Datel MAX Drive

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Anyone bought one? I got one today from Play.com and its not being
recognised by my playstation (new slimeline - SCPH 70003) and neither is the
software disc. Just wondering if anyone else had the same problem, and how
they solved it?

Thanks

 

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Boot AR Max, w/o pen drive in PS2. Then when you get to memory area install
pen drive. This is per Datel.
I have 0 problems with mine.


"Aidan Clarke" <aidyclarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone bought one? I got one today from Play.com and its not being
> recognised by my playstation (new slimeline - SCPH 70003) and neither is
> the
> software disc. Just wondering if anyone else had the same problem, and how
> they solved it?
>
> Thanks
>
>

 

[beck]

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"Aidan Clarke" <aidyclarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone bought one? I got one today from Play.com and its not being
> recognised by my playstation (new slimeline - SCPH 70003) and neither is
> the
> software disc. Just wondering if anyone else had the same problem, and how
> they solved it?

From Codejunkies..
Q: My MAX Drive is not being recognised by the PC application or the PS2?
A: Please contact Datel Customer Support directly with a detailed report of
what is happening (be sure to explain what you are doing on both the PC and
the PS2), and where and when your MAX Drive was purchased. Please note we
do not support any other manufacturer's pen drive and will only answer
technical support queries in relation to Datel's MAX Drive.

Contact from here...
http://uk.codejunkies.com/support_faq.asp?c=GB&cr=GBP&cs=£&r=1&l=1

From experience, they are pretty quick to reply with any problems. It may be
that your drive is faulty, in which case, send it back to play.com and get
another.

Did you get two discs in the pack? Make sure you are not confusing the ps2
disc with the pc disc, both are the same small size.

 

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Yea, i'd sent them an email before i came onto the group - ur right they are
fast. and ive got it working now - apparently it just takes a couple of
reboots to get the PS2 to recognise the disc.

"Beck" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Aidan Clarke" <aidyclarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:cDQ4e.14132$kr.5813@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> > Anyone bought one? I got one today from Play.com and its not being
> > recognised by my playstation (new slimeline - SCPH 70003) and neither is
> > the
> > software disc. Just wondering if anyone else had the same problem, and
how
> > they solved it?
>
> From Codejunkies..
> Q: My MAX Drive is not being recognised by the PC application or the PS2?
> A: Please contact Datel Customer Support directly with a detailed report
of
> what is happening (be sure to explain what you are doing on both the PC
and
> the PS2), and where and when your MAX Drive was purchased. Please note we
> do not support any other manufacturer's pen drive and will only answer
> technical support queries in relation to Datel's MAX Drive.
>
> Contact from here...
> http://uk.codejunkies.com/support_faq.asp?c=GB&cr=GBP&cs=£&r=1&l=1
>
> From experience, they are pretty quick to reply with any problems. It may
be
> that your drive is faulty, in which case, send it back to play.com and get
> another.
>
> Did you get two discs in the pack? Make sure you are not confusing the
ps2
> disc with the pc disc, both are the same small size.
>
>

 

[beck]

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"Aidan Clarke" <aidyclarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Yea, i'd sent them an email before i came onto the group - ur right they
> are
> fast. and ive got it working now - apparently it just takes a couple of
> reboots to get the PS2 to recognise the disc.

I forgot to mention that bit. Sometimes it does not like being put fresh
into the ps2 drive while ps2 is switched on but needs to be actually in the
drive already from a cold boot.
Glad you got it sorted.

 

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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:27:43 +0100, Beck wrote:

> I forgot to mention that bit. Sometimes it does not like being put fresh
> into the ps2 drive while ps2 is switched on but needs to be actually in the
> drive already from a cold boot.
> Glad you got it sorted.

Ugh... This is a bug

 

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Which begs a reissue of a previously discussed, but never resolved issue:
when transferring the cheat codes to a memory card from the pen drive, the
PS2 reads the cheats as a corrupt file. Any thoughts? I've followed the
Datel instructions from codejunkies to the letter. No help at all. It does
read saves nicely, but that's not what I'm after at this point.

