i specifically got a fat PS2 so i could use the internal hard drive for loading games, but it doesnt FUCKING work. all the guides say you should use a PS2 homebrew app to format the drive but ive NEVER seen it actually function. i CAN get it to work, but then when i reboot the console the drive becomes corrupted. the only thing i havent tested is getting a new SATA adapter (i had to replace the guts of the og IDE adapter), but i dont think there's like a chip when converting IDE->SATA unless there is? it was my impression the only things that are shoddy are the aftermarket adapters that are built for SATA.