Thank you so much for this awesome step by step guide, Blaine. I just finished ripping my entire PS2 collection and getting them set up on my trusty ol' PS2 that I bought shortly after graduating high school back in 2002. It took me most of the afternoon/evening to get it done (decent sized collection), but it all seems worth it now. Linked it up to my TV with a Retrotink 5x Pro and the games look fantastic! Your channel is excellent and you explain things so well. Looking forward to watching more of your content.
I heard that the hard drive adapter for ps2 was hard to find,then I remembered my sister's ps2 had something sticking out of the back of it. So we had an adapter the whole time!
I used your previous video and bought everything through your video links. Everything worked flawlessly. Just wanted to thank you. Very clear and helpful.
I think adding a little info about opl would be helpful to those who this is their first peek into it. Those who don't know the difference between it opl and the manager will get lost after the hdd install. There's no reference to how it gets there, one may have thought they missed a step from your guide. But other than that I found this very helpful.
Thanks for the detailed step by step on OPL and winhiip, info was tough to find anywhere else. I did my own unit a while back with Mr Marios hddboot tutorial but Im doing a second ps2 now and found this video much more informative for adding games specifically. Thanks Blaine!
Awesome thank you so much! I just put 101 games on a 500gb SSD (the cream of the crop) using this video. I have all the art work and named them all to look nice on the menu
Worked like a charm, thank you sir! Just an FYI, I can't recommend the Level Hike HDMI adapter for the PS2 enough! *Fixed it! Lol All of the image quality and contrast issues you noted I remember from the days of composite and even when I had my component cable with my CRT TV's. Currently using my ps2 on a 50" Samsung LCD and the text is SUPER sharp and clear contrast with the HDMI adapter. I searched and looked up reviews a TON before I got this one and for the $25 price tag its worth it! I'd even considered buying component cables an an HDMI adapter but was sold on the videos and reviews of the Level Hike adapter. PLUS Level Hike makes a similar product for TONS of older systems I'm considering trying. Sega Genesis, SNES, N64, Game Cube, OG Xbox. TONS of options I'd never thought of!
Can or can't recommend the levelhike? I'm assuming this is an honest text error? ive seen tons of positive reviews on the device and they all seem pretty satisfied with the quality of the product for PS2.
@@CJBrown3000 My bad, had to fix that! Can't recommend it enough! Is what I meant to say. I just ordered the Genesis and Dreamcast adapters last week! Can't wait for them to come in!
Thank you so much for this video! I've implemented all the instructions and am happy to say I can play games from my new hard drive! I did have one issue though: when copying thumbnails from the USB drive to the hard drive while it's connected to the PS2, I didn't see any of the existing folders on the hard drive file browser. The weird thing is that they were still there though, because the games play! So when I pasted the ART folder on the hard drive, it looked like it was the only folder there, but that was NOT the case. Just figured I'd leave that note in case anyone else has the same issue!
Great video, all the other ones pass explaining the post setup on OPL. They put their hardrives in, power on, show their ps2 turn on and then end the video lol
This was super. Thank you so much for this! I'm not even finished yet but I've gotten farther than I would have, faster than I would have doing it solo. Cheers!
Im happy because we don't really need modchips with older models of the ps2 anymore we can just use software hacks for region free gameplay which I like because there's a lot of great Japanese only games on the PlayStation 2
Opl art NOT MOVING OVER? You will need to increase the size of your opl partition, which will fragment any vmcs. In ule, go to misc->hddmanager. Once it loads, highlight +OPL and hit r1, then expand. Make it around 4gb. And Winhiip doesnt exactly follow OPL's way of making game partitions, so use HDLbatch.
Cheers for these videos they are very helpful Wouldn’t know where to start without them, being a Mac user I don’t know my way round windows at all! Thanks 👍✊
I already have my ps2 modded to run back ups now I'm thinking whether I should spend 70 dollars on the hard drive and adaptors mmmmmmmm.... I mean I dont think the laser will survive another century.
