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I like Kaico! I've tried 2 of their products so far and haven't been disappointed yet. Got the older version of the PS2 HDMI adapter and the sata adapter featured in this video, both work great!
If you want to exit the game press L1 L2 R1 R2 Start And Select All Together Will reset Ps2 without pressing reset pressing rest will turn off if your using opl
Thanks for the video, I still use a HDD but I would like to have SSD. The FHDB mod is like the Gates of Heaven have opened up. I don't know how to use a computer so I had to buy mine but I appreciate anything I can learn.
The D in SSD already stands for Drive. ;) Also, I heavily suggest everyone put the latest English-translated version of PSBBN on their PS2s as well. Fami and co. have excellent videos about that.
Unless I'm missing something the 500x speed for ssd isn't actually a faster way to get together a game library. If you're downloading roms from a site or backing physical disk you can set the destination file. Completely skips the need to transfer from computer to hdd or ssd. In chrome you can temporarily set all downloads to whatever folder which you can change back after downloading your roms.
Wich version of OPL is Used?? Last time eXfat was possible was with the GrimDoom version that is abandond now. So is this a new version?? For the rest great understandable tutorial :)
@@blainelocklair Thank you for your reaction, good to hear wich version it was. Did mine mod more then a year ago with the lastest Grimdoom version, and lost track of the OPL scene and no idea if the 'official release supports eXfat.
'm using a NAS and a PS2 connected to a switch, allowing me to use games on both a PC emulator and the PS2 from the same source. Is there any advantage to using an internal drive? The speed should be the same...
the PS2's Network Adaptor (and PS2 Slim's on-board network) are 100mbps max speed, for a total of 10MB/sec throughput. the IDE standard maxed out at 133MB/sec, and SATA I devices and systems maxed out at 150MB/sec on the SATA I 1.5gbps bus. SATA III devices like the PNY 2.5" SSD here are SATA III devices with a 6gbps bus that tops out at 500-550MB/sec real world throughput, SATA II (3.0gbps) and SATA III devices will negotiate down to the lowest shared speed between device and host, in the case of the SATA-adapted PS2 Network Adaptor that is SATA I (1.5gbps) and the drive will read/write data to the console's memory at 133MB/sec. For a real world example; to transfer a 1GB file over the network at 100mbps (10MB/sec), it'll take about 1 minute 40 seconds (100 seconds) to do so. To transfer that same 1GB file at the 1.5gbps (150MB/sec) of SATA I, it would take about 6-7 seconds.
That's a great setup! Both are great. If there's an advantage to the internal drive method, it would just be simplicity of setup. Most folks (myself included) don't have a network adapter for their PS2, so no way to connect to a NAS (which I do have, two of them). But using something like RetroNAS (name?) is a great setup too. :)
You know u can buy adapter and mod a actually ethernet ps2 adapter to sata and replace the ideA one on a actal adapter...just saying and beagle to contect to the internet to a Lil more work but it's my plan
For copy new files on the SSD this is nice. But i prefer my original PS2 Network Adapter with SATA Mod, so i can copy the Game over Lan. Sure its really slow, but with the correct program i can shutdown PC and PS2 automatically after Copy. And after you copied all Games once you dont need to copy or delete that many Games at once.
OPL uses an emulator to run ps1 games called popstarter. the ps2 once booted without a ps1 disc on the tray cant activate its ps1 mode anymore, thats why we need an emulator in ps2 mode. if your main focus is running ps1 games, the best alternative would be a mechanical part called Optical Disc Emulator or ODE; despite having emulator in its name, it is a piece of hardware that runs roms out of the ps1 processor inside the ps2 by simulating a disc, just google "PS2 ODE" to find more about it. otherwise, you can use Pop Starter or DKW-DRV to emulate ps1 games on the ps2.
This is sick why did you choose fast SSD for PS2? 🤣 Speed for almost all devices in PS2 is: HDD ATA interface: ATA-66 (Roughly 66MB/s). Ethernet interface: 100Mbit (Or 12.5MB/s). USB 1.1 interface: 12Mbit (~1.5 MB/s)
Do folks no longer run this all off the HDD (SDD) instead of having to have a memory card with Free MCBoot? I think it was called FreeHDBoot at the time I followed a tutorial years ago. Maybe it’s that it’s outdated? Great tutorial either way!
