My computer stole my playstation's memory...

Fresh from my log (and yes this is real):

[Guest74156] How can I get my PS2 to work again after connecting it to my PC do I need some memory?
[jaeger] i need some background on what ya just said
[jaeger] but in all honesty, i know exactly jack schitt about ps2s as i dont have one
[Guest74156] I think my PS2 has run out of memory when I connected it to my PC I think the PC has taken it!!
* Looking up Guest74156 user info...
[jaeger] are you joking?
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[jaeger] how did you connect them
[Guest74156] no man I conected it up dow NOTHING
[Dan] hey all
[Guest74156] to the ps2 port
[jaeger] dan, hold onto yer seat this is an interesting one
[Dan] ok
[Dan] was goin on?
[jaeger] [Guest74156] I think my PS2 has run out of memory when I connected it to my PC I think the PC has taken it!!
[Guest74156] can you help me
[jaeger] sorry guest i cant stop laughing here
[Dan] hmm
[jaeger] ok, as far as i know the ps2 and pc dont connect
[Guest74156] man you can laugh but my sister is going to go nuts its her ps2
[jaeger] and if they do it would be by cat5 cable
[Dan] how did you connect them guest??
[jaeger] 74, what kind of cable did you use
[Guest74156] if I put a memory card in the floppy drive can I get the memory back
[jaeger] did the ends look like a mouse cable connector
[jaeger] ok, this is a practical joke
[Guest74156] yes like a mouse cable connector
[jaeger] 74, your playstation is dead
[jaeger] you sent current into a place that should never get current
[Guest74156] why my friend has do it and he siad the PC has taken the memory or somthing
[Guest74156] he siad i should hack my pc to get the memory back
[frankrizzo] MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo
[jaeger] heh frank
[Dan] are we talkin memory card here??
[Dan] hey frank
[Guest74156] yes memory card for the PS2
[Dan] just saved games and junk??
[Guest74156] yes
* Looking up Guest74156 user info...
* Looking up Guest74156 user info...
[Guest74156] I am quite a wizz with PC's I know how to copy and paste and stuff, but this beats me!
[jaeger] ok, this has got to be a joke
[jaeger] who the hell are you
[jaeger] regular nick please
[Guest74156] (edited to protect the idiot that revealed his real name)
[Guest74156] why do I know you?
[jaeger] 74, im assuming your a regular of this chat playing a joke on me
[jaeger] becuase i cant believe anyone is this dumb
[Guest74156] i am 15
[jaeger] if you arent a chat regular i feel very sorry for you
[jaeger] if you connected your ps2 to your pc in a way that was not listed in your ps2 manula you are screwed
[Dan] does the ps2 werk at all???
[Guest74156] no
[Dan] then yer screwed
[Guest74156] i think the pc took the memory
[jaeger] a mem card thats been in a floppy drive is probably very damaged
[jaeger] 74, memory chips are small things about the size of your thumbnail and about a 1/4 inch thick
[jaeger] they can not get stolen by a pc
* Looking up ww user info...
[jaeger] somebody revive ww
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[Guest74156] ok thanks
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[jaeger] oh dear god...
[jaeger] that could not have been serious
[Dan] yes dear god
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[jaeger] i mean, i have known a lot of stupid people, too damn many as a matter of fact
* Looking up Guest77316 user info...
[Dan] uhm
[jaeger] lo again 74
[Dan] wb guest
[jaeger] your playstation is still broken
[Guest77316] hello
[Guest77316] yes
[jaeger] was a statement of fact
*** chatspace.chat.server sets mode: +v MertonScholes
[MertonScholes] Thank you
*** chatspace.chat.server sets mode: +v Dan
[Dan] ty
*** chatspace.chat.server sets mode: +v jaeger
[Guest77316] what if I link it to my dads laptop could I borrow some of his memory
[jaeger] buying a new one or attemptig to return you current one are your only options to replace
[sug] i never get no love
[jaeger] sug thanks
[Dan] hey sug
[jaeger] 77, you have caused sever electrical damage to your playstation
[jaeger] it will never work again for any reason
[sug] mertons getting a p4 tomorrow
[sug] a 1.5 ?
[MertonScholes] 2.0
[jaeger] connecting it to other expensive electronic items will very likely kill them
[sug] dam
[jaeger] heh
[sug] oh man thats goina be fat
[Guest77316] do HIFI systems have memory?
[Dan] no
[MertonScholes] :)
[Dan] well some do for preset radio stations
[jaeger] 77, your playstations memorey wasnt stolen
[sug] lol what
[Dan] but yes like he said
[Guest77316] cos the connectors look the same
[Dan] rca
[sug] so your going to be where its delevered
[MertonScholes] yep
[sug] sweet
[jaeger] 77, that was an svideo jack
[Guest77316] I duno it just looks the same
[Dan] brb
[Guest77316] bye
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[jaeger] what a fitting guest for my return after a few days away
[sug] lol
[ww] sup jae
[jaeger] lo ww
[Dan] yes and i was in a bad mood when i came in here now i cant stop laughing
[jaeger] [Guest74156] I think my PS2 has run out of memory when I connected it to my PC I think the PC has taken it!!
[jaeger] ww, please topic that
[ww] haha
*** ww changes topic to ' [Guest74156] I think my PS2 has run out of memory when I connected it to my PC I think the PC has taken it!!'
[jaeger] ive known more than a few stupid people, but that boy tops them all
[ww] that is pretty hilarious
[jaeger] with room to spare
[jaeger] ugh, im still in disbelief here

