: It is widely considered legal to dump and play ISOs of games you personally own for backup and preservation purposes.
This method is preferred for Internal HDDs because it is faster than installing via the PS2 console itself.
For the truly adventurous, is an exploit allowing homebrew to run on unmodified consoles using a specially burned DVD.
Click . Once finished, transfer the generated ART folder to the root of your PS2 storage medium. When you boot your console, your library will display with full visual menus. Part 6: Launching and Troubleshooting
To extract your game, right-click the downloaded archive file and select or Extract to [Game Name] . You will be left with a file ending in .iso . Step 2: Setting Up the PS2 BIOS
Open the emulator and point the "Game Directories" setting to your PS2 Games folder. Link the BIOS: Point the BIOS settings to your BIOS folder.