Thanks for the help.

"Kenner Costen" <kenner.costen@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Boot AR Max, w/o pen drive in PS2. Then when you get to memory area
install
> pen drive. This is per Datel.
> I have 0 problems with mine.

 

[beck]

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"Mark Lawrence" <lawrence.4@osu.edu> wrote in message
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> Which begs a reissue of a previously discussed, but never resolved issue:
> when transferring the cheat codes to a memory card from the pen drive, the
> PS2 reads the cheats as a corrupt file. Any thoughts? I've followed the
> Datel instructions from codejunkies to the letter. No help at all. It
> does
> read saves nicely, but that's not what I'm after at this point.

Are you aware that with the usb drive you can only transfer cheats over only
to the official AR memory card? The USB drive is in itself useless without
the proper cheat memory card and was only released so people did not have to
enter codes on the card by hand.

 

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"Beck" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Mark Lawrence" <lawrence.4@osu.edu> wrote in message
> news:wgU4e.1763$sp3.76@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > Which begs a reissue of a previously discussed, but never resolved
issue:
> > when transferring the cheat codes to a memory card from the pen drive,
the
> > PS2 reads the cheats as a corrupt file. Any thoughts? I've followed
the
> > Datel instructions from codejunkies to the letter. No help at all. It
> > does
> > read saves nicely, but that's not what I'm after at this point.
>
> Are you aware that with the usb drive you can only transfer cheats over
only
> to the official AR memory card? The USB drive is in itself useless
without
> the proper cheat memory card and was only released so people did not have
to
> enter codes on the card by hand.
>

I'm not sure that's accurate. The USB drive allows you to obtain codes
downloaded onto your computer and transfer them to the PS2's memory card,
and vice-versa, but I've done this with any standard memory card...not just
a Datel card. The MAX Drive doesn't come with a memory card--just two disks
(one for the PS2, one for the PC) and the USB drive. In fact, you don't
even need the USB drive but can use your own--it is the software that is the
key. My only complaint is that when you do use a code from Datel's Web site
or the CD, and store it on your PS2 memory card, the save game icon is a big
ugly Action MAX "block" instead of the icon from the actual game.

 

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Beck wrote in alt.games.video.sony-playstation2:

> Mark Lawrence wrote...
>
>> Which begs a reissue of a previously discussed, but never resolved
>> issue: when transferring the cheat codes to a memory card from the
>> pen drive, the PS2 reads the cheats as a corrupt file. Any thoughts?
>> I've followed the Datel instructions from codejunkies to the letter.
>> No help at all. It does
>> read saves nicely, but that's not what I'm after at this point.
>
> Are you aware that with the usb drive you can only transfer cheats
> over only to the official AR memory card? The USB drive is in itself
> useless without the proper cheat memory card and was only released so
> people did not have to enter codes on the card by hand.

That's odd -- I don't have the "official AR memory card", but the cheat
codes work just fine saved to my official Sony memory card. I was able
to play Zone of the Enders with the Infinite Ammo, 9999 Enemies
Defeated, and Ultimate Jehuty codes enabled.

(I purchased an AR MAX EVO for the PS2 -- that's the version with the
included 16MB USB drive -- just this past weekend.)

--
Glenn Shaw • Indianapolis, IN USA

 

[beck]

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"Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure that's accurate. The USB drive allows you to obtain codes
> downloaded onto your computer and transfer them to the PS2's memory card,
> and vice-versa, but I've done this with any standard memory card...not
> just
> a Datel card. The MAX Drive doesn't come with a memory card--just two
> disks
> (one for the PS2, one for the PC) and the USB drive. In fact, you don't
> even need the USB drive but can use your own--it is the software that is
> the
> key. My only complaint is that when you do use a code from Datel's Web
> site
> or the CD, and store it on your PS2 memory card, the save game icon is a
> big
> ugly Action MAX "block" instead of the icon from the actual game.

Buggeration. In which case I apologise for giving wrong information and
shall duck out and have rotten tomatoes thrwon at me until I wilt.

