I Bought Two RARE "TEST" PS2's But They're Broken - Let's Try To Save Them!

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  • @Tronicsfix
    @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Xbox One Dev Kit Repair Video: th-cam.com/video/N2Ti1tKObEw/w-d-xo.html

    • @gargaj
      @gargaj ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Repeating my comment from there: That's not an Xbox One (Durango) devkit, but an Xbox Series X (Scarlett) one.

    • @fortnitegamerandmore4694
      @fortnitegamerandmore4694 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hey is there a way to fix a mounting bracket for a amd ryzen 5 2600 with a cool master fan and heat sink with latch for a a320mh motherboard if a bracket with the latch breaks off for heat also love your video they help alot

    • @codyisrude
      @codyisrude ปีที่แล้ว

      That 40gb drive was pretty much made for FF11 online but some other games did allow for data installs i think resident evil outbreak was one of the games so things could load faster and reduce ping online
      I think a secondary plan was they were really going hard on the idea that your ps2 could also be a linux operating system pc much like how ps3 had otherOS at one point
      Sonys idea with ps2 really was one living room device that can do everything your computer can do hence why microsoft created the og xbox to save themselves from losing the pc market which at the time was heading into the living room

    • @310_Latchkey_kid
      @310_Latchkey_kid ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't trip Steve! The motto is "fix it until it's broken" even more!! 😄

    • @trevland1303
      @trevland1303 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      8:39 you know, if you take it that ban off your disc tray you could boil it with hot water and it will shrink back normal size and when you done with that ban, you can put back in the disc tray it will work great okay 👍

  • @KosmoCrisis
    @KosmoCrisis ปีที่แล้ว +176

    At Sony, we used to have a room called the "Soak Test" room where these TEST PS2s would be used to run soak tests for multiple revs of a title on a different screens over night. This room was always very hot due to 30 or so consoles in there. This is awesome.

    • @sirflimflam
      @sirflimflam ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I'm not sure what campus you were on but I remember that room in the San Diego offices. :)

    • @KosmoCrisis
      @KosmoCrisis ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@sirflimflam FC FPQA I was sentence to 5 years of SOCOM.

    • @sirflimflam
      @sirflimflam ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@KosmoCrisis Boy that's a lot of SOCOM. MotorStorm had me in its clutches for basically years as well between other occasional projects, as the base game and DLC dragged on

    • @KosmoCrisis
      @KosmoCrisis ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sirflimflam SOCOM Confrontation patch 1.50 was the last thing we completed before being laid off in 2009. They need to bring back Motorstorm and SOCOM.

    • @francesquare8708
      @francesquare8708 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KosmoCrisissocom is awesome

  • @adriane.8654
    @adriane.8654 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    The second PS2 is not really fixed: The disc tray doesn't fully opens and closes back after a brief period of time. You'll notice the blue blinking light, it will stop blinking when the disc tray is fully opened or fully closed. Great video, I enjoy watching you repair all kind of stuff. :)

    • @knightofastora1324
      @knightofastora1324 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah I notice he had to insert a portion of the disk into the console in order to actually get it fully into the disc tray at the end there. Still works better than before though

    • @Jr0890
      @Jr0890 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Doesn’t look fixed to me…adding grease to an issue where no grease is needed seems a little like halfway fixed if you didn’t really find the issue why it’s stopping in the first place

    • @williamv0242
      @williamv0242 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Jr0890 adding grease to the sliding plastic bits can help mechanical parts move more smooth and quiet BUT it should indeed not be needed to fix the issues especailly when there is no sign that any lubrication came from the factory

    • @jacksonmcquade7888
      @jacksonmcquade7888 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I noticed that too, did he test it with the original one off camera or something because if the white pieces were identical then the original disc tray should have worked.

    • @wasapdoc
      @wasapdoc ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Used to happen to me. It's the piece where you have screws that need to be worked. Can't quite remember but it's a sliding part and there's a certain way to insert it and the tray.

  • @notmyrealname1526
    @notmyrealname1526 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Those aren't dev kits, they're debug units.
    Also, it looks like you can replace the bottom of the melted one with the bottom from a retail 30001.

    • @aethersx2-samsunggalaxys206
      @aethersx2-samsunggalaxys206 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I instantly thought the exact same thing

    • @dustinsteele3069
      @dustinsteele3069 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I assume they have the same outside shell so you're right about that

    • @Bayr0n
      @Bayr0n ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was about to say the same.

