Ps2 Hard Drive Loader Download
Foreword: After a year and a half later, I have decided to re-write this guide, because honestly, it was not my own and it was presented very poorly. Remember, I do no support piracy. Use the USB method to play your games on the hard drive to help your PS2 laser last longer. The performance will vary, but that is up to you if you want to stick with it. (6-13-09) Versatile IMPORTANT NEWS (5-1-10): It seems that there are a lot of dishonest users on the Internet that are copying this guide without giving credit back to me, Versatile.
Because of this, I will be looking to update all the pictures in this article to have a watermark. We have an active team scouring the net for those who have copied this article.
I have purchased a program for my son who is seven year old called HD Loader for playstation 2.It is a boot disk used to back up his games on a hard drive.Anyone who has a seven year old knows the. HD Loader: Get ready for the ULTIMATE game experience. A world's first has now become possible with the HD Loader. Utilizing exciting new technology, HD Loader allows you to install and run your Playstation 2? Games directly from a hard disk drive connected to your console (Sony PS2 Network adapter?and compatible hard disk drive required). I softmodded my PS2 almost a decade ago and play games using HD Loader v0.8c. The way I used to add games to the HDD, other than doing so from an official DVD, was to connect the HDD to my computer's PATA port and use the Windows software WinHIIP to perform the copy.
If caught, we will be forced to take action against you. This is your warning. – Versatile Revisions: Update: 1/15/08 I have gotten Viewtiful Joe 2 to copy to my hard drive, and I was able to boot off the hard drive and play it on the PS2. Now my laser will live longer!
All help will be given in the comments as usual. Update 2/13/08 Added link to SKS Apps. Without that site, this tutorial is nothing. 🙂 Update 7/13/08 Added 2 new youtube videos of my own!
Update 11/25/08 I am so frickin sick of people asking why their game doesn’t work and all they see is a black screen. Is it because your game isn’t compatible? Check out this list below and stop whining, or use swap magic and ditch the whole USB hard drive all together. The USB 1.1 performance IS NOT WORTH IT in my eyes. Update 6-8-09 Re-wrote the whole tutorial. Will expand upon the USB Extreme GUI interface software at a later date. Update 6-12-09 Re-wrote major sections of the tutorial again to make it more clear.
Update 6-13-09 Added new Youtube Video tutorial on the USB Extreme Windows Installer! Update 6-28-09 Added new Youtube Video tutorial on list of selectable games! Update 12-18-09 Here is another source for finding compatibility list: Update 12-25-09 Fixed the instructions, I left some important notes out.
Note: USB advance is in last column. Everything else is for HDAloader. Update 12-26-09 Added new PS2 Slim USB Booting tutorials. Update 1-9-10 Added free mcboot video.
Update 9-24-12 Removed old video tutorials. Update 9-25-12 Added new video tutorial.
Update 12-6-12 Fixed video tutorials to be consistent. Introduction The PS2 is a great console.
After 9+ years, it is still going strong. With the new $99 price point, more and more people are getting the PS2 to play old school PS2 games. What better way to preserve your games and your PS2 laser than playing off the USB interface?
This guide is based off of Swap Magic implementation. Wait, you can play games off the USB interface? Yes, you can but it requires some work. Here are the PROs and Cons: Pros.
Uses USB 1.1 interface (slow but better than nothing). Saves strain on PS2 laser because using USB interface for game playing. Can have a list of selectable games in the USBExtreme interface.
Works on both fat and slim PS2. Novelty factor is awesome! Cons. Game compatibility is low. Requires USB hard drive.
Highly recommend USB drives that have their own power adapter. Flash drives can work, but the performance is so horrible its not worth doing it. Need to have third party tool to launch the “boot CD”. This can be done with modchip, swap magic, or exploited memory card. DVD9 games (like God of War 2) are larger than 4.4 GB and will not work with USBExtreme. What tools do I need to make this work?
Hardware/Software tool: You need to have at least one of the items below before we continue:. Modchip. Swap Magic. Exploited memory card (such as Free McBoot) IMPORTANT: For this guide, I will be using Swap Magic 3.6 CD to boot the USBExtreme disc! Blank Media:.
1 CD-R (700MB is fine) Note: I highly suggest swap magic if you are unwilling to mess with the other options. You can learn more about swap magic at this guide: Download the Software below (more detailed instructions to follow): Usb Xtreme: Optional. Get this if you want to use the graphical user interface for easier format/game installing. Usb Advance: This is required. What should I use for the USB mass storage device?
This is what I recommend:. USB 2.0 hard drive that uses its own power supply (for example, it requires power from the outlet).
A USB hard drive that is at least 10 gigs or larger is highly recommended. The average PS2 game size will vary from as low as 282 MB up to as high as 4483 MB or 4.483 GB. Do not use laptop external hard drives which gets its power from the PS2 USB 1.1 port. It is not enough power. You could use pen or usb flash drives, but performance will be horrible.
