Any recommended program to install PS2 games to a PC HDD?

[Soul_Alchemist]

Long story short: I want to install games directly to a HDD to use them with HDL/OPL, (already formatted by HDL) connected to my PC via IDE>USB. I want to install games this way because it's much faster than installing them from the PS2 laser or an ethernet cable.

Any recommended program(s)?

[sealhealy]

winhip

[amp2006]

and if you want to use USB HDD playing games off USB HDD using OPL USBUtil

[Pacolin]

The program you need is called WinHIIP. As far as I know the latest version is 1.7.6. Works like a charm!

The info provided by sksapps:

WinHiip is used to copy PS2 games (which you own) to your PS2 HDD from your PC. As a disc you can use CD's (original and back-ups), DVD's (original and back-ups), ISO's, NRG's, BIN's, MDF's, etc. Supports almost anything.

After starting the application you must select the PS2 drive (WinHiip
automatically recognizes the Ps2 drive in your PC and selects it). If you are using a brand-new drive you can format it into the PS2 format. You can also format an existing drive (Remeber formating a drive erases it).

Now you can select an CD/DVD or image file. After you give it the correct display name and the correct game mode you can copy it to your PS2 drive. If you use images it will use the filename as display name (e.g. apeescape2.iso will be named apeescape2 instead of Ape Escape 2). You can always rename an installed game and change the game mode.

It supports drives over 128 Gb (48bit HDL patch) and it can apply (and undo) PPF files (patches) on the installed games. It is way faster than copying within HDAdvance on the PS2. HDLDump doesnt work with a >160 GB drive.

And you can get it from here:

http://sksapps.com/hd/WinHIIP_V1.7.6.rar

[sealhealy]

Use usbutil for correct OPL/USBadvance format.
Or use the search function in the forums to find lots of useful information

[yoshi314]

HDLDump doesnt work with a >160 GB drive.

well, maybe some old windows version. i have no problems with it on my linux box.

[JNABK]

I think that was refering to the HD Advance/HDLDump as the older HDL Dump was incorporated into one of the HDA retail disc versions to allow network installing.

The current HDL dump versions work fine from Windows PCs with larger HDDs too.

[Pacolin]

So to shorten the info - use USBUtil by ISEKO to install games in USBAdvance format on a USB Memory/HDD and respectively WinHIIP or HDLDump(HDLDumb) for installing games in HDLoader format on a IDE/PATA HDD (Internal).

Don't forget to defrag if you're using an USB storage!

Good luck!

[Soul_Alchemist]

WinHIIP 1.7.6 worked like a charm, thanks a lot guys!