Ive ordered one as a backup drive for all the roms and bios. A source to get things from when needed for my already built Batocera machine on a Beelink SER 5
that's a cracking machine, im legitimately jealous coz thats what i wanted but my budget wouldnt quite stretch that far. Let me know how it is for xbox360 and ps3 emulation if you give that a try
@@Cellis2444 PS3 is pretty decent. Xbox360 is very limited. I mainly use 360 on it for the leaked 360 version of GoldenEye that never officially released. Hopefully 360 Emulation gets better.
I have one of these and one of the first things to do is clone it to an SSD, gives it a bit of a boost and its less prone to being borked than the second user platter drive thats fitted. Next get rid of all the stuff you dont want and the duplicates of which there are quite a few.
Update: for discreet grtaphics cards, you must update the boot config at the root of the drive. I have NVIDIA so you remove the hash # infront on enable NVIDIA driver and save the conf file. Then it completes booting into batocera. Warning ⚠️ Batocera drives like these do not fully boot on ASUS TUF laptops! It starts up and shows the initial splash screen video, then just does nothing. It never gets to the emulator selection screen. It just stays a black screen or turns the laptop off after the intro video. I paid for two, both failed I created my own and flashed batocera directly myself to a drive and it failed to get past the intro video as well. Be forewarned these do not work on the TUF ASUS gaming laptop. FA706IH-RS53 model
it really is, there are so many advantages to doing it. You can keep using emulators on newer systems rather than older gaming systems becoming obsolete due to further bettering technology. Also 1 thing I love about emulation is that I am a live streamer and since I have all my emulation done through a mini pc as my daily driver (link is here is you wanna check that out th-cam.com/video/9rtIpKCgXPs/w-d-xo.html ), I dont need to have my office filled with all kinds of different consoles and cables everywhere lol
Always assume the media is on the brink of failing (cheap as chips chinese source) so flash a copy of batocera onto a decent ssd, copy the games files and emulator files over, then just keep the cheap drive as backup. Also, nothing forcing you to copy all games over, so a smaller ssd is fine.
Mine came today. My Bios setup is different on a MSI 75 raider. The Secure Boot isnt engage or disengage. Its Standard or Custom. Not confident enough to try Custom. I set the boot order up but it keeps booting back to Windows.
Good afternoon. Help is needed. I bought the same one (blue label) for 500 g. Today in Windows all the games are in place, the disk is full. When I boot from the disk, it says that there are only 11 games and there are no PlayStation or others at all...... Does anyone have any idea?
@@Cellis2444hello. Good morning Good Afternoon and Good Evening.. would you plesse reply to my comment.. so im really interested in this and i want to know how we should control this? Do we need to buy a controller? Does it come with one?? If we do need to buy a controller would you mind recommending me the cheapest and most durable and reliable one please?? Thank you.. amazing video as always!😊
@seemanair3047 hello, it doesn't come with a controller but every controller I have tried has worked. The best value controller I've used with it is the Officially Licensed Power A Nintendo Switch controller. I got this for £13 which is less than $20 USD
I got this off Ali Express but I'd suggest making your own. it's easy. Let me know if you havew any issues making one and ill contact6 you over discord or something
Yo bro so how would you connect a controller would i just plug it in? And would it work with most controllers? And if i were to connect it to a TV i would need a usb to hdmi adapter yes?
@fixel6489 don't think I can do that. I bought it from AliExpress. If you type Kinhank into Ali Express you should find it. There are a few options with different storage
Anyone know what are the bedt specs for a laptop to play at top performance. I really just want it to connect to my tv. Can a mini pc work as a hub, instead of the laptop?
@Cellis2444 i have the kimhank portable hdd super console to emulated games. I need something you play in and send it to my tv via hdmi cable. Is that what these videos are out ate these stand alone emulators in the mini pcs?
Hi, please do you know if there is also some similar HD for android tablet? I would like to upload such a comprehensive collection to my android tablet with the same UI.
