PS2 Hard Drive Installation

[psxscene2001]

I want to add a hard drive to my fat PS2 but my console is unmodded.

How do I do this?

Do I need a Sony cd which the PS2 will read?

[vitas155]

You need to start Network Adapter, format HDD and prepare it to work can drive through the UlaunchELF

[psxscene2001]

Do I need the Sony official Network Access Disk?

[vitas155]

if you want to play on the Internet, the network can be adjusted or through this disk, or in some games there is a utility of control of a network

[spiderman]

I assume you want you use your hard drive to store and play games. To do that, you need to either have a HDLoader disk or some method of running homebrew software. The easiest and cheapest way to do that is with Free MCBoot.

[psxscene2001]

How do I put Free McBoot onto memory card?

[spud42]

How do I put Free McBoot onto memory card?

there are many methods depending on what you have already or what you can pay for. the easiest way is to get one of the installers to do it for you. this way you know it will work and you wont damage your PS2.

check out the installers thread in the homebrew forum.