PS2 hard drive

EmptySoul? · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 1:00PM

I know you can put a hard drivin in a PS2 but i didnt know if you could use it rather than using memory cards. any help would be nice

Sczroer · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 2:50PM

Yes, you can use it in place of memory cards

bagvwf · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 4:01PM

Yeah cause, well, otherwise it's pretty much useless.

Skoad · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 4:02PM

bagvwf wrote:

Yeah cause, well, otherwise it's pretty much useless.

besides the REAL reason to put a HD in there

Sczroer · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 4:03PM

That's X-Box Skoad :-p

Skoad · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 4:14PM

i find it unbelievable that noones found a way to do the same for ps2

i don't read any of the gaming tech news BS though.

Sczroer · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 4:38PM

Cheating and putting games on a PS2 harddrive isn't nearly as common as X-Box. Since you can, in theory, burn games onto DVD for PS2, there's no real need to

gearbot · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 4:53PM

so can i use just any IDE HD? then which program whould i use to format it?

WhtHawk · **Posted:** Sat 08-20-2005 5:10PM

You'll need to mod your PS2 (in addition to getting the HDD/Network adapter) to utilize a non-Playstation HDD. Should you mod your PS2, it's simply choosing a HDD from the supported list and less than 137Gig (hardware size limit) and play away.

EmptySoul? · **Posted:** Sun 08-21-2005 3:31PM

so has anyone actually done this and would inturn beable to help me do the same?

WhtHawk · **Posted:** Sun 08-21-2005 3:39PM

Modding a PS2 is much more difficult than modding an Xbox. You'll need to find someone with the required tools, expertise, and files to pull it off. I've never done it; I'd like to try. I make no warranties, expressed, or implied, that I won't just kill your console and leave you with $200 worth of junk.

In any case you'll need to find those necessary files on you own.

midgey · **Posted:** Mon 08-22-2005 12:35PM

errrr...I'm pretty sure everyone is leading you in the wrong direction. For putting games on a PS2 hd, all you need is HDAdvance or HDloader. HDadvance is basically HDloader with a nicer gui and stolen code. I've been out of the PS2 loop for a while, but as of 8 months ago, there was no way to save to the hdd. You still need the memory card for that. HDadvance or HDloader should be available at the usual places.

WhtHawk · **Posted:** Mon 08-22-2005 1:50PM

The PS2 (un-modded) will reject all non-PS2 HDD's. Sony has a utility to put (at least some) games on a PS2 HDD. You'll need to find a work-around to get a HDD istalled, those mentioned utilites will work.

In any case, Google is your friend.

paulmyers00 · **Posted:** Mon 08-22-2005 6:26PM

I haven't looked into it too much, but from what I've read, the simplest way to play PS2 games from the HDD would be to chip the PS2 and of course install a HDD using the add-on adapter.

But...from there...I was pretty sure that with the right software...which I believe is free you should be able to run games from the HDD.

In response to the original question, I have a PS2 that I spent $20 on that I wouldn't mind attempting to mod.

EmptySoul? · **Posted:** Mon 08-22-2005 7:04PM

let me know how the moding works

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