/vr/ - Retro Games

Just put an SSD there and let it me. SSDs are lightweight enough that it doesn't make any difference.

>>8311979
I would still rather secure it in place.

i put bubble wrap underneath the 2.5 drive

>>8311983
why? you carry it around a lot?
I've been running such setup for 2 years now with 0 problems.

>>8311993
I want to

just get some expanding spray foam to secure it in place

>>8311998
this

>>8311998
Im not putting that shit in my ps3 I just want someone to recommend me a bracket that will fit

>>8312003
>ps3

>>8312005
yeah I ment ps2

>>8312024
retard

https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Adapter-Mounting-Bracket-Interface/dp/B01LZWX6PD
Would this be safe to put in a ps2? I imagine airflow does not matter that much for the hard drive so being made of plastic makes no difference

>>8311976
I got one off Aliexpress with a 64 MB memory card (with freeboot already loaded) and it works fine.

>>8312042
You don't need that shit. SSDs are so light they can just float inside the HDD bay just fine.

>>8311997
If you're so bored you want to waste money donate to charity.

Otherwise, stick some bubble wrap in there.

>>8312062
but would it be safe?

>>8311976
I bought picrel on amazon years ago

>>8312071
yes

>>8312071
Are you poor or 12 years old or something? It's a fucking SSD

>>8311976
Also interested.
I bought a cheap one off aliexpress, and I think it was intended as a 2.5" -> 3.5" IDE adapter, because if you look at it (the one on the left, although I didn't notice until it arrived) it clearly doesn't fucking fit.

Bought the style on the right last night, and here's hoping I don't embarass myself a second time.

get a sd to sata adapter op

>>8312084
order a SATA one
or
order a CF card

>>8312083
The amazon reviews said the plastic might be a heat issue. I just wanted to make sure lol.

>>8312084
Reason being was I bought it to plug into one of these (IDE > SD card adapter) but when it turned up I noticed the soldering was shockingly bad.
Kinda scared to plug it in, but I absolutely wont even attempt it before touching up the shoddiest joints and reflowing the rest.

>>8312091
I have an original Sony Network adapter. I've heard about people frying their PS2 using the SATA bootlegs, but honestly my setup isn't much better.

>>8312092
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002398974947.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.75d14c4duDTbzk

This is the exact device I bought and it works great. Just get it, buy an SSD and have a great time :)

>>8312098
Thank you!

>>8312098
I have this and I can confirm it works flawlessly.
I prefer this chink tho https://bitfunx.aliexpress.com/store/1406602 since he usually provides more up to date software versions.

>>8312109
>bitfunx
kys

>>8312112
>search for the most up to date version of Free McBoot
>this chink always come son top
chink is a chink is a chink
it makes no difference but better get the latest version anyway

>>8311976
>I just want to get the best one.
It would be much easier to just take your meds and wait for them to kick in and suppress your autistic impulses. Then you can just buy any fucking thing and it will work fine.

>>8312118
ok boomer

>>8312124
/thread

>>8312125
>I like to buy stuff and then have to update it
zoomer logic at it's finest
no wonder you are all commies

>>8311976
You could use an IDE to SATA with an external power cord (i.e Startech) and an mSATA converter/SSD

Do they sell the mounting rails for these adapters? Having the HDD floating in there makes me wary of moving the PS2 around.

>>8312401
fucking hell have you zoomers never touched an SSD before?

OMG GUYS CAN I GET MOUNTING RAILS FOR MY USB STICK; I'M WORRIED ABOUT """THINGS""" HAPPENING WITH IT FLOATING THERE.

>>8311976
I used to stash my drugs in there so my parents wouldn't find them

>>8312430
I'm using a 1TB drive. It only cost me like $30.

I have an original NA. Can I buy any IDE to SATA adapter? Is there any advantage in using an SSD or the NA will bottle neck the speed anyways? Is the no need for padding the only advantage? I have some HDD from old laptops around that would need padding. For me, it's only worth it to buy an SSD if the speed is better.

>>8312523
just buy a nvme, are you poor or something?
sheesh!

>>8312523
An SSD won't magically make the NA faster but it will potentially let you use it at maximum speed if that's what you want. But you really should do your homework first because you obviously don't understand all the issues/factors. But there are definitely many advantages to using an SSD.

>>8312559
0/troll

>>8312084
<- I still have one of these that I bought a few months ago and have yet to get around to installing it with an SSD.
Apparently there's a better design that fits in the adapter like that, but it's not being made anymore.
I thought about using an IDE-to-SATA adapter that I had, but the IDE plug went the wrong way, it wasn't straight out like the one in your pic.
>unironically wanting to use a 44-pin IDE drive
I mean I guess if you have one from a 2005-era junker laptop, but not me.

The only thing I see as a good thing for SSDs on such a slow bus is the reliability (no moving parts means fewer points of failure - that's why I eventually went with an SSD for the Wii after having multiple HDDs die while attached to the Wii).

>>8314410
By that logic, isn't turning your PS2 into a catridge-based console with an IDE to SD adapter like this dude >>8312096 the best possible setup? if you use an SD card extender and mount the plug outside the console, you would never even need to remove the network drive again.

>>8312430
>he tosses his HDD around like a spastic

>>8315110
This is what I did. Technically SDs aren't the best for long term storage, but they're insanely cheap and so fucking easy to repopulate with an external mounting solution that it doesn't even matter. They max out the controller anyway, so there's no point putting an SSD in, and the 5 bucks you spend on adapters is nothing compared to the ease of use. I don't have to unplug shit, I just pull out the SD card and put it in my PC to add a new game.

>>8315110
oh neat, I took this pic years ago.

