Before Start to use the HDadvance,
you should install a Harddisk (HDD) in the PS2.
Please detach any USB Mass Storage Device from PS2 so as to boot up
the PS2 with HDAdvance 3.0
How to install the HDD
1. An official PS2 network adapter.
Either adapters that are shown in the picture can be used.
2. A Suitable hard disk. You can use
the official hard disk or a standard IDE hard disk drive with a
capacity of 40GB/80GB/120GB/200GB(only
HDAdvance 3.0 can
support 200GB HDD). If you use a standard IDE drive, you will need
to make sure that it actually fits into your network adapter. Most
Western Digital drives do not physically fit onto the PS2 network
adapter without some modification, so we recommend that you stay
clear of this brand. There are also issues with some modern Seagate
drives, which cause problems when used in conjunction with older
models of the official PS2 network adapter. We recommend using a
Maxtor or Hitachi brand HDD with HDAdvance. If HDAdvance freezes
at the splash screen for you, then it is due to the conflict mentioned
above. In order to resolve this you will either need to purchase
a new hard disk drive or network adapter.
3. A PS2 with a "Bay-Type"
expansion port. All PS2's will have this expansion port except for
the first three Japanese models (SCPH 10000, SCPH 15000 and SCPH
18000) which have a PCMCIA expansion port instead. These models
are not supported by HDAdvance.
How to Install Your Hard
Disk
If you have an official PS2 hard disk drive, then please install
it according to the directions in its manual. If you will be using
a standard IDE hard disk drive, then please make sure that the hard
disk drive you intend to connect to your PS2 will actually fit into
your network adapter.
Check that the IDE and power ports
on your hard disk drive properly align with the IDE and power connectors
on your network adapter.
Configure the jumper setting
on the hard disk drive so it is set to MASTER. To find the correct
jumper settings for your hard disk drive, either check the label
on top of the hard disk drive or consult your reference manual.
Attach the hard disk drive to the network adapter by lining up the
IDE and power ports/connectors and pressing firmly, as shown in
Picture.
Carefully slide the hard disk drive
into the PS2 expansion bay as shown below. Push until the network
adapter is connected to the back of your PS2, then screw in the
screws on the back of the network adapter to secure the hard disk
drive and network adapter. Congratulations, you have successfully
connected a hard disk drive to your PS2!
How to use the HDAdvance
Using HDAdvance
At the main screen, you can see a list of files currently converted
on your hard disk and an Options menu which you may use to start
playing a game, convert a new game, delete or relabel an existing
game. At any point, either the File List Panel or the Options Panel
is in focus. Use the left and right buttons on our controller to
switch between the File List Panel and Options Panel in order to
select files or perform any action (Run, Convert, Delete, Relabel).
File Conversion
When you choose to convert a new game onto your hard disk, you will
be prompted to insert your game disk. Eject the HDAdvance CD, insert
your game disk and select “Continue” by pressing X.
HDAdvance will then scan your disc to make sure everything is in
order, and if there are no problems you will be asked to enter the
name of your game using the name selection panel.
The controls for the name selection panel are as follows:
| D-Pad |
– Move the selection |
| X |
– Select character |
| O |
– Backspace |
| L1 |
– Cursor left |
| R1 |
– Cursor right |
| L2 |
– Cursor start |
| R2 |
– Cursor end |
Select “End” when you have
finished entering the name for your game to proceed to the actual
conversion, or select “Cancel” to return to the main
screen. When conversion begins you will be shown a progress bar
for the conversion as well as statistics such as the time remaining.
Mode Setting
Normally,
over 95% of games work with HDAdvance without flaw when running
from your hard disk drive. Some of the games require compatibility
modes enabled before they will work properly with HDAdvance. In
order to enable one or more compatibility modes for a game, have
the game selected in the game list and press SELECT on your controller.
This will bring up the compatibility settings menu. From here you
can individually enable or disable each of the three compatibility
modes. Pressing X to change the
mode enable/disable. Pressing SELECT button after you have done
the setting.
Deleting a Game
When you select “Delete” from the Options, you will
be prompted to delete the game which is currently selected in the
File List. If you are sure that you wish to delete the game, select
“Continue”.
Relabelling a Game
When you select “Relabel” from the Options, you will
be taken to the name selection panel and you may edit the name of
the game currently selected in the File List. The controls are the
same as for the Conversion name selection panel, as described above.
Select “End” to relabel the game or “Cancel”
to return to the main screen without relabelling the selected game.
Converting your own legal *Backup
Disc/Import Game Disc
Please follow the steps below so as to convert backup disc
/ import game disc to PS2 HDD.
1. Boot your console with HDAdvance.
Using the CD version for CD backups/imports and the DVD version
for DVD backups/imports.
2. Choose ”Convert” in
the “Option” menu.
3. When the system asks for the game
disc, please use the Slide Tool or Flip Top Cover to exchange the
backup/import with the HDAdvance Disc.
4. Press “X” when you are
finished.
