IBM PS/2 Model 30-286 ROM for PCem. How to use: =========== 1. Download official pcem v11 emulator from: 2. Extract the PCemV11Win.zip archive to anywhere you like. Overwrite the extracted pcem.exe from PCemV11Win.zip archive with the. Mar 3, 2012 - 4 min - Uploaded by TheLinuxDrivePCSX:7zip (just in case): Link to bios.

IBM PS/2 Model 30-286 ROM for PCem how to use: =========== 1. Download official pcem v11 emulator from: 2. Extract the PCemV11Win.zip archive to anywhere you like. Overwrite the extracted pcem.exe from PCemV11Win.zip archive with the supplied patched 'pcem.exe'. Copy the supplied 'pcem.cfg' file and 'roms' folder to the extracted folder of PCemV11Win.zip archive in which the pcem.exe reside.

VirusTotal Info on my PCem patched binary: SHA256: 0346c8f52c4125de67fcd2d9442f1ea46fd5858506e9 File name: PCem.exe Detection ratio: 0 / 55 Analysis date: 2016-08-20 07:31:16 UTC 4. Run the pcem emulator, choose machine type: IBM PS/2 Model 30-286 5. Enjoy oldies. This patch was tested and built based on pcem latest commit: #dns2k.

There’s no way. You can’t upgrade a GPU in a notebook unless it is an actual card which I’m assuming yours is an onboard chip.

You will just have to stick with DirectX 9 or buy a gaming laptop. Even with the i3 you probably won’t get very good frame rates because you have a low end processor and probably graphics chip. You need at least a dual-core processor to get good frame rates, you also can’t use DirectX 11 unless you are on a 64 bit operating system.

What version of Windows are you using? I’m assuming either Vista or XP. If it is XP you can’t even run DirectX 10 or 11. I just read your article in hopes of speeding up my pcsx2 1.0.0 experience. I just downloaded this emulator to play WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010.

I was hoping that my laptop could run it since it’s already 2 years old (I assumed it could since my laptop could easily handle 2010 PC games). Upon starting the game and until the menus, the FPS is an easy 60, but once a match starts, it jots down to a 30-ish FPS.

Any idea how I could speed up the emu? Also, what do plugins do?

Any good ones to download for my case? My specs: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHz 4.00Gb Ram (3.00Gb usable) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 512mb 32-bit OS DirectX11 (according to dxdiag) I hope there’s a chance. I got this laptop around 2009.

It is all of your hardware. It is really old and doesn’t even meet the minimum requirements for the emulator. You need at least a dual-core CPU and quad-core is recommended, especially the i5 or i7 series of Intel processors or AMD equivelant. You need at least a NVIDIA 2xx series or AMD HD 4xxx series or newer to get smooth results.

The emulator runs best in Direct X 10/11 mode but your GPU isn’t a DX10/11 card. You could try lowering all the setting down to bare minimum, or try the speed hacks shown in the guide. Hey messiah, first of all thanks a lot for posting this up. Props for taking the time to do all this work for us noobs i’m having trouble running Amplitude after following all of your settings. I checked the compatibility for it and I have the proper specs.wiki says its ok, but the pcsx2 site lists it as having intro problems i’ve also messed with the EE and VU cycles here are my specs: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 6gb ram Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.00GHz NVIDIA Geforce8400GS supports direct x10.1 (says has Directx Runtime version 11 tho.) Graphics Clock 589Mhz Processor Clock 1402 Mhz the highest fps i can get is about 40 😦.

When I last tried it it wouldn’t go past the first loading screen. It could also be that you aren’t in DX11 which is the most compatible version and your 8400 is really old and doesn’t meet the recommended requirements for a GPU. I recommend upgrading it to at least a 2xx series card minimum. You also have an old Core 2 DUO when the devs recommend an Intel i5/i7 series because they support SSE 4.1. It is probably just a hardware issue. Try making sure the game is being run in native resolution and all extra settings are off. Also, try another game to see if you can get one to hit 60 FPS.

Hahaha i guess i dont know what im talking about. Im new to this specs issue. LOL wel, its windows 7 os AMD E-450 i dont knw if its dual core or not. Well actually i downloaded the emulator and it worked. Thanks to your instructions.

I followed it. The only problem i got is this naruto ultimate storm iso which is my only iso game. The game when i started gives me 60-80 fps and information scenes. But when it comes to fighting scene, the game gives me slow motion ranged frm 15-25 fps. I have direct3D11 hardware which i chose over direct3D09.

I’m glad you got it running! There is no emulator available for PS3 or Xbox 360 and won’t be for probably another 10 years. Current hardware isn’t powerful enough to emulate those consoles just yet. When you emulate something you can’t just use straight up hardware similar to the console. Look at how powerful you PC has to be for the PS2 emulator.

