Making The PS2 Slim Better Than A PS2 Phat

[@Bendilin]

One of my favourite things about this channel is learning just how many different variants there are of the same console model due to the internal parts slightly changing. Even the original GameBoy Advance had two different models.

[@zappingdumondeanimal2925]

Two différent model ?

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I’m glad I could show you some of the variants for these consoles! It’s crazy how many there are and how different can be.

[@Bendilin]

@@zappingdumondeanimal2925 They have two different GBA models, the only difference I know of is that the screen's ribbon cable has two different amounts of pins (one has 40 pins, the other has 32 pins). It's only necessary knowledge if you plan to swap your og GBA's screen.

[@El_IsraPS2]

@@MachoNachoProductions the 70k model is an interesting example of that There are 3 variations

[@MarbleThumbs]

Yup, I mashed together a working PS4 from several broken ones and quickly learned there are so many variants that are different internally but not externally, with alot of sanding I got it all to fit together nicely.

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Man, these solder points of these mods get smaller and smaller in your videos 😲. Bravo to developing your skills! Also, I love the wire routing you did...very nice.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thanks Daniel! I have definitely gotten better at soldering over the years.

[@l00tur]

Tito if you haven't heard it yet, you're an animal! You're all over the retro console spectrum bringing attention to some of the most unique modifications available to our beloved childhood consoles. To say you've really developed this channel into a mainstay doesn't begin to describe the overall success it's encapsulated. I know other channels have existed to bring similar content, but your video editing skills have made the content easily digestible for a wide audience. I genuinely look forward to your videos. Thanks for what you do!

[@frozencatcake]

Ps2 😊😊😊😊😊😊 make me 😊

[@ssj99gohanisthebest48]

My 20 year old PS2 slim: “I can be like big bro?!” Great work on the video!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha true! It can be just like big bro now 😁

[@Sleepy_Moon84]

Nanako!

[@boomer-nomad]

I've tried to do this mod couple of years ago but ended up without any luck and a slipped resistors array (which I've fixed eventually). Now with this ribbon cable, better soldering gear and gained experience I want to give it another try. Thanks for inspiration!

[@RaverRacer]

Did it work?

[@boomer-nomad]

@@RaverRacer haven't done it yet

[@DRSDavidSoft]

@@boomer-nomad Have you done it yet?

[@xboxmods]

Might have finally found a mod I’m not comfortable installing on this channel 😂. Really impressive work with the cable management!

[@meeyou3128]

can i just ship you my ps2?

[@clarkgriswalt]

just get a phat

[@ReaperRamsy]

😂😂 did you ever get it man??

[@SeveredLegs]

Hard to imagine many people taking the time to do this mod. But it is pretty cool that someone figured it all out.

[@hydraciano]

That's my new goal in life.

[@Boredealis]

Man I just love that Cable Management, and the crisp solder joints! Keep up the good work Tito!

[@hugevibez]

I've been thinking about doing this HDD mod for a while now, so this flex cable is a godsend. Your implementation with the microSD card is really sleek, and by chance I happen to have to same IDE to SD card adapter so will definitely give it a go

[@emceebois]

A SATA adapter that accepts USB drives would make this mod the ULTIMATE way to portablize the PS2. Very advanced stuff, but also insanely cool. Congrats to the mod maker and thanks to you for another excellent video.

[@omarghionecuppi3194]

I did that a few years ago, i removed the dvd assembly to make room and used a mini router with SMB support. Solder the the lan ports, cut the traces of a frontal USB and solder to the router. I use a external disk in opl. Very clean.

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

​@omarghionecuppi3194 are you limited by the usb speed?

[@emceebois]

@@solidsnakeandgrayfox The USB ports on the PS2 itself are USB 1.1, which causes stuttering when loading some cutscenes in some games when run from OPL. If a faster USB standard (2 or 3) could be used to attach a USB mass storage device with higher speeds, then that wouldn't be a limitation.

