| Q. |
How
does it perform on 80mins cd-r? |
| A. |
It is
true, some of the other backup solutions on the marked has trouble
with games bigger than 650mb (80min games). Some of them has no
chance playing a 80min cd-r game, but the Slide-Card solution actually
performs pretty good. We have experienced around 2-3 games of a
selection of 30 games that did not work. That is a very fine succes
rate. |
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| Q. |
How
does it perform on dvd-r? |
| A. |
The succes rate for
DVD-R Backups is extremly good. Actually, we haven't had a single
game that did not work yet.. Until now it has been a 100% succes
on DVD-R media with our available backups - that including totally
new games like SplinterCell. |
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| Q. |
How does it perform
on orignal DVD imports? |
| A. |
The succes rate for
original DVD import games, is about the same as with DVD-R backups.
But new games in the Dual Layer DVD-9 format might not work because
of the extremly big TOC (table of content) size around 7-9 GB. Swap
Magic Boot Discs only have a TOC size of around 4.35GB. But a backup
of a Dual Layer game applyed with a patch might work. Like - there
is a patch for Xenosaga from Paradox. Xenosaga is a Dual Later DVD-9
game with a TOC size around 8GB. |
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K
K |
| Q. |
What
is the Swap Magic 2.0 Bootdiscs? |
| A. |
A lot
of modchip solutions needs a bootdisc to work. In the beginning
DVD Region X and Action Replay from Datel was very popular swapdiscs.
But these products were used in lack of better alternatives at that
time. Now Swap Magic has arrived!
Swap Magic Bootdiscs has been designed with one purpose in mind
- booting backups. In the Swap Magic 2.0 package, there is to discs.
One disc for booting CD-R games, and another for booting DVD-R games.
The discs contains all the needed information to boot a backup (not
all information are copied when making your own backups).
In short the procedure for booting a backup with Swap Magic is
like this:
1. Insert a Swap Magic Disc in your PlayStation2 (use CD or
DVD version)
2. Wait for the screen to say (insert disc) - that takes a few seconds.
3. Use modchip or Slide-Card
4. Insert your CD or DVD backup
5. Use modchip or Slide-Card
6. Press X on joypad and the game starts |
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K
K |
| Q. |
What
does the Swap Magic Colors mean? |
| A. |
When inserting a backup,
the Swap Magic software starts to read the disc. The Swap Magic
software uses colors to tell you if something is wrong, and if everything
is okey.
Blue: The backups is okey, and ready to boot. The
game should work - if not, there is simply no way to play that particular
game using the Slide-Card. You will properly need a Messiah2, Magic3
og DMS3 modchip to play that game.
Red: Swap Magic cannot read the disc, there is no
way this disc is ever gonna play. The most common problem is the
use of bad quality CD-R or DVD-R media. Trye a more expensive brand
like Verbatim Data-Life. More common is the game not having been
backed'up properly. You need to use a different method, different
software, different CD/DVD writer etc. Look in popular PS2 Forums
for help making backups.
Green: The backups is okey, but Swap Magic is having
trouple reading/understanding the disc but goes ahead anyway. If
the game plays, then ok.. If not, the most common problem is simply
the use of bad quality CD-R or DVD-R media. Copy the backup to a
better disc, and it should work. This is a general problem with
all backup solutions. People are not using quality media. |
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| Q. |
My
games are in black/white - the screen flickers/scrolls? |
| A. |
The Slide-Card
product opens up the possibility to play games from other regions
of the world (import games). Same television signal are not used
all over the world, therefore some users might experience the games
being played in black & white, or maybe on old television sets
the screen even scrolls and flickers. This is because the signal
is different than the one your TV set is supposed output.
But do not worry, it's simply because the cable that was sold with
your PS2 console is crap. You need a RGB Scart Cable, S-Video Cable
or Component cable. You will not just get a picture in color, but
also a much sharper picture. |
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| Q. |
Does
it work with PSX backup and/or import games? |
| A. |
Pure and simple NO!
The Swap Magic Discs are designed to give the best possible performance
for PlayStation2 games only. PSX games has not been considered at
all in the development, and will not be in the future! To play PSX
backups, you will need another backup solution, and should not choose
the Slide-Card. |
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| Q. |
Can
i use GameShark or Action Replay instead of Swap Magic? |
| A. |
It is
possible to use the Game Shark or Action Replay product as bootdisc
for the Slide-Card as well. But we have decided only to support
and sell the Swap Magic 2.0 Bootdiscs, as they have shown to be
the best. Only instructions for using the Swap Magic Discs are included
in our product. if you wan't to use Game Shark or Action Replay,
that is your decission, solution and problem. |