Memory Card for PS2

[horseshoes]

I've just acquired a 2nd hand PS2. It works fine but I can't get a memory card to work. A friend gave me 2 memory cards which are a little bigger than the one that was in the machine, but none of them work. Do you think this probem would be easily and cheaply rectified if I took it somewhere to mend? Thank you.

[Daisho]

Sound like the bigger cards are third party memory cards like the AR2 from Datel, these usualy come with a disc which has software on it to make them work properly. what I think you need to do is ask the person who sold you the lot if there is a disc that goes with them.

[bigbrain_biggerego99]

My only guess is that you were sold a cr@ppy PS2 and the memory card slot/reader doesn't work.
I had a similar experience only it was the controller ports. Some metal sticks were bent out of shape. They just needed straightening out.
But this may be different.
First, I suggest you try the official Sony 8MB Memory Card.
You could also try the other memory card slot.
Repair might not do much good though--Unless these people can give a new memory card reader.

Here's an experiemnt though. With the PS3 ('Cos that doesn't have memory cards), there is a PS2 Mem Card to USB adapter. You could plug that in the USB port (It's located to the left underneath the controller ports, near the bottom) and see if it works (Unless your USB ports are cr@p too)

Hope this was helpful
BBBE99

[bigbrain_biggerego99]

Or it was the AR2 card.
But that worked fine straight away with my PS2...

[horseshoes]

Thanks for your answers. Fortunately the PS2 didn't cost me anything. It was left in a friends flat when the tenant did a bunk!