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@dustinsteele3069 Those are not even the first and second generation PS2, the on and off bottom was connected with cable and not ribbon with the early model, also did not mount on the top shell, after that the next two model were built with new shell and many design change. 3000(1) means the 3rd generation, (1) for US NTSC region.

    • @mr.electronx9036
      @mr.electronx9036 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dev kits are BIG

  • @Ali-G-2112
    @Ali-G-2112 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I really think it’s worth checking into if there is anything on that hard drive in the second unit. It’s very possible it could have some demos or betas from games that were developed on there and if so would be a great thing to archive for preservation purposes. Love your videos btw

    • @Slobezero
      @Slobezero ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah there could be some really interesting stuff on those, got a ps3 test kit a few years back with a bunch of demos for press with it. The disks had which magazine it was made for printed on it and everything which is kinda funny.

    • @Raytruckable
      @Raytruckable ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Defo got to check that hard drive!!!

  • @TelthDeMont
    @TelthDeMont ปีที่แล้ว +66

    When testing a PS2 you should always test with a PS1 game, a PS2 CD Game (Blue Disk) and a PS2 DVD game (Silver) as it may work for 1 but not the others due to potential laser issue.

    • @Brekicc
      @Brekicc ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't forget he need to connect the 2nd to computer, and copy games for hard drive and try to run them from HDD.

    • @grahamprescott9426
      @grahamprescott9426 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Made the same comment

    • @smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059
      @smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059 ปีที่แล้ว

      My old fat ps2 would always read the dvd games but wouldn’t read dvd movies

    • @BulletproofKuloodporny
      @BulletproofKuloodporny ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@Brekiccthe HDDs use a non standard filesystem he has to use PFS browser or something like that

  • @deathbyzombiefilms
    @deathbyzombiefilms ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Note: when testing PS2's (both phat & slim models) test ALL types of discs to ensure it works. The PS2 play PS1 games, PS2 CD games (black & blue games) and PS2 DVD games (Silver). The lasers have different pots, voltages and etc for each type so its EXTREMELY common to work with 1 or 2 types and not work the others. Until that is done, there is no gurentee that these are fully working.
    Also if you replace the laser and the console still refuses to read all or certain types of discs use a program called PMAP to essentially recalibrate the console/disc drive to the new laser. PMAP will get 9/10 new lasers to work if after a change they still don't work!

    • @PvtHudson
      @PvtHudson ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you send me a link to this PMAP thing? I can't find it. I've had mixed luck with replacement lasers and would love to learn more about this.

  • @justinlira1841
    @justinlira1841 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    At 13:10 the fan connector goes on top not underneath the plate. Thats why the tape was there

  • @tomekhbr
    @tomekhbr ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Both of them had still working clock battery, you can tell by the blue circles spinning in "main menu" (when cmos battery is dead, there's no clock running and there is only one blue dot on screen, not moving). Pretty amazing, considering the system age and guarantee seal not voided (so most likely these were not opened before). Acutually these old fat ps2 had more often working original batteries then much newer slim models.
    Great vid as always :)

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I was surprised at how good of condition these were in.

    • @tomekhbr
      @tomekhbr ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Tronicsfix Yes, great units, someone must have been taking good care, especially that judging by the working clock battery, they were used regulary rather then just sitting for long time. I'm not sure whether it makes sense from technical perspective, but from my observations with used ps2 systems, battery is more likely to discharge when system is not used for long time, and to last long if used on regular basis. Ones with dead battery often are in better contition as they weren't much used. Funny thing- last year I bought one ps2 5k series that looked and worked like brand new, also it was exceptionally clean inside. Clock was not running and date was default 1.01.2000, 0:00 so I was preparing to dissasemble the system and change the battery, but when I set date and time, it turned out that it was fine as it remembers time setting with no issues. System was really good looking for a 20 year consolse, and the observation with the battery got me thinking I might have been really lucky to get one in this condition, almost like it was never actually used. Funny how much you can tell (or guess) just basing on this tiny battery condition.

    • @slimsketchy1489
      @slimsketchy1489 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow didn't know about it. I always wondered why on my PS2 it was stuck.

    • @AmphiumHQ
      @AmphiumHQ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tronicsfix yea suprisingly a lot of dev hardware ive seen is usually in way better condition than regular household units 👀

    •  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To remove the static dot youve got to replace battery, then go to clock in settings, select and stand on day press square and x and voilá!

