Matrix MXL2 + V10 works great!

Just finished a V10 with a MXL2, wasnt sure if V10 was supported cause i saw there was 2 versions of MXL2 , one compatible till V9 and other also V10. I had one with a green dot in top left.

anyways, works great, tested the PS1 mode and also worked great. but the PS1 mode of MarsII on all 3 PS2's still wont work, and im sure i didnt anything wrong. so i guess its just not supported at all

cheers

[uns97]

Green dot means the chip is V10 compatible. The older one with the white dot marking means V9, but may work with some V10 bios aswell. (of course the green works for sure, so that is the prefered one to use with V10)

regards, Stephen

[DIOYK-13]

Great news!MXL2 With green dot are compatible till V10 and with white dot till V9!Do you have a photo from your work in V10?

[will2003]

Originally posted by DIOYK-13
Great news!MXL2 With green dot are compatible till V10 and with white dot till V9!Do you have a photo from your work in V10?

Here's one I did...

http://www.ps2newz.net/forums/attach...&postid=128902

[EnTiTy]

yup it works fine another here that i did
http://www.ps2newz.net/forums/attach...?postid=133226
EnTiTy

Originally posted by will2003
Here's one I did...

http://www.ps2newz.net/forums/attach...&postid=128902

cool, you guys both used other points than mentioned in the diagram, since im a noob , i dont know any alternate points

First chip i installed was the MarsII chip, and since its a hard one to solder 26 wires, Matrix MXL2 is really easy, I think everyone with a little solder experience can solder a Matrix MXL2 with no problem

[villasg]

I love this mod.
Now i am over 750 installations of this ov V3-V10 (PAL).
Works great.

[ps2mods101272]

Ive installed loads of MATRX MXL 2's IN V-10' S, i think the MATRIX chip is exellent, and has never let me down.

Originally posted by villasg
I love this mod.
Now i am over 750 installations of this ov V3-V10 (PAL).
Works great.

750?? damn, you must be rich bastard

[nonen666]

Yes it works, but the point is that v9-v10 are extremely problematic and they just get damaged (La6508 see other threads). And they don't get damaged the next day but months later...

Originally posted by nonen666
Yes it works, but the point is that v9-v10 are extremely problematic and they just get damaged (La6508 see other threads). And they don't get damaged the next day but months later...

mm really? well that sucks.
can someone send a picture of a LA6508, cause i have a V4 motherboard , so if it happens maybe i can replace the chip

[uns97]

cONEction: You won't replace that... As the LA popped up on the V9 first. So it's not on the V4. Anyway, it's quite hard to get an LA, there are some sources for 15-20 euro but quite limited stocks, so it's always safer to get some extra. Yes, V9 is one of the worst PS2 model up will now, and its dead rate is very high. So, let's talk about those installs and "working MXL2s" some weeks later... I don't want to make you worry, but most machines that had the MXL2 inside worked perfectly for days/weeks before they broke down. It's not proven what causes this, but you have to know that they are/were mostly MXL2 + M2 installs...

regards, Stephen

[TeknoZ]

uns97 : for what is worth not only I have read about dead V9s with any kind of different chips (including M2, Mxl2, Titanchip Lisa/Gloria, r1pper2, DMS3, MagicV, etc.) but also some unmodded ps2 have apparently died with the usual symptoms.

The general consensus seems to be that there is a certain batch of V9s with some production problems and these can apparently die at any time for no reason.
This could also explain why the V10 was brought to the market so quickly after the V9.

[ShadowKnyght]

I am still waiting for their infinity mod.

As they only sell wholesale in batches of 1000 I don't want to buy until their DMS killer has been released!

[fluidmax]

TeknoZ...good point about the fast V10 release...consider V7 lasted about 1.5 years before the V9 came out(V8 did't come to north america)

ok, from what ive heard , only V9 has a lot of trouble?
but are there also problems with V10? anyone had any trouble with a V10 before?

