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Power / Reset Button The mushy lid switch had to go and was replaced with a tactile push button. When using the lid switch, the unit would sometimes reset if you simply bumped the console — very annoying. This particular board still had the lid switch present, so I was able to simply remove it...

The Trim - GASP!! This post isn’t really part of the worklog — it’s more of a public service announcement, and maybe a little bit of me tooting my own “I’m so awesome, this is what I do” horn… lol. Besides the fact that this build removes the optical drive, it also trims off a USB port. That...

The FBD008-Ultra — Defining the Build This build started when I had the opportunity to put together an Ultra Slim PS2 for someone and realized it would be the perfect excuse to finally attempt a fully internal SD2PSX build. The project began modestly enough: I sold a prepped SCPH-79001 board on...

Yes it is.

@GorGylka yeah! that theme is awesome, what one is that?

@moahdib Ha! I keep coming back to this thread for information. I am working on building the PSX Mem Card gen2 using a RP2040 Zero dev board but with out the display. Thank you for sharing your work! So much fun!

Are you looking to build a handheld? It seems like you would just get a 70k at that point. UDPBD from GorGlyka's project is as fast as loading from a disc and you get the conveniance of a ssd/hdd. I think that we would someday be building new PS2s with Tschicki's work done here. Well if he...

@RootedToTheRoots If you have a deckard check out these methods in addition to this thread: - Multi-Purpose Memory Card Emulators (MMCE) - GorGylka's A5-V11 UDPBD project. https://github.com/GorGylka/UDPBD-A5-V11

Sony actually removed those components/traces from the newer PS2 models, specifically the Deckard revisions (SCPH-75xxx through 90xxx). Yeah, this is the thread to watch!!

@GorGylka well done, your work was posted in #news over at the PS2 Scene discord!!!

change of plans, i now have a ps2, 77004 and a 90004, Are you planning on building an ultra slim? can i use the sd card trick, basically solder an sd card internally to the second memcard slot and have a card running... fmcb? Yes, solder the SD to mem card slot 2. Then in slot 1 use a OEM mem...

Q: Does the SD card soldered to the memory card slot work just like a normal memory card? A: No, not like an OEM memory card. For the SD card to work, you need homebrew software—usually some sort of exploit with wLaunchELF (wLE) to browse files and OPL to launch games. Q: Does it work on...

I’m with you on mounting it inside—I’ve got the same idea. I’m planning to drill three holes in the RF shield so the caps can clear, then make a bracket to hold it against the shield with a thermal pad.

Wow, a lot of work is being done here—you guys are awesome! It would be great to get this nailed down into a standard install with a proper write-up. Big thanks to @GorGylka as well for all the effort. The speeds with UDPBD are looking really solid! Hopefully we can get the setup process fully...

Yes, I now see that @Luigid used the same MX25L128 chip that I’m working with. I think the problem has to be the 5V on CS. After flashing, when I power on the board, both the red and blue LEDs just stay dim. What’s strange is that the programming software doesn’t throw any errors — it verifies...

@moahdib I’ve been working on this for a while now without much success. I’m using the MX25L12835FM2I-10G (the newer 16 MB chip). I updated the firmware you posted for 16 MB and dumped it in, but on the A5-V11 (mini WiFi) I only get dim red and blue LEDs—I assume it’s not booting properly...