Now that this is no longer a surprise... SURPRISE!!!! That's really meant to be aimed at a couple people, but I had purchased, refurbished, and modified this console as a surprise for a friend of mine getting married. I had to sit on this surprise for a while but now that it can be revealed to the world... Here it is! I picked up this system in working but rough condition with the idea of doing exactly what I stated earlier. After some time spent getting the system to a presentable state and modified with FreeMCBoot and a hard drive, it was ready to be delivered! I documented the process here start to finish and thought you all would enjoy the transformation.<br /><br />How to Easily Softmod ANY Fat PS2! | FreeMCBoot & FreeHDBoot Install Tutorial:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/pO5DmaXKZ0c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/pO5DmaXKZ0c</a><br /><br />This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.<br /><br />--------------------<br /><br />Hardware Used (Affiliate Links):<br /><br />Fat/Phat PlayStation 2:<br />Amazon - <a href="http://geni.us/PhatPS2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://geni.us/PhatPS2</a><br />eBay - <a href="https://ebay.to/2PCIu39" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ebay.to/2PCIu39</a><br /><br />Third Party SATA Network Adapter (Be Sure to Pick SATA!):<br /><a href="http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/AEamU7a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/AEamU7a</a><br /><br />Western Digital 500 GB Drive on Amazon:<br /><a href="http://geni.us/RdWWB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://geni.us/RdWWB</a><br /><br />--------------------<br /><br />Follow Me On Social Media!<br /><br />Discord: <a href="https://Discord.Me/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://Discord.Me/MrMario2011</a><br />Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/MrMario2011</a><br />Vidme: <a href="https://vid.me/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://vid.me/MrMario2011</a><br />Second Channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/iPsychozoa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/iPsychozoa</a><br />Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/MrMario2011</a><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/MrMario2011</a><br />Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.instagram.com/MrMario2011</a><br />Google+: <a href="https://plus.google.com/+MrMario2011/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://plus.google.com/+MrMario2011/</a><br />Twitch: <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/MrMario2011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/MrMario2011</a><br /><br />--------------------<br /><br />Song Information<br />Artist: nothing,nowhere.<br />Song: it is what it is<br />Link: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nothingnowheremusic/it-is-what-it-is" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://soundcloud.com/nothingnowheremusic/it-is-what-it-is</a><br /><br />--------------------<br /><br />Any links specifically listed as affiliate links give me a small monetary kickback at no extra cost to you and no influence on the content.<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgPKmGFRJjM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgPKmGFRJjM</a>