The game will chug, and you will have ridiculously long load times, that is, if your game can load! Note: I understand when going through this tutorial, you may see that your PS2 may not see your USB hard drive enclosure. If that is the case, please try a different USB hard drive. I have people verifying this may fix the issue. Tutorial Begins here.drools.:. Extract the USB Advance zip file that you downloaded earlier into its own folder. You will see contents like the screenshot below:.
Now double-click the USBAdvance-PC-Software. You will see two programs inside it: ulformat.exe and ulinstall.exe.
Extract these to your C:. This will make more sense later. Notice there is a.bin and a.cue file. The.cue file is 1KB, and the.bin file is 34 MB. You need to burn the image file. Use Nero, PowerIso, Alcohol120%, ImgBurn, or any other type of CD burning software and burn this image file to your blank CD-R disc. Once the CD-R is burnt, label it and set that disc aside.
Now extract the other zip file called “USBExtremewininst” to its own folder. You will now have a program called USBExtreme.exe. A dedicated section to this program will be covered later in this tutorial. Now go to preparing the USB hard drive step. Preparing the USB hard drive:. Insert USB hard drive to your PC.
It is important that the USB hard drive is FAT32. If it is not, go to My Computer, right click the USB drive, and go to quick format for FAT32. If your hard drive is FAT32, great. No need to format it again. You can also launch the USBExtreme Software, go to the format tab, and tell it to format your USB drive as well as shown below. Here the I: drive is my USB drive.
Note: If you want, but not required, you can use the ulformat.exe command to format your USB hard drive. This is how to use it:. Go to Start - Run. Type “cmd” and press enter. Go to your C: root. The command to use the program is “ulformat X format” where X is your USB hard drive. Example: My USB hard drive is E.
I would type “ulformat E format”. We are almost done. Let’s enable fast transfer speeds on your USB drive before we start copying games. Enabling fast USB hard drive transfer speeds:. Go to My Computer-Properties-Hardware-Device Manager-Disk Drives-(external one here)-Properties-Policies-Optimize for performance. Speed varies from from 1MBps to about 10-15MBps, which is pretty fast!
Also, do not forget to unplug the device the proper way (that is Unplug or eject hardware) when you remove the USB drive! Installing games onto your USB hard drive: This is pretty easy. We have two methods.
Method one uses the “ulinstall.exe” command, and method 2 uses the USBExtreme.exe windows software. Both programs do the same job, and the second program is easier to use for those who are novices.
🙂 Method 1: Using the command line. Insert your PS2 game into your computer’s DVD drive. Go to Start - Run. Type “cmd” and press enter. Navigate to your C: drive.
The command to use here is “ulinstall SourceDrive TargetDrive GameName CD/DVD”. Example:. I insert Viewtiful Joe PS2 game into my computer. To verify if your game is CD or DVD format, right click on the disc and go to properties. If the file size is less 700MB or less, then it is CD format. Anything else and it is DVD. My DVD drive has letter H:.
My USB drive is I:. At the command prompt on my C: drive, I type “ulinstall H I ViewtifulJoe DVD”. Press enter and it will start copying the game. See picture below:.
Here it will copy the game from my DVD drive to my USB drive and prepare it in the special USB game playing format. Method 2: Using the USBExtreme Windows Software Launch the software. Insert your game. Configure the “Gamer Installer” window for your game and click start. It will start ripping the game.
Example: My DVD drive is letter H. My USB drive is I.
The name of my game is The Bouncer. The type of disc I am ripping from is DVD. After you click Start, it will prompt you: Click Yes, and then it will start ripping the game from DVD drive to the USB hard drive: When the rip is done, you will see a screen like the one below: Repeat the process over and over for additional games and you will get a list as shown below. When you load the USB drive from the PS2, this list will be selectable. Finally you are done. Let’s play on the PS2!. Turn on PS2.
Load your Swap Magic CD disc. At the main Swap Magic screen, load your USB Advance CD-R that you burnt earlier. Now you will be at the USBExtreme screen. Connect USB hard drive to PS2.
Turn it on, within a few seconds, you will see your game(s) show up on the screen. Highlight your desired game, press “X”, and within 7 seconds your game will load!
Troubleshooting 1) Make sure to make your USB hard drive partition a primary. I am not sure if it needs to be logical drive, but I made my drive a primary partition.
Visit SKS Apps. Video Tutorials youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCwGs3aLZ3A&list=PL8FB2D7062B84BBBA&index=18. After,All the searching i am about to quit and sell my ps2 without playing?
Ps2 Usb Loader
Sony is apparently admitting to some in their attempts to get the playstation 2 out to users as fast as possible. Tales of faulty fans and video connections abound. Sony received 2000 complaints on christmas day alone. Sony denies any major problems, but there is an internal memo that says the ps2 is “not up to consumer standards.” i don't think this is a huge deal as long as sony deals with actual problem units by sending replacements speedily. In other ps2 news, sony is planning an for the ps2. Seagate will make two types of hard drives that will fit into the ps2.
While the ps2 currently lacks a hard drive, the xbox will lack dvd playback, so neither unit will be a hub for anything until you pay up for add-ons. User comments 84 comment(s) ps2 hard drives (8:21am est thu jan 09 2003) how much is it – by yakini x box hard drives (11:36am est tue jan 21 2003) where can i find a xbox hard drive at and are they all the same – by pete ps2 hard dive (10:59am est wed jan 22 2003) when and where can i buy it?
