What's needed to Transfer Rosters to PS2?

[bamdabarber]

thanks for the help cyclone i needed to know the same information, i have a question can u download the pc software disc youll need or do i have to order it??? i already have the ar max replay evo edition it came with the max drive 16mb...email me if you can [email protected]... or do yo know the name of the software i need to download it seems its hard to get this dam pc max drive software disc.

[firstroundko108]

PLEASE HELP! I have followed all the instructions I could on this forum and through googling, but still no luck with getting the rosters successfully into the game.

I have:
-PS2
-AR MAX PS2 disc
-AR MAX software installed on computer
-regular thumbdrive w/ rosters transferred via AR MAX computer software
-regular PS2 memory card

Problem:
When I start up the PS2 with AR MAX disc, it says "insert your action replay max hardware now."
The thumbdrive light is on, so I know it is working. And all the instructions I have followed said that the AR MAX drive and memory cards are not required.
HELP!

[GillBoldberg]

What format is your thumbdrive? I'm not 100% sure but it might need to be in FAT32 format (for ps3 it has to be so I'm guessing the same for ps2). Let me know if that works.

[firstroundko108]

Thanks for the quick reply GillBoldberg!

I reformatted a couple thumbdrives to FAT32 and loaded the files using the ARmax software on the computer, but still the same dang "insert your action replay max hardware now." I wonder if I should go all out and get the ARmax thumbdrive and memory card, but I'd hate to blow the money if this is an easy fix

Thanks again for the reply!

[GillBoldberg]

Well, I looked around a bit and it seems that some versions of action replay aren't compatible with USB drives. Which is really dumb. The version I have is able to read my old psp (which is FAT32) and my portable HD (which is NTFS) so I'm not sure..

http://www.gamehoof.com/2006/06/06/c...d-games-to-pc/ here's a tutorial I found. Says to format it to FAT16 not 32. Worth a shot. Hopefully it works for you.

[firstroundko108]

Thanks again for trying really hard! I reformatted to the FAT16 and did all the usual stuff to no avail. I think you might be right that some of the AR MAX PS2 discs won't let you use a thumbdrive at all. I suppose I can just shoot for one of the complete AR MAX packages when I have the money unless you think of anything else

[codyb55]

Hey, I'm not sure what I need to update the rosters for 2k5 on PS2. I looked online for videos but there is nothing that I can find. Any help would be great. Thanks

[GillBoldberg]

You'll need an AR Max or the cheap alternative, which I used for years MAX Media.

If you do buy a single disc of the Max Media make sure it says "For PS2" on it, not PC. The PC one is pretty much useless. You drag and drop a roster file (.max) onto a flash drive, stick it in your ps2 with the Max disc and you'll be able to transfer saves to and from your memory cards.