Imagine the PS3 or Xbox 360? I saw this discussion in the PCSX2 forums at one point a while back. People can’t even start the project yet until current PC hardware is 2x as powerful as what it is. It took over 10 years for the PS2 emulator to run this well and there are still issues. Don’t expect one that’s working until around 2020 or so. Sounds over exaggerated, but it’s not.

In the mean time, you can check out the GameCube/Wii emulator guide I put up yesterday! You have a 7450M which is an amazing GPU, I hope that isn’t a typo lol. I think it’s your CPU. It’s a low end dual core CPU and is bottle necking your GPU. That 7450M should be able to run anything, but your CPU is stopping it from doing so.

I’m personally upgrading to an Alienware M18x-R3 in a few months with dual 680M’s an Intel i7 3940QM (3.7Ghz) and 12GB of RAM at 1600Mhz. Also a Raid 0 HDD and a 32GB mSATA caching drive. You can’t really run anything at 60FPS with just a 1.9GHz CPU, you need at least a 3GHz to get the emulator up off the ground.

Go with Alienware. The rig I mentioned is about $3,500 but they have more affordable options and smaller laptops with single GPUs.

Alienware is probably the best laptop brand you can get thanks to their dedication to gaming. They test each and every laptop (they aren’t mass produced) and if a piece of hardware fails they replace it and test it all over again. Takes about 2 weeks to ship because they are custom made.

They are also made out of anodized aluminum which helps push heat away from the components and has desktop quality cooling. You also get a laser etched nameplate on the bottom of the laptop. I currently own an M17x-R2 and they are just fantastic. Had this for almost 3 years and not a single thing has gone wrong with it hardware wise.

Super sturdy and well worth the money. Its not a typo:-). But the CPU bottle necking my Gpu is so true MW3 runs smooth on Medium settings but a 3 year old game ( an a popular FPS, I forgot the name) can’t even run at the lowest settings – – – SLIDESHOW. MW3 is kinda Gpu intensive coz AI is fucking dumb (not much use of CPU) but the on the other FPS, AI is pretty good (Cpu+Gpu intensive game). An your Alienate suggestion is waaay out of my league IMHO. Max 850 $ for my next laptop It seems that PCSX2 is CPU intensive so I just want to go with an Intel processor for my next laptop.

I was kinda OK with the FPS of the games on PCSX2 on my laptop until my lil bro ran the same games on my Pc. Its super smooth on my Pc. Now I dn’t want to play it on my laptop anymore coz of the low FPS. I guess I just have to buy a better laptop Neways tnx for your suggestion.

First off, thanks for helping in advance if you are still responding to questions. I’ve been trying to get the emulator to run pretty much just one game, Dragon Quest VIII.

As it is the only game that I can’t play on an HDTV (so blurry you can’t even read the text). I followed all the guides I read online, used the hacks to fix the text and got it running.

Its ‘playable’ and runs. But pretty much in any cutscene or town with large amounts of NPCs and resources, the game slows to a crawl. But the framerate stays at a high 50-60 FPS. Specs: Motherboard: Shuttle FP35 Pro CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 MHz GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti Ram: 4 GB (2x 2 GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800 G Skill 240 Socket) I think it is either my RAM or CPU. I am in the process of getting 4 GB more of RAM, but I wanted to know if that will even fix the problem.

Or am I doomed from the start because my CPU is only 2.4 GHz. I really don’t want to risk overclocking it just to play a $10 game I’ve played 3 times before, even if it is my favorite game. And I’m really only wanting to do this if I can play the game at 2x Native to make the game look better. Thanks for reading and helping. As you suggested, I downloaded the latest version on the SVN page. As well as trying the game in native resolution and with all the default options and VU Cycle stealing (both at level 2 which was recommended by the PCSX2 Wiki and level 3 max). Neither really seemed to change the performance any, I saw the exact same slowdowns in the opening cutscenes as I did with all the hacks/2x Native settings I had on.

It’s the strangest thing. Watching my resource monitor, my RAM doesn’t even seem to be utilized by PCSX2 at all, staying at a consistent 1.25 GB usage (the same it normally runs with just Windows 7 running stand alone). However, the CPU keeps fluctuating randomly. During cutscenes, when the game actually has lag spikes and the framerate drops, resource monitor says it is only using about 25-30% of the CPU for PCSX2. But when I’m in a battle or exploring a town, the game stays at a consistent 60 FPS and doesn’t lag.

While Resource Monitor says its using a good 65-70% of the CPU at those times. This is making me think there’s yet another setting in PCSX2 that needs to be checked or turned on to fix an issue with the games cutscenes and it may not even be my CPU/RAM. As well, I also tried loading up the PS2 remake of Dragon Quest V in PCSX2. And it ran with absolutely no lag at all. In fact, it started speeding up real bad and I had to turn off all speedhacks and settings except 2x Native Resolution. Obviously the game is a lot less resource heavy than Dragon Quest VIII, but it still makes me think that it might be something more to do with cutscenes or something else in Dragon Quest VIII. Especially since people are also saying certain cutscenes in DQVIII bug out no matter how good your computer specs (the flashback scenes).

