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                              TABLE OF CONTENTS (hmmm)



           1) BYPASS SONY'S NEWEST FEATURE AGAINST BOOT PROTECTION



           2) ...................NEWEST SOFTWARE PROTECTION BYPASS



           3) ..................PLAY COPIES WITH PERFECT CD-AUDIO!



           4) .......................THE GOOD OLD AUDIO MENU TRICK



           5) ....................................DISCLAIMER STUFF



           6) ...........................................GREETINGS



           7) .........................................FINAL WORDS







1) BYPASS SONY'S NEWEST FEATURE AGAINST SOFTWARE PIRACY

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Yes! it's still possible to play PSX copies on the NEWEST US/JAP/EURO PSX's.

The ROM'S of the new PlayStations are once again updated and this time the

PSX will reset/just-not-boot if the BOOT/ORIGINAL CD is removed and replaced

by a copy.



The PSX detects if a CD is removed by the 3 little silver coloured PINS located

in the center of the CD-UNIT. So now they are here for 2 reasons:



1: To keep the CD in PLACE when spinning.

2: To detect if a CD is removed. ( That was already there in the previous ver

   sions of the PSX but it would only stop the CD from spinning when it was

   removed )



The only thing you have to do if you want to run copies on the latest PSX is

to mount 2 wires paralell over the connecter ( which leads to the 3-pin-detec-

tor ) and put a switch between the two wires et VOILA.



If all went well and your PSX is still alive you should do the following:



1: insert an original game

2: wait untill you hear the ( annoying ) boot samples OR see the white screen

   with the logo appear and activate the switch and remove the ORIGINAL.

   ( This has to be done right after eachother )

3: Quickly ( about 3 secs ) insert the COPY and bring the switch back in normal

   ( open ) position.

4: If all went well you are now playing a copy of R.R. Rev. or whatever.



It may sound a bit complicated but after 2 or three tries a blind person can do

it.



I didn't actually test this methode but common sence tells me that it will

work!





2) NEWEST SOFTWARE PROTECTION BYPASS

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Some games ,and rumoured all new games, have a protection against the audio

menu trick. I don't know how to do it but this is a way to bypass it:



1: Insert an original CD and activate the lid closed detection ( by switch or 

   thoothpick, doesn't matter.

2: Switch the PlayStation on ( yes it was off ;) )

3: wait untill you hear the boot sample/see the white screen with logo and

   quickly remove the boot CD and replace it by a copy

4: You're again booting a copied game!



This trick can be mixed with the `2 second-toc-trick' for perfect audio.





3) PLAY COPIES WITH PERFECT CD-AUDIO!



As we all know the Table Of Contents, from now on called TOC, is taken from the

original/boot CD and not of the copy. This will cause the music to be a bit

different than when you would be playing an original. ( with sometimes annoying

short loops in the music )

The TOC _is_ actually on the copy but isn't read from the copy but from the

boot/original CD. The TOC is read right after the protection is read from the

boot CD.

Here is what to do to have perfect AUDIO:



1: goto the audio menu

2: insert an original and switch your `lid open/closed switch'-switch ;)

3: wait 2 seconds and remove your spinning original and quickly insert a

   copy ( you have about 2/3 secs to do it )

4: exit the audio menu and you will now boot with PERFECT music



This is EXTREMELY hard to do but well worth the trouble for excellent games

with fucked up loops! ( It takes me an avarage of 5 mins to do it :( )



Can someone please copy the ROM'S of the developers PSX and upload the BIN file

at your local console BBS please. ( The developers PSX ROM doesn't have any

protection whatsoever ) Or we could wait for the guys at FFE to make a hardware

device to bypass ALL this shit.



4) THE GOOD OLD AUDIO MENU TRICK

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1: go into the audio menu

2: insert an original/boot CD

3: put a toothpick between the LID and the `lid open/closed switch' ( which is

   located at the top right in the PSX )

4: wait untill the CD stops spinning and swap it with a COPY

5: exit the audio menu and your PSX will now boot from a COPY.



This is th trick I used the most so it is wise to mount 2 wires with a switch

paralell over the `lid open/cloded switch' for more convenient swapping.



This trick was brought to us by BamBam ( many thanks to him )



Sorry for my horrible English,



(-Speedy-G-) / Cyber Force


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