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gamemaster14
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I know the first gen 246 boards (a and b) use a regular spec ps2 board with a Namco daughter board, so they would be equal to a retail ps2 in spec.
As far as the 246c and the 256, I do not know if the usb ports are even active in the system since they use a JVS I/O on them.
The 246c should be the same spec as the earlier versions but just a single combined motherboard which integrates a ps2 main board and Namco daughter board into one.
The challenge to this would be to run the system in such a mode that would allow an external source to have access to it, I do not know if that's possible, but of course that's all speculation.
As far as the 246c and the 256, I do not know if the usb ports are even active in the system since they use a JVS I/O on them.
The 246c should be the same spec as the earlier versions but just a single combined motherboard which integrates a ps2 main board and Namco daughter board into one.
The challenge to this would be to run the system in such a mode that would allow an external source to have access to it, I do not know if that's possible, but of course that's all speculation.
Appreciate the info, I do happen to have a 246(b), so I wasn't sure if it would work. I am tempted to setup a usb stick however with the fact it doesn't boot into a ps2 OS similar to the 350/360 series not sure if it would even work (or brick).
That's not possible. The system will only boot from a previously valdated dongle. If someone has enough time, they could make such a dongle that would include a menu and would allow to load many games from a HDD. On addition to the donge, you'd need to modify each game so it would boot from a HDD (with file system) insted of RAW HDD or CD or DVD. Looks simple, ehh?
