PS2 type of Dexdrive?

fujita · August 28th, 2002

Hello everyone.
I'm just curious about this. We all know about a device called Dexdrive that can make you transfer save data from PSX memory card to your PC harddrive. This is very convenient, as you can store as many save data as you want. So, the question come to my mind about the topic. Is there any device like the Dexdrive for PS2, that can tranfer save data to harddrive? The is a cheating tool like Gameshark for PS2, but is there any like Dexdrive? Thanks in advance. Any knowledge is highly appreciated.

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Syed Fawad · August 28th, 2002

Yup there is. I can say as I saw a picture of it on my box of AR2. Its probably a Datel product, you better check out there siite. It is called something like Xdrive or something.

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Vidhath · August 28th, 2002

I dont own a ps2, so excuse my ignorance, but...
arent ps1 and ps2 mem cards the same? so wouldnt the original dexdrive work with both?

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**Dark Watcher** · August 28th, 2002

The PS2 memcards are much larger 8mb..the Dex Drive was not designed for it...but all is not lost... There is a device created by the same makers...It is called Sharkport

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Syed Fawad · August 29th, 2002

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Originally posted by Vidhath
I dont own a ps2, so excuse my ignorance, but...
arent ps1 and ps2 mem cards the same? so wouldnt the original dexdrive work with both?

Even the PS2 memcard is not supported by PS1 games on the PS2. These cards have different formats. The PS1 memcard, as we all know, can hold 15 blocks of save file that is around 1MB. On the other hand, The PS2 memcard uses kilobytes like PCs, and can hold upto 8Mb of data.

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**Bgnome** · August 29th, 2002

i have a sharkport. its a usb bridge cable that connects to your ps2

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Gamer1 · August 29th, 2002

shark port sucks. i hate moving my ps2 around all the time when i want a save. i wish interact/ datel should have stuck with the dex drive idea. interact/ datel is really going down hill, their products that they come up with just sucks.

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fujita · August 29th, 2002

Okay, thanks. So Sharkpot is a device similar of Dexdrive for PS2. Nice information. Are there any other similar one?

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**Bgnome** · August 29th, 2002

no. interact/datel are the only ones that make it.

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Gamer1 · August 29th, 2002

although sharkport is the only thing out there in the market... it sucks. unless you like moving your ps2 around everytime you want to download/ upload a save, that's the product for you.

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY did interact/ datel abandon the dex drive idea?

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Syed Fawad · August 29th, 2002

What about the shark drive? I heard that it was 500Mb USB HDD for the PS2. Is it interactive with your PC? anyone got any info on it?

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Gamer1 · August 29th, 2002

its not practical. it requires you to get 100mb zip disks and it doesn't go to your comp unless you have a zip drive and its not even in sharkport format save. so its pretty useless.

so you are paying more money for stuff taht you don't need. while the dex drive idea works with stuff that you already have and don't need anything but the dex drive

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**Dark Watcher** · August 29th, 2002

Just a quick bit of info.... It is possible to store PS1 game saves on a PS2 memory card...although the method is not useful (depends on your purpose we suppose)

Files can be transfered using the PS2's memory card browser....the problem is that even though you can store PS1 games on a PS2 memcard..you cannot boot the save from that memcard...you need to transfer the data back into the PS1 memcard in order for it to work....
The only practical purpose we see in using this method is if your strapped for cash and only want to buy 1 PS1 memcard and own a PS2 memcard...If the PS1 memcard becomes full you can swap out saves and replace them....then again the PS1 memcards are fairly cheap....and some are lucky enough to own a DEXdrive..

As for Sharkport...It is pretty good....Gamer1 makes a good point about having to move your PS2 near your computer...but it isn't half bad..It's fairly easy to set up....
Also if your inventive...heh...We took our PC that we use a lot for emulation. Got a cheap S-Video hub (Got a couple of consoles hooked to it...we are addicted..what can we say)...Attached one S-video open port to the "TV-Out" graphics card. Wonderful setup we tell ya..We can transfer PS1 and PS2 saves back and forth using Sharkport with ease...then at a push of a button...back to gaming

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Gamer1 · August 29th, 2002

you know it is possible to save psx games to a ps2 memcard (only works on the ps2 console). I have actually done it before, somehow. i did it with the sony 8MB card. as long as you don't put ps2 saves on the card... you can use it to save, up to 15 blocks of saves anyway. or as long as you don't format the card to ps2 format. you can save ps1 games on the ps2 memcard using the ps2

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Moogleman · August 29th, 2002

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Originally posted by Dark Watcher
The PS2 memcards are much larger 8mb..the Dex Drive was not designed for it...but all is not lost... There is a device created by the same makers...It is called Sharkport

Yeah, I recently got one of those. It works pretty good, but I don't think it really reads the PSone saves I have on my PS2 cards.

