QJ.net Game Discussion - PSP, Xbox, Wii, PS3, PSP Homebrew, and PSP Guides

saddad · 07-25-2005, 09:49 AM

Has anyone tryed to replace the UMD drive with a laptop Hard Disk or an SD card reader?

The UMD drive it's a waste if you don't have enough games :wall:. I would like some removable media with 1GB of space or a fixed 30 - 40 GB storage like a Hard Disk.

¿Is it possible / practical?

Thanks

**bigmace0309** · 07-25-2005, 10:06 AM

i guess it is possible if you could get the psp to recognize the device
i think teamexecuter is working on something in that area

**makarman** · 07-25-2005, 01:47 PM

Noob!
Sadly you can't do that.

**Ciaran_** · 07-25-2005, 01:58 PM

Quote:

I would like some removable media with 1GB of space

Buy a 1gb MS pro duo

C3MKY · 07-25-2005, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ciaran500

Buy a 1gb MS pro duo

Bought one, but like everything else, we all want bigger.

Mojo_LA · 07-25-2005, 03:02 PM

A had a DVD player with a built in Compact Flash card a while back... it was discovered that it was a simple IDE device, so it was hacked and replaced with a hard drive. It worked great and you could fill it up with video and MP3s.

I was wondering if it's possible to do the same thing with the PSP... could the connection/drivers to the memory stick slot be hacked and repaced with a tiny microdrive? I'd happily give up my mem stick in favor of a 4 gig drive!

**aepuppetmaster** · 07-25-2005, 05:07 PM

same micro drives are a good solution, but the only thing im worried about when someone does this (when not if) is the battery life, and heat.

**agent_scarlet** · 07-25-2005, 05:41 PM

Micro drive would need an external power source, unless they were to release an intergrated battery which would power both the psp and the micro drive. Because the memory stick power was never designed to handle such a device.

07-25-2005, 09:49 AM	#1
saddad Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	PSP with Hard Disk Has anyone tryed to replace the UMD drive with a laptop Hard Disk or an SD card reader? The UMD drive it's a waste if you don't have enough games :wall:. I would like some removable media with 1GB of space or a fixed 30 - 40 GB storage like a Hard Disk. ¿Is it possible / practical? Thanks

07-25-2005, 01:47 PM	#3
makarman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Candy Land Posts: 1,582 Trader Feedback: 0	Noob! Sadly you can't do that. __________________ [CENTER] [url=http://www.indepthhacks.info/forums/index.php?][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE="3"][b]The Banned Club[/SIZE][/COLOR][/url] - join or die[/b] [url=http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=3DxJIw6buw61_I3ZGGrrYqoaNz0][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE="3"][b]Blingo[/SIZE][/COLOR][/url] - win stuff while searching Google[/b] [/CENTER]

07-25-2005, 10:06 AM	#2
bigmace0309 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 95 Trader Feedback: 0	i guess it is possible if you could get the psp to recognize the device i think teamexecuter is working on something in that area

07-25-2005, 03:02 PM	#6
Mojo_LA Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 29 Trader Feedback: 0	A had a DVD player with a built in Compact Flash card a while back... it was discovered that it was a simple IDE device, so it was hacked and replaced with a hard drive. It worked great and you could fill it up with video and MP3s. I was wondering if it's possible to do the same thing with the PSP... could the connection/drivers to the memory stick slot be hacked and repaced with a tiny microdrive? I'd happily give up my mem stick in favor of a 4 gig drive!

07-25-2005, 05:07 PM	#7
aepuppetmaster Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 89 Trader Feedback: 0	same micro drives are a good solution, but the only thing im worried about when someone does this (when not if) is the battery life, and heat.

07-25-2005, 05:41 PM	#8
agent_scarlet Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United kingdom Posts: 183 Trader Feedback: 0	Micro drive would need an external power source, unless they were to release an intergrated battery which would power both the psp and the micro drive. Because the memory stick power was never designed to handle such a device.

QJ.net Game Discussion - PSP, Xbox, Wii, PS3, PSP Homebrew, and PSP Guides

PSP with Hard Disk