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

@@emceebois ahhhhh

[@omarghionecuppi3194]

@@solidsnakeandgrayfox It works perfectly, because the usb port is managed by the router and shares it via SMB with the LAN port of the PS2, resulting in a higher speed and with an HDD in NTFS format, so you can use ISOS larger than 4GB.

[@El_IsraPS2]

20:50 although the connection is the same, the 70k is not equivalent functionality-wise to a expansion bay model Sony removed the HDD drivers from on board ROM. Wich essentially makes the 70k behave the same as a PCMCIA model, aka: *SCPH-1X000* To put it simple: it won't autonomously boot the HDD MBR program, it requires a bootloader on the memory card. Fortunately, FreeMcBoot has a secret feature to do the MBR booting on its own, it just requires pasting 3 .irx drivers into the corresponding system update folder

[@El_IsraPS2]

What are the advantages of booting off the MBR program? The HDD filesystem and S.M.A.R.T status are super quickly checked each boot if the MBR program supports it And this allows running FreeHdBoot, HDD-OSD and even PSBBN!!!

[@FaSMaN]

Like you mentioned this was originally a mod discovered by a user over at psx-scene , it required a lot of wires and cutting into a IDE cable, later a Chinese manufacturer started making them on two flex cables and included a replacement bottom cover for the PS2 and a 12/5v power supply , it could take any 3.5" IDE hard drives, there was some bugs with the original software too but can't remember them as it was years since I last fitted one , we only ever got about a dozen of them before they disappeared off the market. Some things to consider with the SCPH-7000x it's not recommended to install a mod chip(modbo 4 , Matrix infinity etc...) in them in my book , the mechacon on these are notoriousfor crashing and killing the laser coils, only protection that worked about 80% of the time was the sub-zero mod, or the resistor mod, don't use the diodes that come with chips they are useless, I stopped doing that model console because of that.

[@haloslayer255]

Have you tried using the matrix pic or comsoft v4 fix?

[@bloeckmoep]

Ughhh, yeah somewhere back in my head something started screaming LA65 something..... so nope, no moded slim for me. I got some 9000s slims via network injection and two reliable 30000s with standard hd drive adapters. Everything in between that transgression period from fat to slim is kinda shady, buggy or faulty (v9, v10, v12, v13)...

[@dudemaster8575]

Maybe that's why i have already 2 dead laser in my 7000*. Do i need a mod chip for using this mod or i can just uninstall?

[@satibel]

Tbh freemcboot is good enough imo

[@OnTheEdgex23]

@@haloslayer255 the matrix fix mod is legit imo. The comsoft mod adds extra shit that doesn’t do anything

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

Thats some sweet sweet cable management pron. Well done. Looks sleek and probably the nicest slim mod now. Don't use my ps2 since I got my deck but I still REALLY want to do this mod for fun. Looks like a nice challenge.

[@MrBoop4345]

What a great time we live in. So many awesome mods coming out lately that really help out modders to slim down the time and cleanliness of the install. Great video as always Tito. Keep em coming!

[@ps4games164]

Not really. It's 2023. WW3 is possible and EU approved bugs for food.

[@WickedGamerCollector]

This is one awesome mod to do indeed. Find it just really relaxing watching you modding 😅

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you!

[@notkyloren]

I've been waiting for this. I have an SSD modded Phat PS2, but also a Slim 7000 series. I've seen IDE mods for it, but it's been virtually impossible to find one actually for sale.

[@perkulant4629]

That activity light would drive me nuts. Lovely cable management!

[@ivey77426]

This awesome. I'd only wish this ribbon cable would not cost like a 3x ps2 slims on a used market.

[@hardkore360]

😂😂😂😂

[@killersagetv6059]

2023 and yet making ps2 mod videos, man I love this channel pls provide more ps2 content

[@Vykrex]

Love it as always. It's literally the morning ritual for my kids and I before school!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Awesome! So glad I can be a part of your morning!!

[@Falcnuts]

One thing I love is how you always are showing new ways to mod consoles, I love loading games over Ethernet on my slim but this seems like a fun project

[@GatorRay]

Forgot to say this last week. BUT congrats on finally being able to rent your own filming location for videos. Even if these things aren't stuff I can do myself. I love seeing how they come together.