@@Cellis2444what did you try exactly & what went wrong? I downloaded individual emulators on my Pixel & a lot of stuff runs a lot better than I expected given its only a 6a. my only stink is Google decided to leave USB-C to HDMI out!! 😤 any recent tablet should be able to do the same. I use Daijishō as the front end which does a respectable job but it is nowhere even close to the refinement Batocera Linux is! (which is a full on gaming OS not just a pretty GUI) - managing your collection on Android is kinda a pain.
Still trying to figure out how to get it to boot up on an Alienware which is basically Dell that uses bios. I have tried several tutorials and nothing seems to work. If anybody has a video out there please let me know
What if you're only interested in a few games or consoles on the device. Can I get rid of the ones that I'm not interested in and replace them with other games.
@larryalmeida3267 not a clue, unfortunately. Look at my video of making your own batocera drive. That would probs be a better one for yourself as you can add your own games on
@VincentNallano plug it into the laptop via USB. Boot into the bios and select the drive as the boot device. Mine turns up as a Toshiba hard drive but I assume they just use whatever drive they have available at the time
hhmm it looks like its an oll hdd ,better to coppy it on to ssd... hmm got an ssd here ..is tzhere any source to get such complete archive file? how full is this hhd?can i download it anywhere?
@@KT_SUS92 no controller, i plugged in my Series S controller and it worked straight away. Also works with keyboard. It has to be plugged into a pc or laptop that'll let you boot into the bios
@FUTURE_CRASHOUT no idea sorry, I do know there are plenty of videos on YT of people using a series s for emulation so I'd give some of them a look maybe
After some tinkering I got mine to RUN on 2 different PC's BUT none of the games run? I had a heck of a time finding my Logic Tech controller, would not work with my X Box controllers, and still not 100% configured, but when I launch ANY game the load screen - a zoom in of the game sample image comes up and then after 10 seconds BACK to the main menu. WHAT AM I MISSING????
@Spoederman_gt I'm not gonna post a link because I'm not sure if being from different countries could do something to the link. But if you search 'kinhank' on Ali Express its one of the 1st listings
@karolnistor5263 as long as your pc or laptop can handle it, it'll play the same as back when they were released. You may be able to upscale the graphics too if your pc candle it
i agree with your conclusion of the drive speed being at fault; that is going to be your bottleneck every time with a mechanical drive so although it does have ps3 and switch stuff on it its probably unrealistic to expect them to work
@@udance4ever Yes this is a good point, a blue ray only reads data at 4.5 meg anyway. the difference is the spin up speed though. A laser will pull data at a steady rate where as a mechanical doesn't as it relies on many variables - RPM of the plate, side of the chunks being read. A 4.5 meg blueray disk will always pull data at a more stable rate
Ive ordered one as a backup drive for all the roms and bios. A source to get things from when needed for my already built Batocera machine on a Beelink SER 5
that's a cracking machine, im legitimately jealous coz thats what i wanted but my budget wouldnt quite stretch that far. Let me know how it is for xbox360 and ps3 emulation if you give that a try
@@Cellis2444 PS3 is pretty decent. Xbox360 is very limited. I mainly use 360 on it for the leaked 360 version of GoldenEye that never officially released. Hopefully 360 Emulation gets better.
@@Cellis2444WAIT, it's real like for real for real?
Can you connect to tv
let us know how the AMD 780M handles PS3 games
I have one of these and one of the first things to do is clone it to an SSD, gives it a bit of a boost and its less prone to being borked than the second user platter drive thats fitted. Next get rid of all the stuff you dont want and the duplicates of which there are quite a few.
How do you do the clone?
@@j4y4re30 there are many disc backup applications that have a disc clone option, some are even free to use. 500gb can take a while tough by usb.
how to clone?
There is a software Google
How ?
Update: for discreet grtaphics cards, you must update the boot config at the root of the drive. I have NVIDIA so you remove the hash # infront on enable NVIDIA driver and save the conf file. Then it completes booting into batocera.
Warning ⚠️ Batocera drives like these do not fully boot on ASUS TUF laptops! It starts up and shows the initial splash screen video, then just does nothing. It never gets to the emulator selection screen. It just stays a black screen or turns the laptop off after the intro video. I paid for two, both failed I created my own and flashed batocera directly myself to a drive and it failed to get past the intro video as well. Be forewarned these do not work on the TUF ASUS gaming laptop. FA706IH-RS53 model
Great to know because that’s what I have I might need directions on how to do this and also will the ps2 games run on the shield
can you just play these games on windows 11?
