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The UniBIOS check and the replaced P ROMs have nothing to do with noisy audio. Clean the cartridge and your console.
FYI I also have MOTW AES.
FYI I also have MOTW AES.

YOUR CART IS NOT A BOOT! CLEAN IT!
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I will. Thanks for everything and sorry for asking for so much, it's just that I was worried with the cart. And since it was expensive...The UniBIOS check and the replaced P ROMs have nothing to do with noisy audio. Clean the cartridge and your console.
FYI I also have MOTW AES.![]()
CLEAN IT!
I will. Thanks for everything and sorry for asking for so much, it's just that I was worried with the cart. And since it was expensive...
One last question: do you know why the CRC shows the "custom" information? Is it normal?
Probably has to do with the fact Garou MOTW's P ROMs are encrypted (except the first bank).
Cool.It may have to do with encryption, but it's strange anyways. I just tested with some encrypted games (Garou, MS4, MS5 and kof2003), all give full CRC32, except for Garou which shows the same "custom" that shows to rodolfocm. Also, I get a different CRC32 on my Garou, but it also shows as OK. Different revision, I guess.
Regards.
It may have to do with encryption, but it's strange anyways. I just tested with some encrypted games (Garou, MS4, MS5 and kof2003), all give full CRC32, except for Garou which shows the same "custom" that shows to rodolfocm. Also, I get a different CRC32 on my Garou, but it also shows as OK. Different revision, I guess.
Regards.
Looks legit but maybe EP1 was repaired/replaced? Could be factory soldered but you'd need to check the back of the board. Here's scans of my old MotW:
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I've also like to request for any feedback with regards to a copy of Garou which I just bought.
I've made scans of insert and manual some cart pics.
I have found that a couple guitar picks work wonders for opening AES carts. The screen replacement kits (for cell phones) usually include a couple blue plastic tools that are also very nice.
Regards.
Excellent photos. I compared them with my copy and either yours an original, or mine's fake, too.
With papers like that, there's really no need to open up anything. If necessary, you could also compare
yours with another MotW cart in person, but I can confirm up to 99% yours is genuine.
Enjoy it!
Your MOTW has a PROGLBA board and the papers are all super sharp, there's no reason to open the cartridge. Like I said, the amount of effort required to fake a game like MOTW with a donor PROGLBA board makes it not worth doing.
KOF 99 is the only other game. Their PROGLBA boards don't share compatible NEO-SMA decryption chips, which is why for all intents and purposes, PROGLBA means your game is real.