FYI this guide will not work for 2tb hdd. I clicked on the link to amazon for the hdd. I noticed that the 2tb hdd was only $10 more and it was on the compatibility list as being supported. It is supported but you have to jump through some hoops to get it to work. All the hoops involve not being able to use any of the instructions from this video. Maybe Blaine can do a guide for 2tb hdds? Otherwise great video!
Not sure if my hardrive that was laying around collecting dust was supported, I just did it and it worked, guess I'm lucky, still can't get the artwork to display though
great tutorial and will be using it to upgrade my ps2. Quick question though, can you also save game files to the hdd or will i still have to use a memory card?
I think OPL might have got an an update since that seems a bit different, but the rest of this was great! Gonna enjoy playing a lot of classics on here alright, thanks for this video!
Great video buddy! The only question I have is this: if I add more games to the hard drive, which means I need to update the ART folder, do I still need to do the same process in the PS2 - OPL when copying the ART folder and past it to the OPL folder? Thank you!!!
This is by far the best HDD setup tutorial I've seen. Excellent work! I did have a question though: will the computer aspects of this setup be possible on a Mac computer? I'm not quite ready to start the process yet, but when I do, I'd like to make sure everything will work through my computer. I've used my Mac to mod other consoles in the past, so I'm assuming it will be no issue.
honestly I own both and I started doing all my mods on a windows, just seems to work better. I think you'll save a lot of time. Although sometimes I like the DIsk Utility of a mac to do formatting. For example on my Wii hack that was helpful
GREAT MATERIAL THANKS But I have 5 questions: 1. I understand that the Console needs to be redone? 2. I also understand my backups, I have to convert them to iso first and play them like on video 3. Can you make folders in Art and DVDs to organize everything? 4. Which version of McBoot is the best? 5.Thanks to this, I will be able to put each version of the game,region on the disk and it will work ??
Hello Blaine. I have checked my HDD type and it is compatible for the PS2, I did all the steps, but when I put it in my console, it doesnt show any games and when I check it in File Manager on the Ps2 it is Empty. I tried it several times. Any idea please?
Dude. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Really helped a ton! Though I gotta mention that sometimes OPL completely freezes when loading the arts sometimes. Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you for your amazing tutorial! My PS2 is now running games! Quick question: when I want to transfer more games into the hard drive, do i need to take it out of the PS2 or can i transfer them with a usb drive? I'm lost about that
Excellent tutorial, always look forward to new ones. when transferring the images to the HDD you showed in your tutorial that you could change the game name as it appears on your HDD. Does this have to be done one at a time or is there a way to use a batch command?
I like how the required materials are laid out at the beginning, though I might prefer the original network adapter in the end. 13:05 Not a fan of the cardboard of the cardboard solution, but I guess if it works...
Yeah I'd say get the original network adapter and then do that sata board swap on it. I've heard some of the sata network adapters that are already sold like that show the ethernet port, but that it doesn't actually work.
What's the best HDD for the factory network adapter because I assume it only works with IDE HDD's which might not be compatible as far as I know. Thanks in advance.
I highly recommend you either buy a 3rd party SATA adapter or modify your existing network adapter to use SATA. IDE transfers files at around 125 MB/s and SATA I drives already beat that at 150 MB/s, to say nothing of SATA II or SATA III. It likely makes no difference to your PS2 but when transferring files to the hard drive you'll want a faster disk.
I have been using an old Toishiba HDD that was from my old laptop I never thought I would have any use for it it has 720gb I have about 65 games running on it 🤣
Blaine, first off thank you for you videos. Your tutorials are second to none! I have a question I hope you can help me with……. I have followed this guide completely, but when I play games through OPL it doesn’t recognize controller port 2. The strange thing is, the analog stick light, lights up, indicating to me that it is getting power….I’ve swapped the controllers (I have 2, both work in port 1) But no games recognize the 2nd controller. My question is, is this a problem that I need to fix in the settings of freemcboot? I have built this PlayStation to play with family and friends and it really bums me out that it doesn’t recognize the controller. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks
that is doable, you need to get yourself an original ps2 network adapter and you can get an adapter on ebay that replaces the IDE and molex connectors with sata and sata power, it is pretty simple to install but requires a security screwdriver, the same torx looking one that you need to open a ps3. The original network adapter goes for about $20 and the adapter to use a sata drive is also about $40, so expect to pay $80 total for a 1tb drive and the necessary parts instead of $60 if you go with the new hard drive adapter.
