PS2 HDD question/answer thread

JeremyC2004 · 04-19-2004

Hmmm....very interesting.

sgp · 04-19-2004

does that mean if u do have the hdd u can get in the rooms? does any1 know where thes room are most of the time? so i know where 2 look?

LiquidMetal · 04-19-2004

i know this sound of potic or what ever.. but can anyone tell me if thre is a PS2HDD in PAL sistem i really what a HDD but only seen it on the USA(states) well i live in sweden, central europe...

yabber · 04-20-2004

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Originally Posted by medeus

This weekend, i saw a room that said it was unavailable! it said that i needed the hard drive and that i would have to download something in order to play in the room. Someone else posted a picture of their screen when this occured to them on this forum before. I'm not sure, but i think that sony could be testing new levels secretly. Shhhhhhh......

It's been posted here before. IT IS A GLITCH. There is a way you can exploite a bug in the 'create room' screen that will cause this. When you look, there is usually only 1 person in the room. THERE IS STILL NO DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR SOCOM YET.

LiquidMetal · 04-20-2004

well i live in Sweden that is in central europe..and i have not seen any HDD tp ps2. but if someone in the UK that has one or know tahta there is one out there just tell me..and yes it has to bee PAL system....

yabber · 04-20-2004

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Originally Posted by LiquidMetal

i know this sound of potic or what ever.. but can anyone tell me if thre is a PS2HDD in PAL sistem i really what a HDD but only seen it on the USA(states) well i live in sweden, central europe...

For starters, the HDD is mainly only worthwhile for Final Fantasy right now. There is nothing for Socom.

Also, that's interesting. I don't know how the PAL system is different then the NTSC system. I would assume it was just the video card format. Do you know that there are different HDDs for the PAL system? I can't see what would be different on the hard drive. Even the preloaded software should still render the same and pass it off to the PAL output video card.

LiquidMetal · 04-20-2004

well PAL is our system here, and is mostly on TVs DVDs and VHS, we need pall. Ooo is our eletric system that makes us use PAL.. The contact is not the same in the US is has two round pins sticking out lice 2.5 cm.....compare to the US two flast pins..with holes(i not sore on the hole part).

yabber · 04-20-2004

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Originally Posted by LiquidMetal

well PAL is our system here, and is mostly on TVs DVDs and VHS, we need pall. Ooo is our eletric system that makes us use PAL.. The contact is not the same in the US is has two round pins sticking out lice 2.5 cm.....compare to the US two flast pins..with holes(i not sore on the hole part).

Ya I know what PAL is. But I didn't think it was related to your power. PAL is the video format that goes to the TV (basically). That's why they sell NTSC and PAL videos, TVs, Cam Corders.

Right?

You can have a NTSC VCR & TV if you want, as long as you can get it. At the most you would just need a power adaptor.

Same as over here. I know TV repair / Video dub shops have working PAL systems.

So... The HDD should not have anything to do with PAL/NTSC. It takes 3 power leads - +5V, +12V, GND and all should come off the same from your PS2 motherboard - the same on either system.

LiquidMetal · 04-21-2004

yes your right..i was not thinking right....yes i mite work, but when i was in San Fransico...ans i has in the SONY house and in the Playstation shop ans aks if there system works on a PAL system and thsy said add wont work..but i anor really scure..i just that i got a controller in the States and it works just fine...it can be the games that dont work..well i dnot until i test it....right!?....

tyshooter · 04-21-2004

well you see folks...
I just put in my HDD and it started working, I have no clue what all this PAL NTCS HDD BOB HUS ABB JKIUJOKHGJTYUD cr@p is but oh well. I want my socom content.