Main > Main Forum
Hacking a Playstation 2 powr button to admin panel
Negativecreep0:
is there any faq or does anyone have any suggestions on how to modify the ps2 power button on the front to the admin panel so I can turn it on without going into cab? Thanks
bkenobi:
It looks like the switch is a rocker style switch. If so, then you can't put another one in parallel like you could with a PC case which uses a momentary switch. However, you could put one in series and use a latching switch (either a rocker or push button). Radioshack sells all kinds of switches that could be used.
I just did a quick google search and it appears that the switch has leads on it that connect to the motherboard of the PS2. If so, this is REALLY easy.
1) cut one of the leads on the existing switch.
2) attach leads to it that connect to the switch you want on your CP (or elsewhere on the cab).
3) done!
You just have to remember that the PS2's original switch must be on for the new switch to work.
saurian333:
--- Quote from: bkenobi on December 27, 2009, 04:02:42 am ---It looks like the switch is a rocker style switch. If so, then you can't put another one in parallel like you could with a PC case which uses a momentary switch. However, you could put one in series and use a latching switch (either a rocker or push button). Radioshack sells all kinds of switches that could be used.
--- End quote ---
PS2 switch is momentary; press for on/reset, hold down for power off, just like an ATX PC.
I haven't had my PS2 open in quite a while, but I think my model (older, gen 5 I think) had a ribbon cable instead of regular leads, which would make it a b***h to solder to, and therein lies the question. I could be wrong, though. I do remember that there is definitely a ribbon cable for the eject button (that's why I had it open the one time; installed a mod chip that circumvents eject detection).
If they're just regular leads (i.e. 2 individual wires), then bkenobi is right, it would be a simple matter of wiring the new button in parallel.
bkenobi:
Yeah, I haven't owned a PS2 in years so I couldn't remember what the power button looked like. The pictures I saw on google looked like something on the back of the box. I remember there being a little momentary button on the front that you used to toggle power, but that's not what I was finding. Anyway, if there is a button on the front, you can always desolder it from the small PCB and put leads in it's place (or perhaps even connect leads to the back side of the existing button to keep it working). I would NOT try messing with the ribbon cable. If you can't find a connection on the PCB, use a DMM to trace the connections back to the main board and find a better connection there. If you search hard enough, I'm sure you will find something workable.
DJ_Izumi:
Here's an alternative if this does't pan out: V7 or higher PS2's used an IR port and the PS2 remote control could power on the PS2 remotely. You could attempt a solution using a canibalized PS2 remote or an IR Blaster or something. It'd keep you from hacking apart the PS2 itself.