[@ModzvilleUSA]

Beautiful work brotha! I manually wired one of these recently, never again lol. The flex makes it so much more reasonable. The issue with the the IDE to SD card pcbs is that they only support a max of 128gb. I've been meaning to try one of those m2 sata adapters to see if I can get a 1tb working.

[@dcfuksurmom]

Yeah I was thinking that limit didn't sound right, usually the "limit" on something like that is just the highest they tested with (at least in stuff I've seen), gotta wonder if it would actually accept a higher capacity.

[@ModzvilleUSA]

@@dcfuksurmom It’s a limit on the ide to Sd adapters. I’ve heard tale of sds getting corrupted. I haven’t done too much testing personally though. If you want over 128gb you might need something a bit less elegant. M2 sata ssd would be a pain to access but should fit on the bottom of the board just fine.

[@noonethatspecial]

Great video as always! Have you ever considered making a "Where are they now?" video? In where you showcase how some of your older mod units have held up after a year or two of use.

[@mogwai_for_sale]

wow! it is unfortunate just how complex this mod is. the 128GB storage limit is definitely a big con with the sd card. i currently have two 2TB drives setup on a fat ps2 totaling about 1000 games and i couldn't be happier with the flexibility that provides. regardless, i never thought it would be possible to install a ssd or sd card adapter into a slim ps2 so this is very impressive!

[@draconic5129]

I'm not sure if that limit is actually a hard limit or is just a limit that they put on the specs page on Amazon, 128gb is a bit of a weird capacity to cap at since other cases like 2, 4, or 32GB caps are based on memory allocation or file systems but 128gb just seems like they put the largest available SD size at the current time (lots of these adopters are of an older design) and it's not actually a real limit but rather the largest available card at the time it was designed, similar to how my old Samsung phone says it only takes up to 64GB cards because there weren't larger one's available when it was made but in reality the phone can likely take up to 2TB (because of MBR partition limit, though I've only gone up to 256GB since 512 cards were and still are a bit pricey).

[@HalianTheProtogen]

@@draconic5129 the PS2 uses 28-bit LBA to address files on the hard drive, so it's limited to 137 GB.

[@draconic5129]

@@HalianTheProtogen really? If that's the case then how are people putting 1TB hard drives in their PS2 and using all that capacity?

[@makere]

@@HalianTheProtogen You can format them with 48bit by sacrificing some compatibility to get 2TB drives.

[@HalianTheProtogen]

@@draconic5129 see above.

[@MmntechCa]

If you just want to play PS2 games without discs, emulation is more than mature enough these days. But I have tremendous respect for the folks doing crazy stuff to keep the old hardware alive.

[@RippahRooJizah]

Yeah, but sometimes playing the game on the more accurate original system is nice.

[@wanderingsoul621]

@@RippahRooJizah Exactly! That's the appeal, playing the games on original hardware that they were meant to be played on.

[@unknownd3ath]

​@@wanderingsoul621running games on the original hardware just runs smoother than emulation especially on the PS2. Pcsx2 just doesn't run games without a lot of stutter

[@Synanova]

​@@unknownd3ath You're clearly playing on a potato or just making shit up. NO STUTTER AT ALL on decent hardware.

[@masterman3211]

Not true, emulation still cant match a ps2 connected to a crt with 12k refresh rate compared to new TVs locked at 30 or 60

[@Linecker1805]

Not even Gusse made a video about the ps2 slim hdd mod like that, Tito is the GOAT, I was waiting for this video coming from your Chanel! Good job 👏🏻

[@darenn-keller]

This is so cool! After modding my fat PS2 using your tutorial I was actually discussing on our discord how it could be done on a ps2 slim using the IDE pins. And here you, Tito not disappointing as always. 😊

[@dave8826]

I love this channel, congrats Tito! 39 euros + shipping for a ribbon is way too much, let's hope the price comes down in the future

[@bitcrush]

I've seen this ide mod for the slim before but this flex ribbon just makes it a lot simpler!

