[XCSSA] Memory Card Mod for PS Slims?

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:44 AM, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio  
wrote:

> A friend of mine has another friend who has a PS2 Slim that wants to
> be able to use something like HD Advance. I remember a few meetings
> back this was done but I can't quite remember the steps nor if it
> works on PS2 Slims?

It's called "Free McBoot", and it's really better if you get a Fat  
with a hard drive. (note that you can use any normal HD for this; the  
official Sony drive is better saved for people who want to play Final  
Fantasy XI. Also, some WD drives may not fit onto the connector  
because the spacing is wrong. And Sony supposedly fixed the loophole  
in the last few revisions of the Slim.

The main thing you need is something that will execute code off of a  
compatible USB memory stick, so that you can install the boot code to  
a PS2 memory card. I know that Codebreaker V8.0 or later works, and  
some particular super-deluxe version of Game Shark works too.

As for using a USB drive, remember that this is USB 1.0, with a 10  
mbit limit, and you're not going to get that whole amount. 1X DVD  
drives have a 10 mbit maximum speed, so the result will probably be  
slower than the original DVD.

  - Bruce -