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Erdrick

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27. January 2006 @ 13:29

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Alright, here is my situation. I have been enjoying my modified PS2 for about a year and a half now. I recently got a hard drive and started loading my games onto it. I figured this would alleviate any problems I might run into with DVD-drive failures. Well, I was dead wrong. My DVD drive started skipping, and then almost instantly stopped working.

I have taken apart the PS2 and tried to swap in a new drive. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate the correct drive that would fit my unit. The possible fixes are as follows...
1) buy a new modded PS2 (not likely)
2) find a memory card exploit that lets me load games from my HD
3) find a matching DVD drive that I know will work
4) buy a used PS2 and a real copy of HDA or HDL (bad option)
5) ?? suggestions ??

The worst part about my situation is that I PURPOSELY bought the harddrive to prevent a problem like this from happening. Oh well.. you play you pay! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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mrhell

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27. January 2006 @ 16:27

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"The worst part about my situation is that I PURPOSELY bought the harddrive to prevent a problem like this from happening"

I'm in the exact same boat. It'll be a cold day in hell that Sony ever gets another dollar from me.

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3dluis

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27. January 2006 @ 22:57

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Try getting it repaired at a black market or something.

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