<s>
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
specialized	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
disc	B-Application
used	O
for	O
tricking	O
the	O
console	O
into	O
reading	O
non-retail	O
or	O
burned	O
game	O
discs	O
,	O
homebrew	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
or	O
games	O
outside	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
existed	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
mid-2003	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
disc	B-Application
having	O
been	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
and	O
its	O
related	O
mods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Magic	O
Switch	O
and	O
Swap	O
Tool	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
swap	O
discs	O
without	O
the	O
system	O
being	O
aware	O
,	O
are	O
notable	O
over	O
other	O
methods	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
modchip	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
void	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
warranty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
disc	I-Device
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
boot	O
into	O
software	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
read	O
discs	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
normally	O
refuse	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
burst	O
cutting	O
area	O
on	O
discs	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
burned	O
with	O
an	O
ordinary	O
DVD	O
drive	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
regular	O
retail	O
discs	O
which	O
are	O
stamped	O
or	O
pressed	O
en	O
masse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
then	O
removes	O
the	O
disc	B-Application
(	O
after	O
installing	O
small	O
modifications	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
system	O
from	O
detecting	O
the	O
drive	O
being	O
opened	O
)	O
and	O
replaces	O
it	O
with	O
another	O
disc	B-Application
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
also	O
allows	O
other	O
homebrew	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
be	O
run	O
from	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
or	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
and	O
most	O
other	O
non-Sony-made	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
bootable	O
discs	O
use	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
"	O
growing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
splicing	O
"	O
stampers	O
from	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
discs	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
growing	O
a	O
stamper	O
from	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
disc	B-Application
and	O
joining	O
a	O
new	O
stamper	O
with	O
the	O
program	O
data	O
on	O
to	O
it	O
;	O
in	O
essence	O
,	O
the	O
resulting	O
discs	O
contain	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
an	O
original	O
disc	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datel	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
company	O
outside	O
Sony	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
bootable	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
disc	B-Application
,	O
researched	O
the	O
protection	O
and	O
produced	O
their	O
own	O
discs	O
with	O
protection	O
in	O
their	O
on-site	O
mastering	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IFPI	O
on	O
a	O
DVD	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
inner	O
ring	O
on	O
the	O
underside	O
(	O
data	O
side	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
disc	B-Application
,	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
data	O
in	O
the	O
mirror	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
disc	B-Application
's	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
v1	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
v12	O
slim	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
v2	O
was	O
released	O
after	O
Sony	O
had	O
slightly	O
changed	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
their	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
v13-15	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
slim	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
v1	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
those	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
responded	O
to	O
this	O
criticism	O
by	O
releasing	O
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
v3	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
v3.8	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
CODER	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
loading	O
Action	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
cheats	O
into	O
the	O
booted	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
load	O
an	O
ELF	O
file	O
from	O
usb	O
or	O
memory	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
v3.6	O
remains	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
version	O
of	O
Swap	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
boot	O
an	O
ELF	O
file	O
allows	O
for	O
soft	O
modding	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