Emulation is the way to go.
it really is, there are so many advantages to doing it. You can keep using emulators on newer systems rather than older gaming systems becoming obsolete due to further bettering technology. Also 1 thing I love about emulation is that I am a live streamer and since I have all my emulation done through a mini pc as my daily driver (link is here is you wanna check that out th-cam.com/video/9rtIpKCgXPs/w-d-xo.html ), I dont need to have my office filled with all kinds of different consoles and cables everywhere lol
@@Cellis2444😊
@@Cellis2444Hey I have a question.
@@Cellis2444are all these games illegally or legally downloaded with the company’s consent?
Always assume the media is on the brink of failing (cheap as chips chinese source) so flash a copy of batocera onto a decent ssd, copy the games files and emulator files over, then just keep the cheap drive as backup. Also, nothing forcing you to copy all games over, so a smaller ssd is fine.
true, id personally rather make my own drive with all the games on. I thought this video would be a good idea for the more casual retro gamers
@@Cellis2444 i think there is a wide gap between casual gamers and those who build their own batocera drives. The latter is incredibly time consuming.
What is the best way to copy all the files on the hard disk to a new hard disk?
What sort of postage costs do you have to pay to get one of these shipped? Thanks
Great editing bro
Cheers pal
Just a suggestion for people who don't want to go through changing boot devices they can use retrobat on an old HDD or ssd
Are we not able to just access and use this as a stand alone drive?
Wish you would've explored those thousands of old computer games.
Mine came today. My Bios setup is different on a MSI 75 raider. The Secure Boot isnt engage or disengage. Its Standard or Custom. Not confident enough to try Custom. I set the boot order up but it keeps booting back to Windows.
@@douglashaner6802 no idea why that's happening
Good afternoon.
Help is needed.
I bought the same one (blue label) for 500 g.
Today in Windows all the games are in place, the disk is full.
When I boot from the disk, it says that there are only 11 games and there are no PlayStation or others at all......
Does anyone have any idea?
sadly i cant really help here, contact the seller
update games list in the main menu?
@@Cellis2444hello. Good morning Good Afternoon and Good Evening.. would you plesse reply to my comment.. so im really interested in this and i want to know how we should control this? Do we need to buy a controller? Does it come with one?? If we do need to buy a controller would you mind recommending me the cheapest and most durable and reliable one please?? Thank you.. amazing video as always!😊
@kanalok I did not have this problem, sorry. Maybe the drive has been partitioned in some way?
@seemanair3047 hello, it doesn't come with a controller but every controller I have tried has worked. The best value controller I've used with it is the Officially Licensed Power A Nintendo Switch controller. I got this for £13 which is less than $20 USD
The Seller told us that it work also on TV but nothing happens here
@@yaelby2023 it needs to be plugged into a laptop or pc
R u serious it doesn't work for Android TV??
@jagadeeshsagar1067 yep, just plug it into a pc or laptop
Yeah I bought it for the same reason aswell as it said works on a TV so it's obviously false advertising if it just works on pcs
So it uses the computer hardware to play the game? @Cellis2444
Hi I’ve a Beelink SER 7 - I’m looking a batocera hard drive, where can I get this from?
I got this off Ali Express but I'd suggest making your own. it's easy. Let me know if you havew any issues making one and ill contact6 you over discord or something
@@Cellis2444 I’ve never done it before, though I’ve seen a few how to’s. Thanks!
YAY! it has Fantastic Four: Flame On! My favorite
Yo bro so how would you connect a controller would i just plug it in? And would it work with most controllers? And if i were to connect it to a TV i would need a usb to hdmi adapter yes?
@@Salted_Pringle you need to plug it into a pc or laptop
@@Cellis2444 mhm thks
My computer won't read it. The ad said it would connect to the TV and it doesn't!
