Have anyone used the HDloader for the ps2? IM planning to buy the network adapter and install a hardisk to my console so i can back up my games to the hardisk...

DOes the HDloader works on original games only??

This post has been edited by intune: Sep 16 2007, 02:31 AM

I use Hdloader .

if you get a cracked HDloader from the net (in fact, I can give it to you . complete with the latest patches from the scene) and have a modded PS2, it'll be no problem.

BTW i suggest using your PC's DVDrom to backup games to the HDD with win hiip (google it) instead of using the PS2. It's faster on the PC and you don't wear out your ps2's laser

HDLoader do support all copied games (not only original game). I'm using HDLoader patched with 48bit LBA support and etc....my hard disk is 200G.
But not all game support HDLoader...GT4 cannot....Suikoden 4 (NTSC/J) cannot...

Just got WinHiip 1.63 off the net.. someone give me tutorial how to use it to backup games using my pc to my ps2 hdd.. do i fromat thru hdloader or winhiip?

Please get Win Hiip 1.6.5 ...all version before 1.6.5 have bugs.
First time you use hard disk for HD Loader, you can directly connect Hard disk to PS2 and boot up HDLoader, HD Loader will ask you whether want to format Hard disk or not...You can format your hard disk with this method.
Win Hiip 1.6.5 also can format your hard disk to PS2 format, but I never try before, so, I don't know it will work or not...I encourage you to format your hard disk using HD Loader and then only store your game using Win Hiip 1.6.5
Just connect your PS2 hard disc to your PC using USB or IDE, then select it in Win Hiip and select "add image" or "add CD/DVD" for your PS2 game to store it into your PS2 hard disk...should be very easy one larrr......

use winhiip to format, it's formatting utility actually offers more customization (especially if you have a DMS or other Devolution capable chip and would like to store other than games on the hdd) options than the built in HD loader one.

will send latest winhiip and hdloader soon.

I have seen pics of people installing external Hard disk enclosure for their PS2. Has anyone manage to do it here? Is there anyway of Modding the Sony Network adapter so and external Hard Disk be connected outside the PS2?

It be Cool if it is possible. ..

that one need to do some opening by cutting the PS2 Network Adaptor cover to allow extension cable for power supply and HDD IDE to be extend out for Hard disk out side PS2.
I never do this arrr....

I have scph 30000 ps2, so how do i want to add hd to my ps2? do i have to have ps2 network adapter first? where can i get the hardisk?

you need to have
1) PS2 network adaptor
2) HD Loader or HD Advance
3) Any normal IDE Hard Disc for PC (from 4G to 200G) except Western Digital one (you need to do modification to your network adaptor if you want to use Western Digital hard disc)....

Do i need to have direct boot modchip coz currently im using axechip modchip...swap from AR to boot dvd games.

I installed a 20GB Seagate on my PS2 formatted using HDadvance..and convert few games onto it..everything working great...

By the way..is there anyway i can boot hdadvance from my MC?

Im also concern about heat emitted from the harddisk.. have anyone face this problem..?

a swap chip is fine for hdloader.

yes you can boot hd-advance from your MC but you'll still need to trigger it with a PSX cd. there's another way but i haven't researched about it.

I wish Djinn would do a bulk for Crystal Chips for the PS2. it's got it's own dashboard interface

intune, good to hear that your PS2 hard disk is successfully configured for HD Advance.
Yes, as what moe6 mentioned, install HDLoader or HD Advance to memory card still need a PS1 game disc to boot it up, you can not directly boot up the HD Loader from memory card without PS1 game disc, except for some special mod chip like Matrix Infinity which have the autoboot function and the firmware for the Matrix Infinity chip can be upgrade to boot up HD Loader directly from memory card.

I'm not sure what is your concern regarding Hard disk's heat. As what I understand is, the hard disk connected to PS2 will spin at a lower speed compare to connected to PC, eventhough you use 7200 rpm hard disk for PS2, it will only spin at 5400rpm in PS2. So, hard disk won't be as hot as connected to PC. I'm using Maxtor 200G 7200rpm hard disk for my PS2 and until now still don't see any issue...but my hard disk still have warranty, so I don't care lorrr....but whether the heat of hard disk will damaged PS2 or not, I have no comment...because I never heard people complain regarding this, but, thing that never happen still can happen, right?

This post has been edited by swaichia: Jan 23 2005, 09:28 PM

Yeah HDA is great and im enjoying the fast loading time..i guess in the long run im saving the lifetime of my lense too.. I'm not too concern about the heat from the hardisk now since i move my console to an aircon room

Ive been messin around with hdl_aio_1.8 to change my spalsh & main screens for the HDA/HDL but i cant seem to do it..

Is there any easy way to do it with hdl-all in one v1.8? im kinda lost

hi guys, it seems lots of folks enjoying hd loader function for some time here, so does me, hehehe, the best invention for ps2 i say, i can keep all my favs game in hd, so cool, faster loading too...

but it all got something missing, one can't cheat with hd loader, i read in a forum that you can add armax into your game' image then cheat from there, well i tried but fail to load any of u guys got luck or have other way to do it?
here's ta link

http://forums.psxforum.com/viewtopic.php?t...der=asc&start=0
thanks

real playa'z don't cheatz0r homie .

especially when it gets so annoying to cheat in the first place hehe.

True..true..

Yeah HDloader and HDadvance are cool apps for the PS2.. I'll never go back to the slow loading of the DVD drive... Have anyone notice that if you leave the HDA disc in the drive,the disc drive keeps spinning at times..I noticed that few weeks back cosz my PS2 felt kinda warm and thot it was overheatin but it was the disc spinning in the drive.. i dont know wether this is a bug on HDA or the drive eventually spin down after a while.

For safe measure i take out the HDA disc once it boots to the menu.. I also heard that a USB loader was also available on the net but i have yet to download it..

Tips for HDA users: You can also inject new bitmaps to your 'main' boot screen and also the 'splash' screen at boot up..Mine just have WindowsXp boot screen when my copy starts ..

yeah i remove my CD right after it loads. I believe the bug mainly affects V9, V10 units only. This is mainly where I wish I had a Crystal Chip so I can just load it from CC's own dasboard instead of a CD

I've got the AIO GUI 1.8 just wondering this utility could patch the problem.



Im currently using HDAdvance 2.0 and would thot HDA had fixed this bug some time back (guess not).

If anyone tried this utility to patch the prob pls let me know..