/diy/ - Do It Yourself

PS2 to PC gaming bay device
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first image is completely finished

1) started with a cheap, $4 plastic 5.25" bay to 3.5" hdd bracket. Chose this cuz I knew I would need to trim and sand it plus it was like $10 less than the metal one

2) Took the top off my PS2 which is useless anyhow so I have a sexy, topless, working PS2. Very VERY carefully cut out that front panel bit because it would be very hard and very expensive to find another PS2 in this good of condition. Success! I didn't break it.

3) After trimming to length and sanding those jaggedy edges to make that panel part totally flat on the back on the two ends and trimming and plentifully sanding the bracket, I readied them for attaching via hyper glue (special quick-set hobby cement).

4) Practiced aligning the front plate to the bracket by positioning the PS2 controller to USB adapters on the base of the bracket to the controller ports on the face plate then glued the all down, and did some touch-up sanding. I also took that SONY logo from the other end of the front of the PS2 and trimmed/sanded it and the face plate to fit it where it is.

5) I had to trim the outer casing of the PS2 controller adapter to the actual prongs would stick out through the face plate a bit so it would line up exactly as it does on an original console (as you can see in the first pic close up).

Those memory card slots have the original mechanism in them so the still push in and flip up as they do. I was going to put a pair of PS2 memory card to USB adapters in there but they were relatively expensive for such a cheap project and I would really only use them like once plus I only have like 3 PS2 game saves, none of which I could care less about so basically a useless waste of money. Posted this in DIY before once and someone recommended putting some USB ports in there so may do that.