PS2 + 24 hour Endurance Race
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Well I just did over 12 hours of the race. Sadly though I started it Friday night at about 11:30p.m but due to work, school and hanging with my girlfriend it's been going real slow. I can't wait to get the Formula 1 car though. I have a 10 lap lead or about 70 minutes which is not too shabby and over 110 laps completed at midpoint of the race.
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So if you have the slimline PS2 then its no problem? What if mine was bought around in July? (in Canada, of course)
And, does turning off mean, like, completely shutting off the power to the console through the switch at the back, making the red LED disappear? If that's the case, then I havent turned the console off in well over half a year!! Is there any problem arising from that? Like, would it damage the fine electronics inside because the power is continuously being supplied, or is it okay? I haven't actually played the game for more than 6 hours at max, but I play around 4 hours often (every day).
Maybe I'll do the La Sarthe 24h when Im going to Whistler this May....I'll leave it on for 3 whole days =)
And, does turning off mean, like, completely shutting off the power to the console through the switch at the back, making the red LED disappear? If that's the case, then I havent turned the console off in well over half a year!! Is there any problem arising from that? Like, would it damage the fine electronics inside because the power is continuously being supplied, or is it okay? I haven't actually played the game for more than 6 hours at max, but I play around 4 hours often (every day).
Maybe I'll do the La Sarthe 24h when Im going to Whistler this May....I'll leave it on for 3 whole days =)
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GT4_Rule
Turning off means red light is still on. You're fine doing what you're doing, I ended up completing the 24 hour race. It took me a week because of work/school and having a life. The most I actually have played my PS2 in one sitting with only minor breaks(eating/bathroom) was 16 hours, that was fun. I got off from work around 4pm, starting playing around 6pm until 11am the next morning. This was when GT3 was out and I had just bought it along with a memory card.
I'm after having the PS2 on for 1 week straight twice(once for the 24hour endurance and now for the FormulaGT)
I didn't realize that the PS2 was such a tough beast. Is the XBOX the same?
I decided to do the 24 hour completely a-spec... being my second time as my ps2 was reset due to power failure 3/4 way through (this was a 1 month ordeal), I decided to complete it within 2 days. Suffice to say, I wasted all my time as when I finished... the lovely disc read error popped up at the end of the race. ****ing beautiful!
So now, I'm going to do the 24 hour race again, but with an action replay set to one lap (if doable) race; I don't care about "integrity" anymore, I already won it genuinely, the ps2 cheated me. So in other words, user results will vary.
So now, I'm going to do the 24 hour race again, but with an action replay set to one lap (if doable) race; I don't care about "integrity" anymore, I already won it genuinely, the ps2 cheated me. So in other words, user results will vary.
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Yea it was pretty insane, near the end I was dropping of course. I believe I was going a race on Test Track and kept falling asleep and waking up when I banged into the walls around the turns since the controller shook and woke me up.
Tough luck Sniper596, that's horrible. I hope I never get a power failure during the 8 hour or longer endurance races since that would suck horribly.
As long it's not a Slim Ps2, because that thing has no cooling source whatsoever, unless you go to the extreme of drilling holes in the outer shell of the slim Ps and stick a usb fan (for laptops) in front of thoes holes to keep it cool.
Either than the slim ps2, the original should do just fine unless the grills are clogged with dust. (Be sure to maintain that part since a lot of people don't do so)
If you don't have one lap then why not just set idiot A.Is and inf Gas and no tire wear? That way, you can use the slowest car you want and still be first. Plus without needing to go to pit, your screen can stay on fast forward.
Either than the slim ps2, the original should do just fine unless the grills are clogged with dust. (Be sure to maintain that part since a lot of people don't do so)
Sniper596
If you don't have one lap then why not just set idiot A.Is and inf Gas and no tire wear? That way, you can use the slowest car you want and still be first. Plus without needing to go to pit, your screen can stay on fast forward.
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- GTP_Famine
What is it with you and Thread Necrophilia, DeSwyft? I mean, it's on-topic and all (so 👍 ), but most of what I've seen from you in the last few days is revival...
But, as CRXnut points out, you're not correct about the slimline PS2 (PSTwo) as cited by Smallhorses in post 11 of this thread...
The PSTwo does contain cooling sources in the shape of an external heatsink and an internal fan, AND the primary source of heat - the transformer - is external. Providing it's located sensibly, with good air circulation around it, it's just fine to be left on 24/7.
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Famine is right, but also as I said in a previous thread about it somewhere, is that I have it on ceramic flooring in my basement so its cool and its low so the coolest air goes through but if you are in winter like I am move it away from an air vent blowing hot air. During the hot summers with your air conditioning or a/c whatever you would like to call it blowing cold air, put it right beside the vent. On a side note, clean the ducts on ur PS2 and fan about once a week or every 2 weeks for proper air circulation.
too bad can't watch the race in 3x speed, would be kinda funny to see Bob eat a wall at 600mph
Well you might not be able to watch the race speeded up during b-spec, but you can watch bob "eat a wall at 600mph" by pressing L3 during a replay, to speed it up!
