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The TDB Start-up Card was a special peripheral made for rudimentary debugging on DTL-H models.
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The TDB Start-up Card is a special peripheral made for rudimentary debugging on DTL-H models.
In it's contents, it had the TDB software installed as a system update, so it would Auto boot on every DTL-H model excluding DTL-H10000 & DTL-H3x0xx
In it's contents, it has the TDB software installed as a system update, so it would auto-boot on every DTL-H model except DTL-H10000 and DTL-H3x0xx.


== Purpose ==
== Purpose ==


The program's main purpose is to set up the TIF, a network "clone" of the PIF (the hardware interface that serves as bridge between the PC and the PS2 inside the DTL-T models).
The program main purpose was to setup the TIF, a network "clone" of the PIF (the hardware interface that serves as bridge between the PC and the PS2 inside the DTL-T models)
This allows the DSNET toolset to comunicate with the TDB Start-up card from a PC via a network cable.
 
The TDB Start-up card also includes an EE Kernel replacement to reimplement the EE thread track extension.
This allowed the DSNET toolset to comunícate with the TDB Start-up card from a PC trough network cable.
 
The TDB Start-up card also included an EE Kernel replacement to reimplement the EE thread track extension.


== Limitations ==
== Limitations ==


It is incapable of any form of debugging on the IOP. For this purpose, the DTL-T models are required instead.
It was incapable of any form of debugging on the IOP. for that, the DTL-T models were required.
The card has a different MagicGate keystore, so it can only be authenticated on DTL-H models.
 
 
The card had a different MagicGate keystore so it could only be authenticated on DTL-H models.


== More information ==  
== More information ==  


There is not much additional information about this card on the internet. However, an in depth explanation of its behavior and capabilities can be obtained by taking a look at the RDB Start-Up Card, a homebrew clone made for retail models.
There's not much extra information about it on the internet. However, an in depth explanation of it's behavior and capabilities can be obtained by taking a look at the RDB Start-Up Card, a homebrew clone made for retail models.
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