Good question. I think it's because the version of FMCB that supports exFAT isn't the same as the FHDB that runs it all from the HDD/SSD. For this guide specifically, I did/would have kept them separated any. It just makes adding content to the SDD easier once it's in exFAT format. It's also like having a C: drive as the Windows boot drive on a PC and a D: drive for programs and data. Keeps things separated and tidy.
@@blainelocklair I do recall having to use a utility to write games to the HDD I did, at that point. Maybe that was because of the file system not being exFAT. I've been meaning to revisit it, myself. Either way - this is a tutorial idea for those of us that don't like to leave a mem card sticking out of our precious vintage console? :) I think you could write saves to the HDD/SDD somehow? Thanks fot the reply. Keep making videos!
I have the original PS2 HD/Network adapter which is PATA and using an old 80gig HD. I wonder if I could get this to work with an SDD on a SATA to PATA adapter. I should try it and see what happens.
If you browse around, you can find conversion boards that replace the IDE board in the official network adaptor with a SATA board, so it has a native SATA interface to the 2.5"/3.5" drive but "talks" at IDE's 133MB/sec (1.5gbps, SATA 1 speeds). considering that the USB ports on the PS2 are only 12mbps (1.2MB/sec), and the Network Adaptor (which is on-board for the PS2 Slim) tops out at 100mbps (10MB/sec), even if the modern 2.5" SATA SSD is "only" operating at about 25% bandwidth it's still faster than the other historical methods modders have come up with to load games from non-optical storage.
@@thesmashtvnetworkShort answer: yes. If you use an original network adaptor and the conversion board described above, where you open up the original network adaptor and replace (one of) the boards to convert the IDE connector a SATA connector, you retain network functionality.
NVMe is too advanced for how the Network/Hard Drive adapter works for the PS2 Phat - the PS2's network adapter was designed for PATA/IDE 3.5" drives which maxed out at 133MB/sec, first-generation SATA devices ran at 150MB/sec (8b/10b encoding on a 1.5gbps connection) whilst modern SATA devices will downgrade their data transference to the lowest shared speed between host and device (1.5gbps in this case even for a 6gbps SATA SSD that runs at 500-550MB/sec on SATA III systems) and it's a fairly easy adaption from SATA signalling to PATA/IDE signalling alongside the actual differences in plugs that the signalling side of the conversion done by a cheap-and-cheerful microchip for the past 20-odd years. Meanwhile NVMe is designed around the Peripheral Connection Interface Express bus which needs more complicated adaptions to allow SATA and PATA/IDE devices to run over a PCIe host card but can *not* run a PCIe device (which NVMe M.2 and U.2 SSD's are) over a SATA or PATA/IDE bus. NVMe being based on the PCIe bus is why it's possible to do NVMe M.2-to-Oculink adaptors or NVMe M.2-to-PCIe slot adaptors, as you're just converting the physical connections without having to translate between very different communication protocols as well.
Do you have a video showing how to make your own FreeMCboot card?? I have the PS2 memory card reader for the PS3 that lets you hook up to a PC, but I never made one
Yes. It's solid and it's my go-to version of OPL for this process. I also like keeping the "OS" (FMCB and OPL) on a separate storage device (the memory card) than the games. Like when using a C: drive for a Windows boot drive and a D; drive for data.
Two things,............... Where were you last year when I had to figure this all out without help? lol Your back up games have the same naming convention of the ones from Internet Archive, lol. Oops!
Yes! It can be done with OPL Manager while the drive is still connected to the PC. It's something I plan to make a separate video about, but the software is included in the all in one download.
How do you run Playstation 1 games from the hard drive? Is it possible to rip ps and ps2 games to hdd/ssd on the PS2 or do I Need to use a pc for back up of games?
Absolutely works with both. SSDs are just getting super cheap now for large capacity storage. They're quiet, reliable with no moving parts, and can copy your games to it from the computer up to 5x faster.
