I bought a cheap PS2 (SCPH-39004). It came with 2 untested controllers (turns out they both are good except sticky thumb caps), EyeToy cam and a bunch of burned games. For 10 euros.
The seller told me it doesn't read discs, so I supposed the laser needed replacement. But it turns out it only needed cleaning and some of the flat cables was not seated correctly. The unit has a modchip.
It can play both burned CD and DVD PS2 games (so the laser is good). Burned games only boot when the disc is inserted and then the console rebooted. It cannot start a burned game from the browser.
But I cannot get PS1 games to boot at all, both originals and backups. If I boot the console with a original PS1 disc in, it boots to the browser saying "no data". If I boot it by holding the power button for 2 seconds, it boots the PS1 original as audio-CD if it has audio tracks (Bust-a-Move 2, Moorhen 3) and gives a red screen saying "no PS1/PS2 disc" if it's a original with only data (Crash Bandicoot 2). The audio tracks plays fine, so it has no trouble reading the disc.
I disassembled the console and can see the modchip, but I don't know what chip it is. Does someone know what it is and if it can play PS1 games?
The seller told me it doesn't read discs, so I supposed the laser needed replacement. But it turns out it only needed cleaning and some of the flat cables was not seated correctly. The unit has a modchip.
It can play both burned CD and DVD PS2 games (so the laser is good). Burned games only boot when the disc is inserted and then the console rebooted. It cannot start a burned game from the browser.
But I cannot get PS1 games to boot at all, both originals and backups. If I boot the console with a original PS1 disc in, it boots to the browser saying "no data". If I boot it by holding the power button for 2 seconds, it boots the PS1 original as audio-CD if it has audio tracks (Bust-a-Move 2, Moorhen 3) and gives a red screen saying "no PS1/PS2 disc" if it's a original with only data (Crash Bandicoot 2). The audio tracks plays fine, so it has no trouble reading the disc.
I disassembled the console and can see the modchip, but I don't know what chip it is. Does someone know what it is and if it can play PS1 games?