Where can i buy this looks cool 😎 🤔
@@aaronatkinson177 ali express
Can u help i tried everything and it didn't work
@@Farhanfarplays what have you tried so far?
All of the files try boot nothing happens
@@Farhanfarplays sounds like you're missing bios files to me
I just got mine no idea how to get it started
@@SpencerBelanger207 connect it to a pc or laptop, boot into the bios. Select the kinhank drive as the boot drive
@@Cellis2444what can you explain that more in-depth for me
is it possibile to hook it to a regular laptop? with no controllers?
@yeagerist7706 yes, you can play games with the keyboard
Could you send me a link in the comments where you bought it from?
@fixel6489 don't think I can do that. I bought it from AliExpress. If you type Kinhank into Ali Express you should find it. There are a few options with different storage
hello
does this console work connected to a TV via USB or only to a computer?
that is what i want to know.
Are you able to access the roms in windows? Not play them, just copy them to another hard drive/SD card
@@JamesGreen-vg5li I tried to, I didn't have much success
@@Cellis2444 thanks, was wanting to pick one up so I didn't have to wait hours for roms to download and take up space on my hard drive
I assume it doesn't have any of the War For Cybertron games?
You are asking real questions
Anyone know what are the bedt specs for a laptop to play at top performance. I really just want it to connect to my tv. Can a mini pc work as a hub, instead of the laptop?
@byggsxxxy7702 I've not tried a laptop for it but I have done 2 videos on emulation using mini pc's
@@byggsxxxy7702 th-cam.com/video/9rtIpKCgXPs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=g67f03VnZ3iQx80w
@@byggsxxxy7702 th-cam.com/video/BEoLoHc005k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1jOiEdkVMlmYo-B3
@byggsxxxy7702 other youtubers such as RGT 85 and ETA Prime have done some videos using different hardware including mini pc's too
@Cellis2444 i have the kimhank portable hdd super console to emulated games. I need something you play in and send it to my tv via hdmi cable. Is that what these videos are out ate these stand alone emulators in the mini pcs?
5$ usd shipped right now
@@__EMULATIONPROS__ that's really good
Link?
@jw2par it's on aliexpress
Hi
Can you plug it into a TV or does it have to plug into a laptop pc 🤔
@@TheSolo38 has to be put in a pc or laptop
@@Cellis2444what happens if you plug it into your tv?
Hi, please do you know if there is also some similar HD for android tablet? I would like to upload such a comprehensive collection to my android tablet with the same UI.
Hi I dont think there is unfortunately. i tried doing a similar project on my lenovo tablet and it didnt work
@@Cellis2444what did you try exactly & what went wrong?
I downloaded individual emulators on my Pixel & a lot of stuff runs a lot better than I expected given its only a 6a. my only stink is Google decided to leave USB-C to HDMI out!! 😤 any recent tablet should be able to do the same.
I use Daijishō as the front end which does a respectable job but it is nowhere even close to the refinement Batocera Linux is! (which is a full on gaming OS not just a pretty GUI) - managing your collection on Android is kinda a pain.
Can you add your own games?
@@NotoriousPIGE not sure, I haven't tried
Which is the better option kinhank? Or krissmod?
Sorry for asking but does it contain Silent Hill 3?
@@SlurpyPie I'm not too sure sorry
@@Cellis2444 That's all good thanks anyway bro. I'm just grateful Silent Hill 2 is on there at least so I might consider getting it.
Did it have streets of rage remake?
@@GalaxySega-yv5yh no
@Cellis2444 ah! dag namit!
Metalslug doesn't start up in the arcade mode. Someone has a solution?
Still trying to figure out how to get it to boot up on an Alienware which is basically Dell that uses bios. I have tried several tutorials and nothing seems to work. If anybody has a video out there please let me know
Apparently it's a bit trickier with dell. However it can be done, I did see a video about it. I'll try find it and I'll be back.
th-cam.com/video/dGMLlnbioBs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6qXQtsKX2ZZv43wl
How dk you connect a controller to it
@ZakariyyaaZ you connect the controller to the pc or laptop you're using to boot the drive
Idk y but I can’t get the c stick for GameCube games working with the controller included
Does it have Diddy Kong racing
It doesn’t have ps4 or ps5 update to games
@WatsBoogie no, these consoles are very hard to emulate anyway so you'd need a really beefy pc to do it
Can this be copied to the pcs regular hard drive and played?
