PS2 hard drive???

**Starscream** · 12-20-03, 11:02 PM

I was fiddling around with my ps2 the other day and took the network adaptor off the back. It looks like there's a hard drive connector on there.

What happens when you hook up a drive to this??? Can you use it for saving your games instead of a memory card? and can you load other data onto it like video and audio and play it back somehow like on the xbox???

Any info on this would be much appreciated.

St Lobus · 12-21-03, 12:21 AM

I know there is a hard drive add on for the PS2 available now in Japan that will be released in the states with FFXI. I'm sure they'll also sell it separately. I'm not sure as to being able to save games to it or not, but I do know it will cache game information for games programmed to use it, causing games to load faster and what not. I don't know if it's typical IDE or a proprietary connection.

marqmajere · 12-21-03, 12:25 AM

You can put a Maxtor HD in there that's for sure.

12-21-03, 08:18 AM

Friend of mine (the genius guy who works for Novell in addition to game development, Pentagon, and LAPD stuff on the side) has the PS2 Linux kit. It has a hard drive that uses that connector. No idea if it's a normal HD or not. I'll ask him.

NickSpolec · 12-21-03, 06:59 PM

You can hook just about any harddrive on there (much like the X-Box), but you have to do some tricks to get it to work.

http://ps2.consolevision.com/ps2hdd.shtml

You, of course, need to have a modded PS2 that can boot dev software.

**Starscream** · 12-21-03, 07:09 PM

Interesting stuff!

If you have any more links that talk about doing stuff with a ps2 hard drive please post them.

NickSpolec · 12-21-03, 07:23 PM

Ok...

Anyone that wants to be able to boot dev software (HDDinstall, emulators, ect), you don't need a mod chip.

Using this inventive replacement shell for your PS2 (http://www.ps2cover.com/), you can boot dev software with the use of a boot disc (sold seperately). You need to swap the boot disc with the CD-r DVD-r software you want to play, but I'm not sure if the boot disc stops spinning automatically or continues to spin.. If it continues to spin, excessive use of it will eventually harm your PS2 (due to the fact that you are forcing the motor to stop).

But, I think I heard it stops spinning after a minute or so.

I don't own one of these, buy I am probably going to buy one.

12-20-03, 11:02 PM	#1
Starscream Decepticook Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cybertron Posts: 989	PS2 hard drive??? I was fiddling around with my ps2 the other day and took the network adaptor off the back. It looks like there's a hard drive connector on there. What happens when you hook up a drive to this??? Can you use it for saving your games instead of a memory card? and can you load other data onto it like video and audio and play it back somehow like on the xbox??? Any info on this would be much appreciated. __________________ Maybe tomorrow I'll wanna settle down, until tomorrow I'll just keep moving on...

12-21-03, 12:21 AM	#2
St Lobus Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MI Posts: 110	I know there is a hard drive add on for the PS2 available now in Japan that will be released in the states with FFXI. I'm sure they'll also sell it separately. I'm not sure as to being able to save games to it or not, but I do know it will cache game information for games programmed to use it, causing games to load faster and what not. I don't know if it's typical IDE or a proprietary connection. __________________ "Never accept small pieces of plastic instead of actual money." ~ Tycho...from PA of course

12-21-03, 12:25 AM	#3
marqmajere GeVooForceDoo Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 1,064	You can put a Maxtor HD in there that's for sure. __________________ Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your signature file to help me spread! Desktop - Asus M3A78-CM \| AMD Phenom II 965 \| 4 gigs G. Skill 1066 \| ATI 5850 1 gig \| WD 1TB Black \| Windows7 64-bit Laptop - m11x

12-21-03, 06:59 PM	#5
NickSpolec Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Burning Inferno, Arizona Posts: 371	You can hook just about any harddrive on there (much like the X-Box), but you have to do some tricks to get it to work. http://ps2.consolevision.com/ps2hdd.shtml You, of course, need to have a modded PS2 that can boot dev software. __________________ Snake's System: [size=1][list][]AthlonXP Mobile 2500+ (@2.5ghz, 1.850v)[]Albatron KX18D PRO (NForce 2 Ultra @227FSB)[]512MB's OCZ Platinum PC3200 EL (@DDR454, CAS 2.5, 6,3,3)[]GeForce3 (@230c, 460m)[]Fortissimo III, Gamesurround 7.1[]POS Intel 56k Modem (soon to get high speed, though)[]Maxtor DiamondPlus 9 120GB, ATA133 (8mb)[]Samsung DVD/CD-RW Combo (52x32x52x16x)[*]Lite-On LTR 16102B (16x8x40x) [/size][/list]

12-21-03, 07:09 PM	#6
Starscream Decepticook Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cybertron Posts: 989	Interesting stuff! If you have any more links that talk about doing stuff with a ps2 hard drive please post them. __________________ Maybe tomorrow I'll wanna settle down, until tomorrow I'll just keep moving on...

12-21-03, 08:18 AM	#4
The Baron Guest Posts: n/a	Friend of mine (the genius guy who works for Novell in addition to game development, Pentagon, and LAPD stuff on the side) has the PS2 Linux kit. It has a hard drive that uses that connector. No idea if it's a normal HD or not. I'll ask him.

12-21-03, 07:23 PM	#7
NickSpolec Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Burning Inferno, Arizona Posts: 371	Ok... Anyone that wants to be able to boot dev software (HDDinstall, emulators, ect), you don't need a mod chip. Using this inventive replacement shell for your PS2 (http://www.ps2cover.com/), you can boot dev software with the use of a boot disc (sold seperately). You need to swap the boot disc with the CD-r DVD-r software you want to play, but I'm not sure if the boot disc stops spinning automatically or continues to spin.. If it continues to spin, excessive use of it will eventually harm your PS2 (due to the fact that you are forcing the motor to stop). But, I think I heard it stops spinning after a minute or so. I don't own one of these, buy I am probably going to buy one. __________________ Snake's System: [size=1][list][]AthlonXP Mobile 2500+ (@2.5ghz, 1.850v)[]Albatron KX18D PRO (NForce 2 Ultra @227FSB)[]512MB's OCZ Platinum PC3200 EL (@DDR454, CAS 2.5, 6,3,3)[]GeForce3 (@230c, 460m)[]Fortissimo III, Gamesurround 7.1[]POS Intel 56k Modem (soon to get high speed, though)[]Maxtor DiamondPlus 9 120GB, ATA133 (8mb)[]Samsung DVD/CD-RW Combo (52x32x52x16x)[*]Lite-On LTR 16102B (16x8x40x) [/size][/list]

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