*Slide Tool or Flip Top Cover is needed
for converting backups/imports
How to install DVD-9 games from computer
to PS2 (for HDAdvance 3.0 only)
Note:
- You have to follow this method
to convert DVD-9 games/DVD-9 backup/ DVD-9 import games.(no matter
you have Slide Tool / Flip Top Cover or not)
- If you are going to convert DVD/CD
games, using the ordinary method is ok.
- If you are going to convert DVD/CD
backups/import games, you should use the ordinary method with
Slide Tool / Flip Top Cover
- If your PS2 console does not equip
with Slide Tool / Flip Top Cover, you can use the following method
to convert DVD/CD backup / import games.
Several tools
are needed for converting games from computer to PS2:
- A crossover
cable(if you connect the PS2 to computer directly) / an ordinary
LAN cable(if you connect the PS2 to computer by hubs)
- Two programs:
one is DVD Decrypter
and the other one is HDAdvance Dump.
Step
1: Convert DVD-9 game to .ISO format
Before you transferring
the DVD-9 games to PS2 from computer, you need to convert the game
file to .ISO format.
DVD
Decrypter can help you to do conversion. Please download
it and install it to computer. You will see the following screen
after you launch the program.
Click
"Mode" on the menu bar and then choose ISO --> Read.
Click the pull down menu(*) to choose the source DVD Rom which you
put the DVD-9/DVD/CD game in.
Click the folder icon(#) to locate the destination where you want
the ISO file to be put in.
Finally, click the icon at the bottom(@). Then, the program will
start to convert the DVD-9/DVD/CD game to .ISO format.
Step
2: Transferring .ISO file from computer to PS2
There are two ways to transfer .ISO file from computer to PS2
HDD.
Method 1:
Download
the HDAdvance Dump program.
Make
sure the BB unit is attached to PS2 and the PS2 is connected with
computer via cable.
'Press and hold' any key
on JoyPad1 and then boot HDAdvance 3.0 on PS2. HDAdvance Server
mode will be launched automatically.
Please
follow the steps below to assign a IP address to your computer so
as to make the connection between PS2 and Computer successful.
- Click "Start" --> "Control
Panel" --> "Network Connections"
- Right Click "Local Area Networks"
--> "Properties" and you will see the following screen
- Double Click "Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)"
- Click the "Use the following
IP address" option
- In the IP Address text box, please
type: 192.168.1.111
- In the Subnet Mask text box, please
type: 255.255.255.0
- Leave the Default Gateway blank
- Click "OK" to confirm
the setting.
Launch
the HDAdvance Dump program and you will see the following screen:
- Please leave it unchanged in the "Networking
server, at" text box(a).
- Click the button "Attach"(b), the
program will start to connect to PS2.
- If the connection succeeds, "Disk space"
will show the HDD volume and the free space information.
- In the "Operation" section(c), you
can choose "Install games" to transfer game file to
PS2 or "Browse and delete" to manage the game files
in the HDD.
- For transferring DVD-9 games, in the "Source"
section(d), click the "ISO file" option and locate the
.ISO file which you are going to transfer. Then, select "DVD-ROM"
in the pull down menu(f).
- Another option - "Optical drive"(e)
allows you to convert DVD/CD games from computer DVD-ROM/CD-ROM
directly. If you are going to convert DVD game, please select
"DVD-ROM" in the pull down menu(f). If you are going
to convert CD game, please select "CD-ROM" in the pull
down menu(f).
- After you locate the .ISO file, information
will be shown in the "Game" section(g). You can rename
the game file in the "Name" text box. However, please
do not change the value in the "Startup" text box.
- Finally, click the "Install" button
at the bottom to start transferring game file to PS2.
Method 2 (Recommended for transferring
several games at the same time):
- Attach your HDD to PS2 with Network
Adaptor and then boot HDAdvance 3.0 on PS2
- Use the “Format” command
to format the HDD.
- After that, detach the HDD and
connect to the IDE port of your computer.
- Launch the HDL_Dumb program
- The program will automatically
detect a PS2 HDD is connected with computer. The option “Locally
connected Playstation 2 HDD” will be enabled. If there are
more than one PS2 HDD is connected with computer, you can choose
the correct HDD on the pull down menu at the right hand side of
the option.
- In the "Operation" section(c),
you can choose "Install games" to transfer game file
to PS2 or "Browse and delete" to manage the game files
in the HDD.
- For transferring DVD-9 games, in
the "Source" section(d), click the "ISO file"
option and locate the .ISO file which you are going to transfer.
Then, select "DVD-ROM" in the pull down menu(f).
- Another option - "Optical
drive"(e) allows you to convert DVD/CD games from computer
DVD-ROM/CD-ROM directly. If you are going to convert DVD game,
please select "DVD-ROM" in the pull down menu(f). If
you are going to convert CD game, please select "CD-ROM"
in the pull down menu(f).
- After you locate the .ISO file,
information will be shown in the "Game" section(g).
You can rename the game file in the "Name" text box.
However, please do not change the value in the "Startup"
text box.
- Finally, click the "Install"
button at the bottom to start transferring game file to PS2.
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