  • @xdragonneonx
    @xdragonneonx ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The grinding noise/slow moving tray is mainly caused by the railing piece under the disc tray not being well lubricated enough. Doesn't have much to do with the gears

  • @CDRaff
    @CDRaff ปีที่แล้ว +58

    One thing to remember about the PS2 is that the laser would get misaligned which would cause it to not be able to read some types of discs. It would be prudent to keep both CD and DVD based games to test them with because the error was so widespread.
    Edit: there was also the voltage issue with the later drives too; where the laser would lose power over time. There are two surface mount pots to adjust the power for each diode.

    • @CrashFan03
      @CrashFan03 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah i was gonna say to make sure to test cd games as well as dvds

    • @ShotokanEditor
      @ShotokanEditor ปีที่แล้ว

      actualy in 39k and 50k models you could change the voltage of the driver with a solder and a cable. 20 years later my ps2 still works-

    • @MrRyanSnyder
      @MrRyanSnyder ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also he literally showed off no aspects of them being devkit ps2s, as in being able to play backups or dev builds. I'm not skeptical of his integrity, but I think he genuinely may have gotten scammed into buying regular PS2's with different shells

    • @ShotokanEditor
      @ShotokanEditor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @MrRyanSnyder well tbh i was working as amodder back then doing modchips on the normal version. I never saw the 3 colored connections

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ShotokanEditor 3 colored connections was from Japan region console and they are early model, you can tell with the protection plate under the laser, I did mod few thousands of different models of PlayStation and Xbox, Wii. What a good time was.😂

  • @blueyez1980
    @blueyez1980 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That transition at 15:12 was very well done. Kudos to the video editor!

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He’s great.

    • @abhitron
      @abhitron ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If only the PS2 was that easy to open lol

    • @X320riginal
      @X320riginal ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

  • @LucaBlightOfHighland
    @LucaBlightOfHighland ปีที่แล้ว +35

    What's interesting about that hard drive is that it's clearly a Maxtor model but with the Sony branding on the sticker, I think it's much rarer than the debug units themselves.

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Original idea of the hard drive add on was for store music or VCD video in the old day as a multimedia player, also sold in limited number, they did have official application disc for it.

    • @whompronnie
      @whompronnie ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jxmai7687 It was probably used much more often as the storage for Final Fantasy XI Online. SquareEnix supported the MMO for at least a decade on the PS2. I remember how often people would mention they had to buy the network adapter just to have the hard drive.

  • @G_Machine_Joe
    @G_Machine_Joe ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love your vids Steve. Take it with a grain of salt, but one thing I learned when servicing copiers was to use water on things like rubber belts, feed tires, etc because alcohol can dry those types of rubber out. We didn't even carry alcohol.

  • @sirflimflam
    @sirflimflam ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Oh man this takes me back!! I used to use these testkits (and later the gigantic PS3 devkits while they were still sorting out ps3 testkits on the ps3 launch) on a daily basis when I worked for SCEA. This particular device isn't actually a devkit per say, since its purpose was mostly for QA meaning we had more booting options and settings we could change. There were literally hundreds of these things lined up side by side at Sony.

  • @Maverick_Jones45
    @Maverick_Jones45 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    Next video should be buying a lot of broken PS2s to see if u can fix them and if u can make money off of it..

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +98

      That would be interesting. Might have to do that sometime.

    • @ilovemynoods
      @ilovemynoods ปีที่แล้ว +22

      A lot of PS3 fats would be cool too!

    • @damascus6480
      @damascus6480 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh I’d buy one! My favorite console is the fat ps2. I have a 39000 that needs a laser replaced n the disc tray fixed, but idk how to calibrate the laser after installation

    • @guaip
      @guaip ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, +1 for the return of the large batch videos!

    • @perish1n
      @perish1n ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You should get a bunch of PS2 Slims
      the laser goes bad so there is plenty of them for cheap

  • @SlamdalfTheGrey
    @SlamdalfTheGrey ปีที่แล้ว +34

    It's awesome that these aren't region locked, it's like the ultimate PS2

    • @kbhasi
      @kbhasi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for the test system PS3 that was shown in someone else's video.

    • @RJ-x
      @RJ-x ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why if I May ask? why is it better then the normal one

    • @nicekeyboardalan6972
      @nicekeyboardalan6972 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He said it right there, no region lock.