MAn, and i missed that because of work! Arg!!

*shakes head*

hmmm
one born every minute........

Got to start being in the WD room.

Oh god that's funny... :D

That's why I love the chat room!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by kingtbone:
<strong>That's why I love the chat room!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">yup, the chat room can be a blast

So that's where all the best stuff goes on - in the chatroom! :rolleyes:

That reminds me of a post while back about a person asking if an as/400 is a good computer to buy and if doom or some other game would run on it.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by CW_WD_RIOT:
<strong>That reminds me of a post while back about a person asking if an as/400 is a good computer to buy and if doom or some other game would run on it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">that actualy got reposted in the SR resently.. that was in the fall, but funny as hell :D

Hey! My Xbox took one of my PC's hard drives.............WTF!!!
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> :D

lol

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by CW_WD_RIOT:
<strong>That reminds me of a post while back about a person asking if an as/400 is a good computer to buy and if doom or some other game would run on it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">... sure I guess that you told him that was the best PC that you could run DOOM. And even have GREEN screen to run it! Of course you need to wait a deal for it for 4 processors w/ printer and printer big as dishwasher!!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Visgothy:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by CW_WD_RIOT:
<strong>That reminds me of a post while back about a person asking if an as/400 is a good computer to buy and if doom or some other game would run on it.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">... sure I guess that you told him that was the best PC that you could run DOOM. And even have GREEN screen to run it! Of course you need to wait a deal for it for 4 processors w/ printer and printer big as dishwasher!!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Speaking of printers as big as dishwashers; I remember not that long ago (Fortune 500 company running ES9000) when I would walk in a room full of 12 of those Printronix printers - all printing at once. Talk about noisy!

After reading this post, I went over to a friends house. Seems he won himself a ps2 in a raffel at work. I started thinking about this post and then noticed 2 usb ports on the front of the thing.

Now I wonder, if a pc's usb ports deliver power to usb devices, then the ps2's must work the same way. so what happens when you send current down the line from both directions?

My guess is that if this is a serious request for help, the ps2 lost the push-o-war.

Damned Angel is exactly right. If you connect two type A ports, you will fry something (if not both things)

There are two types of USB connectors, A and B. A is the long rectangular type that you have on your computer. Type B is the squarish connector found on peripherals (scanners, printers, etc)

The reason for this setup is to prevent some dufus from connecting an A port to another A port, however A-A cables do exist, don't ask me why, so it is possible.

If you want to connect A-A and network, you need to buy a special cable that costs about $30-50.