@@420hess Based on head to head tests of dvd/hdd/ssd/usb as per the ps2's hardware capabilities, ssd provides like thousanths of a second advantage in speed over hdd, which are both light years beyond either a usb or dvd load time. It's far more accurate to promote ssd's other advantages instead of speed in this particular application.
Well, it's the kind of thing UA-cam doesn't allow links to be posted for. However, there's an "Archive" on the "Internet" that might help you in your search.
@blainelocklair - Can you do one of these videos that not only shows how to set up PS2 games on the SDS, but PS1 games as well? PS1 games emulate/run much better off of the SSD vs a USB Stick
Uhhhhhhh, why would I want to use a SSD when 16tb hard drives are a thing? What is the size of ever PS2 game from every region? Not 1TB, that's for sure.
What funny, I did an SSD test in my PS2 in 2010 with a 32GB ide ssd for a laptop with original network adapter. It worked. All I had to do was get a 2.5 ide to 3.5 ide adapter.
@@TheGunmanChannel Yes. Its not that the read/write speeds of the ide ssd faster, even the ps2 network adapter is only sata 150 and bottlenecks fast mechanical drives, it was the SSD reads small files so much faster. So even loading programs stored on the drive, and open world games ran much better then the mechanical drive did.
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PS2 "Backup Games"
Yeah and?
We avoiding CIA with this one
His game file names kinda gives it away lol
hd retrovision component cables > hdmi adapter
HD Retrovision component cables + GBS Control upscaler with HDMI out >
If a retrotink or other scaler is involved, absolutely
They are great cables. I have a set of them also. :)
Exactly. I use this cable instead of the hdmi adapter and the quality is amazing
I searched for a video on this for so long thank you for such a clear walk through!
I like how noob friendly this tutorial is. You did great job!
I like Kaico! I've tried 2 of their products so far and haven't been disappointed yet. Got the older version of the PS2 HDMI adapter and the sata adapter featured in this video, both work great!
If you want to exit the game press L1 L2 R1 R2 Start And Select All Together Will reset Ps2 without pressing reset pressing rest will turn off if your using opl
Great info! Thank you for sharing. :)
@ your welcome
The SSD adapter for 2.5 to 3.5 is what I was looking for
Cool! This one worked perfect for me and is very reasonably priced. Supported the SSD's speeds also.
Kaico is a great brand. Still using their OSSC from over 5 years ago.
I agree! Their people are top notch to work with, and they love gaming just as much as we do. :)
Thanks for the video, I still use a HDD but I would like to have SSD. The FHDB mod is like the Gates of Heaven have opened up. I don't know how to use a computer so I had to buy mine but I appreciate anything I can learn.
Thanks for your kind words! So glad you are still enjoying your PS2. They're still awesome. :)
The D in SSD already stands for Drive. ;)
Also, I heavily suggest everyone put the latest English-translated version of PSBBN on their PS2s as well. Fami and co. have excellent videos about that.
It's really great, isn't it? The PSBBN? I just learned about it this morning from its creator. I will definitely be following up on it!
@@blainelocklair I've also just learned about it, but don't quite understand what it is exactly yet. Possible idea for a vid? :)
Unless I'm missing something the 500x speed for ssd isn't actually a faster way to get together a game library. If you're downloading roms from a site or backing physical disk you can set the destination file. Completely skips the need to transfer from computer to hdd or ssd. In chrome you can temporarily set all downloads to whatever folder which you can change back after downloading your roms.
All works perfect! Thx friend
That's awesome Blaine!
Thanks, Rob! How are things with you? I hope you're rocking along and doing great. :)
Amazing vid bro 👍🏾👊🏾
I remember Tito from Macho Nacho Producions talking about that OPL in one of his older videos. The one I have on my PS2, I used HD Loader.
Wich version of OPL is Used?? Last time eXfat was possible was with the GrimDoom version that is abandond now. So is this a new version??
For the rest great understandable tutorial :)
It's the GrimDoomer version. It still works really well, and it's still my go-to for my PS2 and OPL.
@@blainelocklair Thank you for your reaction, good to hear wich version it was. Did mine mod more then a year ago with the lastest Grimdoom version, and lost track of the OPL scene and no idea if the 'official release supports eXfat.