[uns97]

Guys: don't make me laugh... all dead PS2s we have, worked perfectly without a mod for MONTHS. Then after the mod was installed died in DAYS. Don't make me laugh, the machines knew when to die... It may happen ONCE or TWICE but in a ROW, I doubt that is SONY's fault. Also, there are reports of dead V10s aswell. And, phew, dead DMS3, and Magic V.... Yeah, 1 or two, that may be installation problem. BUT: how many dead M2 and MXL2 have you seen ? I have read about thousands... And have seen personally about a dozen. All were MXL2 + M2 ones. It isn't worth keeping the MXL2 in heaven, when they also released the V10 compatible one, probably the modified code, which is better and won't kill the machines... It's not proven of course they would be silly to say that, but let's not be that happy about a mod that is on the first place in killing machines.

regards, Stephen

pS: and to everyone who installed an MXL2: as said, let's talk about these "successfull installs" months later, we'll see who was right.

ppS: also read the www.gamefreax.de site about that someone claims he knows what kills the machines. Seems he is talking about the code in the mod.

Originally posted by fluidmax
TeknoZ...good point about the fast V10 release...consider V7 lasted about 1.5 years before the V9 came out(V8 did't come to north america)

V8 did come to America, it's just a V7 39001 with a slightly newer bios chip, if I'm not mistaken.

[nonen666]

If you read the thread "The real dead v9 answer is here!" and some other threads you will see what is the problem. On the v9 there is a chip (LA6508 or also called LA608) which controls the eject mechanism and lazer focus. When we use original media the lazer doesn't bother to keep on focusing to read the bits because any original media is the absolute quality. But when we put a cd,dvd backup the lazer is trying hard to focus on them. The problem here is that the LA6508 gives higher voltage peaks when trying hard to focus and finally after some time gets damaged (This has been tested succesfuly with osciloscope by ps2_charlie as I recall). And that doesn't have to do with the modchips. The modchips work on completely different area and doesn't have to do with the LA6508. Some say that this could be prevented with a better thermal sinker but my opinion is that a higher peak voltage in the LA6508 than it is made for can damage it before even gets worm(lets say it burns a transistor). And about the v10 that some say that sony released in order to fix the problem if you read the threads they definitely end up with the same v9 dead problem because they use the same LA6508 chip.

[uns97]

nonen666: he he he... You made me laugh.. that thread is talking about nothing but about a lot of thoughts...

1st:
Oh, LA problem. Sure, if I remove it and replace it with a new one, why the hell does the board not work again ?!?! I will send you the board, do me a favour, replace the LA, and I will give you one million dollar if the result is a GOOD and WORKING board.

2nd:
Higher voltages ?? With QUALITY media ??? Charlie stated that QUALITY media had almost no voltage difference compared to originals... Then why the hell could that do any harm ? (no question about low quality media, which I always refuse to use)Many people meassured the temerature and voltage of the LA, and bad quality originals have never caused any problem, no matter how bad quality those disks were... There were no voltage peaks. Also as said, the machines worked, was turned OFF, next day turned ON, and what ? Yeah, those were DEAD. Without any disk INSERTED, without any read, without any "long" time reading which could cause the "overheating" and so on... Those machines died at the powering ON, OR as one time Entity said at MODE change, which has NOTHING to do with the LA, but has a lot to do with the code in the mod...

And if you think the V10 will solve the problem, then why do you state that it uses the SAME LA so the same problem will happen... Then you all are on the wrong way, beliving that a model change will solve the problem, when you are sure the LA is the problem, which is the SAME on the V10 aswell. So what is the problem then ? LA ? Let it be. Then I wish you a happy new year with the so "loved" V10... And with its LA. Sure the MXL will cure the "bad" LA problem, right ???

regards, Stephen

pS: I'd be very happy if the problem ALWAYS were the LA. That would end up in a QUICK fix. But many of us have a bad thought about blaming this all on the LA only... Of course in cases the LA may be the problem, but in others it is simply unbeliveable.