I gave this a try, gotta say it didnt work for me
What button do you have to press to exit a game
It's 2 buttons at once. Think on xbox controller it's the logo button and select
every time i try to load the bacotera it just stops at the loading screen saying kinhank is there a way you could help me with this ?
@@soren4540 all I can suggest is contacting the seller
What if you're only interested in a few games or consoles on the device. Can I get rid of the ones that I'm not interested in and replace them with other games.
@larryalmeida3267 not a clue, unfortunately. Look at my video of making your own batocera drive. That would probs be a better one for yourself as you can add your own games on
Is it possible to add more roms to the hard drive?
Can you access the roms?
@@MissJnet haven't tried
I see Batocera parotion only. Can't see Share partition. Any advice?
If i boot, everything failed
Does it have xbox 360 games on it? and how about nintendo switch?
@davidsegura1375 not sure about xbox 360 but I know it has 1 switch game
can you put roms like a sd card
@@ALL4ONE5288 not sure, haven't tried it sorry
Can i connect this thing on my TV or i Need a PC and this thing have Assassin's Creed 1?
@@seby_wgf_ita3859 it needs to be plugged into a pc
Can you put this in a tv ? Resident evil is on?
@@gusro12 you need a pc or laptop to boot from the drive
Can I connect it to my cell phone using a USB HUB?
Hi im gonna ask how to play kinhank and i only use laptop and nothing else
@VincentNallano plug it into the laptop via USB. Boot into the bios and select the drive as the boot device. Mine turns up as a Toshiba hard drive but I assume they just use whatever drive they have available at the time
@@Cellis2444 I tried it but it doesn't shown up via instructions of hdd
Can it work with HDMI
@@LigmABalzz you run it using your pc or laptop so that completely depends on whether they have hdmi out
Dose this work for tv or is it only for pc ?
@@gambetwolverinegambetwolve9738 pc only
Are you able to play on the tv and also what about the controller
hhmm it looks like its an oll hdd ,better to coppy it on to ssd... hmm got an ssd here ..is tzhere any source to get such complete archive file? how full is this hhd?can i download it anywhere?
It’s a console will connect with ps4 remount controller?
is it possible to set the software up on a blank 500gb hard disk drive?
How do you use it
@@oliverwynne7957 plug it into the pc via USB and then boot into that drive in the bios
Can you connect it to the smart TV without a PC and how does that work?
@@binkiebrinkman you need a pc or laptop for it.
@@Cellis2444I just bought one now I need a laptop ? Why
@@deejayredfire4116 because batocera is an operating system. You plug it into a laptop or pc and boot it up
yo I wanna try this thing out
It's on Ali Express pal, plenty of this drive with varying sizes and games on them
Does it come with controllers and all that? And did you play it on your pc or on tv?
@@KT_SUS92 no controller, i plugged in my Series S controller and it worked straight away. Also works with keyboard. It has to be plugged into a pc or laptop that'll let you boot into the bios
it's a great hdd with great games but I would still rather make my own, that way i know the parts are brand new, reliable brands etc
there's no Need For Speed: Underground? 😢
Can you add games?
how do hook the controller too up with the TV or does automatically hook to it
@@Jayrocc66753 you plug the controller into the pc you're running the hard drive from
You didn't see any gen 1 Pokemon games because you were browsing GB color games. Red and Blue were released on the original GB and pocket 🙂
really? I had no idea lol. I had them for the GBC so probs why i made that mistake
how is that thing legal
That’s the fun part it’s not
@@sanetax4967 he he he
@@Andre-and-stuff that's a great question...... I have no idea lol
You must be fun at parties
How do you connect it to ether the TV or PC???
How would I go about adding games on it?
How do you get it working?
@sarmisavu plug it into a pc or laptop, go to the bios and select the USB drive as the boot devoce
Says on FB plugs straight into TV via HDMI but do you still need a pc?
