Is it tough to install a BIOS chip?

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nintendospy

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I wanna install one, should I send it away to be done? Or should I do it myself. If I should send it away, where's the best place to do it?
 
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Not hard at all! Even I did it! The only tricky thing is to remove the original bios, you have to be careful but get one of those solder absorbing ribbon from Radio Shack and heat up the connector and voila, the chip comes off. The resolder the new bios carefully and you should be good to go.

If I can do it, so can a monkey :D
 
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If you have any experience soldering you should be okay.
 
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Send it away to get done professionally.
I would recommend Jeff Kurtz(LOOK HIM UP) he even lives in Ohio so the shipping should'nt be bad and his prices are reasonable.
TAKE MY ADVICE and let him do it!!!!
<a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=005549" target="_blank">GOTO this thread to see why you should let Jeff do iit.His e-mail iis n there as well.</a>
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<small>[ August 22, 2003, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: BIG BEAR ]</small>
 
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BIG BEAR:
Send it away to get done professionally.
I would recommend Jeff Kurtz(LOOK HIM UP) he even lives in Ohio so the shipping should'nt be bad and his prices are reasonable.
TAKE MY ADVICE and let him do it!!!!
<a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=005549" target="_blank">GOTO this thread to see why you should let Jeff do iit.His e-mail iis n there as well.</a>
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That's a good idea, too. I think this is still his current e-mail: : jmkurtz@columbus.rr.com
 
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I e-mailed him. Thanks for the address. His old one must not be working anymore. I got a return e-mail.
 
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this is kind of off topic, but what does a bios chip do??
 
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abdul:
this is kind of off topic, but what does a bios chip do??
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<a href="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/dipcodes/dipcodes.html" target="_blank">http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/dipcodes/dipcodes.html</a>
 
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abdul:
tahnks, thats preety cool :D
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It also allows you to play in MVS mode and change the region of the game. Which in MVS mode, you can keep inserting coins and have unlimited continues.
 
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I'd try Kenny Boy too

He does a good job from what people have told me.
 
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It jus' takes soldering skills. If you're good with a soldering iron, then, you'll be fine, but, if you have no exp with a soldering iron, then, you have some place or somebody that have soldering exp, to do it for you. But, if you don't know anybody, you can send your system to Kenny Boy, and he'll mod it for you.
 
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nintendospy:
I wanna use it to change the region of the system.
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If by any chance you are using an english console and simply looking to get the Uncensored japanese versions of games, i'll glady trade consoles with you. :cool:
 
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