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How to Load UMD to a Memory Stick

UMD is Sony's proprietary Universal Media Disc, made specifically for playing games and videos on the Sony Play Station Portable (PSP). However, users complain that the UMD is both slow and noisy, whereas playing a game from a memory stick speeds up the game considerably. The memory stick can also be used to back up games and videos and protect them from being scratched. You can't play games directly from a memory stick, however, without installing custom firmware (CFW) on your PSP, which will void your warranty.

Things You'll Need

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Memory stick with minimum 500MB free space
USB cable
Computer with USB port

Instructions

- 1
  Select "USB device" on the PSP and choose "UMD disk." Select "Exit" to save the change.
- 2
  Insert the UMD you want to copy into the PSP drive. Connect one end of the USB cable to the computer and the other end to the PSP. On the PSP select "USB connection" and "OK." Wait for the computer to recognise the new hardware.
- 3
  Click on "My Computer" and locate the UMD, which will show as a new drive. Click and drag the UMD .ISO file to the desktop and wait for the copy to complete.
- 4
  Exit "USB mode" on the PSP and insert the memory stick. Select "USB device" and change it to "Memory stick;" then "Exit." Wait for the computer to recognize the memory stick as new hardware.
- 5
  Open the memory stick folder on the computer, and create a folder called "ISO" in the root. Click and drag the UMD .ISO file from the desktop into the ISO folder on the memory stick.
- 6
  Exit "USB mode" on the PSP and disconnect the USB cable. Select "USB device" and choose "Memory stick." Then choose "Exit."

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