PS2 HDD Not Appearing In Browser

[lisalover1]

I have been trying to play FFXI on my PS2 online for a couple weeks now, having now acquired all the necessary pieces of the puzzle (Game, Network Adapter, Official HDD). But, the HDD needed formatting, so today, I drove out an hour away to the only person I knew who owned the very elusive PS2 HDD Utility disc to do so. After I drove back and installed PlayOnline to the HDD, the process told me to reboot the system, go to the PS2 storage browser, and boot the game from the HDD. However, when I go to the storage browser for my PS2, all I see are the inserted memory cards. Despite having being formatted properly, and having no issues during the data install, it doesn't show up in the browser. Any ideas on what to do?

[Ziggy]

However, when I go to the storage browser for my PS2, all I see are the inserted memory cards.

I've never played FF11 on my PS2, so I have no experience with this. But you said you only see the memory cards in the browser. No game disc? Maybe you still need the FF11 game disc in the drive?

[lisalover1]

However, when I go to the storage browser for my PS2, all I see are the inserted memory cards.

I've never played FF11 on my PS2, so I have no experience with this. But you said you only see the memory cards in the browser. No game disc? Maybe you still need the FF11 game disc in the drive?

I tried that, too. It should look like this:

[isiolia]

PS2 modded in any way? Formatted the HDD in that system/with the same memory card?

Not sure.

Though, frankly, if you want to actually play FFXI more than booting it up for novelty, get the PC version. PS2 is no longer supported outside Japan and tends to crash on newer content anyway (360 does too, but not as much).

[lisalover1]

PS2 modded in any way? Formatted the HDD in that system/with the same memory card?

Not sure.

Though, frankly, if you want to actually play FFXI more than booting it up for novelty, get the PC version. PS2 is no longer supported outside Japan and tends to crash on newer content anyway (360 does too, but not as much).

It really is just for the novelty. I just want to try the free trial just so I can say I played an MMO on my PS2.

[noiseredux]

Free trial? Please dont make me want FFXI.

[lisalover1]

Free trial? Please dont make me want FFXI.

First you have to get it working. That's the tough part.

[isiolia]

Free trial? Please dont make me want FFXI.

http://finalfantasyxi.com/freetrial/ (though it's very limited)

If he's got a fresh copy of the game it'd have 30 days included as part of the package anyway.

[lisalover1]

So, no ideas on what to do? I don't want to have wasted all this time and money.

[flojocabron]

Im not a real big expert on computers, but:

check and see that the HDD pins arent damaged?

Theres also that little tab that tells a hard drive whether its master or slave?

Get a different hard drive, just to test it out. theres so many out there that can work.

You are already about done with having a soft modded ps2. Get the files on the memory card and play burned games on your PS2.

see if then there your hard drive is still detected or if it detects the modem.

I did the hard drive hack on mine and I've tested out various hard drives on them.

I've used a couple of 40/60/120 HDD and recently left a 250gb in it.

good luck.