I went through 4 USB flash drives to add the artwork before I found one that PS2 would read from- just a note for anyone who was getting frustrated with that
Thanks much for the excellent tutorial! Need a bit of help though. Not sure if this has been brought up by others, but all all of my games show in OPL as the game ID, with the SLUS in front, so not alphabetized correctly. Did I goof something up? Any way to rename the games to lose the SLUS? Thanks for the help!
When I try to format the drive I get an error saying that "There has been a problem writing to the destination hard disc drive!" what is causing this issue? I ordered the same HDD you said that works PERFECTLY FINE according to the compatibility list.
Thanks for costing me a PS2. Because of your "cardboard buffer" my hard drive got stuck inside and I had to open the system up to get it out and ended up snapping the power ribbon cable in the process.
only problem Ive came across is the menu flickering and the menus are different from yours as well, not sure where i went wrong and recommendations would be great and thanks for sharing this guild
@@nicholaslorenz8801 It is, but you must check out the menu for yourself. It's personal taste of course. I also don't have to protect my boot MC anymore too.
mcboot is a different way to hack your ps2 if you wanna use burnt disc's, so you dont need to buy one of those and the same thing with the usb, you dont need that! all you need is a sata hard drive, a sata usb conector to connect it to your pc, a sata hard drive adapter to slot it into your ps2 and thats it!
Excellent video, thank you! In this video it shows that Art is only downloadable if you have the iso uploaded and by using their proper game name you get the OPL batch art. My problem is that I have already uploaded all my ISOs to the HDD with WinHip and have since deleted those ISOs from my computer. Is there anyway to go back and just get desired art without ISO and then transfer that to the HDD via wLauchelf?
Great video followed everything to the T, how can I expand my OPL DVD storage? I downloaded about 20-30 games, but when I try to add more games I get a window saying I don’t have sufficient storage space for OPL.
your content is great. im actually having difficulty trying to get things going. after installing the games and artwork onto the hdd and usb, while im in free mcboot i exited ps2loader but it didnt create a +opl folder that i could access in the elf program
EDIT: So turns out my adapter was faulty. Got a replacement one and it works like a charm! --------- Hi Blaine Followed your steps but I'm getting an error on OPL about the HDD not being detected. Same HDD you linked, Kaico SATA Adapter and still getting the same issues with an error code of 221. Any ideas on how this is fixable?
come to south africa flea market johannesburg boksburg next to pick n pay and tech them how to install the multi chipe for big ps2 consoles so the console can read disk to disk 2 on NTSC and more the new chipe also give disk to disk 2 problems wen you use action replay max ps2 or gameshark ps2 so PS2 Hard Drive Upgrade can read double disk game files as well as outside help disks files like action replay max ps2 or gameshark ps2 i cand of have the same issue pcsx2 it crashes if i go,s from disk to disk 2
Can u make a video to discuss which software , applications are needed to upgrade PS2 and is memory card is necessary for installing fmcb Is fmcb and opl same thing
Let me ask you something.. can i follow this video guide for external hard drive ? Cause it'ver difficult to find compatible internal hard drive for ps 2. Thanks for the answer..
Thank you so much for this awesome step by step guide, Blaine. I just finished ripping my entire PS2 collection and getting them set up on my trusty ol' PS2 that I bought shortly after graduating high school back in 2002. It took me most of the afternoon/evening to get it done (decent sized collection), but it all seems worth it now. Linked it up to my TV with a Retrotink 5x Pro and the games look fantastic! Your channel is excellent and you explain things so well. Looking forward to watching more of your content.
How is that retrotink? Worth it?
absolutely no problem m8y. i am verµ glad y apreciated it. :)
I've never seen a simple and clear tutorial in the retro game community ever !!! Your the best and I'm backing up all my Ps2 games! Subbed!
