I`ve got one as well, and there isn`t a software hack available. However, I`ve been looking around at sites that will chip it and the best value one I`ve found is linkonline (www.linkonline.co.uk). They`ll chip it for £55 (plus postage there and back). I`m currently trying to find out if anyone else has used them before and also if the chip will allow you to play R4 as well as R1 disks.