PS1/2 PS2 mods help!!

[Hydromancer]

Is there any safe way of modding a ps2 without actually opening it up or soldering anything? I would be grateful if anyone could help. thx

 

[Fellow]

Are you talking about the new slimline model or the original model?

 

[Joe88]

if the original model then the cogswap method or hd loader
you just have to remove the cd tray cover on the ps2 drive

 

[Hydromancer]

i have a old version

 

[Fellow]

you just have to remove the cd tray cover on the ps2 drive

Which requires opening the PS2 up.

 

[matriculated]

you just have to remove the cd tray cover on the ps2 drive

Which requires opening the PS2 up.

Well, it's more like unscrewing the backplate - no harder than changing batteries in kids toys. I did the soft mod for my PS2 (original version) - pretty easy. The hardest thing is finding all the things you need: official network adapter, action replay with the USB flash drive. The other parts are easy to obtain: PS1 disk, ATA drive. Having my games on a hard drive is awesome though. Just google up "ps2 softmod" and you're good to go. If you can find an Action Replay I'd imagine that the memor32 would work too.

 

[podunk1269]

isnt there a memory card that act identical to a mod chip, no opening reaquired?

 

[Suranwrap]

Here is the Mem card Mod Chip:
http://memor32.com/
updates can be found here: http://www.mementoteam.com/

 

[podunk1269]

so plug this in and bam, modded ps2 right?

 

[Suranwrap]

that is correct.
you need to update the firmware via usb. then plug in and Bam

 

[podunk1269]

offical firmware or do I need to get an alt firmware?

 

[Suranwrap]

Did you look at the links? one is for the mem card, and the other is for the non-official firmware. If it was able to play backups out of the box, i doubt it would be aloud to be sold.

 

[Joe88]

you just have to remove the cd tray cover on the ps2 drive

Which requires opening the PS2 up.

no you dont

one some ps2's (the older ones) you just needed to take off a screw from under the tray when the tray was ejected
the new big ps2's you can just pull it off (like I did)

I did not have to open it at all

 

[jordanlp]

WHOA... you can mod a PS2? THAT ROCKS. might do that to mine

 

[Fellow]

Once you take off the top cover of a PS2, you have opened it.

 

[jordanlp]

try modchipman for some modchips

 

[raynight]

What about the boot disk option?

 

[GeekyGuy]

that is correct.
you need to update the firmware via usb. then plug in and Bam

Not sure I read that correctly...buy one of these memory cards, plug it into the PS2, and your PS2 can play back-ups? If so, will it work on the later model PS2s (American slim version)?

Thanks