    • @Sestain
      @Sestain ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kbhasi I'm pretty sure PS3 was region free as retail

    • @tomekhbr
      @tomekhbr ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@Sestain I think it was region free for ps3 games, but still region locked for backwards compatilbe ps1 games (and ps2 as well on system that were compatible with ps2)

  • @TheChaoticWolf
    @TheChaoticWolf ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome! I've always wanted one of these. They're not devkits, but debug kits, though they were used together with devkits during game development to test games

  • @Night_Owl_4668
    @Night_Owl_4668 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In your defense that the PS2 fan connector is pretty flimsy(and seems to be a commonissuenowaday), fan was wayyy too snug, and the wires for the fan are too thin for my liking.
    A few weeks back I ended up pulling a fan wire, but found a replacement on Amazon that has thicker wires, much quieter, and a 3D printed bracket since the new one is external.

    • @ffftube-le8np
      @ffftube-le8np ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep I think most surface mount connectors similar to that one were not soldered down well on ps2 phat. I've ripped one off as well using a tiny tiny bit of force.

  • @ccollinsworthov
    @ccollinsworthov 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The first one the motor probably could use a good cleaning or better yet install a new motor for the disc drive.

  • @Shadic84
    @Shadic84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was only 2 days ago I took my old PS2 FAT apart to give it a much needed refurbishment and it’s running well

  • @RJenkins6586
    @RJenkins6586 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This takes me back, I rebuilt a insane amount of PS2's back in the day.

  • @Thailerr
    @Thailerr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you pulled out the Cabela's disk I was transported me to a completely seperste part of life! I'm like 7 and I remember me and my cousins playing dangerous hunt ALL day and just taking turns on hunts. So awesome

  • @jareddoesstuff358
    @jareddoesstuff358 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man....1000 dollars for basically the same hardware of something I used to get from thrift stores for 5 bucks or out of dumpsters like half a decade ago. Even normal fat ps2's have skyrocketed in price lately. And I used to not even be able to give them away!

  • @timehunter9467
    @timehunter9467 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The drive slowing towards being fully open was a feature, thought it was so cool.

  • @TheCod3r
    @TheCod3r ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how they even kept the font the same for the "TEST" text lol

  • @TimidSylveon
    @TimidSylveon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:05 That gut-wrenching feeling that you've done the same thing you've warned others about haha! Know it all too well and the whole "it happened to me too..." realisation XD.

  • @AlDim000
    @AlDim000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That DVD tray still isn't fixed. You need to put way more grease on it, especially where the metal rod goes on the side of the tray. You need to take the rod out, clean everything, and then grease it up.

  • @spywarefinder
    @spywarefinder ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these repair videos! I have a DTL-H30001 and it’s unique as it has a tilt motor which I hear every time the debugging station is turned on or reset!

  • @Nazasu
    @Nazasu ปีที่แล้ว +3

    PS2's are amazing. IMO nothing in this world better than a perfectly working PS2. Such a great console with great games.

    • @Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism
      @Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism ปีที่แล้ว

      That's just nostalgia. The modern consoles are of course far superior. The ps2 had the golden era of arcade racers though but the modern ps3, ps4 and ps5 are much better machines.

  • @RileySkye100
    @RileySkye100 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Trust me, accidentally ripping the connector of the fan is pretty common when you get into PS2 repairs. It's happened to me more times than I care to admit. I've always tried to steer clear of doing deep cleans for the PS2 because of the fan. Even the tweezers iFixit includes doesn't really help in getting the connector out. Like as though the two plastic components bonded together over time.

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว

      some people try to fix it themself and end up damaged more, we have to solder a little extension cable sometime.

  • @dougfromniu
    @dougfromniu ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the things that someone should do is measure and sketch up these plastic pieces in a cadd software so that if you ever need these pieces you can just 3d print one. Would make repair easier

  • @slaytallica136
    @slaytallica136 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact the harddrive is Sony branded, it may have a test build(s) on it. Definitely worth having someone check out.

  • @kulilin3104
    @kulilin3104 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember, my fat PS2 had the same exact issue with the disc drive not coming out. I sent that one in for repair. Later, I found a fat PS2 in a dumpster with yet again, the same disc drive issue. That one I actually repaired, since I had no warranty on it. I always thought the drive issue was definitely more widespread.

  • @tnaplastic2182
    @tnaplastic2182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *You got an original HDD! You could help us out with dumping an image, compressing it and uploading it for us to analyze!!!*

  • @jumper55ful
    @jumper55ful ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the network and HDD initally happened for Final Fantasy XI online and Everquest online....god those were the days

  • @Allerka
    @Allerka ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I could buy one of these. One would fit in nice with my PS1 and PS3 debug consoles.

  • @dawn1berlitz
    @dawn1berlitz ปีที่แล้ว +7

    you might be able to use a bottom from a broken ps2 to replace the one that has some melted plastic

    • @SylintKnight
      @SylintKnight ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking the same thing.

