Bloody awesome dude. Cant wait to order one. :) glad you got you’re hands on one. Im still gonna attempt a PS2M2 at some point but this makes it so much easier for the sd mod. Well done Arthimus, dude even pointed me in the direction of how to make one for the dream cast.
@@ModzvilleUSA yeah that’s the problem. I was hoping it would be something along the lines of grounding a particular pin. Im guessing that’s not the case though :( Im assuming the only way would to create your own pata to sata adapter to make it smaller and go from there. Especially if you change the psu inside of it too. It does open up some more space.
ODE requires an FPGA or SOC and on the PS2 where IDE just works, why bother. FlippyDrive might change the game with cheap RP2040/ESP32 based ODE, the developer is shipping soon.
The problem is that for both the PS1 and PS2, all of the CD/DVD controller and decoding logic is on the motherboard and the optical drive is just a dumb analog device. For both the GameCube and Dreamcast, that logic was contained on a daughterboard attached to the optical drive, which communicates with the motherboard over a fairly simple digital bus. It's relatively easy to build an ODE for those consoles that plugs into that bus. A plug-in ODE for PS2 on the other hand would have to accurately emulate the low-level undecoded signals coming from a CD/DVD drive, and the technology is simply not there yet to pull that off.
Well, late SCPH-7000X production has extra components (likely a built in PICFIX circuit by Sony) on the PCB (both GH032 and GH035) at the location of the Arthrimus power-regulator/SD-card board. Check with PS2ident to see if the mechancon version is 6.04. The console will shut down when the mechancon crash. I have one that behaves iike this when trying to load old DVD-R (not very scratched, but >10 year old). These components are not thick, so you may be still able to mount the Arthrimus board there.
I love these type of mods definitely my favorite I just wish someone would make a kit for M2PS2 and sell it so that way you wouldn’t have to go through the process of PCBWay or JLC😢
Same dude. The circuitry isn't there unfortunately. Maybe it's possible if you tap into one of the BGA chips but that'd end up being a pretty intense mod.
@@ModzvilleUSA Unfortunately even that would not be possible. The reason that no slim after 700XX can do IDE is because they replaced the original IOP with the Deckard chip which does not even have an IDE controller in it. The early slims still used the same IOP from the fat PS2, which is why they still have IDE traces that can be tapped into.
iFlash also has sata boards. I wonder if it would be possible to use one of those for an m.2 drive. From the way this kit works, it looks like if that was possible it would be easier than the m2ps2 build.
Got an alert for these today, so I snagged 2. I already have the iFlash board on hand. Bought it a couple years ago and completely forgot about it because I'm dumb. How's that ghost case? I have one but never got around to swapping it.
Ik this is off topic and not about this video but I have a question. I have a Va0 dreamcast and I've got to do the mod on the mobo for a gdemu. I'm afraid to take the heatsinks off do I just pull them off? And will a dream psu work in this system?
I have that on my 8tb. Artwork was really slow on it last I checked. For anything 2tb and under I still prefer vanilla. It’s more tedious to set up but it’s more snappy and stable in my experience
Hi @ModzvilleUSA What's your purple ps2 slim exact model? I want to install both retrogem and this IFlash2PS2 Flex Kit with IFLASH-Solo. But by looking at both retrogem and IFlash2PS2 Flex Kit compatibility list they seem contradictory to me, because retrogem support SCPH-7000X and IFlash2PS2 suggests to use SCPH-700XX which is in the range but recommend using a SCPH-70012 which is not a SCPH-7000X. How do I know which one to use? I thought about a SCPH-70001 but in the IFlash2PS2 website they say that it is very likely that this will not work and this is one of the models that come with the IDE support. Thanks in advance.
7000x are the only models that have the vestigial IDE connector pins on the motherboard and the required controller chips to run a hard drive. It's basically a shrunken-down 5000x motherboard, the two are very similar. From the 7500x onward, IDE support was removed entirely so there is simply no way a mod like this could work on later Slim PS2's.
