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PlayStation 2 Architecture

Chapter 1: Supporting Imagery


Model

Model
The original PlayStation 2.
Released on 04/03/2000 in Japan, 26/10/2000 in America and 24/11/2000 in Europe

Motherboard

Motherboard
Motherboard
Showing revision 'GH-001' from model SCPH-10000 only released in Japan.
Thanks to the donations received, I was able to purchase this model and take a proper photo to allow me to identify most of the chips.
I presume the chip at the bottom right corner is the 4 MB BIOS ROM

Motherboard
Motherboard with important parts labelled

Diagram

Diagram
Main architecture diagram
The original design (Implemented on revision 'SCPH-10000').
Each data bus is labelled with its width and speed.
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