For all those who are going to be preforming surgery on their ps2 to perform the ol' knife trick (as posted on cousin fizz's page) - there is an easy way to remove the face plate without breaking the tabs.

When you open the CD tray (at least for my v1 ps2), there is a small screw which basically holds in a rod that ejects the tray. Remove the screw and you will have clean access to one of the tabs. Use a toothpick, small screwdriver - hell anything and pop out the tab on that side. The other side will come out pretty easy once you have that side out. I did this putting no pressure whatsover on the tabs - not even coming close to bending them. Pretty easy - btw, an entire knife swap job including making the tool takes about 15 min and is damn easy.

For the knife, print out a copy of the knife on cousin fizz's page so it's the exact size of a cred card. Remeber those AOL disks? They've been coming in DVD cases lately. Those cases are made of just the sort of plastic you need baby! take your printout, trace it on the case, and cut it with a pair of sissors and you got the perfect knife to do the job - made of plastic too not harm your pin inside.

SoakingWetCat

Oh - almost forgot. Make sure you put the screw back!

In the beginning I never knew about this BUT I didn't break the tabs either. Then I put the cover back on since I have a modchip but I took off the cover once again so I could do the 'knife trick' from time to time and broke the tabs that time.

I've helped others with the tabs and haven't had any problems but most of us have broken them... just wish we would have known about this sooner, oh well it's no big deal really.

Thanks for the info though, newbies will like the fact that they won't have to break those tabs....... (thanks for the tool help too) Take care...... :cool:

((I'll put this on the site, at the top of the page if you don't mind.))

http://cousinfizz.4mg.com

hey cousinfizz, how do i make that knife tool? do i just print out that page and make it the right size of that picture.

Yes, that is correct. It is the right size... Print it cut it out and place it on the plastic and draw an outline and cut it out. That should do it for you. cya......

mmmkay bad english for me...tihihi
i have visited your site but i dont understund how to remove that face tray...or whatever you mean...

The Ps logo rigth....how? lots of words dont I dont understund...

have a picture for help?

CousinFizz why don't you post the tool I e-mailed you? It is the right size and is much smoother to use!

Okay am serious guys...seriously help me.

Mjew....

For fock sake mjew!

um no offense but on your site it claims that this tool was created by a BooBoy2. this tool has been around for ages(pre neo1 mod even) and was even sold online for a small period of time. here is an original pic of the tool plans
http://guichi.homestead.com/files/cog-knife.jpg

Anarchy,

If it's the tool I'm thinking of that was sent to me I can't use it. I told you the reason...

It has a PS2 logo on it so therefore it is a no go...... the only reason booboy gets the credit is because he sent it to me and it was somewhat better than the one I made for myself. If there is an outcry about it I'll just go back to my original one. (The one I made.) I don't see a problem with this. If you don't like the tool I have on the site DON'T use it, simple... Take care all and use whatever you like. CFizz :cool:

I used my ID and a paperclip. I used the ID to push the cog to the right and then i used the the opened out paperclip with one end slightly bent to form a "L" to pull the cog back to the left...i hope this help...this works perfect on my version 5 machine until i broke it trying to install a neo 2.6.. :mad:

Cousin/

I dont get this part!

""Knife Trick - How not to break those tabs & easy knife to make
For all those who are going to be preforming surgery on their ps2 to perform the ol' knife trick (as posted on cousin fizz's page) - there is an easy way to remove the face plate without breaking the tabs.

When you open the CD tray (at least for my v1 ps2), there is a small screw which basically holds in a rod that ejects the tray. Remove the screw and you will have clean access to one of the tabs. Use a toothpick, small screwdriver - hell anything and pop out the tab on that side. The other side will come out pretty easy once you have that side out. I did this putting no pressure whatsover on the tabs - not even coming close to bending them. Pretty easy - btw, an entire knife swap job including making the tool takes about 15 min and is damn easy.

For the knife, print out a copy of the knife on cousin fizz's page so it's the exact size of a cred card. Remeber those AOL disks? They've been coming in DVD cases lately. Those cases are made of just the sort of plastic you need baby! take your printout, trace it on the case, and cut it with a pair of sissors and you got the perfect knife to do the job - made of plastic too not harm your pin inside.

SoakingWetCat



This is the original "Knife Trick" method for the PS2 w/GS2 and AR2...


>Remember the name of the game here is to take your time. You don't
need to hurry at all. Slowww down and look at the machine while it
works, watch how it ejects the discs this will help you alot, believe me
it did me. It came to me once I watched the machine work. You gotta
get that tray door off first so take your time and read below a few
times then after the door is off watch the eject mechanism a couple of
times.....sloooooow down, take your time. :-)

This in no way alters the inside of your system and does NOT void
your warranty, therefore it is safer. You won't run the risk of ruining
your system either...and belive me alot of systems have bit the dust
because of messin' with the mod chip. But some haven't had any
problems at all it's just, "What do you want to do?" To each his own"""

Explaine...?
I want to be sure before doing this, some parts i dont understund...
Dont understund how to remove that "face tray, what does face tray means? Front of the cd tray sure...logo
what screw?? i see one verey small but i cant reach that one!?
rod?...

Picture some where?

Am sorry but my english is not good, and your english slang doesnt make it easier either..;)

Sorry...

MMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :( :( ......

pls comeone need help...