I have an idea for you to try out. Take this slim. Replace the bios chip with an Scph-5000 model. Then install Free HDBoot on the microsd. That way you don’t need a mod chip or memory card to load the exploit. It should work I believe.
Oh I’m aware of that. I just know these slims are essentially the Phat Schp-5000 series in a smaller form. I thought it be need seeing FreeHD boot off of it without FMCB or a mod chip
@@Astfgl watching your great video and one thing If it's not verified, after inserting a game that's 128GB or more It's an OPL move If the drive formatting method is TOXIC OS in WinHIIP, it is impossible to insert games over 128GB I'm thinking about this part, too
@@ModzvilleUSA I've done the same renovation 1TB formatting with ulaunchef We have confirmed that 128GB or less is operating normally However, over 128GB, test results fail
I just installed this on my PS2 because of this video. Loving it.
Bloody awesome dude. Cant wait to order one. :) glad you got you’re hands on one.
Im still gonna attempt a PS2M2 at some point but this makes it so much easier for the sd mod.
Well done Arthimus, dude even pointed me in the direction of how to make one for the dream cast.
I’ve done some dabbling with dc ide. Issue you there is you have to put it in slave mode somehow
@@ModzvilleUSA yeah that’s the problem. I was hoping it would be something along the lines of grounding a particular pin. Im guessing that’s not the case though :(
Im assuming the only way would to create your own pata to sata adapter to make it smaller and go from there. Especially if you change the psu inside of it too. It does open up some more space.
When will someone make a PS2 ODE that replaces the laser and can play PS1 games?
This! I would love to play PS1 games natively on PS2's real PS1 features. Not the emulators.
Why isn't there a storage mod that connects straight to the DVD connectors on the board like they do for the game cube?
I've wondered the same thing. Are there too many motherboard revisions to make it feasible? An ODE sounds like the simplest method.
Mecacon security chip.
ODE requires an FPGA or SOC and on the PS2 where IDE just works, why bother. FlippyDrive might change the game with cheap RP2040/ESP32 based ODE, the developer is shipping soon.
The problem is that for both the PS1 and PS2, all of the CD/DVD controller and decoding logic is on the motherboard and the optical drive is just a dumb analog device. For both the GameCube and Dreamcast, that logic was contained on a daughterboard attached to the optical drive, which communicates with the motherboard over a fairly simple digital bus. It's relatively easy to build an ODE for those consoles that plugs into that bus. A plug-in ODE for PS2 on the other hand would have to accurately emulate the low-level undecoded signals coming from a CD/DVD drive, and the technology is simply not there yet to pull that off.
@@Astfgl thank you for clarifying. I thought it would be an ide device.
This is pretty epic work. I always love it when you do PS2 mods on this channel.
Awesome video as always! Can’t wait to do this mod myself
Well, late SCPH-7000X production has extra components (likely a built in PICFIX circuit by Sony) on the PCB (both GH032 and GH035) at the location of the Arthrimus power-regulator/SD-card board. Check with PS2ident to see if the mechancon version is 6.04. The console will shut down when the mechancon crash. I have one that behaves iike this when trying to load old DVD-R (not very scratched, but >10 year old).
These components are not thick, so you may be still able to mount the Arthrimus board there.
I love these type of mods definitely my favorite I just wish someone would make a kit for M2PS2 and sell it so that way you wouldn’t have to go through the process of PCBWay or JLC😢
Love the videos. What soldering iron and tip you using?
Thoughts on SD card longevity for this use? This seems like it would be a significant amount of read/write during game play.
There won't be any data written at all during game play. The PS2 won't write to a DVD either. ;)
To re-open a ghost case... That's bold. Those things are fragile as a store brand candy cane.
Amazing work as usual 🤝
Hows that 1tb SD card holding up? I avoid them usually because of how hot they get. I stick with 500gb for now
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Man I wish it was possible to add ide mods to 90K models...
Same dude. The circuitry isn't there unfortunately. Maybe it's possible if you tap into one of the BGA chips but that'd end up being a pretty intense mod.
