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I want to play PS2 games off an IDE Hard Drive with a slimline PS2. Is that possible?

April 26, 2017Games IDE play possible PS2 slimline

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I want to play PS2 games off an IDE Hard Drive with a slimline PS2. Is that possible?

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A. Yes- if you have a v.12 or 13 PS2. HD Connect is an IDE connector soldered to your slim PS2’s motherboard which allows you to connect an IDE HD and play games off the Hard Drive. To do so, you will need a DMS 4 Pro SE modchip. HD Combo is a similar product which also runs off the DMS 4 Pro SE. A premodded DMS 4 Pro SE with HD Combo sells for around $270. Using ToxicOS, you’re able to load games off the HD, like you would with a fat PS2. The solder points for HDConnect have been removed on the v.14 PS2. As such, it is not possible currently to play games off an IDE HD with a v.14. You can use USB Extreme/Advance to play games off a USB HD. However, data transfer is slow and there are numerous compatibility problems, generally you’re better off playing games from disc. HD Connect Overview: HD-Connect Overview!