I heard that the hard drive adapter for ps2 was hard to find,then I remembered my sister's ps2 had something sticking out of the back of it. So we had an adapter the whole time!
They are all over eBay, for about $20-30 btw
I got one off of Amazon lol
I got one off Amazon all the parts
Just got one off marketplace for $10
Aliexpress max 20 euros
I used your previous video and bought everything through your video links. Everything worked flawlessly. Just wanted to thank you. Very clear and helpful.
After hours and hours of confusion, this is the one. This video has helped me greatly.
im so glad you have all of this channel just for us blaine ,thank you very much i do all my jailbreacks with you,its an honor
Best guide I’ve seen man, thank you so much. Very concise and straight to the point
I think adding a little info about opl would be helpful to those who this is their first peek into it. Those who don't know the difference between it opl and the manager will get lost after the hdd install. There's no reference to how it gets there, one may have thought they missed a step from your guide. But other than that I found this very helpful.
@@GunBlade79 the memory card?
Thanks for the detailed step by step on OPL and winhiip, info was tough to find anywhere else. I did my own unit a while back with Mr Marios hddboot tutorial but Im doing a second ps2 now and found this video much more informative for adding games specifically. Thanks Blaine!
Awesome thank you so much! I just put 101 games on a 500gb SSD (the cream of the crop) using this video. I have all the art work and named them all to look nice on the menu
After a month of prep, I finally was able to backup of my iso's using this video! Thank you for the detailed video!
Already using this mod for few years, works great :) it's quiet and fast. Highly recommended.
Can you store game saves in the hdd instead of using a memory card? And if so how?
@@guccimane3731 I think it only works on memory card.
Best tutorial I’ve ever heard, right down to the bottom presses on the mouse and controller
Worked like a charm, thank you sir!
Just an FYI, I can't recommend the Level Hike HDMI adapter for the PS2 enough! *Fixed it! Lol
All of the image quality and contrast issues you noted I remember from the days of composite and even when I had my component cable with my CRT TV's.
Currently using my ps2 on a 50" Samsung LCD and the text is SUPER sharp and clear contrast with the HDMI adapter.
I searched and looked up reviews a TON before I got this one and for the $25 price tag its worth it!
I'd even considered buying component cables an an HDMI adapter but was sold on the videos and reviews of the Level Hike adapter.
PLUS Level Hike makes a similar product for TONS of older systems I'm considering trying.
Sega Genesis, SNES, N64, Game Cube, OG Xbox. TONS of options I'd never thought of!
Can or can't recommend the levelhike? I'm assuming this is an honest text error? ive seen tons of positive reviews on the device and they all seem pretty satisfied with the quality of the product for PS2.
@@CJBrown3000 My bad, had to fix that!
Can't recommend it enough! Is what I meant to say.
I just ordered the Genesis and Dreamcast adapters last week! Can't wait for them to come in!
Excellent tutorial. Everything went smoothly. Enjoying how quiet it is.
I always go back to his videos for references
Thank you so much for this video! I've implemented all the instructions and am happy to say I can play games from my new hard drive!
I did have one issue though: when copying thumbnails from the USB drive to the hard drive while it's connected to the PS2, I didn't see any of the existing folders on the hard drive file browser. The weird thing is that they were still there though, because the games play! So when I pasted the ART folder on the hard drive, it looked like it was the only folder there, but that was NOT the case.
Just figured I'd leave that note in case anyone else has the same issue!
Followed this guide and it worked first time :) Now I have a ps2 with 320gb hard drive :)
Nice I ended up buying a 500gb with 100 games on it from China
Great video, all the other ones pass explaining the post setup on OPL. They put their hardrives in, power on, show their ps2 turn on and then end the video lol
Cool points for the Ryan George reference!
This was super. Thank you so much for this! I'm not even finished yet but I've gotten farther than I would have, faster than I would have doing it solo. Cheers!
Hello there! What a coincidence! I'm working on that tonight!
General Kenobi...
Just picked up a ps2 thanks so much for this tutorial 😊
Absolute flawless tutorial as always Blaine, thanks!
