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 **''Boot CDVD (full)'': This item will allow you to load and start your game from the source configured in your chosen [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]]. If you did not configure any CDVD plugin the emulator will start the previously used ISO image or will ask you to select one if this is the first time you use ISO loader. This particular option will load BIOS first which in turn will load the game itself. Loading BIOS will take time but some games may use language configured in BIOS thus allowing you to play in your language (ex. [[Jak 3]]). Some game may need BIOS to initialize internal variables, and may refuse to start otherwise ([[Amplitude]] or [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]]). Most of the games however does not necessarily need to be started from BIOS in order to function properly. And there are games that will refuse to start correctly through BIOS (ex. [[Burnout Dominator]]).
 **''Boot CDVD (fast)'': This item will not load BIOS before starting your game. It is safe to choose this option for the majority of games.
-**''Run ELF...'': This item will let you load a single executable ELF-file. Most demos are in ELF-format. It is not suitable to run commercial games.
+**''Run ELF...'': This item will let you load a single executable ELF-file. Most PS2 home-brew demos are in ELF-format. However the mode is not suitable to run commercial games.
-**''Pause/Resume'': This item will be enabled when you start a game. You can pause and resume the game any time.
+**''Pause/Resume'': This item will be enabled until you start a game. You can pause and resume the game any time during your game session.
 **''Load State'': This item will allow you to select and load a [[Savestate|savestate]] from one of the 10 save slots. Additionally there is a backup state which will contain the last overwritten savestate (so you have a last chance to restore your save when you accidentally overwrite it or the written state appeared to be corrupted). This item will only be active when you're ingame.
-**''Save State'': You can same a gamestate in one of the 10 save slots. This item will only be active when you're ingame.
+**''Save State'': You can save a game state in one of the 10 save slots. This item will only be active when you're ingame.
 **''Backup before save'': Unchecking this option will disable the backup savestate (see ''Load State'' description).
 **''Automatic Gamefixes'': This item will enable or disable automatic application of game fixes. See ''[[#Game fixes|game fixes]]'' for more info.
-**''Enable Cheats'': This item will enable or disable automatic application of game cheats. Cheats are ''pnach'' files located in PCSX2 ''cheats'' folder. These files have multiple functions form makeing your game playable (if nothing else helps) to circumventing some in game restrictions (adding more money or making your in game character immortal, see [[Game cheats|game cheats]] and [[Memory editing|memory editing]] for further information). You can find the big library of cheats on the forums [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Post-your-PCSX2-patches-here in this thread].
+**''Enable Cheats'': This item will enable or disable automatic application of game cheats. Cheats are ''pnach'' files located in PCSX2 ''cheats'' folder. These files have multiple purposes from making your game playable (if nothing else helps) to circumventing some in game restrictions (adding more money or making your ingame character immortal, see [[Game cheats|game cheats]] and [[Memory editing|memory editing]] for further information). You can find the big library of cheats on the forums [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Post-your-PCSX2-patches-here in this thread].
-**''Enable Widescreen patches'': This item will enable the additional folder ''cheats_ws'' to load ''pnach'' files from. You should use it to store widescreen patches for your games. See some information about it [[#GS Window|here]]. You can find the big library of cheats on the forums [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2-Widescreen-Game-Patches in this thread].
+**''Enable Widescreen patches'': This item will enable the additional folder ''cheats_ws'' to load ''pnach'' files from. You should use it to store widescreen patches for your games. See some information about it [[#GS Window|here]]. You can find the big library of patches on the forums [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2-Widescreen-Game-Patches in this thread].
-**''Enable Host Filesystem'': This item will enable or disable the file system extension the may be used by homebrew developers load the files from your machine. See some [http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/issues/detail?id=1238 more information] if you're interested.
+**''Enable Host Filesystem'': This item will enable or disable the file system extension that may be used by home-brew developers to load files from your (host) machine. See some [http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/issues/detail?id=1238 more information] if you're interested.
 **''Shutdown'': This item will shut down the current game you are playing and reset PCSX2 (it will not close PCSX2 itself).
 **''Exit'': This item will close the emulator.
 *'''CDVD menu''' contains options for PCSX2 internal ISO loader.
-**''ISO Selector'': This will allow you to select one of the recent ISO images or add new ISO image to the list by using ''browse..'' item. The image you selected here can be booted in ''system menu'' (see description above).
+**''ISO Selector'': This item will allow you to select one of the recent ISO images or add new ISO image to the list by using ''browse..'' item. The image you selected here can be booted in ''system menu'' (see description above).
 **''Plugin Menu'': This item will let you quickly choose [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]] and access its configuration (rather than going through plugins configuration). The menu will only be accessible if you choose ''Plugin'' item in ''CDVD menu'' menu (i.e. if you prefer to boot your game using plugins instead of internal ISO loader).
