AR2 Disk freezing

**rIKmAN** · 14th June 2003

My AR2 disk has decided to freeze up on me whenever I boot it, dunno why!

Is there any way I can get a replacem,ent or does anyone have a spare they would mind posting me / selling me?

**Mario87** · 15th June 2003

Try contacting Datel, they should give you a replacement disk free of charge! But I've heard that they are a pain in the ass at getting hold off to replace the disk. Worth a try!

**2die4** · 15th June 2003

you can buy an updated disk from datel if they won't give you a replacement one for �9.99, it's AR2v2 but it works with any version of the dongle.

**rIKmAN** · 15th June 2003

Someone told me I can also send it back by blagging Datel and saying that I had an old PS2, it blew, so I got a new one and the old AR2 disk don`t work.

My mate said he got a disk this way as there was a problem with newer PS2`s and old AR2 disks?

**Mario87** · 15th June 2003

Yes m8, newer PS2's won't read old AR2 disks, they will come up with a message saying to contact datel to get a disk that works with newer consoles, so just give datel a call and get it replaced or if they won't replace it do what 2die4 said.

**rIKmAN** · 15th June 2003

Thanks mate, I`ll do that

**dan288** · 15th June 2003

before you do, go into options and click reset hardware

**rIKmAN** · 15th June 2003

Where is this?
My disk is freezing before it actually gets to the options menu.

If I boot with the dongle in, it freezes as it tries to load the menu.

If I boot with the dongle out,l I get the "dongle not inserted" error, thewn I insert it, and again as it tried to load the menu, it freezes.

Is this the menu you meant or something else?

**2die4** · 15th June 2003

you can try resetting it, hold down all the shoulder buttons on the control pad while it loads and it should reset the hardware.

**rIKmAN** · 15th June 2003

Hmm..nope held down L1 L2 R1 R2 but same thing, freezes in exactly the same place......

I`ll have to get onto Datel first thing in the mornin....I`m having withdrawal symptoms from WE6:FE with DrXRay EPL Patch!

Anyone have the number or address I send to for a replacement?

**Freaky** · 15th June 2003

contact info off the site m8

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**rIKmAN** · 15th June 2003

Doh!

Cheers mate, I was nosing around www.codejunkies.com

**starfish** · 15th June 2003

I have an AR v2.20 that works fine on my ps2.

k np

**Freaky** · 15th June 2003

Originally posted by starfish
I have an AR v2.20 that works fine on my ps2 but wasn't sure if i was allowed to add it as an attachment , its about 4mb.

no m8 dont post it or any links to it on here, use pm always

**rmj2663** · 17th June 2003

When u hold shoulder buttons also hold start & reset.
Do this as soon as u start PS2
This will reset AR2 back to factory settings
Had to do it a couple of times myself. It worked for me.

**rIKmAN** · 17th June 2003

Hold start and reset ?

Do you mean start and select on the pad?

Or do you mean start on the pad and the reset button on the ps2?

Let me know and I`ll try it out - cheers mate