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fujita Tiger of Jiang Dong Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inter Galactic & Dimensional Center Posts: 964	PS2 type of Dexdrive? Hello everyone. I'm just curious about this. We all know about a device called Dexdrive that can make you transfer save data from PSX memory card to your PC harddrive. This is very convenient, as you can store as many save data as you want. So, the question come to my mind about the topic. Is there any device like the Dexdrive for PS2, that can tranfer save data to harddrive? The is a cheating tool like Gameshark for PS2, but is there any like Dexdrive? Thanks in advance. Any knowledge is highly appreciated. __________________ Elly taught us that sometimes sacrifices only lead to more suffering. Aribeth taught us that sometimes the public don't deserve protection. Jeane taught us how important to respect the privacy of others. SOR PROJECT : WHERE EVERYTHING IS REAL

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Yup there is. I can say as I saw a picture of it on my box of AR2. Its probably a Datel product, you better check out there siite. It is called something like Xdrive or something. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Vidhath The (V)ighty \|>uffleHuff Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 607	I dont own a ps2, so excuse my ignorance, but... arent ps1 and ps2 mem cards the same? so wouldnt the original dexdrive work with both? __________________ The (V)ighty \|>uffleHuff rulez all.

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	The PS2 memcards are much larger 8mb..the Dex Drive was not designed for it...but all is not lost... There is a device created by the same makers...It is called Sharkport __________________

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Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	i have a sharkport. its a usb bridge cable that connects to your ps2 __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	shark port sucks. i hate moving my ps2 around all the time when i want a save. i wish interact/ datel should have stuck with the dex drive idea. interact/ datel is really going down hill, their products that they come up with just sucks. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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fujita Tiger of Jiang Dong Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inter Galactic & Dimensional Center Posts: 964	Okay, thanks. So Sharkpot is a device similar of Dexdrive for PS2. Nice information. Are there any other similar one? __________________ Elly taught us that sometimes sacrifices only lead to more suffering. Aribeth taught us that sometimes the public don't deserve protection. Jeane taught us how important to respect the privacy of others. SOR PROJECT : WHERE EVERYTHING IS REAL

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Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	no. interact/datel are the only ones that make it. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	although sharkport is the only thing out there in the market... it sucks. unless you like moving your ps2 around everytime you want to download/ upload a save, that's the product for you. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY did interact/ datel abandon the dex drive idea? __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	What about the shark drive? I heard that it was 500Mb USB HDD for the PS2. Is it interactive with your PC? anyone got any info on it? __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	its not practical. it requires you to get 100mb zip disks and it doesn't go to your comp unless you have a zip drive and its not even in sharkport format save. so its pretty useless. so you are paying more money for stuff taht you don't need. while the dex drive idea works with stuff that you already have and don't need anything but the dex drive __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,905	Just a quick bit of info.... It is possible to store PS1 game saves on a PS2 memory card...although the method is not useful (depends on your purpose we suppose) Files can be transfered using the PS2's memory card browser....the problem is that even though you can store PS1 games on a PS2 memcard..you cannot boot the save from that memcard...you need to transfer the data back into the PS1 memcard in order for it to work.... The only practical purpose we see in using this method is if your strapped for cash and only want to buy 1 PS1 memcard and own a PS2 memcard...If the PS1 memcard becomes full you can swap out saves and replace them....then again the PS1 memcards are fairly cheap....and some are lucky enough to own a DEXdrive.. As for Sharkport...It is pretty good....Gamer1 makes a good point about having to move your PS2 near your computer...but it isn't half bad..It's fairly easy to set up.... Also if your inventive...heh...We took our PC that we use a lot for emulation. Got a cheap S-Video hub (Got a couple of consoles hooked to it...we are addicted..what can we say)...Attached one S-video open port to the "TV-Out" graphics card. Wonderful setup we tell ya..We can transfer PS1 and PS2 saves back and forth using Sharkport with ease...then at a push of a button...back to gaming __________________

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	you know it is possible to save psx games to a ps2 memcard (only works on the ps2 console). I have actually done it before, somehow. i did it with the sony 8MB card. as long as you don't put ps2 saves on the card... you can use it to save, up to 15 blocks of saves anyway. or as long as you don't format the card to ps2 format. you can save ps1 games on the ps2 memcard using the ps2 __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)