is optional, so, it is not need to be connected at all. You just missing the features called "AR Max" and "Gameshark"... I have no idea what they even mean, so...
So then, if everything works as it should, you get only more fun now
Details, as the PS2 sold for Region 2 (Europe) can now play Region 1 DVD's such as only in USA sold Redux edition of Apocalypse Now:
...is perhaps not even worth mentioning. I tested the classis R2 (Europe), R1 (USA) and R4 (Australia) DVD's and everything worked w/o a problem.
At the start, there is a slight change in the PS2 logo:
And when powering PS2 off, there is this:
And now the most important - just downloaded games (probably best using P2P, I used eMule to download Ironman, EUFA Euro 2008 and so on for test...) for PS2 as normal ISO images and burn them on PC (using for example Nero) on DVD's and they just play beautifully!
Sony must be definitively happy
Now using the included both sided sticker attach the Modbo chip on the bottom side of PS2 PCB that way, so it's little contact match perfectly against where they connect the pins GND, M, N, O, P, R, V, U, T, Q - simply this way:
And now use your soldering iron to make a connection there, as shown. I used my trusty old transformer soldering iron, as I need to heat-up the PCB a lot to make these contacts possible:
It is not easy, but if you have a small slim soldering point, lot's of resin and just the good amount of tin on your soldering iron tip - it will work. Then check the connections with DMM, if they did not just look as conductive, but if they really are. Pin W you have to connect by wire and differently a bit. In the guide for Modbo 760 chip there: http://www.picsystems.net/diagrams_ps2/modbo_760/modbo_760_v12_13.jpg (backup link here: http://img118.imageshack.us/my.php?image=modbo760v1213of0.jpg ) is mitake. You cannot get the pin W connected bellow the small white Modbo PCB board, so you have to use different connection that suggested. (in theory you can, but then the height of the soldering and wire will prevent connecting of the other pins) This way:
Then only a "fun moments" awaits you with soldering connections like the B, G H and I connections:
To show how small they are, I add a ruler there. In Centimeters, the small ares are millimeters...
Good luck!
Another mistake in the guide is, that instead of pin S it shown pin SX (!) - so just connect the pin S on Modbo 760 (new revision?) to the SX connection in the picture shown. Things work that way. Another problem is, that where to connect the pin Z is completely unknown to me ATM. Luckily this one is optional, so, it is not need to be connected at all. You just missing the features called "AR Max" and "Gameshark"... I have no idea what they even mean, so...
So then, if everything works as it should, you get only more fun now
Details, as the PS2 sold for Region 2 (Europe) can now play Region 1 DVD's such as only in USA sold Redux edition of Apocalypse Now:
...is perhaps not even worth mentioning. I tested the classis R2 (Europe), R1 (USA) and R4 (Australia) DVD's and everything worked w/o a problem.
At the start, there is a slight change in the PS2 logo:
And when powering PS2 off, there is this:
And now the most important - just downloaded games (probably best using P2P, I used eMule to download Ironman, EUFA Euro 2008 and so on for test...) for PS2 as normal ISO images and burn them on PC (using for example Nero) on DVD's and they just play beautifully!
Sony must be definitively happy
That was the "hidden point" 
.. a lot better than some i've seen with wires soldered to a chip thats taped down :|..
