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RedMatt
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_ 		28. June 2007 @ 13:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello,

I know that some people can put a Hard Drive on a Playstation.2

I would like to know if it has to be the FF Hard Drive.

Can it be any PC hard drive ?

I have 2 Big Playstation.2s. and 3 Memory cards. HD would be cool.

And also have The Network Adapter for online gaming.

ok.

if any one can help me out that would be great.

thanks.
Game On.
-RedMatt
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lilg_06
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_ 		28. June 2007 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
(A HD is attached to a ps2 to backup your games onto it)

Firsly, you need HDLOADER to make any use of the HD, the hard drive must be compatible with HDLOADER, also, your ethernet adapter must be the one that has an IDE and HD Power plug on the side that turns in towards the expansion slot, I'm not sure if all network adapters for the ps2 have this IDE capability. Your PC IDE HD must also be on the HDLOADER compatibility list.
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RedMatt
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_ 		28. June 2007 @ 16:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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raiderj
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 14:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Essentially any IDE hard drive by Hitachi, Seagate, or Maxtor will work. Plug it into your network adapter. You can make use of the drive with various software available.
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RedMatt
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 18:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok. I got a few Hard Drives that do fit the IDE and Power on the Network Adapter, so - what kind of software would be good to use ?

thank you -
RedMatt -
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raiderj
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 19:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Depends. What do you want to do?
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RedMatt
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 19:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I guess save my game data.

What all could i do ?

i would like to know what kind of software i need.

thanks
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raiderj
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 19:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can't save games to the hard drive. You're also going to need a modchip (or an exploit) to do anything worthwhile with a hard drive.

There is lots of software that makes use of the hard drive. Do some research and see if any of it interests you.
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RedMatt
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 20:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I said game data.... like whats on the memory cards.

not the games..

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thegrunt
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 20:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow you just want to use a hard drive on a PS2 to save game data,that has to be the dumbest thing i've heard.Just stick to your memory cards...
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raiderj
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_ 		29. June 2007 @ 20:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by RedMatt:
I said game data.... like whats on the memory cards.

not the games..

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Yes, I understood what you meant. I wasn't trying to imply that you can save 4GB+ worth of data to an 8MB memory card.

Do some research... you obviously aren't familiar with what is capable with a PS2 hard drive.

And no, you cannot use the hard drive like you would a memory card.
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