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Alcohol
120% doesn't support DeCSS function, so you must use another
software to DeCSS like AnyDVD.
Put your PS2 DVD Disc into your DVD-ROM, then running AnyDVD,
choose source DVD-ROM.
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After
bypassing the CSS protection (if applicable) on your PS2 game, use
Alcohol 120% Image Making
Wizard to make an image file. (You don't need to choose a Datatype)
Take your burned back up disc put it in your
chipped/bootdisc option Playstation and have fun, put your
expensive original back in its box and in a safe place ready for if
the kids manage to destroy your not so expensive back-up.
Note: This will only work if you have a
modchip
or another Mod system installed. No software is capable of making a
backup of a PS2 game that does not require a
modchip
or other hardware Mod.
Other Notes:
The primary copy
protection on a Sony PlayStation uses bad blocks on the CD. Most
consumer CD recorders automatically fix a bad block before writing
it to the CD-R. The PlayStation searches for the bad blocks and
won't run the game if they exist.
As a secondary protection, all games are
manufactured with a country code. If the country code on the game
doesn't match that of the PlayStation, the game won't load
You can play a backup game on earlier versions of
the PlayStation by first booting with an original PlayStation disk,
then swapping it for the backup.
The only other way to play a non-working backup is
to add a
modchip
to your PlayStation so that you fool it into thinking the backup has
the proper country code and bad blocks.
Click here to see this tutorial with detailed screenshots.
