that it hasn't happened. Please understand NOT all PlayStations are created the same. The five methods are detailed below (one very easy, three quite easy and one difficult.) Various terms are used below, please be sure you know exactly what they mean before attempting any of the swap methods: LOCAL: A CD which is intended for your region, most likely bought at a local store. The pack-in demo CD is a "local" disc. FOREIGN: Any CD which contains territory information other than that of the host machine. Japanese, European and Australian CDs are all foreign if you have a US machine. NTSC and PAL: It is important to note that running a PAL (Australia, Europe) on your NTSC machine (US, Japan) or vice versa can cause display problems. Take this into consideration when buying/using imports. See below for possible solutions. ROM: The Read Only Memory section of your PlayStation where the different country protection routines are stored. AUDIO MENU: Designed for listening to audio CDs or the audio tracks stored on PS CD-ROMs but also provides a handy backdoor for swap trick-ers. LID SENSOR: A small button shaped object located near the CD tray at the rear on the right hand side. Indicates to the PlayStation whether the lid is open or closed and essential for any swap trick. BLACK and WHITE SCREENS: The White screen is the initial screen that appears on bootup and the Black screen is the first thing to appear when you boot a valid CD-ROM. ======================================================== METHOD ONE: The Audio Menu [Safe and very easy] ------------------------------------------------ Works on : Very early Japanese, European and American machines. Success : 80% Problems : Music is often corrupted. The TOC (Table of Contents) from the boot CD is always used which is less than ideal. o Power up your PlayStation WITHOUT a game or demo CD in it. o Select the ...
