HD Loader?!?!

not all mod chips work with the hdloader, just because you can play backups does not mean you will be able to install them on your hard drive. I got a pre-modded ps2 and it plays all my backups great but I can not install them on the hard drive with the hdloader. I have a neo 12 chip. unless I am doing something wrong, if any one knows how to install backups on the hard drive with a neo 12 chip installed PLEASE let me know.

 

get a no swap chip .

 

SCMods if that was for me, it is a no swap chip, all of my backups boot direct.

 

hey guys about pc hd. on faqs it said a SERIAL-ATA hd does not work with hd loader. Then is my maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 not compatible? Follow this link for the specs. Please I nedd help befor buying this hd loader product http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/M...esktop/DiamondMax Plus 8&productview=Features

 

Why dont you just buy the one the site tells you to buy? They said use maxtor brand standard IDE hard drives.

 

birddy44 , are you sure the hdd you are using is compatable with the hdl ?

 

i have a hd already i just need to know if this is not a SERIAL-ATA drive. Im not too familliar with these kind of things could you just look at the link and the description. If its not a SERIAL-ATA drive?

 

i beleave a serial-ata is an external drive and the 1 you have a link to is a ultra-ata, i will have that same drive in a few days and will test it so if you want to wait till then ill let ya know if it works or not . if you already have it why dont you just try it ?
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Serial-ATA drives are not external and the one linked to before is not SATA.

 

i heard that there are some games that dont work witht this do u think that it would be possible to use swap magic to boot these games to the HD and does this require a modchip

 

According to the developer's web site, some games simply are not compatible with the HD Loader. It isn't a modding issue or a backup issue of any kind, just simply that they cannot be reconfigured to load from the HDD instead of the CD-ROM. If this helps, note that I am successfully using a backup copy of the HD Loader to load my backup discs to the HDD with a v8 PS2 w/Magic V chip.

 

SCMods, Yes I have a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 120GB, and my originals install on the hard drive with out any problems, but when I try to install a backup I get "Disc inserted is not a valid playstation 2 disc!" this is my set up (v9 PS2, neo 12 no swap chip, Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 120GB)I also can not get my Action Replay Max to work if the chip is enabled, but if I disable the chip it will boot, but then the backup won't, so I have that problem also. I don't know that much about the Neo 12 no swap chip, when I ordered my pre-modded PS2 I thought I was getting a Magic V chip, so If you or anyone can help me with eather of my problems that would be great.

 

It's been mentioned already that HD Loader will not work with certain modchips. The only thing I can think of is that a Neo 12 might be one of those chips. Perhaps somebody here can find a workaround for the issue.

 

Thanks Icemonkey, thats kinda what I thought and is not that big of a deal I can just use my originals. I was tring to find some info on the Neo 12 on the internet and one of the web sites I found say that the Neo 12 is ActionReplay MAX, ActionReplay 2 and GameShark2 ready. do you know anything about that?

 

What is the legality of the hd loader? I have heard about 321 Games and I am wondering whether or not to purchase it. If you think about it, it cant be much different than buying a modchip but I hate to attach my name to it. I also heard they are cracking down on kazaa lite.

 

After experimenting with this product, it is very clear to me that it could be easily exploited for illegitmate purposes. This product effective enables a user to borrow an original disc from another person, copy it to their hard drive, an play it with no further need for the original which is clearly piracy and anybody who requests help with situation such as this will probably be warned accordingly. Note that all of this is possible without the need to mod your PS2 in anyway so long as you have purchased the original HD Loader disc.

 

now lets say that i have the sony hard disk drive and programs like ff11 already installed on it, can i still use the hd loader

 

I don't have Final Fantasy 11 but according to the web site, it will not disturb anything that is already on your official Sony HDD. In fact, the hard drive I used in my PS2 is a Maxtor 40Gig I had laying around that I had already formatted using the ps2ownz HDD tool and HD Loader detected this and didn't even need or offer to format the drive for me.

 

so your saying that you wont even need to format the drive if it has already been formated, like for play online (also how do you get a picture into the signiture box)

 

Here's the skinny

My ps2 is about 3 years old, it's chipped with a mesiah direct boot modchip. I have a new online adapter and and new maxtor 80gb hd. Itried to load Tiger woods 2004 Original and NO PROBLEM, I tried to load Shrek 2 backup, NO PROBLEM, I even tried to load RE Outbreak and Fight Night 2004, All with no problem. This thing is awsome. I have'nt even had to play with those 3 toggle switches(those who HD Loader will know what I mean) TYhis thing kicks serious ass.