v4 magic 3.1 help please!

[cherwilco]

I just installed my magic 3.1 (red says dvd9 on ic) into my v4 no gap ps2 and the only way I can get it to boot anything is by turning the ps2 on with the modchip off (held reset for 5 seconds) all other boot attempts fail with backups or originals. this ps2 will play a copied dvd movie just fine on dvd-r and +r disks. if the mod is on and I try to boot an original disk it goes past the bios where it seems like it will load but then "unable to read disk pops up"

I am an experienced xbox modder and I have tried and failed 3 times now on my ps2. I have never modded a ps2 before this.


I am almost 100% certain that I have no bridges and all connections 100% perfect checked with a magnifying glass and a multimeter to be sure because I didnt want to fry my bios chip or something horrible!


just noticed also that if I boot with a copied disk in by double tapping reset then the game seems to go past the bios but unable to read disk pops up again.

if this is a laser issue can anyone point me to a laser adjusting guide that shows the multimeter readings I should try to replicate? thanks in advance

[cherwilco]

also if the mod is on I can go into the browser and it will recognize a copied game as a ps2 disk (when mod is off I get disk read error at the browser screen with a copied game)

[cherwilco]

can anyone help?

[T07N]

Why don't you try installing a Duo 3 or pay a little more for Crystal Chip 1.2? Much less wires and more reliability. Magic 3.1 is pretty difficult to install since it requires a lot of wires. Because we cannot diagnosis the problem exactly right now. I would recommend you check each wire again and make sure every wire is suppose to be soldered where it's suppose to be. Good luck with the install.

[cherwilco]

I didnt buy the more expensive chips because I felt the features that came with them was pretty much useless to me but I see now how much a pain in the ass the magic is to install. oh well I already have this one so I might as well get it to work so does anyone have any info on what wire does what exactly? this may help me narrow down the problem a little. I did many searches on the same thing but all I find is threads that seem to end like this one almost did (basicly just check the wiring)

[cherwilco]

look if this is one of those things where people are just sick of answering magic 3.1 questions or someone thinks I didn't search enough then fine ill look elsewhere for the fix. but can someone at least please give me a heads up as to where that "elsewhere" may be?

[cherwilco]

its been a week now and I still have the same problem. Tried removing chip, cleaned all solder spots, reapplied minute amounts of flux and reinstalled and nothing changed. also I reconfirmed all solder locations with the various pics of a successful install.

does anyone know where to get a description of what each wire does so that maybe I have a chance of figuring this out?