Play. Station 2 Expansion Bay Wikipedia. Play. Station 2 back showing Expansion Bay on SCPH 3. The Play. Station 2 Expansion Bay is a 3. Play. Station 2 replacing the PCMCIA slot used in the models 1. HDD. These peripherals enhance the capabilities of the PS2 to allow online play and other features that were shown at E3 2. Network AdaptoreditThe Network Adaptor was released together with the launch of the Play. Station 2 Network Play service. Two models of the adapter were available one with a dial up modem and an Ethernet jack for broadband. Internet connection sold in North America, and one with only an Ethernet interface sold in Europe and other regions. A start up disc Network Access Disc is included with the Network Adaptor and installs a file on the memory card for connection settings which are accessible by all but one Network Adaptor compatible game. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 was released in November 2. Network Adaptor hardware, but not the software as it was not finalized until much later. The Network Adaptor also provides a Parallel ATA interface and a Molex disk drive power connector to allow installation of a 3. IDE hard disk drive in the expansion bay. The-Sims-2-screenshot-the-sims-2-34330118-1024-768.jpg' alt='Can You Download Sims 2 Without Disk 1' title='Can You Download Sims 2 Without Disk 1' />Slimline Play. Station 2 models have an ethernet port built in, but no hard disk drive interface. However, the first slimline model SCPH 7. IDE connector. This can then be adapted to utilize SATA hard drives. The maximum supported rate is 1. End of octoberYou purchased it in Oct and just now coming out of the woodwork with issues. For one when you buy the game it comes with the codes for each disk. Mbits, at full duplex. It is also backwards compatible with 1. Mbits hardware and configurations. Hard disk driveedit. Play. Station HDD and Network Adapter. The Play. Station 2 Hard Disk Drive PS2 HDD was released on July 1. Japan together with the Network Adaptor and on March 2. North America. It requires the Network Adaptor to connect to the Play. Station 2 and to receive power. The HDD has a 4. 0 GB capacity that can be used by games to reduce load time by putting data on the hard drive temporarily, or back up memory card data. Due to Magic. Gate copyright protection, programs that are bootable directly from the HDD e. Play. Station Broadband Navigator, Play. Online Viewer, Popn Music Puzzle dama Online are keyed to the system when that system installs them. The HDD can be transferred to another Play. Station 2 system and files on the HDD can be accessed, but those specific programs cannot be booted without being reinstalled. Contrary to popular belief, a complete reformat of the HDD is not necessary upon transfer of the HDD between consoles, or else it would not be useful to have the HDD be preformatted and have preinstalled software, as is the case with the North American HDD unit. An HDD Utility Disc is included to allow maintenance of the HDD and in North America, Final Fantasy XI is also included. There are 3. 5 North American games that support the HDD. Unofficial software called HD Loader and the newer HD Advance allow users to copy entire games to the HDD and run them without the discs. These pieces of software also allows using some standard HDDs typically used by a computer in the PS2, however they will not be seen in the browser, or work with games using the HDD. How to Download Sims 3. The Sims 3 was the first game in the series to allow you to download it from the internet instead of having to buy the discs. You can purchase. While some argue that this improves performance and protects the potentially fragile discs, especially from young children, others claim that this only encourages piracy as, in theory, for instance, rented games could be copied and kept forever. North American releases with HDD supporteditESPN NFL 2. K5, NBA 2. K5, ESPN College Hoops 2. K5, ESPN MLB 2. K5, and ESPN NHL 2. K5 use the HDD to improve replays. If the HDD is not installed, static screenshots are shown as replays. With the HDD, full cutscene like replays can be displayed. ESPN NHL 2. K5 has the ability to save files directly to the hard drive. Final Fantasy XI is the only North American game truly dependent on the HDD as it requires various patches and upgrades from Square Enix. Metal Saga installs 1. GB to the HDD to decrease load time and uses the HDD to saveload game instead of Memory Card. MLB 2. K6, 2. K7, 2. K8, 2. K9, 2. K1. HAyZYcXdoW0/URh0mpWtsrI/AAAAAAAAAQs/ar6ghn-Xgec/s1600/the-sims-2-university-20.jpg' alt='Can You Download Sims 2 Without Disk 1' title='Can You Download Sims 2 Without Disk 1' />K1. K1. 2 support saving to the HDD as well as the automatic installation of data for faster loading. NBA 2. K6, 2. K7, 2. K8, 2. K9, 2. K1. K1. K1. 2 support saving to the HDD as well as the automatic installation of data for faster loading. NHL 2. K6, 2. K7, 2. K8, 2. K9 and 2. K1. HDD. RPG Maker 3 installs 3 GB to the HDD to decrease load times. Resident Evil Outbreak both, the original game and File 2 installs 1 GB to the HDD for reduced loading times. SOCOM 3 U. S. Navy SEALs supports additional maps, downloadable via the in game Socom Store. SOCOM II U. S. Navy SEALs supports additional maps, however the files must be copied from a magazine demo disc to the hard drive and cannot be downloaded. SOCOM U. S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault supports additional maps. Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, like its Japanese counterpart, can install 2 GB to the HDD to reduce loading time. The Urbz Sims in the City recognizes when the HDD is installed and allows data to be saved directly to it. Also uses a 5. 12 MB tmp Partition to cache Game Files to speed up load times. The Sims 2 recognizes when the HDD is installed and allows data to be saved directly to it. Also uses a 5. 12 MB tmp Partition to cache Game Files to speed up load times. Network Access Disc 2. K sports titles up to the 2. K9 versions except College Hoops, where it only applies to 2. K6, 2. K7 and 2. K8 versions since there is no 2. K9, also use the HDD to display recorded replays from game action. The-Sims-2-Cover.jpg' alt='Can You Download Sims 2 Without Disk 1' title='Can You Download Sims 2 Without Disk 1' />Without it, stills are shown in NBA games during halftime and the end of the game and no end of inning replays are shown in MLB. 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