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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
7:38 am	How a Pandora Battery Works in a PSP Second generation flash cards such as the R4 / R4i make use of the DS game card slot (SLOT-1), instead of the GBA game card slot (SLOT-2), making them easier to use. In a nutshell, the R4 / R4i is just a card which enables you to run multimedia files or game files on your DS. No editing of the system files is required; it is strictly a 'soft mod' that does not affect your NDS in any way. You just insert the R4i / R4 card into the game slot, and the R4 / R4i software will run. Now, a lot of people ask why there are so many variations of the R4 / R4i flash card out there. This happens because there are many producers out there who make dupes of the original R4 SDHC card. A lot of these cards, particularly the ones that provide links to Taiwanese websites may damage your DS. Make sure to always do research online before buying your R4 / R4i card. A Pandora battery or a jigkick battery is used for a PlayStation Portable. It puts the PSP into service mode and thus allows it to enter the software or firmware loaded onto the memory stick. The Pandora Battery flashes a serial number that is invalid and sends the PSP into the service mode. This then enables the PSP to boot from a memory stick. Play station adepts use this method to allow installation from custom firmware. There are two basic methods to modify the battery so that they are not limited to using only Sony games and watching only Sony movies using their play stations. Soft 'Mod' The conversion of a battery to a Pandora battery by way of software is known as Soft Modification or Soft Mod. This course of action requires the utilization of an existing homebrew enabled PSP and a homebrew program to reflash the battery. One of the most popular hacks is called 'Hellcat's Pandora Installer'. This program is available at most software sharing websites. It is extremely useful since it not only enables the making of magic memory sticks, but also helps in unbricking the Play Station. Once the battery has been converted to a Pandora battery, the PlayStation can run third party software. You can also hack into the firmware of the PSP and customize it, up- grade it and down grade it as required by you. You can enjoy the latest features released for PSPs without having to upgrade your hardware. Hard 'Mod' The hard mod involves physically modifying your battery. You need to tamper with two specific pins on the battery's circuit board. This again confuses the PSP which reads a serial number that is not valid. There are specific programs that help you make Pandora Batteries. If you go on Utube, you will find many demonstrations of the same. All you need is the bare minimum hardware, your computer, a home brew enabled PSP and a standby battery. Once you have these things, you could just follow the instructions on Utube. These are extremely simple to follow, and you will have made a Pandora Battery for your PSP. Game-playing is a major part of family life these days. The parents and kids fight like hell to get onto the Xbox 360 or the PS2, they even play together sometimes, Problem is, the discs end up scattered on the floor or behind the sofa. how to softmod wii (Comment on this)
7:13 am	how to softmod wii And isn't that the whole point after all? Chances are you have been looking for the safest way to mod a Wii. In your research so far you might have determined going with a mod chip is not the right move. The reason being you have to get inside your console remove components. Then install the mod chip and do some soldering during the installation process. If you mess up in any way you're out the $300 cost of your console. All you are left with is a bricked system and a voided warranty. The safest way to go is with a soft mod. That is a software modification that will allow you to get more enjoyment out of your Wii. No matter what anyone tells you this soft mod is the necessary first step to unlock the power within a Wii. Only an unleashed Wii has the capability of carrying out the 6 benefits listed below. Play legal backup games. Wii games cost $30-$60 and can be scratched or damaged ending up costing you hundreds of lost dollars. Disc cleaners used on DVDs do not work well on Wii discs. You can make legal backup games that you can play back instead of your actual discs saving them from being damaged. Play homebrew games and applications. There are around 2000 free games you can choose to download and play. Games like Wii Earth and Pong. Use the Homebrew Channel application to load homebrew applications without using the Twilight Hack. You will be able to access this channel from the Wii menu. Play DVDs and MP3s. You can turn your console into a powerful media center. Playing DVDS and music from these popular formats- MP3, AVI, MP4 etc. Play imported games. Usually imported games are blocked out by region codes. An soft modded Wii will allow you to play games from all regions. Play old-time favorites. Unlock the power of playing games from other consoles like N64, SNES, & Sega Genesis. This includes games like Pac Man, Super Mario, & Sonic. Play without a game disc. You can plug a USB hard drive into a USB slot on your Wii then store off your games to the drive. Next time you want to play a game you do not need the disk. Just go to your hard drive and select the game of many you now have stored that you want to play. Now that you have discovered the safest way to mod a Wii. person adventure or a 2D sidescroller in 3D! New SMB Wii is now the game I am looking most forward to. It is like New Super Mario Brothers for the DS but with a 4-player multiplayer twist! It is going to be awesome to play co-op and battle with my friends. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Originally Nintendo just wanted to create an update for Galaxy (like Super Mario Galaxy 1.5), but they had so many new ideas to put into the game, that they decided to create a whole new sequel. Now you will also be able to ride and play with Yoshi :) Other things Nintendo announced at E3 2009: Soon a new black Wii model will be available. how to softmod wii (Comment on this)
7:07 am	Teaching You How to Burn PS3 Games the Proper Way If and when the PS3 gets cracked, and users can either hard mod or soft mod their systems, it may at that point open the door for different game copy software to be used. As you can see, the PS3 is a little more complicated, and takes an initial investment that is largely than it is when copying games for any other system, but the rewards are very much worth it. With these elements in place, you can now burn the image files of any PS3 game using one of the above programs, and be able to play it without a hitch on your PlayStation 3. Owing to the size of most PS3 images, and the additional files which must be integrated into the disc by the game copy software programs, the burn will likely take a fair amount of time. Grab yourself a refreshment and a snack, and watch some TV or play your favourite game while the software works its magic. It was thought that the PS3 would quickly be cracked by hackers, and easily modded so as to allow gamers to play their backup copies on their system, but this hasn't been the case. Thankfully, through the methods described above, you can not only back up and burn PS3 games, but actually play them as well. And isn't that the whole point after all? A lot of people are interested in learning how to copy an Xbox game. This is due to the fact that the DVD game discs that Xbox 360 game data is stored on is a common victim to poor handling and they can easily get damaged beyond repair. Moreover, when you think about how much these games cost you can easily see why most people would rather not keeping spending money on replacing games. Making backup copies of your favorite Xbox 360 games is definitely a wise thing to do. When you produce a copy of your favorite games you can keep your original game stored away safely and use the backup copy for regular use. This will definitely save you a lot of money on replacing video games and you will never have to worry about damaged or misplaced games again. If you wan to know how to copy an Xbox game all you need is a game copier software. After you obtain a good software for the copying process you will need to make sure you have access to a computer that is capable of reading Xbox 360 game discs and a high quality blank disc to make the backup copies. A game copier software is also referred to as an image file software program. This software will take the data from your game disc and produce an ISO image file, which you use to burn onto a blank DVD disc to make your backup game. A good game copier software will also allow you to copy the original software application onto your Xbox 360 hard drive. To do this you will need to get a copy of FlashFXP and Qwix to perform a soft mod on your Xbox 360 gaming console. To create copies of the Xbox 360 games is easy. All you need to do is connect the gaming system to your computer and boot the Xbox 360. softmod wii (Comment on this)