Help to give another live to my BOXED ps2

dreampeppers99 · May 21st, 2009

I have a PS2 (SCPH-50001 model "the old one") with problems on the "Laser Disc Reader"!
I don't have NA (Network Adapter)!
I have a IDE (on the site PS2 Hard Drive Compatibility Chart they aproved it) HDD.

Well, with this scenario I thougth now I can try to revive the old PS2 by using the HD.

My questions:

Need I to buy the NA? (couldn't I just open the case and made something... or something else)
In your opinion what is the best way to made it based on my settings?

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skoreanime · May 21st, 2009

Uhhhh, replacing the laser on the PS2 is pretty much replacing the entire console. You might as well buy one brand new.

The hard drive for the PS2 is pretty useless too, as a few select number of games actually make use of it.

Tyo · May 21st, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by skoreanime

The hard drive for the PS2 is pretty useless too, as a few select number of games actually make use of it.

actually, i think he meant to use HDD with hdloader to play game backup from hdd, not playing games with hdd feature.

@TS.. NA still needed if i'm not mistaken, just google it, there's a lot of tutorial about installing HDD on old model PS2.

or get a new one, you can get new slim ps2 for a low price

koko-goal · May 21st, 2009

runawayprisoner · May 22nd, 2009

You need the Network Adapter to use the hard drive.

Anyway, you still need to be able to read a disc (bootloader) to use the HDD as a storage for your games. There's no other alternative.

That means... once the laser is gone, the machine is gone. It's nada. You're better off buying a new one.

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dreampeppers99 · May 22nd, 2009

I read here hack your pstwo to support a hard disk - Hack a Day another way....

And about the read boot from CD !
The HDLoader has feature which gives a boot from HD directly... without use the tray.

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dreampeppers99 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: you know... Posts: 506	Help to give another live to my BOXED ps2 I have a PS2 (SCPH-50001 model "the old one") with problems on the "Laser Disc Reader"! I don't have NA (Network Adapter)! I have a IDE (on the site PS2 Hard Drive Compatibility Chart they aproved it) HDD. Well, with this scenario I thougth now I can try to revive the old PS2 by using the HD. My questions: Need I to buy the NA? (couldn't I just open the case and made something... or something else) In your opinion what is the best way to made it based on my settings? __________________ The Empyrean

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May 21st, 2009	#2 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	Uhhhh, replacing the laser on the PS2 is pretty much replacing the entire console. You might as well buy one brand new. The hard drive for the PS2 is pretty useless too, as a few select number of games actually make use of it.

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runawayprisoner Mobile Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 6,209	You need the Network Adapter to use the hard drive. Anyway, you still need to be able to read a disc (bootloader) to use the HDD as a storage for your games. There's no other alternative. That means... once the laser is gone, the machine is gone. It's nada. You're better off buying a new one. __________________ cChip interpreter WIP - current status: Release Candidate LRx Filter RC - current performance rating: 9/10

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dreampeppers99 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: you know... Posts: 506	I read here hack your pstwo to support a hard disk - Hack a Day another way.... And about the read boot from CD ! The HDLoader has feature which gives a boot from HD directly... without use the tray. __________________ The Empyrean Last edited by dreampeppers99; May 22nd, 2009 at 12:31..