Welcome to the Alienware family! I’m actually going to open my M17x-R2 up and upgrade my CPU (Intel i7 920XM), wireless card (Killer N 1202), and get a 680M.

Here’s the thing, the 650M actually isn’t all that powerful, even less powerful is the 660M. The 650 and 660 are just the 570 and 580 rebranded. That’s why everyone has the 680 and 690 (The mobility version of the 690 isn’t available yet). The problem is, the 680M isn’t available in the M14x, just the M17 and M18. That CPU is fine because it’s actually 3.7GHz. The 2.7 is underclocked to save battery life and when applications (like games) need more speed it can push the CPU to 3.7Ghz.

However, you should be able to run PCSX2 just fine at maximum settings. It’s not as easy as just popping it in like memory or a hard drive. You have to completely disassemble the laptop, you have to find out what GPU type your chipset is (the larger Alienware laptops use MXM 3.0 b) and how many watts your laptop can handle. The M17x-R2 can handle the 680M because it’s an MXM 3.0 b card.

Your best bet is to at least spend the extra $80 and get the 2GB 650M. I believe that’s all the M14x can handle though because it is a smaller form factor and can’t disperse the heat like the larger laptops. If I wanted to I could also stick a second 680M in mine, but they are $700 as it is.

I see you talking a lot about the 650, 660, 680 and 690 series. What about the 670 series? I looked up the specs and it seems to be middle of the road between the first 2 and last 2. I am thinking about putting this emulator on my Qosmio x875-q7190. 3rd gen i7 2.4 GHz up to 3.4 GHz, 12 gigs DDR3 ram, graphics 3 gigs GDDR5 ram.

I don’t think it will have any problem running the emulator except for maybe the fact it is running windows 8. I am not totally new to the emulator scene, running many handheld emulators and epsxe on my vaio right now. Stick with Alienware unless money is an issue. Here’s why, instead of defending it like a fan boy there’s a reason to stick with Alienware. They have patented technology and special ways of cooling the laptop. Alienware also custom builds every laptop by order. ASUS and other brands are mass produced stuff built in a factory.

Alienware tests each and every laptop, make sure all the hardware works, and if something goes wrong they replace it before sending it to you. Most people don’t know this and claim that Alienware is mass produced, it isn’t. It high quality stuff you’re paying for, plus the awesome looking design and AlienFx, you won’t get that stuff anywhere else. I have had my Alienware for 3 years and not a single thing has gone wrong with it.

It’s well worth the money. Hello again this will be my final opinion based question I ask of you. I have been messing around and looking for some good gaming laptops, and I came across the Sager NP9150/Clevo P150EM. The three most important specs of this monster are an 3rd Gen. Intel Core i7-3630QM quad-core processor at 3.4GHz (turbo boost), NVIDIA GTX 675MX with 4GB of video ram and 12GB of RAM. I feel that this will be able to handle any PCSX2 game thrown at it (expecting that they’ve been been tested to work 100% with PCSX2).

What are your thoughts about this gaming machine and how do you think it’ll handle PCSX2, Dolphin and most other games like Battlefield 3 (on high settings)? Thank you so much for creating this guide to using PCSX2 and for responding to everyone’s comments. I really appreciate your dedication to this. Well I am trying out the PS2 emulator for my first time and I found a forum post for specific settings on how to get the game to run properly here: The part that I am struggling with is under Components Selectors >Plugins >GS.

The forumn post states I need to run it with SSE4.1 as you recommended in your post but every time I try it fails to load because my hardware or software/drivers are not supported. My computer is really not that old and I feel it should be capable.

Borderlands 2 Level 50 Saves Ps3 Emulator on this page. I feel like this might be the most important step to running Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance. It keeps freezing at the same movie part before even starting the game. I’m not sure how to look up this type of capability information so I will post my specs and see if you can help me out or lead me in the right direction.

Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit AMD Phenom ™ II X6 Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.3GHz 8192MB RAM DirectX 11 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 There was also a lot of other text from the forum post that I really didn’t understand. If it’s possible to fix my SSE4.1 issue or get past that, could it be related to any of this stuff from the forum post? “status=5; version=1.1.0; console=PS2; crc=773A8DAB; img_t=empty; img_f=empty; Code: empty” Or “DC and MTGS VU1Rec and VU0Rec rCache 0 Console 1 Patches 0 EE/VU Clamp modes: Normal/Normal EE/VU Rounding: Chop/Chop ” Or ” 4GB patch must be used or game will crash ” Sorry for making it so long. Thank you so much for your help. Hey i’d like to ask about a sudden problem it occurred to me. For about 2 weeks i was playing the ps2 games on my pcsx2 1.1.0, mostly the shin megami tensei series, and suddenly one day the games were running slow, about 19, 20 or so fps, it couldn’t even make the opening run smooth like before. Before i was running at about 60, 50 fps.

