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| Kaepora
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|  "Re(2):Stupid question about PS2 HDD's..."
, posted Mon 3 Feb 00:37
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I can't say I know a lot about the subject, as I've never popped open the back of my PS2, but.. wouldn't you need some kind of installation kit, be it Sony's or someone else's? I can't see a hard drive just sliding into place... but then again, I've never looked, something like that could be built in for all I know. I'm curious to hear if anyone knows any more.
At one point, you could get a USB Zip Drive that would work with the PS2 (you can still find them if you look in the right places). I couldn't imagine it would be too hard for a third-party company to release a USB hard drive that would work similarly to the official Sony HD.
I mean, the system already recognizes normal USB keyboards and mice, and they have third-party USB Broadband adapters...
Of course, I really doubt Sony will release a HD accessory in the US, much less anyone else...
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| Mog
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| "Re(4):Stupid question about PS2 HDD's..." , posted Mon 3 Feb 13:23
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I can't say I know a lot about the subject, as I've never popped open the back of my PS2, but.. wouldn't you need some kind of installation kit, be it Sony's or someone else's? I can't see a hard drive just sliding into place... but then again, I've never looked, something like that could be built in for all I know. I'm curious to hear if anyone knows any more.
As far as I know, you don't need anything special to install the drive. If I'm right, which I may not be, you can just slide the HDD into the back expansion port, and have it connect to the system through the broadband adapter.
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What was the point of the PS2 HDD? You could use the PS2 broadband adapter without the HDD, right?
Yes, you can for most games. The only one that I know of that requires both the broadband adapter and the HDD is FFXI. Additionally, you can also install any game that supports the device (CvS2, Xenosaga, etc...) in order to speed up load times. This is for the Japanese versions though, I think most companies remove this feature from US releases.
I'm hopping that by using the HDD, I can reduce the amount of time the DVD motor is active, and in theory increase system life. I just don't want to pay $80 (I believe that was the price) for a 40GB drive when I've got some older HDD's sitting around my house collecting dust.
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| Kaepora
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| "Re(5):Stupid question about PS2 HDD's..." , posted Mon 3 Feb 20:16
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As far as I know, you don't need anything special to install the drive. If I'm right, which I may not be, you can just slide the HDD into the back expansion port, and have it connect to the system through the broadband adapter.
Well, I thought you were talking about trying to get any off-the-shelf PC hard drive working. Looking at the back of my PS2, I see a tiny little proprietary-looking plug just above the HD hole, so I figured you wouldn't be able to do it that way. But there are PS2 Broadband Adapters that use the USB port in the front, and there are PC hard drives that use USB...
Actually, I don't even know if anyone else makes PS2 hard drives. As an American, finding an official Sony Broadband Adapter in stores is hard enough; there's no need to worry myself over the specifics of who is in the market of producing Japan-only peripherals like the hard drive as well.
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