v4 Magic 2 works on v1

[madmodder]

If this is true, I'll be pissed. I had a V4 and sent it back for a V3.

[camvet]

I have this exact same board, and after looking at your review you show a V2 board with a V3 Magic 2 and give it a perfectly working review, and then in this thread you show the same board with a V4 Magic 2 and state that the V3 didn't work on this board, so were these seperate boards that behaved differently? The reason I ask is because I have this board and a V3 chip wired exactly like yours and in the review, and I get the following results:

PS1 Original - Unknown
PS1 CDR - Do not work, previously tested as working
PS2 Original DVD - Working
PS2 Original CD - Working
PS2 CDR - About 50% Working all tested good on other system
PS2 DVD-R - Not Working
PS2 DVD Movie - Working
PS2 DVD-R Movie - Working

Any tips for me possibly?

[CN-Twat]

Load disk HARD POWER OFF 5 Seconds Tap the reset sometimes the the Magic 2 needs to be reset if you are ever having problems try this method. Laser problems are also a possibility. People think if you have a brand new PS2 you should NOT have laser problems WRONG the PS2 Brand NEW ones sometimes have trouble reading disks.

[gamer_50]

v3 chip wouldn't work if you have following bios in v1 system

0 110 020 16 M

if you have these bios then you need either magic2 v4 chip or you need messiah

[depressd]

This may be a stupid question. How do you tell what verison bios you have. I have a v1 release day ps2 and a v3 red pcb chip that was ordered from Lik-Sang about a week ago.

[meyousikmann]

Your gonna have to open 'er up to find out

[gamer_50]

open your ps2 and look at the bios if it has these number under C 2000 SCEI or not


it would be like

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C 2000 SCEI
x it would be on this spot
x then something over here but i think this one don't matter

this applies only if your board mathes with LOD's board.

[madmodder]

Originally posted by gamer_50
v3 chip wouldn't work if you have following bios in v1 system

0 110 020 16 M

if you have these bios then you need either magic2 v4 chip or you need messiah

How do you know this?

[depressd]

Same question how do you know it doesn't work for this bios version. Just looked at the bios version and it is also

D 110 020 16 M

[CN-Twat]

Use these at your own risk!