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How to Use a PlayStation 3 Mod Chip

The PlayStation 3 is unable to play backup copies of legally owned games unless a modification chip has been installed. You can use a PS3 that has a modification, or "mod" chip as it is more commonly called, to play backup copies of games saved to the console's hard drive. A few steps must be followed precisely on both a PC as well as the PS3 in order for this functionality to be enabled. An external USB hard disk drive will also be needed.

Things You'll Need

External USB hard disk drive
PS3 game discs

Instructions

- 1
  Plug the cable from the external USB hard disk drive into a free USB port on the PC. Launch the default web browser by selecting it from the "Start" > "All Programs" pop-up menu. Download the "Backup Manager" program to the desktop from its website (see Resources). Quit the web browser.
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  Drag the icon of the "Backup anager" program onto the icon of the hard disk drive. A copy progress bar will appear, fill in front right to left and then disappear.
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  Right-click the icon of the hard disk drive and select "Eject" from the pop-up menu. Remove the hard disk drive's cable from the USB port of the PC.
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  Plug the hard disk drive's cable into a free USB port on the PS3. Turn the PS3 on. Go to the "Game" menu on the screen using the game controller. Select the "Install Package Files" icon below "Game." Select the "manager.pkg" file that is now below "INstall Package Files" and press the "X" button on the controller. Return to the main menu once the program finishes the installation process and has briefly flashed a confirmation window on the screen.
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  Select the "Backup Manager" icon from the main screen. Press the "X" button on the controller. Insert a game disc that you want to play from a backup copy. Press the "O" button on the controller. Select "Internal" when given the choice between the internal and the external hard drive. Select "Yes" when the confirmation window appears. Press the "X" button. Return to the main menu once the program finishes copying the disc and has briefly flashed a confirmation window on the screen.
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  Press the "Disc eject" button on the front of the PS3 to eject the game disc. Place the game disc away for safekeeping. Insert any game disc that is compatible with the PS3 in the front -loading disc slot.
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  Select the "Backup Manager" icon from the main screen. Press the "X" button on the controller. Select the name of the game disc you have backed up from the list on the screen. Press the "X" button. Return to the main menu.
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  Go to the "Game" menu. Select the name of the backup PS3 game from beneath "Game" to launch it.

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