User:CrunchBite/PSX stuff

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Using a broken PSX as a PS2

Is the HDD in your PSX dead and it only starts up to a black screen? Well good news everyone! You can still use it as a PS2 with only a little bit of effort!

The process below will allow a partially-broken PSX to boot from a memory card in PS2 mode which will work with Open-PS2-Loader (OPL) to load games from DVD, USB, and MX4SIO.

Prerequisites:

1. A PSX (DESR) unit, any model, that can power up and show the PSX splash screen.
2. A spare memory card to dedicate to the PSX
3. A PS2 console running FMCB to set up the memory card
4. A small (less than 4GB?) USB stick formatted as FAT32

Preparing the memory card

1. Download the latest FMCB Installer
2. Extract the latest 7z file to a FAT32 formatted USB drive (must be MBR partition, not GPT)
3. Plug the USB drive into to your PS2 console and turn it on
4. Once started open uLaunchELF from the main menu