The latest OPL beta supports internal HDD in exFAT
@@mandibiedermann2246 uOPL
@@mandibiedermann2246 That is awesome, thank you for pointing this out :)
I already got both sata adapter and free mc boot memory card form Ali express and it was worth it
Good deal. Glad they were helpful. :)
0:13 is that the output provided by the hdmi converter you promote in this video ?
You didn't show that you need to turn on the HDD under Block devices after setting BDM Start Mode to Auto.
I’ve been procrastinating redoing my ps2… I think the time has come!
I followed everything exactly but OPL wont read my ssd.
Same
My Crucial BX500 SSD wasnt working, but I switched to a Samsung and it immediately worked.
Great but one major thing is missing from this setup: the internet access. People still play PS2 games online on private servers. 👌
We are currently working on a new SATA adapter which includes network support so you can run some of the PS BBN software :)
'm using a NAS and a PS2 connected to a switch, allowing me to use games on both a PC emulator and the PS2 from the same source. Is there any advantage to using an internal drive? The speed should be the same...
the PS2's Network Adaptor (and PS2 Slim's on-board network) are 100mbps max speed, for a total of 10MB/sec throughput. the IDE standard maxed out at 133MB/sec, and SATA I devices and systems maxed out at 150MB/sec on the SATA I 1.5gbps bus. SATA III devices like the PNY 2.5" SSD here are SATA III devices with a 6gbps bus that tops out at 500-550MB/sec real world throughput, SATA II (3.0gbps) and SATA III devices will negotiate down to the lowest shared speed between device and host, in the case of the SATA-adapted PS2 Network Adaptor that is SATA I (1.5gbps) and the drive will read/write data to the console's memory at 133MB/sec.
For a real world example; to transfer a 1GB file over the network at 100mbps (10MB/sec), it'll take about 1 minute 40 seconds (100 seconds) to do so.
To transfer that same 1GB file at the 1.5gbps (150MB/sec) of SATA I, it would take about 6-7 seconds.
That's a great setup! Both are great. If there's an advantage to the internal drive method, it would just be simplicity of setup. Most folks (myself included) don't have a network adapter for their PS2, so no way to connect to a NAS (which I do have, two of them). But using something like RetroNAS (name?) is a great setup too. :)
You know u can buy adapter and mod a actually ethernet ps2 adapter to sata and replace the ideA one on a actal adapter...just saying and beagle to contect to the internet to a Lil more work but it's my plan
That works too. :)
@blainelocklair it's a Lil more work
Could you please make a video with how you can play pal PS2 games on a NTSC console with OPL?
For copy new files on the SSD this is nice. But i prefer my original PS2 Network Adapter with SATA Mod, so i can copy the Game over Lan. Sure its really slow, but with the correct program i can shutdown PC and PS2 automatically after Copy. And after you copied all Games once you dont need to copy or delete that many Games at once.
Why not just play games over LAN?
What about PS1 games? Can you run those as well?
Off USB with popstarter
OPL uses an emulator to run ps1 games called popstarter.
the ps2 once booted without a ps1 disc on the tray cant activate its ps1 mode anymore, thats why we need an emulator in ps2 mode.
if your main focus is running ps1 games, the best alternative would be a mechanical part called Optical Disc Emulator or ODE;
despite having emulator in its name, it is a piece of hardware that runs roms out of the ps1 processor inside the ps2 by simulating a disc, just google "PS2 ODE" to find more about it.
otherwise, you can use Pop Starter or DKW-DRV to emulate ps1 games on the ps2.
Absolutely. It's a bit of a more involved setup, so I'm saving it for a separate video.
I'd be interested to see this.
You can but it's harder to setup, since basically you're gonna use an emulator inside an emulator to play them aka POPstarter
This is sick why did you choose fast SSD for PS2? 🤣 Speed for almost all devices in PS2 is: HDD ATA interface: ATA-66 (Roughly 66MB/s). Ethernet interface: 100Mbit (Or 12.5MB/s). USB 1.1 interface: 12Mbit (~1.5 MB/s)
Do folks no longer run this all off the HDD (SDD) instead of having to have a memory card with Free MCBoot? I think it was called FreeHDBoot at the time I followed a tutorial years ago. Maybe it’s that it’s outdated?