 

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"Beck" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:J4adnd3r7u-IG8nfRVn-pQ@comcast.com...
>
> > I'm not sure that's accurate. The USB drive allows you to obtain codes
> > downloaded onto your computer and transfer them to the PS2's memory
card,
> > and vice-versa, but I've done this with any standard memory card...not
> > just
> > a Datel card. The MAX Drive doesn't come with a memory card--just two
> > disks
> > (one for the PS2, one for the PC) and the USB drive. In fact, you don't
> > even need the USB drive but can use your own--it is the software that is
> > the
> > key. My only complaint is that when you do use a code from Datel's Web
> > site
> > or the CD, and store it on your PS2 memory card, the save game icon is a
> > big
> > ugly Action MAX "block" instead of the icon from the actual game.
>
> Buggeration. In which case I apologise for giving wrong information and
> shall duck out and have rotten tomatoes thrwon at me until I wilt.

Please don't! You offer enough useful advice and correct information on
this newsgroup to make up for a few errors now and then. No tomatoes coming
from me...

 

[beck]

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"Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> Please don't! You offer enough useful advice and correct information on
> this newsgroup to make up for a few errors now and then. No tomatoes
> coming
> from me...

Cucumbers?

 

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"Beck" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:y_qdnQ13JY6008jfRVn-1A@comcast.com...
>
> > Please don't! You offer enough useful advice and correct information on
> > this newsgroup to make up for a few errors now and then. No tomatoes
> > coming
> > from me...
>
> Cucumbers?

Hey, now...watch it! That conjures up some images which I shouldn't mention
in mixed company...

 

[beck]

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"Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Beck" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3bl1hhF6huv5uU1@individual.net...
>>
>> "Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> news:y_qdnQ13JY6008jfRVn-1A@comcast.com...
>>
>> > Please don't! You offer enough useful advice and correct information
>> > on
>> > this newsgroup to make up for a few errors now and then. No tomatoes
>> > coming
>> > from me...
>>
>> Cucumbers?
>
> Hey, now...watch it! That conjures up some images which I shouldn't
> mention
> in mixed company...

LOL okay I think I better leave it at that, don't want to worry anyone

 

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Thanks for the continued assistance. All of your advice has given rise to
new questions that continue to plague me. Currently, I use the PC disk and
software to download what appears to be a complete block of encrypted codes
for all that codejunkies has, and transfer it to the stick. When I try to
transfer that info to the memory card with the PS2 disk, the PS2 reads that
data as corrupt when I browse the card. I've tried to load it to the card
in its parent (crunched) form, as well as uncrunching it to the card. To
date, I have yet to find any codes on either CD. Any help there? What am I
doing wrong? Thanks again!!!!

"Android" <androvich@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> > I'm not sure that's accurate. The USB drive allows you to obtain codes
> downloaded onto your computer and transfer them to the PS2's memory card,
> and vice-versa, but I've done this with any standard memory card...not
just
> a Datel card. The MAX Drive doesn't come with a memory card--just two
disks
> (one for the PS2, one for the PC) and the USB drive. In fact, you don't
> even need the USB drive but can use your own--it is the software that is
the
> key. My only complaint is that when you do use a code from Datel's Web
site
> or the CD, and store it on your PS2 memory card, the save game icon is a
big
> ugly Action MAX "block" instead of the icon from the actual game.
>
>
>
>
>

 

[beck]

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"Mark Lawrence" <lawrence.4@osu.edu> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the continued assistance. All of your advice has given rise to
> new questions that continue to plague me. Currently, I use the PC disk
> and
> software to download what appears to be a complete block of encrypted
> codes
> for all that codejunkies has, and transfer it to the stick. When I try to
> transfer that info to the memory card with the PS2 disk, the PS2 reads
> that
> data as corrupt when I browse the card. I've tried to load it to the card
> in its parent (crunched) form, as well as uncrunching it to the card. To
> date, I have yet to find any codes on either CD. Any help there? What am
> I
> doing wrong? Thanks again!!!!

Have you tried contacting them regarding your problem?
http://uk.codejunkies.com/support_faq.asp?c=GB&cr=GBP&cs=£&r=1&l=1