Jan Beta | PlayStation 2 Soft Mod and Internal Harddisk @JanBeta | Uploaded June 2020 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
I'm using a FreeMCBoot Memory Card to soft mod my Sony PlayStation 2, install an internal IDE hard disk drive and show you two methods to backup your game DVDs to the HDD.

My PS2 restoration video is here: youtu.be/Kc8qe9vMm7k

LINKS:

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Buy FreeMCBoot Memory Cards:*
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Buy USB 3.0 SATA/IDE adapters:*
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Buy a PlayStation 2 Network/IDE adapter:*
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DE: amzn.to/2Bu6Qds

WinHIIP software download:
ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=168

ImgBurn software download:
imgburn.com

HDLGameInstaller download:
psx-place.com/resources/hdlgameinstaller.709

OpenPS2Loader project GitHub:
github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader

FreeMCBoot GitHub:
github.com/TnA-Plastic/FreeMcBoot

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Mission Statement
1:45 FreeMCBoot Soft Mod
2:55 Preparing the Hard Disk Drive
9:07 Ripping Game DVD with ImgBurn
13:14 Installing the HDD into the PS2
14:32 Running a game from the HDD
16:36 Ripping Games from the internal DVD drive
21:01 Configuring OpenPS2Loader
21:54 More Testing & Goodbye

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