PS2 Power Questions

xriverfalconx · Post by **xriverfalconx** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:34 pm

I'm looking into putting my ps2 in my PC and play it from there. Reasons? No reasons really, just looks like a fun project to do on the side of my sega portable and snes portable.

Here is my question: what is the power requirements for the ps2? If it's 12 volts, then I should be okay splicing the power cable and connecting it to a molex and from there to the pc? Also, the video, I would like to run it off the computer monitor as well. Does anyone know of any guides or diagrams around on how to hook up the ps2 av cables to a video card?

I would look it up, but at the present moment, I have a party with my family and I don't have the time to check into it. If no one finds anything by the time the party is finished, I'll start looking myself and share what I find. Just wanted to see if anyone can help me right now. THanks in advance!!!

xriverfalconx · Post by **xriverfalconx** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:20 pm

I read around here and throughout the WWW, and from what I found, I read the following:

Voltage requirements are 8.5v and for the video, just connect it to a video card with an rca input and I should be good to go. Anyone have any objections to me connecting the ps2 to a molex on the pc?

Also, anyone know of a cable that'll let me connect a hdd to the ps2 WITHOUT the network adapter? I don't need the power, b/c it'll be powered by another molex.

Oh, so that you know, I am using a 600W power supply with 9 molex connections.

Please help anyone???

xriverfalconx · Post by **xriverfalconx** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:52 am

Anyone? C'mon...you responded to HotDog Carts posts...this is all legit stuff here.

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:08 pm

hey i don't thinnk it will work

sorry

or atleast it wont work with the video going through the monitor

but the power setup seems possible

Post by **marshallh** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:11 pm

Just get a LM117 I tinhk it is.. An adjustable linear regulator, since you're not running on batteries. Just be sure to provide adequate heatsinking and you'll have to still connect it to a TV.

xriverfalconx · Post by **xriverfalconx** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:36 pm

I feel real dumb...I completely forgot about vga converters. I am bidding on one right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8222021474

As for the power, I'll look into that. What I am going to do is get an extra power supply that's lying around at my job and use that to test things out just so I don't destroy anything else of mine. Thanks peeps!!! =)