  • @KyleGP
    @KyleGP ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a tip, add some WD-40 or deoxit to those fan connectors (or any like it) to lubricate the connector so it slides out easier when trying to remove them.

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha, it was the easiest broken part like so many people open the console by themself, the right way is flip it upside done and unscrew, there bottom cover have nothing to connect with, after remove the cover and the power supply, then can see and disconnect the fan cable.

  • @matt25876
    @matt25876 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see Steve follows the good old fixer adage.. "If it's broken, break until it's fixed" 😂

  • @BowsettesFury
    @BowsettesFury ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was pretty cool, never seen a PS2DK before.

  • @paulnewhouse5126
    @paulnewhouse5126 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That hard drive you scored inside number 2 could be worth a fortune to the right homebrew developers.

    • @GLAAAAAR
      @GLAAAAAR ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, if it has dev builds on it for sure. It is a 40gb drive, though, which is the same size as the ffxi drive. There's a chance it was just someone using it for retail games later on.
      Legit network adapters are always nice finds anyway.

    • @El_IsraPS2
      @El_IsraPS2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not much use...
      It will have similar contents than a retail HDD

    • @El_IsraPS2
      @El_IsraPS2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@GLAAAAARno...
      You could expect to find dev builds of games on the DTL-T14000 HDD, but not on that HDD....

  • @Jobobn1998
    @Jobobn1998 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The disk drives on those PS2s were just so prone to failure; I'm really surprised the ones there were even repairable.

  • @fu1r4
    @fu1r4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will never buy a console until the manufactures make it easy to take out the disc drive, make it easy to increase storage, make it easy to change clock cell, make it easy to clean the fan/heat sink. You shouldn't have to open the whole console for so simple things.

  • @TheRageLivesOn
    @TheRageLivesOn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that second one still has a slight problem. the drive isn't supposed to go back in by itself and the blue light on the eject button is supposed to stop blinking when you open the tray, so something is still keeping that from fully opening

  • @heavyarms55
    @heavyarms55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man the PS2 is quaint these days but it was such a big deal when it was new. Sony really nailed it shipping a DVD player that had such good video games too. And I'm serious, to this day I'm convinced that's why PS2 was such a success. Because it cost less than standalone DVD players from the same era, AND it played video games AND even regular CDs too. It was super versatile and I absolutely used all 3 aspects a ton back in the day!

  • @pyroslev
    @pyroslev 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These two were spotless compared to the one I bought off a co-worker. (We had a serious discussion about it after) Amazing how simple these are relative to their PS5 descendants but how robust. I did the Noctua fan swap, upgraded the HDD holder to work with SATA and a 1 TB SSD as well as a DEEP clean. Now we have the console we deserved all those years ago. I play it more than I do the XBOX Series S and PS4.

  • @BoomerTech
    @BoomerTech ปีที่แล้ว

    Had one of these back in 2003, not a clue where it went but amazed how much they go for now

  • @princegroove
    @princegroove ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow! Fascinating vintage hardware. I have a mint PS2 slim complete in box that appears to work except that it won’t read discs, unfortunately.

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, that's cool that you have one in good condition still in the box. Bummer about the disc drive though.

    • @CautionusJay
      @CautionusJay ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Easy fix, just either clean or replace laser

    • @andyo1872
      @andyo1872 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      PS2 slims are well known for laser issues.. (you can try load a game from USB drive , network drive or memory card to SD card mod )
      "early" versions of PS2 slim did not have laser current limiter...thus burning lens (by overheating lens) and laser itself.
      later versions fixed it by adding current limiter go through the laser but they removed additional ide device function from the PCB.
      IDE device mod is only available on PS2 slim SCPH-7000x

    • @deathbyzombiefilms
      @deathbyzombiefilms ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A laser is super super easy to replace, and is fairly cheap. I would definitely recommend to give it a shot as typically all it needs is a new laser.

    • @princegroove
      @princegroove ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andyo1872 Thx!

  • @ilovemynoods
    @ilovemynoods ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I took apart my PS2 fat a few weeks ago and the fan was super difficult to unplug. I was afraid I would rip it off the board too, but I actually managed not to! Unfortunately, I did manage to strip a screw pretty badly the 2nd time I took it apart to check something and ended up having to drill it out... I don't know how I managed to get that screw so tight but I was so upset with myself. Thankfully, I didn't break anything in my drilling efforts and frustrations....

