SCPH-9XXXX v18 PS2 FMCB Compatibility Consolidated Information

[nikazone]

kso im prob the biggest noob ever posting this ... and im srry .. but i have a phat PS2 date cod being 2B SCPH - 3xxxx NTSC .... umm i was just wondering is there any way for me to mod it without buying any thing .. i have 007 agent under fire and ive tried to accomplish the swap trick but to no avail ... if n e one could help or point me in the right direction for my post thank you very much ~

[spiderman]

What problems were you having with the swap trick? If you give us some info we might be able to help.

Do you know anyone with a modded ps2? (FMCB, modchip, etc.) If you do, you could use that to install FMCB.

Other than that, you'd have to send your mc to someone to have FMCB installed, which would cost you postage.

[TnA]

Take the PS2 apart!
To be exact,... Just take the upper part of the case off, remove the thingy on the disc-drive which includes the white plastic-wheel&magnet (the thing which holds your discs in place) and use the 'white wheel' without the drives cover.

[SerbianBoy]

Those Sony guys were really really bad when they changed BIOS ... shame on them ....

Good first post, explained to me some things. . ..

[ma3oony]

if i have a ps2 slim 90004 console that fmcb will not work on, will "swap magic" works on it ?
will it run every game i have?

[RandQalan]

Yes swap magic work not sure if every game thou but most

[ma3oony]

Yes swap magic work not sure if every game thou but most

so FMCB has a better compatibility than swap magic, especially for different regions ?

regards

[RandQalan]

It seam so to me but also on older models no need to block sensors

[ma3oony]

in fact i was planning to buy "swap magic" but he told me "FMCB" is far better compatibility and easier to use>


i'd like to inform u that:
A- i have many NTSC/UC games
B- i don't want to open PS2 and do any thing even if it was to plug a spot in cotton xD
C- I'll buy an original-not modded "PAL" PS2 SLIM SCPH-90004 CB
D: i understand that BIOS has to be 8B or less tho i think it's kinda impossible nowadays



my questions:
1- as we all know i cant run NTSC games on PAL PS2, will i be able to play'em all with "FMCB" 100% ?
2- is there any incompatibility issues out there ?
3- is there any parts that i need or it all just a memory card and software ? if so, will i be need a new memory card specially for "FMCB" or can i use it normally to save games without crash or delete problems?
4- after use "FMCB", will I be saying farewell for all "internally modded PS2" and "magic swap" ?

mmm that's it for now until i see some answers

regards

[RandQalan]

Short answer is ESR that comes with FMCB runs almost all games
That means PAL and NTSC if you can't it is most likely your TV can not support NTSC but with program GSM you can try to force PAL
OK MC after install acts the same as a normal MC so yes you can save games to MC with no problems
If you have Swap Magic you can install FMCB with no modding of system but Swap Magic must be 3.6 or 3.8 Coder and not a burned copy