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Swap Magic FAQ

If you have any PS2 game that cannot load with SwapMagic, you can go here to download the fix file to tackle the problem. SWAPMAGiCFiX.COM identifies all known problem games with Swap Magic v2.0/v3.0 and links directly to the appropriate working fix for each game. User guide can be found there.

Q. What is the Swap Magic 3.0 Boot Disk?
A. A lot of mod chip solutions needs a boot disk to work. In the beginning DVD Region X and Action Replay from Datel was very popular swap discs. But these products were used in lack of better alternatives at that time. Now Swap Magic has arrived!
Swap Magic boot disks has been designed with one purpose in mind - booting backups. In the Swap Magic 3.0 package, there is two discs. One disc for booting CD-R games, and another for booting DVD-R games. The disks contains all the needed information to boot a backup.
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. When there is two options(Load Program and Video Mode)on the screen, that is the time to swap the disc.
3. Use mod chip or Slide-Tool to eject the CD tray
4. Insert your CD or DVD backup
5. Use mod chip or Slide-Tool to put the CD tray back
6. Press X on joy pad and the game starts

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 OK.

Blue: The backups is OK, and ready to boot. The game should work - if not, there is simply no way to play that particular game using the Slide-Tool. You will properly need a Magic 3.1 mod chip to play that game.

Red: Swap Magic cannot read the disc, there is no way this disc is ever going to play. The most common problem is the use of bad quality CD-R or DVD-R media. Try 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 OK, but Swap Magic is having trouble 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 good quality media.

Q. Does Swap Magic 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-Tool.

Q. Can i use Game Shark or Action Replay instead of Swap Magic?
A. It is possible to use the Game Shark or Action Replay product as boot disk for the Slide-Tool as well. We recommend the use of swap magic disks though as the best solution.

Submitted by Robin

Reference:

Swap Magic Introduction

How to install the naplink to save file