Flash Drive in a Memory Card (PS2)

Step 3 Finishing the project

Now remove the flash drive from its case and fit it into the Memory Card. Fix it with some sticky tape and put the two parts of the new case together again. That's it!

Comments

[dmazzo]

Thanks for this man! The case on my USB drive fell off the other day. I wanted an easy way to add a new cool case. It just so happens that thursday I took a PS1 memory card to GameStop and they wouldn't take it. So I used that.

[planebuilder123]

that is a pretty cool usb stick

[hvac2010]

....Thanks im accually tryin to build a computer out of a ps2 case and want to keep it as original looking as i can....this is perfect!!!! now i just have to modify the memory card slot so it'll works thanks....

[thepaul1993]

you would have to use the old ps2 what i want to do is get a really old laptop (the first ones) and upgrade it to the MAX!

[mason0190]

Epic OverClocking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Earths_hope]

ZIGGY BOOGY DOOG

[Bartboy]

simple thing, just get a mac mini and but it in a ps2 case! TA DA!

[davidprosser]

You could keep the memory slots how they are, strip the insides of memory cards, put inside them a USB flash drive but remove the USB plug, solder the connections of the card to where the USB plug should be, and wire the PS2 case memory card slots to be USB. If you get me - I'm kinda getting carried away! I could probably make you a diagram if you want. But there are USB sockets on the PS2 anyway so there isn't much need. The other option is to simply buy one of those cheap Playstation controller to USB adapters like this one, then you can even use the playstation controllers for games if you wanted and connect the USB internally. I could keep thinking of stuff but I need a break now. It's been a while since I did a project like that.

[hvac2010]

..ya i kinda git u but a diagram would be nice....

[davidprosser]

OK lol here are diagrams of putting USB keys inside of a Playstation memory card and also another diagram for keeping the controller sockets how they are and using them for game pads as PS2's have USB anyway. The diagrams are messy but I hope they can help! Of course if you just wanetd to use your PS2 as a computer, have a look at this, which is a kit to run Linux on your playstation.

[hvac2010]

thanks for the diagrams...and i had looked into the linux converstion before. its acually what gave me the idea to do this but i want it to run xp. thanks again.

[davidprosser]

Cool. One thing you will need to check out is how it's all going to fit in there! I mean personally I don't own a PS2 but a few of my mates do, and I found a knackered one on eBay for about £10/$20 which I might buy just to experiment with. Also you may have trouble fitting the power supply for the PC in there, so I thought that it might be best if you used the insides of a laptop as they are already compact. Otherwise a mini-atx motherboard and mini-atx slim PSU unit may work.

[hvac2010]

ya it took me a while to rind all the parts im gona need and i think i know what im gona git but im still trying to git the money....ins still desiding between a laptop and regular cd drive i need to figure out how to use the original ps2 eject button on a slim cd drive that would be helpful if some one could help...i really dont have a guide to go on so it will take some work....

[tubbychick3n]

sounds like it could be interesting. upload pics when it's finished.

[jose1980]

what i was really looking for is a way to use the usb sockets of the ps2 to save game data. why would i want to put a usb drive into a memory card case? thanks anyway. If you can help me with my case, I,d really appreciate it.

[cornflaker]

Its the same as putting a flash drive in a cork, apple, altoids tin, duct tape, zippo, eraser, lego block... Because it looks cool lol

[kazmilk]

Why?

[Grey_Wolfe]

I enjoy the creativity of this. But I wonder why one would want to do it? PS cards are larger than most flash cards, which kinda takes away from the point. I mean, it makes sense if your flash case is compromised/broken. What if, maybe, it was retractable? Then it would serve a stealth purpose, as currently, someone is less likely to swipe you memory card than your flash drive? Don't take me wrong, I think it's cool. It just doesn't seem to have much extra purpose, and I was wondering your motivation behind it.

[hinata1001]

Ok not sure if you would know but could one use this memory card to plug into the computer and transfer files to it -being the memory card.- such as gamesaves or something.

[Grey_Wolfe]

As the usb flash card, you can (IRC), but you might need to have a hard drive installed in your PS2 in order to access the card, haven't tried it. Or have something like an AR (Action Replay) disc. My AR actually came with a USB drive so that you could update codes, and download saves. It would allow you to transfer the saves to the PS memory card. I had to use the AR to access it, but that may have been simply the way the card was formatted. I may be a bit off on this though, the PS2 comes standard with usb slots, so I'd think you should be able to use a flash card in it, but I just haven't gotten around to messing with it too much. That was probably more of an answer than you were asking for. Sorry 'bout that, but I hope it helps.

[Byrnsey1996]

that is so cool have u made any others?