Getting a PS2 soon. Need help

[despikable]

oh yea i suggest if you but the eally small ps2 that you get a professional to mod it as itll probably be easy to break or screw it up where as it is packed. If you are good with hardware and soldering you should have no problem.

[S!X]

Abu, I was just kidding....

[Seedler]

What's wrong with your X850XT abu?

[JordoR]

The following is what I did for my ps2 since im too cheap to buy games:

*Note* - In order to do this you need the big version of the ps2(not the slim model) with a network adapter)

I had an extra Western Digital 80 gb hd lying around so i hooked it up to my ps2. After that I tried to find a downloadable version of either HDLoader, or HDAdvance online but I was unsuccessful. So I broke down an ordered the newest version of HDLoader just to save myself some time and annoyance. http://www.hdloader.net. After it finally came in the mail, I was set. I started renting games just for one day and just ripping them to my internal hd connected to my ps2 with the hdloader disc.

For the price of just a regular computer hd and a 30 dollar fee for hdloader (or hdavance, essentially the same program) you can have ps2 games forever for just the cost of renting them or borrowing them from a friend.

The only reason I used only an 80gb hd was because I already had it lying around and didnt have to buy anything.

What I would recommened to you is to purchase a maxtor 120gb internal hd. The reason being maxtor, is because with western digital hds you have to make a slight modification which means opening up ur network adapter. The maximum size allowed by either hdloader or hdavance is 137 gb so to get your moneys worth for all the hd space, a 120 gb hd is the most cost effective.

[Formula1]

http://ps2-scene.org/forums/index.php

That's a forum dedicated to modding ps2's.

[colt45joe]

usb extreme sucks. dont use external harddrives. load times are slower, and most games dont work. just isnt worth it.

[abu_has_the_power]

damn u linkinpark


just got my ps2 today. bought a few games from gamestop.

i'm following the step by step here:
http://www.hdadvance.com/usb_extreme_how-to-use.htm

and i'm loading god of war pal converted to ntsc using ps2_pal2ntsc_yfix onto my 250gb hdd.

is there a place to download usbextreme free?

[abu_has_the_power]

ok, i'm completely ditching the usb hdd thing. it's stupid and runs game really slow and doesn't even work on all games

i'm sending my ps2 to teammodders.com (they got good rep from forums.afterdawn.com) and have them put in a crystal chip

[The_Fat]

Don't get an external hd, get a normal evryday hd 4 computer, about 120gig at least i recomend, and install it (u need an original fat ps2 and network adapter to do this) also purchase hdadvance or hdloader and ur set. it's simple as hell, bu if u get a slimline, u wanna pay a lot of money on modchips coz they fail usually after half a year

[abu_has_the_power]

mod chips fail after half a year???

that can't be right

and i got a slim ps2. v14. so hdadvance won't be able to do shit