Im happy because we don't really need modchips with older models of the ps2 anymore we can just use software hacks for region free gameplay which I like because there's a lot of great Japanese only games on the PlayStation 2
Love your videos, you make this all so easy to follow and listen to. Thank you for all your work!
Thank you! I'm far removed from being any sort of hacker, but this tutorial was simple enough even I could follow it!
Opl art NOT MOVING OVER? You will need to increase the size of your opl partition, which will fragment any vmcs. In ule, go to misc->hddmanager. Once it loads, highlight +OPL and hit r1, then expand. Make it around 4gb.
And Winhiip doesnt exactly follow OPL's way of making game partitions, so use HDLbatch.
You are the man these tutorials are super helpful
I love the western digital drives, they're dirt cheap new or used. Picked up a 500gb 3.5" for $10
New sub, appreciate all the effort you put into your vids. Looking forward to future projects
there still ps2 games i love to play
so thankyou for showing me there still hope
thanks
Cheers for these videos they are very helpful
Wouldn’t know where to start without them, being a Mac user I don’t know my way round windows at all! Thanks 👍✊
I already have my ps2 modded to run back ups now I'm thinking whether I should spend 70 dollars on the hard drive and adaptors mmmmmmmm.... I mean I dont think the laser will survive another century.
Number one reason i love the idea of installing games to an external HDD. The first thing to go is usually the laser.
FYI this guide will not work for 2tb hdd. I clicked on the link to amazon for the hdd. I noticed that the 2tb hdd was only $10 more and it was on the compatibility list as being supported. It is supported but you have to jump through some hoops to get it to work. All the hoops involve not being able to use any of the instructions from this video. Maybe Blaine can do a guide for 2tb hdds? Otherwise great video!
Well I've now made the same mistake. How did you do it?
Not sure if my hardrive that was laying around collecting dust was supported, I just did it and it worked, guess I'm lucky, still can't get the artwork to display though
Can you share what problems you had and what you did to get it working?
Wouldn't the cardboard lining the hard drive cause heating issues? Seems to me it would work just like insulation
great tutorial and will be using it to upgrade my ps2. Quick question though, can you also save game files to the hdd or will i still have to use a memory card?
Glad I found this channel man. 💯
Had issues with wiinhip not transferring properly. I use hdldump now
I think OPL might have got an an update since that seems a bit different, but the rest of this was great! Gonna enjoy playing a lot of classics on here alright, thanks for this video!
Just wanted to confirm everything is working great as of 8/10/22, just follow all the links and do exactly as he says, worked first try for me!
@@Zesto206 how did you initialize and format?
Great video buddy! The only question I have is this: if I add more games to the hard drive, which means I need to update the ART folder, do I still need to do the same process in the PS2 - OPL when copying the ART folder and past it to the OPL folder? Thank you!!!
Was OPL already on your Free McBoot memory card? my Ps2 doesn't have OPL launcher
Great tutorial! Thanks Blaine.
This is by far the best HDD setup tutorial I've seen. Excellent work! I did have a question though: will the computer aspects of this setup be possible on a Mac computer? I'm not quite ready to start the process yet, but when I do, I'd like to make sure everything will work through my computer. I've used my Mac to mod other consoles in the past, so I'm assuming it will be no issue.
honestly I own both and I started doing all my mods on a windows, just seems to work better. I think you'll save a lot of time. Although sometimes I like the DIsk Utility of a mac to do formatting. For example on my Wii hack that was helpful
Interesting what maybe they fixed this hdd dribbling issue, cause mine same brand arrived and it fits pretty strong in it
Everything worked thank you ! You are a legend
Ty so much I got the memory card to use codebreaker then found out I need an hdd to even use it.
6:27 looks like someone has been watching Pitch Meetings, lol
Thank you very much for the Guide! It worked perfectly! :)
Thanks for the tutorial it worked now for me, one problem, opl didn't create the partition, I needed to create it on hdd manager
super duper...you make so easy for me....Thanks buddy...
GREAT MATERIAL THANKS But I have 5 questions:
1. I understand that the Console needs to be redone?
2. I also understand my backups, I have to convert them to iso first and play them like on video
3. Can you make folders in Art and DVDs to organize everything?
4. Which version of McBoot is the best?
5.Thanks to this, I will be able to put each version of the game,region on the disk and it will work ??
