Hardware Modes:
Firmware Upgrade Mode:
The "firmware" stored in the EEPROM on your CC PCB is
used for hooking into the PlayStation 2 system software. Upgrading your CC
firmware is as simple as downloading, burning, and booting a Crystal Chip
Utility Disc. A simple menu allows you to update your firmware without
hassles.
Recovery Mode:
The CC1.0/CC1.1 has a built-in Recovery Mode which may
be enabled at any time to allow you to recover from corrupted firmware.
Thanks to an internal checksum, CC will automatically detect corrupted
firmware and boot in Recovery Mode. In the event that CC fails to
automatically detect corrupted firmware, you may force "Recovery Mode" by
pressing reset 3 times on startup.
Hardware Sleep Mode:
CC1.0/CC1.1 has a "Hardware Sleep Mode" (aka HSM)
which allows you to disable your Crystal Chip. Unlike "Software Sleep Mode",
HSM does not require any patching to be done in order to get software
running which will disable the chip. This is quite useful if you get no
video on startup and suspect that your CC may not be working correctly. You
may use HSM to disable the chip and see if your PS2 then starts up. If not,
it's very likely that the cause is your wiring/etc rather than the chip.
Hardware Sleep Mode may be entered by pressing reset 6 times on startup.
Your CC will remain in sleep mode until you power off the console or put it
into standby mode, to prevent you from accidentally enabling the chip.
Installation LED:
CC1.1
and CC2.0 have a small LED on their PCBs to allow some first installation
diagnosis. The following lines show the basic modes:
LED glows for
only 1 second on system startup and discs boot = All is fine :)
LED glows
all the time and won't go off = Wrong installation of the bios wires
LED
goes off and discs won't boot = Wrong installation of the CD/DVD controller
wires
Since the LED can be controlled by the Crystal Chip firmware we
can add/change modes.
Installation Diagrams:
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