Great tutorial either way!
Good question. I think it's because the version of FMCB that supports exFAT isn't the same as the FHDB that runs it all from the HDD/SSD. For this guide specifically, I did/would have kept them separated any. It just makes adding content to the SDD easier once it's in exFAT format. It's also like having a C: drive as the Windows boot drive on a PC and a D: drive for programs and data. Keeps things separated and tidy.
@@blainelocklair I do recall having to use a utility to write games to the HDD I did, at that point. Maybe that was because of the file system not being exFAT. I've been meaning to revisit it, myself.
Either way - this is a tutorial idea for those of us that don't like to leave a mem card sticking out of our precious vintage console? :) I think you could write saves to the HDD/SDD somehow?
Thanks fot the reply. Keep making videos!
I have the original PS2 HD/Network adapter which is PATA and using an old 80gig HD. I wonder if I could get this to work with an SDD on a SATA to PATA adapter. I should try it and see what happens.
If you browse around, you can find conversion boards that replace the IDE board in the official network adaptor with a SATA board, so it has a native SATA interface to the 2.5"/3.5" drive but "talks" at IDE's 133MB/sec (1.5gbps, SATA 1 speeds).
considering that the USB ports on the PS2 are only 12mbps (1.2MB/sec), and the Network Adaptor (which is on-board for the PS2 Slim) tops out at 100mbps (10MB/sec), even if the modern 2.5" SATA SSD is "only" operating at about 25% bandwidth it's still faster than the other historical methods modders have come up with to load games from non-optical storage.
Get IDE to SATA adapter, change the PCB and you're good to go. Use OPL by Grimdoomer or Neutrino+NHDDL to play on exFAT formatted HDD
@@ElNeroDiablo do they let you use the network
@@thesmashtvnetworkShort answer: yes.
If you use an original network adaptor and the conversion board described above, where you open up the original network adaptor and replace (one of) the boards to convert the IDE connector a SATA connector, you retain network functionality.
@ that good to know
Hello, the dropbox link isn't working. By chance can you fix this?
Why not use NVME? Is there a bay for one out there in the ether? Hmmm.
NVMe is too advanced for how the Network/Hard Drive adapter works for the PS2 Phat - the PS2's network adapter was designed for PATA/IDE 3.5" drives which maxed out at 133MB/sec, first-generation SATA devices ran at 150MB/sec (8b/10b encoding on a 1.5gbps connection) whilst modern SATA devices will downgrade their data transference to the lowest shared speed between host and device (1.5gbps in this case even for a 6gbps SATA SSD that runs at 500-550MB/sec on SATA III systems) and it's a fairly easy adaption from SATA signalling to PATA/IDE signalling alongside the actual differences in plugs that the signalling side of the conversion done by a cheap-and-cheerful microchip for the past 20-odd years.
Meanwhile NVMe is designed around the Peripheral Connection Interface Express bus which needs more complicated adaptions to allow SATA and PATA/IDE devices to run over a PCIe host card but can *not* run a PCIe device (which NVMe M.2 and U.2 SSD's are) over a SATA or PATA/IDE bus.
NVMe being based on the PCIe bus is why it's possible to do NVMe M.2-to-Oculink adaptors or NVMe M.2-to-PCIe slot adaptors, as you're just converting the physical connections without having to translate between very different communication protocols as well.
NVME is also a perfectly good option.
Hi i have a ps2 m50003 with dvd drive 3.02u can you make video how to modde it but with make a freemcboot cart for my own
Awesome! Can you please do a video on how to get cheats to work on opl?
Do you have a video showing how to make your own FreeMCboot card?? I have the PS2 memory card reader for the PS3 that lets you hook up to a PC, but I never made one
Is it possible to display the cover art using this method?
Are you using Grimdoomers OPL in this Tutorial ?
Yes. It's solid and it's my go-to version of OPL for this process. I also like keeping the "OS" (FMCB and OPL) on a separate storage device (the memory card) than the games. Like when using a C: drive for a Windows boot drive and a D; drive for data.