[@haloslayer255]

Nice work Tito! Big shoutout to Gusse, I've installed this twice and just need the third one installed. I have two more coming in the post soon. Love these modifications. Cheers!

[@RisingAnthony]

Soldering on to the resistors from the bottom side was very difficult, I ended up lifting a pad from the QSB and having to wire directly from a resistor to the IDE pin. My recommendation is to use braided bare wire to make that connection, since flux'd solder will have a very hard time bridging that small gap. That did the job for me, and though my cable management is not nearly as pretty, I was able to follow along. Thanks a lot, Tito!

[@thegametinkerer]

This is an amazing mod. You made it looks so good. And the led relocation and sd card was perfect.

[@keepwatchingthat]

Why was I not notified about this video smh. These videos are always a banger. Keep up the hard work Tito!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thanks Nickolas! KZbin works I’m mysterious ways. They don’t notify as much as they used to

[@AMD2600]

How the SD card just perfectly fits through the vent is just amazing.

[@byt3swap375]

I did this mod a while ago before the QSB was available, and have been frustrated by the 128GB limit due to the missing LBA48 support on the adapter. I looked around for adapters with support for a while with LBA48 support and had no luck. However, tonight I remembered the iflash CF -> SD card adapters for replacing the mini IDE hard drives in old iPods. Ordered some tonight and am going to try to redo my slim with that. From what I understand those adapters are completely compatible with the IDE spec and should support much larger SD cards. Keeping fingers crossed, should be a fun experiment and I haven't seen anyone attempt to do this mod this way.

[@loqloqloqloqloqloqloqlo]

Did you do it? I'm willing to try this mod

[@byt3swap375]

@@loqloqloqloqloqloqloqlo I didn't have any luck with the flash cf-> sd adapter unfortunately

[@laura9x64]

ohhh! ive always wanted to do this, great to see theres finally an accessible flex cable version of the mod!!

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

This, plus the mod where you hacksaw off the DVD portion, is basically my dream PS2.

[@jbtwo7n]

Unfortunately, that mod only works on 79000x PS2s (because they cut off the IDE functionality). But if they ever find a way to combine the two, it'll be crazy.

[@draconic5129]

@@jbtwo7n theoretically it should be possible, I heard about a very old mod that adds back hard drive functionality for later 75000 units, though it is significantly more complicated than the mod shown here since it doesn't just tap into the IDE circuitry they had to actually rebuild and reimplement the IDE circuitry with a modchip, I believe it also required its own special loader software. Similar to the original IDE Flex cable mod this one wasn't very popular due to low availability, though it seems to be even less popular and even less well-known about then that original IDE flex cable mod for the 70000 units.

[@hawkfeather6802]

That's amazing! The wire management looks very professional. The mods just keep getting better.

[@The_Unpunished]

Nice mod! Although you could've probably simplified it if you used an SD Card extension cable instead. This is superbly clean though.

[@sebastian19745]

Ages ago, I got a V12 PS2 that had burnt laser. While I was unable to find the DVD assembly at the time, I used it with an external HDD connected via a IDE2USB adapter. When I found about this mod, I wanted to buy the custom flex cable to make the mod but I was unable to find it for sale. So, I took a 80wires IDE cable and started soldering. I did a good job, it took me almost two days to finish (yes, I took my time) but it was done. I had some laptop IDE HDDs, from 20G to 160G that I was not gonna use again and formated and installed games with WinHiip. I made HDDs for each genre and swapped when wanted to play a different type of game. The HDD I put in the original DVD tray and the advantages were that it required only 5V and was slim enough to fit. When I connected to the internet, OPL downloaded the covers and info for the games and stored them on each HDD. I still have that console. I promised myself that I will never do this mod again but it seems that (since I have another V12 PS2) I will give it a try with the new flex cable. Only this time I will use a IDE2SATA adapter because is easyest to remove a SATA connector than the old IDE 44 pin. And maybe I will disguise the HDD/SSD in a cartridge form shell ;) Beautiful cable management (mine was a mess compared).

