Yeah your suggestion of the bracket is good, cause even if i use the laptop hdd it will still got loose connection when my ps2 get a little shock and the fhdb wont load, and yeah the biggest advantage of sata network adapter is the very fast loading of games.

Yup; it is quick an easy. Plus, you get the benefit of network access.

Yes. I spent days loading my hard drive with all my games too. It was actually a huge pain, and I never want to have to do all that setup again. Can I just image the hard drive as a backup? Hard drives die. Frequently. It would be great for the PS2 community if you could figure out a good method of backing up your PS2 SATA drive.

@@middle_pickup I imagine using Linux, the dd command would be your best bet. It won't care about the unique file system of the PS2.

@@GenerationalGamer thanks for the tip! I'll look up how to do that.

Now that's a tutorial I'd like to see

What features would you say are pivotal in the selection of the SDcard for that application?

I just did sata adapter for og xbox recently. The 80pin cable I had I think is 18 inches so a little tight but well worth the upgrade

Not to forget that network connectivity can be used for its original intent - online and ethernet LAN system link multiplayer.

Good to see you again. I haven't posted in awhile, just a lot of work and life stuff to take care of as usual, but definitely had an itch to upload again. :)

@@ProjectPhoenixMedia you are the goat of all PlayStation formats I learned a lot over the years coming from you and you still continually finding out more information about new stuff about the PlayStation is very impressive

If you want but opl is better and more updated

Yeah, the USB port on the PS2 sucks because is USB 1.0, completely useless unless you connect peripherals and that kind of things.

SSD can be any brand. 3d print files I got it free from thingiverse

like what? Games loading? or..

It depends on game loading method I guess. Since I am using ethernet all the way through, wifi is not needed.

Is there even a core for it? Wouldn't it be easier to use something that isn't a PS2 for better performance?

I can do SMB share from PC to this no issues, hence why I did the mod in the first place to retain that functionality if that is what you are looking for

It's possible yes, but that is a chance you take. Can always replace the PSID with good one when the time comes.

Link should be available now, I got it from thingiverse

Test your favorite games and see if they work or not. Doesn't matter if sata or pata

Interesting, with this method does your game saves goes to the hdd ? If so, is it possible to do that without having the fhdb setup? I read the difference between fhdb and fmcb is the menu loading time so i am sticking with fmcb

@@hussainjassim4386 the virtual memory card(VMC) can be found in the OPL game settings where you set it in every game individually. I dont have a memory card for ps2 so i just installed fhdb in the hdd through pc.

@@hussainjassim4386 running games through hdd and network adapter is very advantageous because of very fast loading of games and no lagging in cutscenes that sometimes got stuck. Some games are not compatible with vmc and one example is RE4

@@norlansuico so do the VMC files save to the hard drive or not?

@@MichaelM28 yeah

www.thingiverse.com/thing:4911418

Yes I im new to ps2 mod

SSD's aren't only advantageous from their bandwidth. They are also much more reliable than spinning disks, and consume less power. All storage drives have a finite lifespan, but SSD's typically do not spontaneously die like hard drives do. If you can afford it, I recommend using an SSD for this application. However, you should always backup data you intend to keep.

@@middle_pickup IDE fastest bandwith = 150 MB/s, sata 3 hdd bandwith = 600 MB/s, SSD bandwith = 3500 MB/s, still it is pretty much useless the ssd is being gimped by the Sata to IDE adapter, as for life span dude I manage servers there are enterprise and consumer hard drives with long life spans and designed I cannot emphasize enough "to be run CONTINOUS 24/7 operation for 5 years straight with warranty" LOL your not gonna turn on and play the xbox for that long, the hard drive life span that you know was from a decade ago so don't worry about data loss and corruption ok ask yourself why do data centers still use it, HGST is the best in my experience and WD, seagate don't bother buying those bullshit drives so many RMA'd drive from that manufacturer.

And you would be wrong