What Chip is this?

**EJM** · 05-10-2006,07:34 PM

I got this chip from a V4 no gap PS2. The owner said he had it installed 3 years ago and that it plays Domestic/Foreign & Original/Back-up games. It played foreign games but it didn't play Back-ups, this could be due to the fact that a couple of the wires were already loose when I pulled it out.

**yee** · 05-10-2006,07:45 PM

Funky looking modchip, most I've seen are in the size of a square.

**EJM** · 05-10-2006,07:58 PM

My guess is that it is either a very early mod chip or one of those DIY mod chips. But I would like to know exactly and get more info about it.

**Ex-Cyber** · 05-10-2006,10:12 PM

Looks like an SX28. I'm not well-versed in modchip history but the two major code families that this brings to mind are Origa 1.x and Magic 3/ICE.

**MadKaoModding** · 05-11-2006,12:16 AM

that is an origa chip.. it used the sx28 much like the magic 3's but only connected to the cd/dvd controller points.... it was the first chip to play imports and it played backups with a single swap... the messiah team combined the info they got from this chip with bios patching routines (possibly from the neo 4) to make the first 100% no swap chip

**gamecubesuxs** · 05-11-2006,01:00 AM

Same people that make the O2 mod

**EJM** · 05-11-2006,02:25 AM

Originally Posted by MadKaoModding

that is an origa chip.. it used the sx28 much like the magic 3's but only connected to the cd/dvd controller points.... it was the first chip to play imports and it played backups with a single swap... the messiah team combined the info they got from this chip with bios patching routines (possibly from the neo 4) to make the first 100% no swap chip

Awesome, you wouldn't know of any sites with install pics/diagrams would you? I want to mess around with this chip a little before throwing it out.

**MadKaoModding** · 05-11-2006,02:43 AM

I don't think there are any sites with the diagrams still up.. that chip was pretty much the best swap chip released, but it's around 4 years old... I'll try to check tommorow to see if I still have any of the old diagrams on my hd...

**ebob** · 05-13-2006,10:25 PM

What a nice piece of scene memorobelia. If combined with a neo4, a complete, though rough, nonswap solution could be had at only 60+ wires.

http://web.archive.org/web/200206131..._och_origa.jpg

here's the chip schematic and some diagrams. change the url to find v4, v5/6 (i didn't know it supported the last set). There should be v1-2, and maybe jap v0. (it was originally a jap only chip).
http://www.febmaster.de/ps2/origa/v3.htm

the diagrams for old mods like this are certainly disappearing.
And hey, send it to me if you're going to throw it out.

**EJM** · 05-14-2006,12:34 AM

Oh wow, that 60+ wire mod would suck to do. Did anyone here ever do that mod? If so how long did that take? I imagine that would take a whole day to do. I hope the PS3 doesn't require something like that.

EBOB

If you want the chip let me know, pm your addy and I'll mail it to you if your in the US.

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