[@ratykat]

Unbelievable work, nicely done! Thanks for another brilliant video Tito, hope you're well!

[@Ucfhm]

Great video, i will start looking for that model!! keep up the good work!!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Will do! Thanks Youssef!

[@__-ni1kz]

FINALLY. I’ve been waiting so long for an optimal way to digitize my collection on a slim console. Thanks Tito! You should a video with this flex cable where you remove the disc drive and put an HDD in that space.

[@Clockwork_Enby]

beautiful wire management !

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you 🙏

[@3v068]

The same song every video. So simple, yet so calming to listen to when watching these. Love it.

[@sephiroth-k8f]

this mod is most prevalent in india... scph 70000 models

[@tetsuo3k]

I always figured this sort of thing was possible. Might need to get my hands on a Slim PS2 now.

[@sharzy7209]

Using the front grill to hide the sd card was such a good idea

[@dcfuksurmom]

I'd have used one of those spring loaded slots, so I could put it further in and have it more flush, along with having that nice click when inserting it, some kind of guide would have to be 3D printed though, as losing a card inside a PS2 would be annoying

[@doafan455]

I didn’t paid attention to work today but here I am paying as much attention and almost taking notes like never before, am listening and learning 😊

[@sjftech]

Great video, as usual. I just think it's a bit misleading to title this as an internal hard drive mod when this video is about an SD card install. From the title/thumbnail, I was expecting the internal SSD mod that you mentioned you're going to do a video of when the SATA adapter is available.

[@Null_Experis]

There are plenty of IDE to Sata or IDE to MSata, or IDE to M.2 boards on the market already. You can even directly hook at CF card up to the PS2, as a CF card is IDE compatible. You can even buy very small industrial Disk on Module IDE SSDs up to 16GB

[@magfal]

For the use of a PS2 they're functionally equivalent since it's practically read only. For something like the Xbox where most games swap to HDD it would be a disaster

[@Danny.._]

i know from experience this is very difficult soldering, but you make it look so easy!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

It’s definitely challenging

[@conzpiracy9382]

It’s crazy because about 2-3 years ago I thought “I wonder if you could still hook up a hard drive through these connections?” I predicted the future.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha, you did! The future is now 😁

[@sebastian19745]

Around 2011 it was possible, then existed a flex cable to do this mod but it was very hard to find. So, it is ancient history actually.

[@rainbowdooche6957]

@@MachoNachoProductions Gusse has been doing these installs for years, just the FPCB is new

[@conzpiracy9382]

@@sebastian19745 huh. Well then I stand corrected. Well… actually sit, because I’m sitting down.

[@wanderingsoul621]

22:40 Yes BUT the con in this method is that there is a 128GB data limit as you mentioned at 18:05(and is limited to SCPH-7000x model) plus not everyone possess your great soldiering skills or know a soldiering expert readily available who is willing to do something like this for money. Tbh the most practical method(regardless of the ps2 slim model) is the SMB sharing method as you can buy a Travel router (the common/cheap one I used was the TP-Link Travel Router) and SMB Share your games (without much of a data limit to speak of) that way.

[@dpacyau]

One issue I had with this mod is when you're removing the SD card holder from the adapter. During that section, while I was bending the SD card holder back and forth to break it off, I pulled off two pad since they stayed stuck while the rest broke off. I probably would use a hot air station to remove that in the future.

[@kazinwho]

This is so cool. I really wish my 90000 model Slim would work with one of these mods. Excellent cable management, btw, Tito haha

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thanks! Hope more mods for 90k variants come out soon

[@dcfuksurmom]

@@MachoNachoProductions AFAIK, the pins for IDE aren't there on the 90k variants, but yeah they need more love, its like people just gave up on it. We dont even have FMCB, just Fortuna and Funtuna (Fortuna with a modified FMCB). FreeDVD boot also works. I wonder if there are any modchips that can spoof a USB as an HDD, yeah it'd still be slow but it'd likely improve compatibility with games that require HDD and maybe allow loading FHDB from USB, freeing up a memory card slot.