Hello Blaine. I have checked my HDD type and it is compatible for the PS2, I did all the steps, but when I put it in my console, it doesnt show any games and when I check it in File Manager on the Ps2 it is Empty. I tried it several times. Any idea please?
Dude. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Really helped a ton!
Though I gotta mention that sometimes OPL completely freezes when loading the arts sometimes. Am I doing something wrong?
I bought a SATA mod for the official network adapter, and I connected a 2,5" SATA HDD. It works perfectly! I didn't need a FreeMCBoot
“Don’t forget to delete those archives to prevent clutter”
*eyes 6gb downloads folder guiltily*
Thank you very much ! Works well !
I sure hope he has links for us in the description
Thank you for your amazing tutorial! My PS2 is now running games! Quick question: when I want to transfer more games into the hard drive, do i need to take it out of the PS2 or can i transfer them with a usb drive? I'm lost about that
Not done it, but I imagine you can
Excellent tutorial, always look forward to new ones. when transferring the images to the HDD you showed in your tutorial that you could change the game name as it appears on your HDD. Does this have to be done one at a time or is there a way to use a batch command?
he mentions you can do it in batch but I've not figured out how. you can only select one at a time
Fantastic video. Just wondering if you can put PS1 games on the same HDD?
excellent, precise video, thanks
I get the error "there has been a problem writing to the destination hard disk drive!" when I try to use win hip when I attempt to format the drive.
I like how the required materials are laid out at the beginning, though I might prefer the original network adapter in the end.
13:05 Not a fan of the cardboard of the cardboard solution, but I guess if it works...
Yeah I'd say get the original network adapter and then do that sata board swap on it. I've heard some of the sata network adapters that are already sold like that show the ethernet port, but that it doesn't actually work.
What's the best HDD for the factory network adapter because I assume it only works with IDE HDD's which might not be compatible as far as I know. Thanks in advance.
I highly recommend you either buy a 3rd party SATA adapter or modify your existing network adapter to use SATA. IDE transfers files at around 125 MB/s and SATA I drives already beat that at 150 MB/s, to say nothing of SATA II or SATA III. It likely makes no difference to your PS2 but when transferring files to the hard drive you'll want a faster disk.
I was waiting for you to ask if I wanted any toast 👀
Excellent video 👌
Awesome vid, thx alot!
Once this is set up, is there any way to transfer files to the PS2 without taking out the HDD?
Via usb yes. But not games because they require separate partitions.
I have been using an old Toishiba HDD that was from my old laptop I never thought I would have any use for it it has 720gb I have about 65 games running on it 🤣
Would you say this is the best way to soft mod in 2023?
Just completed your tutorial today. Am I able to save game save files straight to the HDD?
Thanks!
Thank you very much for the Super Thanks! :)
I see people saying to use HDL batch installer instead of winhiip. Is that one better? They say winhiip corrupts the iso's when transferring.
This correct!
@@CarsandCats thanks
Blaine, first off thank you for you videos. Your tutorials are second to none!
I have a question I hope you can help me with……. I have followed this guide completely, but when I play games through OPL it doesn’t recognize controller port 2. The strange thing is, the analog stick light, lights up, indicating to me that it is getting power….I’ve swapped the controllers (I have 2, both work in port 1) But no games recognize the 2nd controller.
My question is, is this a problem that I need to fix in the settings of freemcboot?
I have built this PlayStation to play with family and friends and it really bums me out that it doesn’t recognize the controller.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks
Any luck figuring this out?
Thank you so much!
I want a network adapter with both SATA connection and a ethernet port - that would be cool! 👍
that is doable, you need to get yourself an original ps2 network adapter and you can get an adapter on ebay that replaces the IDE and molex connectors with sata and sata power, it is pretty simple to install but requires a security screwdriver, the same torx looking one that you need to open a ps3. The original network adapter goes for about $20 and the adapter to use a sata drive is also about $40, so expect to pay $80 total for a 1tb drive and the necessary parts instead of $60 if you go with the new hard drive adapter.