 **''ISO'', ''Plugin'' and ''No Disc'' items: You can only select one of the three options. Choose ''ISO'' if you want an internal ISO loader to boot your ISO image (you cannot play off the real DVD disk this way), choose ''Plugin'' if you prefer to use a plugin for this task (remember that plugin needs to be configured before use, see [[#CDVD plugins|CDVD plugin]]). ''No Disc'' option will allow you to run only BIOS (as if you started PS2 console without inserting any DVD). You can configure your language in BIOS options before playing some games that may use BIOS to determine your language preferences.
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 **''Memory cards'': Will open the [[Memcard|memcard]] manager able to manipulate your virtual memcards:
 ***You can specify a custom folder for memory cards using ''browse'' button.
-***''Open in Explorer'' will open the selected folder in Windows Explorer (to easily access its contents).
+***''Open in Explorer'' will open the selected folder in Windows Explorer (to access its contents).
 ***Selecting a memcard from the list will allow you to ''Duplicate'', ''Rename'' or ''Delete'' it.
-***''Eject'' button is available when you select one of the two ''active'' memcards. ''Ejecting'' memcard will not delete its contents it will only make the card inactive disallow PS2 games to use it in any way. To ''insert'' card in one of two available virtual card slots, select a disabled card, press ''Insert'' button and choose a virtual port to insert your card (any memcard already in this part will be automatically ''ejected'' and disabled).
+***''Eject'' button is available when you select one of the two ''active'' memcards. ''Ejecting'' memcard will not delete its contents it will only make the card inactive disallow PS2 games to use it in any way. To ''insert'' card in one of two available virtual card slots, select a disabled card, press ''Insert'' button and choose a virtual port to insert your card to (any memcard already in this port will be automatically ''ejected'' and disabled).
 ***To ''create'' a new card you can select '''<nowiki>[-- Unused cards --]</nowiki>''' slot and press ''Create'' button. You will need to specify your new card's name and size ('''8Mb''' is a recommended option because some older games will not be able to use large memory cards). ''Use NTFS file compression'' will create a file with NTFS ''compress'' flag (it will save some of your HDD space but considering the midget card size by today's standards it will not make any noticeable difference).
-***''Auto-Eject Memcards when loading save states'' option will momentarily eject and reinsert both selected memcards every time you load savestate while playing. This will avoid such problems as memcard corruptions if the game tightly synchronizing some internal variables with memcard contents. Ejecting it will force the game to re-index the card contents avoiding possible desynchronization. Some games however (ex. [[Guitar Hero]]) do not like this technique. You'll have to uncheck this option in case you encounter savestates loading problems.
+***''Auto-Eject Memcards when loading save states'' option will momentarily eject and reinsert both selected memcards every time you load savestate while playing. This will avoid such problems as memcard corruptions if the game tightly synchronizing some internal variables with memcard's contents. Ejecting it will force the game to re-index the card contents avoiding possible desynchronization. Some games however (ex. [[Guitar Hero]]) do not like this technique. You'll have to uncheck this option in case you encounter savestates loading problems.
 **''Plugin/BIOS selector'': Please refer to [[#The Component Selector (Plugins, BIOS and folders configuration)|this part]] of the guide for more information on this menu item. It will allow you to configure all plugins in one dialog, but if you rather want to reconfigure a certain plugin you may prefer to use the next sub-menus -- ''Video (GS)'', ''Audio (SPU2)'', ''Controllers (PAD)'', ''Dev9'', ''USB'' or ''Firewire''. They will allow you to quickly select (or configure) for example PAD plugin or select [[#ZeroGS|ZeroGS]] instead of [[#GSdx|GSdx]] when game demands it.
-**''Multitap 1'' and ''Multitap 2'': These items will allow you to use up to 8 controllers through the multitap support (up to 4 for one PAD port). Prior to enabling these options however you will have to configure multitap in the ''[[#LilyPad|Lilypad]]'' plugin. Multitap support does not work with all games yet, but most games should be fine.
+**''Multitap 1'' and ''Multitap 2'': These items will allow you to use up to 8 controllers through the multitap support (up to 4 for one PAD port). Prior to enabling these options however you will have to configure multitap in the ''[[#LilyPad|Lilypad]]'' plugin. Multitap support does not work with all games yet, but most games are compatible with it.
 **''Clear all Settings'': This item will delete all configured settings in all plugins, all core settings will be reset to their default values and the ''[[#Running PCSX2 for the first time|First Time Configuration Wizard]]'' will be open. Use this option as a last resort if your game started behaving abnormally and you are unable to find and reverse your misconfiguration. Otherwise '''stand clear''' of it because it may cost you a lot of time which you spent on PCSX2 configuration. Fortunately, it will show the confirmation dialog before proceeding.