Messiah2 v3 - I just installed it - but it will not play backup CDRs

[mz7]

After a very long installation on a v3 ? my test CDR will not play (the red screen comes up). Based on the trouble shooting guide I have gone back to visually see if there are any solder bridges with a magnifying glass and cannot find any. To support that, I also used a multi-meter to check each pin to the one next to it on the motherboard and also on the messiah2 chip and found no shorts. I have also done the track cut and confirmed the cut with the multi-meter.

The machine boots originals just fine. My CD backup was RidgeRacer, copied using Nero 5.0 diskcopy (I do not have a DVD burner yet to test DVD backups)

Any help or a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[chulo_d]

I had the same problem with my v.4. After much troubleshooting I found that the original install guide had the wrong point for the ground. Double check your ground connection.
But its hard to say without knowing if it will boot dvd-r's.

[Games4Hire]

Make sure that you have a good backup before you go crazy.

[mz7]

After reviewing the installation manual, I now see that the high resolusion pictures show a square ground pad (which I used), however, on the low resolution picture it shows an additonal small 1/4 circle ground. Is this what you had to switch to correct the problem?

As far as confirming a good backup, I would take suggestions on how to do that. I have read both the backup and the original in my PC and it seems to be OK.

Thanks again for any help.

[UltraDude]

Make sure your burning your game in Disc-At-Once

Note* Some burners do not support DAO at all (like mine) and even if you choose DAO with a burning program it will burn in other methods.

Go to this link: http://elby.ch/english/products/clone_cd/writers/a.html

and check if your burner supports DAO


if it does support DAO..just one test CD isn't enough..try others.

[chulo_d]

yeah ultradude is right, definitely make sure your burning good backups prior to going crazy. They will read fine in a pc , but the ps2 will not boot if its not a good burn.
Also you could try to compare the install diagrams for anything differnt. Use the messiah 2 install guide and compare with the install pics at www.foundmy.com to see if anything is different.

[chulo_d]

heres a link to those install diagrams
v3 gh-006 main

v3 gh-006 bottom

v3 gh-006 video wire

There will be a little popup button in the lower right corner that will zoom in and give a really good shot of all the points

[Batistuta2x]

So tell my how i need to burn ps2 games-disc at once or track at once?Im always burning them(cue+bin images) track at once, and they are working for me.I never tried DAO

[charlie_ps2]

Originally posted by Batistuta2x
So tell my how i need to burn ps2 games-disc at once or track at once?Im always burning them(cue+bin images) track at once, and they are working for me.I never tried DAO

The guarantee of a good copy is to use CloneCD from the aforementioned www.elby.de. That site will tell you if your burner is 100% compatibvle with the combination RAW-DAO+96. If so then you can make 1:1 bootable copies (with the mod chip).

Cl;oneCD tutorial nearly everywhere but try www.psxmods.co.uk

[mz7]

I have now burned the disk using both CloneCD and Nero using the tutorials provided by Charlie's link. Neither copy made a difference - I still got the red screen. I am also using a Yamaha 2100E CDR which has DOA/96 support, so I believe my copies are good.

I have also compared the install pics from Foundmy.com and the Messiah2 website and found no difference.

Before I remove all of the wires to double check/cleaning of the pins, is there some way I can confirm the Messiah chip is working? Also, if I had bridged pins, would the originals still boot up just fine?

Once again, I appreciate everyones help. Thanks.