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Use Nero, PowerIso, Alcohol120%, ImgBurn, or any other type of CD burning software and burn this image file to your blank CD-R disc. You will see two programs inside it: ul_format.exe and ul_install.exe.

Now double-click the USBAdvance-PC-Software.

You will see contents like the screenshot below:

#How to save games if using free mcboot ps2 zip file

Extract the USB Advance zip file that you downloaded earlier into its own folder.

I have people verifying this may fix the issue. If that is the case, please try a different USB hard drive.

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Note: I understand when going through this tutorial, you may see that your PS2 may not see your USB hard drive enclosure. The game will chug, and you will have ridiculously long load times, that is, if your game can load! You could use pen or usb flash drives, but performance will be horrible.Do not use laptop external hard drives which gets its power from the PS2 USB 1.1 port.The average PS2 game size will vary from as low as 282 MB up to as high as 4483 MB or 4.483 GB. A USB hard drive that is at least 10 gigs or larger is highly recommended.USB 2.0 hard drive that uses its own power supply (for example, it requires power from the outlet).

Usb Advance: Link What should I use for the USB mass storage device?

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Download the Software below (more detailed instructions to follow): You can learn more about swap magic at this guide: Note: I highly suggest swap magic if you are unwilling to mess with the other options. IMPORTANT: For this guide, I will be using Swap Magic 3.6 CD to boot the USBExtreme disc!

Exploited memory card (such as Free McBoot).

Hardware/Software tool: You need to have at least one of the items below before we continue:

DVD9 games (like God of War 2) are larger than 4.4 GB and will not work with USBExtreme.

This can be done with modchip, swap magic, or exploited memory card.

Need to have third party tool to launch the вЂњboot CDвЂќ.

Flash drives can work, but the performance is so horrible its not worth doing it.

Highly recommend USB drives that have their own power adapter.

Can have a list of selectable games in the USBExtreme interface.

Saves strain on PS2 laser because using USB interface for game playing.

Uses USB 1.1 interface (slow but better than nothing).

Wait, you can play games off the USB interface? What better way to preserve your games and your PS2 laser than playing off the USB interface? This guide is based off of Swap Magic implementation. With the new $99 price point, more and more people are getting the PS2 to play old school PS2 games. After 9+ years, it is still going strong. Added new PS2 Slim USB Booting tutorials. Fixed the instructions, I left some important notes out. Here is another source for finding compatibility list: Added new Youtube Video tutorial on list of selectable games! Added new Youtube Video tutorial on the USB Extreme Windows Installer!

Re-wrote major sections of the tutorial again to make it more clear. Will expand upon the USB Extreme GUI interface software at a later date. The USB 1.1 performance IS NOT WORTH IT in my eyes. Is it because your game isnвЂ™t compatible? Check out this list below and stop whining, or use swap magic and ditch the whole USB hard drive all together. I am so frickin sick of people asking why their game doesnвЂ™t work and all they see is a black screen. Without that site, this tutorial is nothing. Now my laser will live longer! All help will be given in the comments as usual. I have gotten Viewtiful Joe 2 to copy to my hard drive, and I was able to boot off the hard drive and play it on the PS2. If caught, we will be forced to take action against you. We have an active team scouring the net for those who have copied this article.

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Because of this, I will be looking to update all the pictures in this article to have a watermark. IMPORTANT NEWS (5-1-10): It seems that there are a lot of dishonest users on the Internet that are copying this guide without giving credit back to me, Versatile. The performance will vary, but that is up to you if you want to stick with it. Use the USB method to play your games on the hard drive to help your PS2 laser last longer.

Foreword: After a year and a half later, I have decided to re-write this guide, because honestly, it was not my own and it was presented very poorly.