I'll have to take a I wish the process was a little more straightforward when dealing with installing Free McBoot. You can use Nice! Can't be free! I haven't tried booting from network share yet. If you ever want to increase the hard drive capacity just buy a larger MicroSDHC As ApolloBoy stated the MicroSD card + adapter is cheaper. By using a MicroSDHC we are eliminating all moving parts from the PS2 ensuring longevity. IDE hard drives like CRT TVs are becoming a rarity and it will be harder and harder to find working ones. The other reason we are using a MicroSDHC is future proofing. The USB ports are USB 1.1 this means that running games off them will be slow and cutscenes will be choppy.

You may be wondering why we aren't using using the USB ports on the front of the PS2. Open PS2 loader is as the name suggests an application to load PS2 games from any region and in our case off the MicroSDHC card. For our purposes FreeMcBoot allows us to run an application called Open PS2 loader. When the memory card is removed the PS2 returns to stock configuration. When a memory card with FreeMcBoot is inserted in to a PS2 it allows you to run applications. FreeMcBoot is a soft mod that allows you to run applications without the use of a modchip. (Just need something that will create an image file. * Software to create ISO images from your PS2 DVDs/CDs. * WinHIIP 1.76 or other PS2 utility (Used to format MicroSDHC card and install games.) * PS2 Memory card with FreeMcBoot 1.93 or higher installed. * 8Gb or higher MicroSDHC card with adapter ( ) * 1 44 Pin 2.5' Male IDE to SD Card Adapter ( ) * 1 IDE 3.5 to IDE 2.5 converter ( ) Power on the side is required to make sure the adapter will fit. * 1 Official PS2 Network Adapter ( ) You could try a bootleg from Aliexpress but the build quality is questionable. Please note that I do not endorse any of these sellers nor do I receive any money from the sale of these products. To get started we need the following parts. The PlayStation 2 hereafter referred to as the PS2 has a fuse that is easily blown if you detach and reattach the network adapter while the system has any power.

Any time you are working on a PlayStation 2 fat system you should always pull the plug and wait a couple minutes before you begin any work.

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