[@Gusse]

Thank you very much Tito for your great work! the work you have done is impressive! the video is of a huge quality! ultra educational, we keep in touch for a future project 😉

[@lawrenceyoung7697]

He loves his Kapton tape. I don't blame the man, it just works.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Haha, I do!

[@supersaiyaneevee1573]

Waaaaaayyyyyy too complicated. But i just enjoyed watching the video. Lol

[@awesomeferret]

I completely forgot about this mod. That's so cool that there's now a quick solder flex cable now.

[@r4z0r84]

i like how it loads at 12.5MB/s via network though, 3.5MB/s from the DVD is the only speed you need which usb 1.0 is only 1.5MB/s which is why its terrible, I like having all my games on my server as its both a backup and a live library to play from and much easier to update the games, the problem i see the most with this is going to SD card you're going from a potential 100MB/s via IDE to 12.5MB/s via SD card which is kind of pointless.

[@SethMcWeeb]

The SD slot in the vent sounded like a strange idea but it came out so clean

[@hudsonball4702]

I think I'll stick with the MC2S10. It's great without being intrusive like this mod. Sure there are compatibility issues (I'm looking at you Medal of Honor series), but it's still cost effective and very simple with no soldering. This mod is WAY beyond my capability.

[@nonyabiz9340]

I agree and compatibility will continue to improve as the software is improved. This whole video seems like a whole lot of work and extra money to have an experience that's 1% better.

[@makedaevilmage]

I had a phat ps2 in the day, and today and putting in a hdd or ssd or so much easier. But i guess if you're more nostalgic for a slim, don't have the space or simply like the slim better this is sure as heck a very nice mod indeed ;)

[@saddlesore_adventures]

TIto, how thin can one go when doing such mods in terms of wire used? 34AWG for signaling cables (and 28AWG for 5v)?

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I used 30awg for signal and 28 for the 5v

[@iLife64]

It feels like yesterday that the slim IDE mod was created, it's so cool that it's now available to those with moderate soldering stills

[@OceanTechh]

To much work for me but is great

[@Bogomil76]

I realy like your music and intro! Everytime!

[@James_D.]

Awesome! 😃

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Glad you liked it James!!

[@El_IsraPS2]

It's a pleasure to see my software appearing in a video of a English speaker KZbinr with more than 100k subscriptors

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Sweet! Did you create the HDL batch loader? It’s a great software package! Kudos!

[@El_IsraPS2]

@@MachoNachoProductions yup. I did. It was my first big project With time I made a lot more

[@ellaquin]

Will this work with an SSD?

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Yes!

[@TravisStamper]

This was a cool one Tito. Had not saw it yet. Thanks for the video

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it Travis!

[@Kuraio]

Clickbait thumbnail. I thought you were putting a SATA SSD in it

[@Enchurito]

Yeah and him saying "You can put an internal HARD DRIVE into your slim PS2" over and over is just false advertising. Then the video is a really complex mod for a microSD card reader.

[@silentjose]

Man that cable management is something else. Gorgeous work. Was that nail polish you were using to glue them together?

[@Revan-HK-47]

Modding is getting better and better every year 😊😊😊

[@angelboy6889]

It's AWESOME! BEST chanel on KZbin. Please, make mod on PSP Go on type C and microSD. 🙏

[@andrescamarillo2389]

Bro because of you I finally gave my ps2 slim a good cleaning 😂, I’m no where near getting into repair but I’m getting more confident to fix my broken psp

[@juanlanas5425]

Kneel before your SMT soldering god. Jokes aside, man, your production value has gone through the roof. You're like 1 of 2 channels that I have notifications on.

[@DanielOliveiraViolao]

"Fancy wire management". 😂 That was great. I have a Matrix chip, but the wire management was a mess. 😆Great mod!

[@dannyball2503]

Having quite a bit of soldering experience is mandatory for this, I’ve got the experience but Wowzers. This is small, I’ll need some magnification. Well done sir, you are for sure a gaming enthusiast, nice work . Very nice fit on the micro SD card. The small led is nice, I’d want it. Very nice routing on the wires. Grade A work.