>>8312091
I wanna do a CF setup. using a SATA2 or SATA3 SSD is technically overkill, but compact flash uses a subset of the IDE command set so a CF card is essentially a solid state IDE drive.

I've got a CF to IDE adapter but it's too tall to fit in the PS2's expansion bay, I need to get an IDE extension ribbon and a molex to 4-pin floppy cable.

>>8315457
>I wanna do a CF setup.
Is there any reason to do that?
CF media is waaaaaaay more expensive than SD or HDD in terms of GB/$.

So, are chink HDD adapters with SATA support and 2,5” format a good choice nowdays?
A decade ago I remember being burned by one HDD adapter with SATA I got from aliexpress. I could never get it to work right. I got the official HDD/network adapter used and a 500gb IDE harddrive and never looked back

>>8315467
There's no practical benefit, and doing a traditional HDD or SSD with a SATA adapter is cheaper and easier, and really a better idea in general. But I noticed CF was an option, and I kinda like how much work and cost is involved. First you need a pricey CF card, then a CF to IDE adapter, an IDE extension ribbon, and a molex to 3.25 floppy power adapter. I think it's neat to try to use basically a solid state IDE drive, since the PS2 reads at IDE speeds only. And you get to keep the original network adapter with all the working ports instead of taking a risk with an aliexpress that may not work or fries your console, according to the anons above. I'll probably stick with a low-storage card and only download games too expensive to buy.

>>8316931
I don't understand why you'd do that instead of using microSD. A basic adapter isn't going to fry your console.

>>8316940
Oh yeah sorry I was exagerating, I know lots of people have no problems with their SATA adapters. And you're right using a microSD would be way cheaper and easier, and more convenient for regular swapping. Nobody should prefer to use a CF card, I just want to because I like the challenge and there's something I appreciate about staying within the IDE standard.

>>8316931
>and I kinda like how much work and cost is involved
sus, are you into findom too?

This seems to be the place for retards to ask retard questions- if I use Free McBoot and install a harddrive to my PAL PS2, will it play NTSC ISOs? I don't understand the rules behind region locking but it'd be great to know before I download a ton of ISOs I can't boot up. Thanks.

>>8311983
just fill the gaps with cardboard, thats what i do.

>>8319891
this

>>8319480
yes, it will, OPL do all the magic, if you are still skeptical load some games on a pendrive before loading the big HDD.

>>8312607
>But you really should do your homework first because you obviously don't understand all the issues/factors.
What do you mean?
>ssd is faster than hdd
>ssd lifetime is based on writing (not an issue in this case)
>sata is the standard in the 21th century
>not worth to go after an ide hdd
>ssd has no moving parts
What else do I need to know? I already have an original NA and a 20gb IDE HDD. I want to upgrade both the capacity and the way to copy files.

>>8319903
Thanks for putting my mind at ease lad

>>8319939
>told to do his homework
>doesn't do his homework
>struts his ignornace
>asks others to do his homework
Yup. That'd a be a zoomie.

>>8311976
i just use burned dvd
if the hdd fails or corrupts nice job
you lost all ur games lamo

>>8320815
>burning out your laser instead of relying on the most replaceable part of the PS2

pretty based actually not gonna lie

>>8312523
What the fuck is an NA?

>>8320850
something that's not a JP?

>>8319480
>if I use Free McBoot and install a harddrive to my PAL PS2, will it play NTSC ISOs?
no.

but with using FMCB to start OPL you can.

>>8320850
A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.
It's also in this instance referring to a network adaptor.

>>8312118
Honest to God I hope a proper ode is made for the ps2, opl is janky and its hardly ever just drag and drop like xstation is for example

>>8311976
Casual lurker here. just bought a ps2 for 30 bucks on CL. what mods should I do to have a better experience? sounds like adding an ssd instead of using good ole memory cards? or memory cards with micro sd storage? i am also autistic, al most forgot to mention. type 2.

This thread pains me
Why the fuck are you using a 2.5 drive in a fucking ps2 it barely gets any benefit from a modern hdd never mind ssd
Just get one of the sata adapters and stick a cheapass hdd in there

This whole thread is filled with retards. Why are you morons just interchanging the terms SSD and 2.5"... those aren't the same thing. You can have a 3.5" SSD and a 2.5" HDD. Secondly, don't listen to any of the tech-illiterate hillbillies telling you to just "connect the SSD and let it float in the bay". Just no... I'm glad it worked for some of you idiots. Enjoy your broken hard drive ports on the PS2 from gravity pulling down the hard drive over time. Lastly... there is no benefit of using an SSD in a modded PS2 versus using a normal mechanical HDD. Just buy a 3.5" HDD you sperg.

>>8321209
>Honest to God I have terminal stage 9001 assburgers

Bought a "GAMESTAR" adapter from aliexpress a couple of years ago for 20, i never had a single problem and if i ever had it was the hard drive's fault and not the adapter.

>>8323091
>stop doing things differently than I do
also, 2.5" tend to need less power than a 3.5", prick.

>>8323091
>>8323339
They're lighter too. A PS2 with a hard drive in it is unbalanced as fuck when you try to pick it up. And an SSD doesn't give a fuck if you drop it.
I'm still going with a SATA adapter because they aren't exactly making more IDE drives. I still have a NOS 500GB IDE drive in the closet, but I would rather save it for an OGXB.
I have a couple of 500GB and 1TB 3.5" SATA drives lying around, so I'll probably make my PS2 be a boat anchor anyhow.

>>8323339
you saving that much money on your electric bill switching to a 2.5" drive?

>>8323162
Yes, we all do. Where do you think you are?

>>8323579
less power = less heat