PS2 Hard Drive question...

[igorian]

For whatever reason HDL_Dumb didn't recognize my hard drive, so I tried WinHIIP which did.  But instead of working it caused the drive to no longer be recognized by the PS2.  I'd tried to install something that HD Loader couldn't do directly which may have been my downfall, but it said successful.  Anyway I had to do a new format and start over.  Does anyone have any ideas?  Thanks.

[AlexC]

This is the way it worked for me :
I took the HD (Maxtor 160gb) from the PS2 with games on it and put drive into a USB2.0 external enclosure and plug it into the USB port on my computer. Started HDL-Dumb and copied game from a backup disc into the drive. Once completed, I placed drive back into PS2 and game worked without any problems.
Hope this helps.

[JoyMonkey]

Does anyone know anything about "HDloader Advance"?
It seems to be an upgraded HDloader, but I have no idea what the difference is between it and the original. Baysoft Games is selling it for $28.99 (+shipping).
They've got the PS2 Network Adapter on sale for $28.99 too.

Edit: Never mind, I found this on eBay:

Other than converting original game discs to HDD, HDAdvance also supports converting Backup/Import Game discs to HDD.
2 discs(CD+DVD) are included in the package.
The CD version is used for converting CD Backups/Imports while DVD version is used for converting DVD Backups/Imports.

[Stingray]

I finally got around to buying a hard drive & network adapter for my PS2. I got a 160 GB Seagate drive at Compusa for $109 and it had a $50 rebate. Pretty good deal I thought. Works great with HDLoader. GTA: Vice City loads WAY faster from the HD than from the DVD. I also installed The Simpsons Hit & Run, which works fine from the HD. Is anyone compiling a list of games that work with HDLoader?

-S

[abrannan]

I finally got around to buying a hard drive & network adapter for my PS2. I got a 160 GB Seagate drive at Compusa for $109 and it had a $50 rebate. Pretty good deal I thought. Works great with HDLoader. GTA: Vice City loads WAY faster from the HD than from the DVD. I also installed The Simpsons Hit & Run, which works fine from the HD. Is anyone compiling a list of games that work with HDLoader?

-S

Yes, HD loader makes the criminal (pun only slightly intended) loadings times of the GTA series bearable.

[Stingray]

I was very pleased to find that when you get to the point on the bridges where the other part of the city loads, the "Welcome to Vice City" (or whatever it says) splash screen only flashes on screen. There's almost zero load time there at all. I'll be installing my collection on the HD over the next couple of weeks. I'll be happy to post which games I load and how they work if anyone's interested.

Unless there's already a game compatability list out there.

-S

[AlexC]

Here's the list I use :

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/casey.miller/HD%20Loader%20Compatibility.htm