@@ModzvilleUSA Unfortunately even that would not be possible. The reason that no slim after 700XX can do IDE is because they replaced the original IOP with the Deckard chip which does not even have an IDE controller in it. The early slims still used the same IOP from the fat PS2, which is why they still have IDE traces that can be tapped into.
How well are the games played through it? Is it the same performance as using a mc4iso? Or Is it just as good as playing them through a hardrive ?
ModzvilleUSA, what would you consider the best overall mods for PS one and PS2 slim?
iFlash also has sata boards. I wonder if it would be possible to use one of those for an m.2 drive. From the way this kit works, it looks like if that was possible it would be easier than the m2ps2 build.
Got an alert for these today, so I snagged 2. I already have the iFlash board on hand. Bought it a couple years ago and completely forgot about it because I'm dumb.
How's that ghost case? I have one but never got around to swapping it.
Ik this is off topic and not about this video but I have a question. I have a Va0 dreamcast and I've got to do the mod on the mobo for a gdemu. I'm afraid to take the heatsinks off do I just pull them off? And will a dream psu work in this system?
As per usual you’ve killed it!!! And as per usual every slim PS2 mod looks like a complete son of a bitch…
Does picostation support many games? Thank you very much.
Why aren't you using Grimdoomer's OPL with an EXFAT formatted SD card?
I have that on my 8tb. Artwork was really slow on it last I checked. For anything 2tb and under I still prefer vanilla. It’s more tedious to set up but it’s more snappy and stable in my experience
Sexy. This made me change my mind about installing my GEM in the fat revision and I’m gonna order a slim flex cable now. Lol
Hi @ModzvilleUSA
What's your purple ps2 slim exact model?
I want to install both retrogem and this IFlash2PS2 Flex Kit with IFLASH-Solo.
But by looking at both retrogem and IFlash2PS2 Flex Kit compatibility list they seem contradictory to me, because retrogem support SCPH-7000X and IFlash2PS2 suggests to use SCPH-700XX which is in the range but recommend using a SCPH-70012 which is not a SCPH-7000X.
How do I know which one to use? I thought about a SCPH-70001 but in the IFlash2PS2 website they say that it is very likely that this will not work and this is one of the models that come with the IDE support.
Thanks in advance.
All 70000 models have ide support there are just two different version v12 and v13
Did the ghost case kit come with screw covers ?
Dang this looks awesome but way out of my skill set.
Kit is out of stock already.
It hasn’t launched yet, should be up in a week or two just add your email to the list
Is this only for 7000x models still?
yes
7000x are the only models that have the vestigial IDE connector pins on the motherboard and the required controller chips to run a hard drive. It's basically a shrunken-down 5000x motherboard, the two are very similar. From the 7500x onward, IDE support was removed entirely so there is simply no way a mod like this could work on later Slim PS2's.
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I have an idea for you to try out. Take this slim. Replace the bios chip with an Scph-5000 model. Then install Free HDBoot on the microsd. That way you don’t need a mod chip or memory card to load the exploit. It should work I believe.
Modchip isn’t needed. This can be loaded with fmcb or direct from Sd
Oh I’m aware of that. I just know these slims are essentially the Phat Schp-5000 series in a smaller form. I thought it be need seeing FreeHD boot off of it without FMCB or a mod chip
After more games are inserted than 128GB
Is it working normally?
Yeah, that's kind of the whole point of using an iFlash adapter. It's been tested and confirmed working with microSD cards up to 1 TB.
@@Astfgl watching your great video and one thing
If it's not verified, after inserting a game that's 128GB or more
It's an OPL move
If the drive formatting method is TOXIC OS in WinHIIP, it is impossible to insert games over 128GB
I'm thinking about this part, too
@@Saker-vh7ly I formatted in ulaunchelf
@@ModzvilleUSA I've done the same renovation
1TB formatting with ulaunchef
We have confirmed that 128GB or less is operating normally
However, over 128GB, test results fail
@@Saker-vh7ly sounds like you’re using the generic ide to Sd board. Will fill this Sd up and test when I get a chance