HDLoader

[alkrio]

http://www.hdloader.com/

I have 3 questions for anyone that knows anything about this product
1- Does it work?
2- Can you place a >120 gig hardrive inthere
3- Where is the cheapest place to buy a hardrive in canadian perferably

[FantasyGhost]

1. They were shipping them from 13th June so few people get them today.
2. Yes you can use a 120GB hard drive as it's on the chart.
3. I dunno http://www.the-console-corner.com/

[FantasyGhost]

HD Loader testing results:

USING PS2 with online adapter and 120 Segate/Maxtor Hard Drive

1. Followed the instructions on the HD Loader instructions manual to install Hard Drive. It is quite easy and simple the only thing to remember here is that only certain 3rd party drives actually fit the Sony PS2 Hard Drive. We found that the Maxtor/Seagate brands work well with the online adapter. Western Digital would not fit. Don’t force the Drive into the online adapter or you might break something.

2. Load HD loader into the disk drive and format your Hard Drive (like a 10 second job). Easy

3. Push the eject button and put in game you wish to backup in your hard drive. You can only put in “ORIGINAL” games for the HD Loader to backup into your hard drive if you do not have a modchip in your PS2.

4. Just click Install and HD loader will install your game into the Hard Drive. Now, there is also a Remove function for you to remove games in your Hard Drive. Simple enough.

5. Below are the games that we have save into the Segate/Maxtor Hard Drive for testing purposes. We first tested the list of games that HD loader has tested:

Devil May Cry 2__________Installed into HDD and working

Dragonball Z Budokaai 2__Installed into HDD and working

Final Fantasy X__________Installed into HDD and working

Man Hunt_________________Installed into HDD and working

Legacy of Kain, Defiance_Installed into HDD and working

GTA Vice City____________Installed into HDD and working

Max Payne 2______________Installed into HDD and working

Time Splitters 2_________Installed into HDD and working

Tony Hawks Underground___Installed into HDD and working

Xenosaga_________________Installed into HDD and working

Hitman contracts_________Installed into HDD and working

Gacket (Japanese title)__Installed into HDD and working

Final Fantasy XI_________DOES not work requires SONY HDD


6. After installing the games on your Hard Drive. HD loader will put them on your screen and you can pick whichever one your want to load and play. YOU DO NOT NEED A SLID CARD TO OPERATE THE HD LOADER. Do not purchase a slid card for the purpose of using the HD loader (IF USED IMPROPERLY, A SLID CARD WILL DAMAGE YOUR UNIT, BE CAREFUL!!!). To load your games from the hard drive, simply pick the game from your HD loader list and select play. No modchip or slid cards are required to do this.

LOAD SPEED, INSTALL SPEED of HD LOADER

LOADING SPEED OF games is at least 2X as fast. In some cases even 3 to 4X faster than loading from disk. Insalling games’ speed is as follows: 2 gig game (15 minutes); 3 gig game (25 minutes); 4 gig game (35 minutes).


LIMITATIONS OF THE HD LOADER

The HD Loader’s only function in this release is to install your games into your 3rd party hard drive. Unfortunately to load your backup games and to save your backup games into your hard drive you will still require a modchip. Also HD loader will not play import games or online games. It seems that Sony servers checks for sony hard drives. Finally, the HD loader will not make your PS2 region free, you need a modchip for that.

TEST with modded PS2 with Matrix modchip and HD loader

HK SILVERS (GUMDAM DX, WINNING ELEVEN 7) Installed into HDD and working.

BACKUPS (MANHUNT, Soul Reaver) Installed into HDD and working

FINAL FANTASY XI________________WILL NOT WORK, still require SONY HDD

If your guys have any questions, feel free to contact us, we will try our best to answer all questions.

BTW, PAL version HD Loader will be available next week!!! Make sure you get PAL version if you are not in North America or a NTSC region!!!

MODCHIPWORLD.com
There's a solution for the swap magic users

Props to john213! We have now sorted how to install PS2 DVD back-ups to the HDD for Flip-Top and Slide Card users! To do so, you must simply follow this process EXACTLY:
1. boot up HD Loader
2. at main menu, use EJECT button to insert Swap Magic DVD
3. go to install, the Swap Magic DVD will stop spinning
4. swap with your back-up via Flip-Top or Slide Card
5. press OK to install

* CDR back-ups can be installed directly from HD Loader so no Swap Magic Disc is necessary for them, however, "homebrew" CDR compilations (emulators) are not supported yet by HD Loader.

[247ownz]

Well, I received mine from here: http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/customer/product.php?productid=1926&cat=&page=1 earlier this morning. So far I am pleased with the results. I've tried it with the 11 games I own and only seemed to have problems with one game title, but I think I'll just delete it and re-load it off of the HDD. So who else has this baby? Are all games working for you? Glad to report I'm happy with this bad-boy. :banana:

[Gehenna]

crikey, i preordered from PS2cover.com for some stupid reason, I've yet to get a chance with this thing.

[darthjones]

for those of you that got a 120 gb maxtor, what is the total disk size you get after formatting? mine is 114 gb. i want to start loading all my stuff but i want to make sure that it formatted correctly first (ie i need to know if 114 gb is normal for 120 gb maxtors).

thanks

dj

[tc1]

you could try foundmy.com
they have them on for $29.50
and they include a free dual dvd case and a slidecard tool.

and they have qty discounts and swapmagic bundles as well.

[247ownz]

I got mine from ConsoleSource.com http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/customer/product.php?productid=1926&cat=4&page=1
It shipped the day after I ordered it and had a Tracking Number and a Toll Free Order Line. Anyways, this thing rocks, the PS2 accessory for PS2 that I've ever used. :dance2:

[tc1]

any reason you posted twice?

there are several places I guess to get it. but posting your message twice makes ya look like a weiner!

[hurrikanejae]

does anybody have a complete list of games that do not work with the hd-loader? i have heard that 6 or so do not, and mk deception seems to be one to add to the list..or is it? (wont work for me) thanks in advance

[anjilslaire]

Got mine from consolesource too. Actually, I'm using hdadvance, but same diff. Works great.
Yes, you can use smaller than 120gb. The minimum is 40gb, though. Same as the sony drive.

:EDIT: Oops, I meant X-2, nor XI. Sorry, my bad, lol

[FantasyGhost]

Yes, you can use smaller than 120gb. The minimum is 40gb, though. Same as the sony drive.

here's a chart: http://ps2drives.x-pec.com/