[@OwtDaftUK]

One thing to note about slim PS2s is to be careful with the PS2 DVD ribbon cable because it can scratch the disks in the slim models if messed with. I have a PS2 slim i don't used because the ribbon cable does that.

[@ドリフト180X]

Yeah I had a DVD movie get scratched from that, after that I applied some heat resistant adhesive to the ribbon cable to keep it down and that has worked. No problems with that since. But I keep an eye on it to see if it ever needs to be glued again.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Summary: Don't even think about trying to install this mod unless you have professional level soldering skills.

[@bramweinreder2346]

In a time when it's easy to make stuff, it's also easy to make bad stuff. Kudos to sensible and skillful Tubers for showing fellow enthusiasts the right way.

[@sergiolopes3417]

Your soldering skills are amazing, man. All your job works good and in the finest aesthetics. And, you said clearly which every thin cable on the Gus's cable management fits perfectly, but your job isn't losing for hims.

[@Alex13mod]

This is awesome! 2022 and 2023 have made retro restoration much easier, and the options are unlimited.

[@tynewlin]

This is awesome! Finally, a use for my PS2 Slim consoles. That blue HDD access light would drive me nuts though 😬

[@GainingDespair]

There is no point in using an SSD, IDE read/write speeds range from 5mbps to 100mbps real world transfer speed, that is slower than modern USB. I get it folks liking the idea, but the bandwidth just isn't there to use it, so the price premium over a normal drive isn't worth while. 150mbps is pretty common read/write for hard drives, even the time spent loading the games to the SDD wouldn't be faster as the transfer speed of most SSD's caps out at about 75-100mpbs write once the cache is fully saturated. The read speed, and latency is where an SSD shines, both of which can't be taken advantage of with a 90's era IDE connection (not saying ps2 is 90's IDE dates back to 1989).

[@johndough4422]

My PS2 Slim optical drive died years ago, so I definitely need to invest in this mod.

[@TheGohthecrow]

At this point these are just fun projects. For ease & convenience in 2023, retroarch is the way to go or ps4/ps5 exploit if you have a compatible firmware

[@talxfon]

dude you are a master at soldering. wish i was capable of doing this to my ps2

[@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf]

A syringe of solder paste and hot air or even just your soldering iron are a great way to do the soldering with a higher success rate, in my experience.

[@Chocoburger]

There is one feature the Slim model can't have, and that's the FireWire port for LAN play. Very few people actually use that port, but I do for Time Crisis 2 and 3, so I'll be sticking with my Fat consoles. Still this is a cool mod!

[@adamwoodworth5758]

Impressive soldering skills, what a crazy but cool mod.

[@rainbowdooche6957]

I was very excited to see this because I've watched Gusse's videos in the past and was/am amazed by his work, but that price point is just a compete deterrent lol, I can't imagine spending $40 on just an FPCB that is WAY too much, I can understand though that these probably aren't terribly cheap to get manufactured with the shape they are, but I will hold off for the future hopefully the price will drop with other people ordering or he will release the Gerber files at some point so we can just order our own batch manually, regardless still insanely awesome to see that this is an ez install now :)

[@Hourglass36]

I can't believe we're not talking about the dead CMOS battery, those orbs deserve to spin damn it

[@yeolemillinial8295]

i've been keeping an eye on IDE mods on the slim for awhile now, i feel like i can do this mod now that the ribbon is out, i didn't feel so confident about it with wires only yet lol

[@ISAK.M]

I have wanted to do this since literally 2019 but I havent looked it up any more up until right now and to my surprise not only 1 but 2 YT channels uploaded a video 1 month ago wow this is just perfectly timed.

[@bocarlsson3rd]

Really nice! Quick question: what is the adhesive you use during cable management (the one you apply with a brush)? I can't seem to find it in your amazon lists.

[@luheartswarm4573]

All I wanted to say is that nacho have good taste in ps2 games