BIOS transplant from Debugging Station (DTL-H1000) to consumer PSX

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BIOS transplant from Debugging Station (DTL-H1000) to consumer PSX

Post by redwine70 » October 11th, 2021, 8:13 am

Hello, would it be possible to transplant the DTL-H1000 BIOS to a consumer PSX?
If I read correctly the DTL-H1000 could read mastered discs and did not enforce region lock.
So would there be advantages for the consumer user?
Thanks for any information.

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Post by danhans42 » October 13th, 2021, 10:58 pm

You can but it would not make any difference. Its not the BIOS that enforces the region lock.

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Post by Shadow » October 17th, 2021, 9:12 pm

You don't want to swap the BIOS. You want the HC05. That's where the security is, but don't do that because there is no point. Just use a modchip. You'll ruin a DTL-H1000 for nothing by swapping it.
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Post by redwine70 » October 21st, 2021, 9:05 am

Thanks for answering!

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