Dumping PS2 Bios for PCSX2

[bomblord]

There are two practical ways of doing it without outside help,

The easiest is using HDBoot, but that requires a HDD adapter, which you probably don't have (I think they made some without internet, but I could be wrong).

The slightly harder way is to use the disk-swap trick, which is actually really easy to do on the fat PS2s, though I had to take the top off the PS2 to get the timing correct. As long as you are careful, taking the top off won't break anything. However, you will need a game that works with the swap-disk trick, some of which are listed in this tutorial http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/swap.php

Could you tell me more about the HDD adapter? How much do they run? Are there any legitimate places I can buy them?

[Blyss Sarania]

Could you tell me more about the HDD adapter? How much do they run? Are there any legitimate places I can buy them?

http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-2X-Net...B000051QDD

That's what you use to connect HDD to PS2.

[bomblord]

http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-2X-Net...B000051QDD

That's what you use to connect HDD to PS2.

That appears to be a network adapter? How do you connect a HDD with it?

[Arcadius]

Well, it's more than just a NIC. It can also connect IDE hard drives, it has all the ports on the back.

[bomblord]

Well, it's more than just a NIC. It can also connect IDE hard drives, it has all the ports on the back.

So it connects a standard HDD through an IDE port? Why isn't it listed anywhere in the description?

[Blyss Sarania]

So it connects a standard HDD?

A standard IDE HDD (e.g. the old style).

Newer hard drives are SATA, and it won't work with them.

Comparison:

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So it connects a standard HDD through an IDE port? Why isn't it listed anywhere in the description?

Because the description is incomplete. I have a network adapter exactly like it. I can show you pictures that show the IDE connector if you like.

Also note the Q&A section of the page, where they talk about hard drives.

[bomblord]

A standard IDE HDD (e.g. the old style).

Newer hard drives are SATA, and it won't work with them.

Comparison:

I'm aware of the difference I have an IDE HDD laying around here I believe. Where is the actual IDE port on that though? The description only talks about it being a network adapter.

[Blyss Sarania]

I'm aware of the difference I have an IDE HDD laying around here I believe. Where is the actual IDE port on that though? The description only talks about it being a network adapter.

Let me take a pic of mine, hold on.

[Nobbs66]

the pic is only showing the back. The part that goes into the ps2 has the connectors

[Blyss Sarania]

Okay here is mine. You can see the front side is the same.

The backside of mine has the plastic cover removed(e.g. normally the circuit boards aren't exposed), which I had to do to make it fit a Western Digital drive(It will fit most drives just fine, but WD ones you have to mod it slightly.)