I’m sure you get asked this a lot but... Will you ever do an Nintendo switch jailbreak tutorial?
He had one up before and it was hist most popular video but Nintendo made him take it down
I went through 4 USB flash drives to add the artwork before I found one that PS2 would read from- just a note for anyone who was getting frustrated with that
thank you i thought my ps2 usb port wasnt working
Thanks much for the excellent tutorial! Need a bit of help though. Not sure if this has been brought up by others, but all all of my games show in OPL as the game ID, with the SLUS in front, so not alphabetized correctly. Did I goof something up? Any way to rename the games to lose the SLUS? Thanks for the help!
When I try to format the drive I get an error saying that "There has been a problem writing to the destination hard disc drive!" what is causing this issue? I ordered the same HDD you said that works PERFECTLY FINE according to the compatibility list.
Me 2 sir
thanks man!
Thanks for costing me a PS2. Because of your "cardboard buffer" my hard drive got stuck inside and I had to open the system up to get it out and ended up snapping the power ribbon cable in the process.
You should’ve tested it out yourself before inserting it lol
only problem Ive came across is the menu flickering and the menus are different from yours as well, not sure where i went wrong and recommendations would be great and thanks for sharing this guild
There is a hdd image that is called FHDB that lets you boot off the hdd and leaves both mem card slots available. I have it in my PS2.
Can you link me the tutorial for this? thanks!
This does sound great and while I have yet to test it some are saying it is a faster initialize with the FMCB memory card inserted
@@nicholaslorenz8801 It is, but you must check out the menu for yourself. It's personal taste of course. I also don't have to protect my boot MC anymore too.
When I go to my hdd0 folder its empty, is there a fix?
mcboot is a different way to hack your ps2 if you wanna use burnt disc's, so you dont need to buy one of those and the same thing with the usb, you dont need that! all you need is a sata hard drive, a sata usb conector to connect it to your pc, a sata hard drive adapter to slot it into your ps2 and thats it!
Excellent video, thank you! In this video it shows that Art is only downloadable if you have the iso uploaded and by using their proper game name you get the OPL batch art.
My problem is that I have already uploaded all my ISOs to the HDD with WinHip and have since deleted those ISOs from my computer. Is there anyway to go back and just get desired art without ISO and then transfer that to the HDD via wLauchelf?
Connect HD to PC and use OPL Manager to download artwork.
Can you time stamp this video please? Just I've watched it now but I will be returning to it in the future. 😊
Does this tutorial still work for version 1.0 of OPL?
Great video followed everything to the T, how can I expand my OPL DVD storage? I downloaded about 20-30 games, but when I try to add more games I get a window saying I don’t have sufficient storage space for OPL.
your content is great. im actually having difficulty trying to get things going. after installing the games and artwork onto the hdd and usb, while im in free mcboot i exited ps2loader but it didnt create a +opl folder that i could access in the elf program
Go to settings in uLE and find "hide full ELF paths" and set that to "off".
EDIT: So turns out my adapter was faulty. Got a replacement one and it works like a charm!
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Hi Blaine
Followed your steps but I'm getting an error on OPL about the HDD not being detected. Same HDD you linked, Kaico SATA Adapter and still getting the same issues with an error code of 221.
Any ideas on how this is fixable?
do you have a video that will explain running popstarter and loading games after this point in setting up internal hdd
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and tech them how to install the multi chipe for big ps2 consoles so the console can read disk to disk 2 on NTSC and more
the new chipe also give disk to disk 2 problems wen you use action replay max ps2 or gameshark ps2
so PS2 Hard Drive Upgrade can read double disk game files
as well as outside help disks files like action replay max ps2 or gameshark ps2
i cand of have the same issue pcsx2 it crashes if i go,s from disk to disk 2
Can u make a video to discuss which software , applications are needed to upgrade PS2 and is memory card is necessary for installing fmcb
Is fmcb and opl same thing
Let me ask you something.. can i follow this video guide for external hard drive ? Cause it'ver difficult to find compatible internal hard drive for ps 2. Thanks for the answer..
thank you