Is this the same for the PS1 games and do they need to be in VCD format?
Two things,...............
Where were you last year when I had to figure this all out without help? lol
Your back up games have the same naming convention of the ones from Internet Archive, lol. Oops!
Maybe he used the same software to rip them
He doesn't answer questions usually...
Offsite backups ;)
Summerville, SC, USA. I wasn't born here, but I got here as fast as I could. :)
Ah, but in this case, I did. :)
Does this work on Mac as well??
I like original hardware, however emulation have pushed the envelope and it’s better than original hardware.
Yep, its nice to have 2x Resolution and having better looking Graphics on PC instead of having to look at the mush of graphics from a PS2 Hardware.
Will this method still work if i connect the ssd to my pc motherboard. I have a dock station or sata to usb adapter.
Max size capacity for the ssd?
Up to and possibly more than 16TB formatted to exFAT when using Grimdoomer's version of OPL.
Great guide! Do you have a source for adding art to the titles in the game menu?
HDL Batch Installer has that option
@@DanielSantos-uv6mn Thank you, I will check that out.
Yes! It can be done with OPL Manager while the drive is still connected to the PC. It's something I plan to make a separate video about, but the software is included in the all in one download.
How do you run Playstation 1 games from the hard drive? Is it possible to rip ps and ps2 games to hdd/ssd on the PS2 or do I Need to use a pc for back up of games?
Why pick an SDD over an HDD? Does this tutorial work with a HDD?
Yes lol it works both ways ssd is just faster load times over the hdd
Absolutely works with both. SSDs are just getting super cheap now for large capacity storage. They're quiet, reliable with no moving parts, and can copy your games to it from the computer up to 5x faster.
@@420hess Based on head to head tests of dvd/hdd/ssd/usb as per the ps2's hardware capabilities, ssd provides like thousanths of a second advantage in speed over hdd, which are both light years beyond either a usb or dvd load time. It's far more accurate to promote ssd's other advantages instead of speed in this particular application.
It will not be faster, but it will be cooler and more silent. The PS2 CPU will not make a difference with HDD and SSD.
Is this better then grimdoomer opl????
and what about ps1 games
Will this work with a SSD that's larger than 1TB?
Yeah because we’ve all got a dock !?!?
is there a site where they have ps2 games full iso in zip?
Not here
Well, it's the kind of thing UA-cam doesn't allow links to be posted for. However, there's an "Archive" on the "Internet" that might help you in your search.
thanks
How long would a SSD live it's the thing.
@blainelocklair - Can you do one of these videos that not only shows how to set up PS2 games on the SDS, but PS1 games as well? PS1 games emulate/run much better off of the SSD vs a USB Stick
My games are not showing up
This looks promising. I'll try it.
Looks good
I just want someone to do all of it for me. Lol
IM GOING PASS on this no network
Fair enough.
Can i just clone my fat HHD i've already got set up in my PS2 to a new Sata one and then use the sata adapter you've used?
Ew, no network adaptor.
I love you!!!!
Aw, shucks. I'm speechless! :)
:)
Now where are those pesky roms at?????
Vimm’s lair
@SamplersAndThings I tried that but they are removing the AAA games
@@carlosdart3118 is CD Romance still in operation?
reddit rom mega thread
@@SamplersAndThings Yes at the moment it is.
Uhhhhhhh, why would I want to use a SSD when 16tb hard drives are a thing? What is the size of ever PS2 game from every region? Not 1TB, that's for sure.
Han shot first!
Perfect! That's right! :)
F I R S T 🕹️
Awesome! Glad you were here to watch. :)
What funny, I did an SSD test in my PS2 in 2010 with a 32GB ide ssd for a laptop with original network adapter. It worked. All I had to do was get a 2.5 ide to 3.5 ide adapter.
It's all gonna bottleneck at the ide adaptor though isn't it?
@@TheGunmanChannel Yes. Its not that the read/write speeds of the ide ssd faster, even the ps2 network adapter is only sata 150 and bottlenecks fast mechanical drives, it was the SSD reads small files so much faster. So even loading programs stored on the drive, and open world games ran much better then the mechanical drive did.