  • @jxmai7687
    @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun fact: HD kit were sold only in Japan for limited number, it is not a test build, t was called hard drive and network connection kit, original idea was work as multimedia center, the network connection for transfer media, also can play point to point network games.

  • @robert1975031
    @robert1975031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it was nice to see these, especially one with the hard drive, that was actually a kit sold by sony that allowed you to run linux on the ps2. I was surprised to see that hard drive was still in it, though I'm guessing it was wiped.

  • @seguramlk
    @seguramlk ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I had never seen a PS2 DevKit before, Steve. You got a piece of history right there 🗿🍷

  • @alexj.f.kennedy6084
    @alexj.f.kennedy6084 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loved to see this video. I have spent so much time fixing up my own PS2's I have at home I felt right at home seeing the disassembly here. When I tried to fix an SCPH-50004 I managed to rip out the fan connector just like you did lmao, it was my starting point to start to learn soldering and after a while I was confident enough to solder it back on. I also applied super glue on the connector for good measurement. Currently trying to fix the DVD drive on my own PS2 I am using (it is 22 years old at this point) since it does a lot of grinding. I manged that it reads games again tho so that was a good first step, I went by with softmodding it and loading games of a harddrive so yeah. Also that original Networkadapter and the original Sony-Harddrive are rather rare these days so they should add like another 100 bucks onto the price you could sell them for.

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good to know I'm not alone in ripping that fan connector off, lol. Thanks for your comment. It's great to hear from someone else who cares about this old stuff. Sounds like you've got some nice PS2's.

    • @alexj.f.kennedy6084
      @alexj.f.kennedy6084 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Tronicsfix haha yeah the PS2 is my childhood so to speak, I grew up watching my father playing his favorite games which become my favorite games as well and the one console I am using actually is that one he used to use. He got another one because of the DVD drive issue, I took it to tinker around with it. The PS2 where i ripped the fan connector off actually was saved by me, I originally intended to buy it for 10€ but then the listing went away and they claimed they put it out to the e-waste. I asked if its still there regardless and then got it for free. All it needed was the laser adjusted, but dummy me made it worse by ripping the connector out while cleaning. The console is now with a friend of mine allowing her to play some classics :D

  • @enzoperruccio
    @enzoperruccio ปีที่แล้ว

    This sure brings back some memories of fixing my ps2 some 13 years ago. First a capacitor on the board overheated and made a hole in the bottom case, then the flex cable for the front connectors broke, then the fan died and i had to tape one to the outside and finally the disc drive stopped reading.
    Considering how expensive they are nowadays i probably should've kept it and fixed it properly. Didn't even bother checking the disc drive before tossing it out and i kinda regret it now.

  • @maxalmonte14
    @maxalmonte14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how this man only want to fix those consoles and make money instead of obsessing over and collecting every single thing.

  • @stpworld
    @stpworld ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe I got lucky my childhood ps2 continues to work it’s made in Japan and always reads ps2 games

  • @tspawn35
    @tspawn35 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The network card is needed to get an ide hdd connected to the ps2. Which the only official game that actually used it was Final Fantasy 11 and the servers were taken offline a while ago. However, people in the modern day play ps2 games directly off the hdd due to it being way more reliable then the disc drive.

    • @nononymous
      @nononymous ปีที่แล้ว

      it also was sell with the Linux kit, that required that specific HDD (or one authorized by Sony)

  • @Andre-nn3tu
    @Andre-nn3tu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve seen people switch the PS2s to a noctua fan and it makes it quieter and more efficient. They also have a kit to switch the ps2 to hdmi and it scales and renders it for HD tvs. If you ever work on them again you should look into an upgrade

  • @Ilanvain
    @Ilanvain ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s very neat to find these and see them in action
    Great video btw!

  • @M1LAD81
    @M1LAD81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm here because this time you broke something, Steve. But hey you fixed it.....with my supervision 😂

  • @zahidshabir4038
    @zahidshabir4038 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how he just brushed over the fact that the first one he showed off was discounted for having a ton of melted plastic on the side and said the only problem seems to be the disc drive comes out slower towards the end

  • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
    @MyRegardsToTheDodo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To fully test it, see if it also reads a ps1 game. Those PS2s had different lasers for CDs and DVDs.

  • @tenminutetokyo2643
    @tenminutetokyo2643 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah yes, used to use them daily when I worked on PS2 @ Sony 20 years ago.