How much is it? – by julian did u know ps2 secret? (8:46pm est tue mar 04 2003) a normal ide hard drive fits & runs when you buy the network adapter for ps2. It comes with all the conections and slide right inside of your ps2. The only thing is it does not detect the hard drive. I want to find drivers maybe then i can load all my game onto my 40 gig drive and wa la! If any one has any info to share email me at artbydesign2000@msn.com.
– by zoid xbox's service screen (11:21pm est tue mar 11 2003) my xbox has broken and im trying to determin what the problem is. When i turn it on the normal xbox logo comes up and 2 mins later a “your xbox needs a service” screen pops up, and the light on the front flashes red. (i called the xbox hotline and it would cost me $200 (ca) to fix it) i was wondering if anyone else has had this screen and knows how to fix it without loosing 200 bucks. Please e-mail me if u have the answer for me.bigboybenjamin@msn.com. Thx alot – by ben xbox hard drive (1:30am est thu oct 09 2003) i would like to be able to save entire games to the xbox hard drive.
I have heard of people doing this, i would just like to find out how to do it. – by jerry playstation doesn't play all the games (1:53pm est tue nov 04 2003) can anyone help, i bought my ps2 when it first came out. Lately the hard drive makes crazy noises when i put some games in it, these gams won't play, however other games and dvds do. For example, offroad fury 1 and 2 worked fine, lately neither work. – by robert putting games on your xbox hard drive (7:14pm est mon nov 24 2003) i too, have heard that it is possible to put games on the hard drive, i would just like to know how it is done.
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– by spike your xbox needs service (1:56pm est fri feb 20 2004) my xbox has broken and im trying to determine what the problem is. When i turn it on the normal xbox logo comes up and 2 mins later a “your xbox needs a service” screen pops up, and the light on the front flashes red. Stribor kusturica.
(i called the xbox hotline and it would cost me $200 (ca) to fix it) i was wondering if anyone else has had this screen and knows how to fix it without loosing 200 bucks. Please e-mail me if u have the answer for me. Dhicks979@aol.com thank you so much – by darryl ps2 eject problem (2:08pm est fri feb 20 2004) when i turn on my ps2 the disc tray ejects automatically, goes in and then comes back out. I am tring to figure out why it is doing this. I have cleaned it out and checked all connections yet no success in fixing the problem. Please email me if you have any suggustions dhicks979@aol.com thx alot – by darryl ps2 won't play all discs (12:38pm est mon mar 01 2004) go to this web site, it will tell you how to fix the problem, but you have to open the ps2 thus voiding the warranty.
– by soupresea xbox hard drive (4:36pm est sat mar 13 2004) with what size and how do you replace the xbox hard drive with one that will hold all my games?? – by jonboy save games to your xbox hdd (2:34am est fri mar 19 2004) in order to save games to ru xbox hdd and then play them u'll first need to buy a pre-modded xbox or mod urs and install special software on it like evox. – by robert replace my broken xbox hdd (2:44am est fri mar 19 2004) my xbox hard drive is broke and i want to replace it but i dont want to have to go bye a mod chip and all of that stuff. Do i have any other options?
Ps2 Hard Drive Mod
Could i just go on ebay and buy the same type of hard drive out of some one elses xbox and put it in mine? – by kenneth my e-mail (2:51am est fri mar 19 2004) if u dont want to post here just email me at robertcoor16@hotmail.com about replaceing my hdd – by kenneth ps2 hard drive (8:33pm est fri apr 16 2004) how can get my ps2 hard drive detected by my ps2 console? – by zzz ps2 hard drive (7:07pm est thu jun 10 2004) is any one have the ps2 hard drive loader i have lost my so can any oen help me out my email is bhavinjpatel@comcast.net please eamil me bck asap – by bhavin j patel internet gaming (3:45pm est thu sep 02 2004) i own a online gaming adapter ut i lost mycd to install it. What do i do? – by zac internet gaming (3:48pm est thu sep 02 2004) i own a online gaming adapter but i lost my cd to install it. What do i do?
Email me at zac31513@yahoo.com please help – by zac xbox (3:17am est mon sep 27 2004) i am a xbox geek without a hard drive either. Just spend the money, get it done, just remember it voids your warranty. I cant get my ghost recon game to accept cheats. – by kranskie xbox (4:16pm est thu oct 07 2004) can i put my friends xbox hard drive in mine????plzz anybody hlp me plzzz or reply on bryan2love2003@yahoo.com thnx – by bryan vidieo games (2:59pm est mon oct 11 2004) the game i like the most would be wonder boy 1,2,3 for the sega master system.
Although i now own a ps2. – by brad hager my ps2 game don't load or boot from the browser screen (8:30pm est fri oct 15 2004) my ps2 doesn't load from the browser screen do you know whats the problem – by ossy f u (9:46am est wed oct 20 2004) fuck this – by sdas anyone?