Pc needed
Could you add roms to it I wonder?
You can if you delete and make room
Bro that hdd still need computer tonplay or just plug and play, cause i have low specs computer
@@rezahasny9036 yeah it needs a computer
@@Cellis2444 what is minimum requirement i'm using gtx 900 series i try using switch emulator it doesnt work well sometimes got freeze
My problem with this i dont want the top games 😢 cuz there are games i longer can find
Do you know if I plug this into my Xbox would I be able to use the emulator on there?
@FUTURE_CRASHOUT no idea sorry, I do know there are plenty of videos on YT of people using a series s for emulation so I'd give some of them a look maybe
@@Cellis2444 thank you
I really want to know if it has kingdom hearts on PS2 and ps3
Does It stucking in a game? Does It have super mario bross 3?
Does it have grand theft auto 5?
it does not, that's too recent
does it have GTA
Does it gave xenoblade chronicles x?
Hi if you play the game how to come back out to main menu?
Does this have shadow the hedgehog or sonic heroes?
How do you add more games to it plz
Does this have Mr. Do !
Is there a way this can be used on a tv?
Yes if you have a old laptop
Hi just found your video can you run this on Nvidia shield tv
@@gokai100 sorry, never tried to do this
Will this pair well with nvidia pro ?
@@TheMexicanSlayer6664 no idea, if its not a pc or laptop then probably not
@@Cellis2444 it can plug straight into a tv what I ment was is it powerful enough to play all the games
@TheMexicanSlayer6664 I'm not sure, my mini pc plays up to ps2 on it. There aren't many games above the PS2 platform on it though
How do u set it up with a asus pc
After some tinkering I got mine to RUN on 2 different PC's BUT none of the games run? I had a heck of a time finding my Logic Tech controller, would not work with my X Box controllers, and still not 100% configured, but when I launch ANY game the load screen - a zoom in of the game sample image comes up and then after 10 seconds BACK to the main menu. WHAT AM I MISSING????
Same with me. Still I need to find a solution.
Can you plug this to a smart TV
Yes you can with special equipment
Yes
Does it have gta 5 ??
@@Yt_beast_ANIME nope
Could I please get the link I want one so bad
@Spoederman_gt I'm not gonna post a link because I'm not sure if being from different countries could do something to the link. But if you search 'kinhank' on Ali Express its one of the 1st listings
Can you download games on it
Is there gta 5 in that
@aquaf4evr507 no, I've played GTA San Andreas on it, but no newer gta games than that
Can you save your progress for games that take time to finish like GTA San Andreas or resident evil??
yeah it saves games
Dose it have mk9 plzz tell me
@@Peci-y6s no it does not
link?
Link pleas
Does it have gta 5
That's why I got one
But the graphics in games is good ?
@karolnistor5263 as long as your pc or laptop can handle it, it'll play the same as back when they were released. You may be able to upscale the graphics too if your pc candle it
i agree with your conclusion of the drive speed being at fault; that is going to be your bottleneck every time with a mechanical drive so although it does have ps3 and switch stuff on it its probably unrealistic to expect them to work
yeah i agree entirely. I'd rather pay 2-3 times more to have an ssd instead.
Could this be backed up/copied to a 500gb ssd?
@@steeboh i reckon so, all the files seem to be there when you view it as a storage drive in windows
I boot ps3 titles off a 6TB HDD no problem. keep in mind the original media is a bluray disc!
@@udance4ever Yes this is a good point, a blue ray only reads data at 4.5 meg anyway. the difference is the spin up speed though. A laser will pull data at a steady rate where as a mechanical doesn't as it relies on many variables - RPM of the plate, side of the chunks being read.
A 4.5 meg blueray disk will always pull data at a more stable rate
Does it have gta5 in ps3 emulator
@@lakshabhedhn6193 no
Drop shipping AND a shitty product that’s wild
DO NOT BUY. Will not plug and play into TV as advertised. I have a new LG smart TV and nothing. I'm gutted and want my money back.
@@joocaddie it's wrong that they describe it like that. It needs putting into a laptop or pc
Bro 1 Xbox hand & 1 ps3 games is sad