  • @marcbusby3625
    @marcbusby3625 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ps2 hdd adapter makes it extremely easy to softmod that ps2 btw...... With the right software you can modify it so that you can backup games directly onto the hdd and play them back. Far superior to the ps2 slim softmod as its able to use sata speeds as apposed to the usb 1.1 that the ps2 had

  • @Serftie
    @Serftie ปีที่แล้ว

    Geez, just realized tronics is almost at 1.5 million subs, awesome to see the channel so big, I used to watch you way back when you were at 20K

  • @fmdof
    @fmdof ปีที่แล้ว +1

    last time I went thrifting, i found a huge stack of wii games. got excited. as i got closer, all cabellas hunting games. theres tons of those games apparently.

  • @tambias
    @tambias ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice tip i got off an old Sony bench tech.give the drive belts a rub with some acetone and it brings them back to life,he used to do this on the old laserdisc machine drive belts.

  • @just_a_stump
    @just_a_stump ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ofc orange goes with green. Everybody knows Michelangelo is the best Turtle

  • @BeardedCollectables
    @BeardedCollectables ปีที่แล้ว

    I took apart many PS2's back in my mid teens, to repair or paint them. Very familiar with them and theyre annoying ribbon cables for the power and eject buttons, that were fixed into the lid. But fortunately later models they built it into the rest separate from the lid. 😅

  • @FadedSparkx86
    @FadedSparkx86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man the old FF XI online hard drive 🥰

  • @zachyontosh7587
    @zachyontosh7587 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A heat gun will get that sticker off without ruining the sticker

  • @aka-chi_hurron
    @aka-chi_hurron 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As soon as i saw that white piece you had to replace, i thought that would be a great candidate for 3d printing replacement parts!

  • @50TBRD
    @50TBRD ปีที่แล้ว

    I've had 2 fat Test Units and 1 slim Test Unit. Bought them all when prices were much cheaper. Surprised to see they went up so much.

  • @Moa_Smug
    @Moa_Smug ปีที่แล้ว

    That transition at 15:12 was really smooth

  • @CNC-Time-Lapse
    @CNC-Time-Lapse ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember working for a dev company when the XBox Connect was in dev and we got our Connect dev kit. haha Same with the massive Microsoft Surface tables. :-D

  • @laurafort5882
    @laurafort5882 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never seen a test ps2 before, really love watching your videos

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hadn't either until I bought these, lol

    • @laurafort5882
      @laurafort5882 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tronicsfix when you play it with friends you could say wanna play some test and they would be so confused lol 😂

  • @Penfold8
    @Penfold8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You might be able to salvage the void sticker with some IPA. Use a blunt syringe and squirt IPA as you gently peel it. After the IPA evaporates you can restock the sticker to the case.

  • @valentasdobrovolskis9014
    @valentasdobrovolskis9014 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember when this chanel actualy was a TronicsFix, now its just a TronicsClean. He is literaly buying working stuf and just cleans it or changes thermal paste.

    • @brahtrumpwonbigly7309
      @brahtrumpwonbigly7309 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really his fault when he buys stuff in unknown state of disrepair

  • @thundergodthor1384
    @thundergodthor1384 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Tronicsfix Make sure to check the hdd. There could be a game build that might have been in dev on it or some other gaming history would hate to lose it if there is any.

    • @FR4M3Sharma
      @FR4M3Sharma ปีที่แล้ว

      He won't read this comment.

  • @beardedretroguy6428
    @beardedretroguy6428 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That hard drive and network adapter leads me to believe that the original owner of that PS2 played Final Fantasy 11, since the PS2 kit came with that hard drive and network adapter in order to be able to play on the PS2. I had a friend who played PS2 version for YEARS before finally being forced to move to PC when they discontinued PS2 services for the game.

  • @freshrot420
    @freshrot420 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man, I thought you wrote TEST on them for the thumbnail! Pretty neat they made em like that.

  • @MrMattDat
    @MrMattDat ปีที่แล้ว

    I cut my teeth in game repair on PS2 and the network card/HDA upgrade is awesome. You could find the network cards, but that is the first OEM Sony drive I've seen. The upgrade came with a couple of full games installed (up to 3?). I added a lot of hard drives to PS2s all the time (aftermarket software allowed for larger HDAs and many more games to be stored). Man, I haven't thought about this stuff for years!!!

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and the PS3 with HDD upgrade mod took over after.

  • @MdeMattos
    @MdeMattos ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steve's the type of guy to use IPA to wipe his butt. There we go... all clean!

  • @bbz149
    @bbz149 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heat the seal with a hairdryer, peel off slowly and they come away without voiding them! 🙂

  • @ThatGuyThatCommentedOn_A_Video
    @ThatGuyThatCommentedOn_A_Video 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You can remove those warranty stickers without damaging them with low heat and isopropyl alcohol. I have done it many times when working on ps2s.

