How To Launch a PS2 Boot Disk and Use It To Play Games Off a External Hard Drive

If you have a hard drive connected into the expansion bay slot inside your ps2 console, you will need to use a ps2 boot disk to play ps2 games off the hard drive. Playing ps2 games from a hard drive is a good alternative to use ps2 game disks because the laser inside the disk drive doesn't get used, so it increases the lifespan of the laser and also makes your ps2 console run quieter because you don't hear the game disk spinning really fast, to load the game.

Instructions:

1)Make sure the ps2 plug is connected into a electrical outlet that is switched on, then press the eject button on your ps2 console. This will make the disc tray eject out, if the tray has a game placed into, remove it and put it back into its plastic cover. 

2)Then insert the ps2 boot disk into the tray and press the eject button, this will close the tray and then press the reset button. 

3)The ps2 boot disk will automatically come on, once reset, once it is loaded it will bring up the "HDloader" main menu, a menu that displays all the games on your hard drive in a list.

4)Choose a game you want to play of your choice, then press "Play" to play games and the ps2 game will boot and load from the hard drive. If you want to install new games onto the hard drive, select "Install" and the installation procedure will begin.