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How to Add an HDD to My PS2

In order to connect a HDD (hard disk drive) to a Playstation 2 (PS2), you need the PS2 network adapter. The PS2 network adapter has connectors that join the hard drive to the PS2, and allows the PS2 to recognize that a hard drive has been installed. There are two versions of the Playstation 2, the original version and the slim version. You can only add the network adapter and hard drive to the original version. The slim version does not have an expansion port for the hard drive.

Things You'll Need

Hard drive
PS2 Network Adapter
Coin

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the expansion bay cover, located in the lower left corner of the back of the PlayStation 2.
- 2
  Slide the two hard drive rails included with the hard drive onto each side of the hard drive.
- 3
  Connect the hard drive to the hard drive connectors on the back of the network adapter.
- 4
  Slide the hard drive, with the network adapter attached to it, into the expansion slot until it is fully inserted.
- 5
  Use a coin to turn the mounting screws on the bottom left and right corners of the network adapter clockwise until they are tight.

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