  • @mrnapolean1
    @mrnapolean1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure what the official purpose of the hard drive was back then but the purpose that I know of is running homebrew/bootleg/archived games off of it. The only thing you had to do to the console is wither do the hardware modification (permanament) or order a memory card (or make your own) that had the bootable firmware on it (can revert to factory by pulling the memory card out.) Depending on your OS/Firmware you used you can load games onto it from USB or you can dump the contents of a game on a disc onto the hard drive (which is what I did). Playing from the hard drive is much faster then playing from the disc. load times are faster and you don't wear out the disc drive with heavy use. (Think of it as a precursor to the PS3)
    The only problem of doing this nowadays is finding a good reliable IDE hard drive is next to impossible as they don't make them anymore. If you can find a IDE to Sata/SD card adapter that will fit the PS2s Network adapter you could try that. The spacing between the power and the IDE connector has to match the Network card

  • @thisisabsurd7420
    @thisisabsurd7420 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually own a fully functional one of these still. Sadly, not one of the ones capable of running burned disks, but having a region-lock free console is still great. Not a dev kit though, at least not without being attached to oversized tool system as well. These were just debugging units on their own. none of these can run retail DVDs from ANY region though.

  • @SylvesterAshcroft88
    @SylvesterAshcroft88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's interesting how many rare playstation consoles are floating around out there, and they mostly seem quite similar to the original hardware, compared to the weird devkits nintendo used, especially for the Wii.

  • @TheSpotify95
    @TheSpotify95 ปีที่แล้ว

    14:18 The Network Card adds 10/100 Ethernet to a PS2, as well as being able to expand the memory with a hard drive.
    So the main reason why anyone would add one of these is so they could store games, or expand their memory cards, using a hard drive. Remember that PS2 memory cards (that plug into the front of the console) are only 8MB each.
    14:37 There we go, a Sony branded hard drive. It seems to be a 40GB IDE disk. (The Playstation 2s used IDE.)

  • @RexRude99
    @RexRude99 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had one of these systems for a while. Got it from a garage sale. Then I sold it.

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว

      They're interesting. Did you make money on it?

    • @RexRude99
      @RexRude99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tronicsfix I probably made $150 on it? Maybe $200. The best part was that it could play games on burned discs. Not that I'd do that. :)

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol, of course you wouldn't. That's an awesome deal!

  • @mrjsv4935
    @mrjsv4935 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice fixes. My (ordinary) Fat PS2 disc door makes sometimes the "TRR" sound while opening, so good to see what kind of mechanism it has in this video. I think I'll try lubricating it first.

  • @adamruss656
    @adamruss656 ปีที่แล้ว

    You didnt need to take it all apart to clean the rollers. Easy access through the top like you ended up doing anyway. Plus you can test it while everything is still connected

  • @postalbilly80
    @postalbilly80 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The one with the HDD is like the one i bought with the final fantasy bundle back in the day.

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was the network card with it allow you play against other player with Final Fantasy one to one.

  • @setoae86
    @setoae86 ปีที่แล้ว

    FYI, you can easily take off these warranty stickers easily without damaging by heating the sticker with the heatgun or hair dryer.....it comes off intact and not leave the void side of the sticker

  • @Zanarkand_0
    @Zanarkand_0 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I regret not buying one of these when I had the chance years ago when I saw one on eBay.
    Back then, I assumed that retail discs wouldn't work. I wish I actually sat there and thought about why it wouldn't.

  • @kforkrish
    @kforkrish ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoa! I never Knew such things existed. Big TEST branding would be a very good artpiece to showcase, man, it's the first time I'm getting jealous of you.😅😅😅

  • @applerepair1138
    @applerepair1138 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You really need to try out Blue & Gold discs in those. The reader eyes stop reading those first before the plain silver ones

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  ปีที่แล้ว

      Really? Good to know. Might have to get some of those.

    • @applerepair1138
      @applerepair1138 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tronicsfix Happy to help! Love your videos!

  • @UltimatelyEverything
    @UltimatelyEverything ปีที่แล้ว

    If i lived closer to Steve he'd be the man i'd send my stuff to if they needed a deep clean or a fix because he's someone i'd trust to get the job done correctly and i'd pay him a good amount of money as well.

  • @SamThe_1st
    @SamThe_1st ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I paid 10 for my ps2 slim to be flashed so it can work on any region
    If that’s what’s the devkit can
    Do 😁