Getting Started
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Downloading and unpacking new updates and firmware
Normally, Crystal Chips are shipped with no firmware depending on where you purchased your chip. Some installation service providers may ship your crystal modified console with the default or their favorite firmware pre-installed. This is usually done to ensure that the chip and console is working properly before sending it back to you.
If you're performing your own installation then you will need to flash your own firmware onto the chip. Head over to Crystal-Chips.com and use the left navigation. Click downloads --> firmware to get to the firmware downloads. There you'll find the latest official firmware in two flavors .rar and .zip. Below you will find freeware tools that will decompress both file formats.
free windows Compression / Decompression tools:
Now, using any of the mentioned tools above, unzip your archive. you directory structure should look like the following.
asm5900.exe
BOOTMENU.PBT
cc-upg-builder.lua
cc-upgrade.cue
CCHW.S
ccigen.exe
ccprog.elf
cd-tool.exe
cd-tool.lua
cleanit.bat
COMMON.S
COPYING-CDTOOL
iso-template.bin
LOAD10.S
LOAD11.S
LOADDF.S
MACROS.INC
makeit.bat
N2E.S
OSDHOOK.S
PS1LOGO.S
PS1LOGO2.S
readme.txt
upgrade.txt
<DIR>FILES