I didn’t do anything at the laptop nor to the emulator, it just happened. I thought it was a problem with the vsync but i disabled it in the nivida settings and the GSwindow in the emulator and still the same. Idk is there another vsync somewhere that i’m not aware about? California Driver History Report Abbreviations For Management. Anyway these are my specs: Windows 7 Ultimate Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2310M CPU 2.10GHz RAM 6.00 GB 64 bit operating system. Yep, there’s your problem.

The emulator is somehow running off the onboard chip (the Intel HD) and not your dedicated GPU (the 525M). Somehow it did a switcheroo on you and that resulted in the slowdown. You need to whitelist the emulator exe in the Nvidia control panel so it uses the GPU and not the chip. Watch to learn how to do that. You might also want to do this with every game you play. After you do that download from Nvidia.

It’s for YOUR GPU so it should install just fine. That’s the latest driver for it too. I had this issue with my girlfriend’s Alienware M11x where every game would run off the Intel HD chip and not the 540M. You just have to whitelist it.

That’s strange. You can’t whitelist the game because you can only whitelist exes. I don’t think reinstalling Windows would do anything but you can give it a try. Reinstalling Windows without reformatting usually causes stability issues, it’s not recommended.

In the main emulator window (like in the guide) is the GS or EE at 100%? Look at the top of the window where you see —% when playing. If they are at 100% that means your computer can’t handle it, if they aren’t (or at low numbers) it’s something else. I’m sorry to bother you My pcsx2 crashes hte moment I press boot when I set the gs in directx, either 9 or 11, but it runs pretty good in open gl (hardware) You mentioned above that you can only run it in directx 11 if you have a 64-bit operating system. So the fact that I have Windows 7 32-bit Ultimate means that I can’t run pcsx2 in directx mode or am I doing something else wrong?

Because it played well until a while ago (that is to say, about 4-5 weeks). I also have an intel i3 3.07 GHz, nVidia GeForce GTS 450 and 2gb ram Thanks in advance! Just because you think your laptop is above specs doesn’t mean they are. What are your laptop specs?

If you have an APU you’re going to have problems, same if you have Windows 8. If you have an onboard GPU you will have issues and PCSX2 does not work properly with onboard GPUs, you need a discrete GPU. Baldur’s Gate 2 is one of the few PS2 games that still don’t work properly. There’s not much you can do about it. For software mode you need a high-end quad-core CPU at least 3.9Ghz or you’re going to get massive slow-down. I’m commenting to let everyone know that this is a professional site and I want to keep it that way. I have received a few comments from people who are unprofessional, immature, and down right obnoxious.

Every comment is filtered by me and can’t be posted unless I approve them for this reason. I don’t mind helping people out but I have a full time job, bills to pay, and things I want to do on my little time off besides trouble shooting computer problems all day. I don’t mind helping people but 99% of comments and questions can be solved by thoroughly reading the guide and doing some self troubleshooting. I don’t care if you don’t like Alienware because they are overpriced and you have a lesser quality generic laptop that will burn out in a year. That’s your thing, but please leave the comments mature and appropriate. I appologize ahead of time if my help is wrong or if there are different ways, please share them but do so in a less obnoxious way that makes you sound like a belligerent 12 year old know it all. You can’t disable framelimiting and make the game smooth.

Even the official guide on the forum says disabling framelimiting was only implemented so you can really benchmark the game on your rig. Try the various speed up fixes found near the bottom of the guide. Not every game will run smooth or at all. Even though the emulator is out of beta it still has a way to go before becoming nearly perfect like ePSXE or the older console emulators.

The PS2 is a very complicated system to emulate. Thus taking over 10 years just to make 90% of the games playable. Hey Hey, Thank You for the great Emulator. It works nice, but its slow on my PC. I have two Questions. A: What PC Specs have the Designers of the Emulator?

B: Is my PC good enought? Producer: Acer Model: Aspire 7560G CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 1,5 GHz RAM: 8 GB DDR2 Systemtype: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium I use this Bios: USA v2.30 () console. I have 40 – 50 FPS. I think i only need the correct Settings.

Because the older Version of the Emulator worked with Final Fantasy X perfect. Now i would Play Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex, and its slow + Sound are slow. Maby you can help me 🙂. You HAVE to have 60 FPS steady otherwise the game won’t play right. It’s not like a PC where you can play at 40 FPS and just have it a bit choppy. It doesn’t work like that.

If you don’t have a steady 60 FPS then you’re going to have a terrible experience. Your laptop, and most of those AMD APU laptops, are NOT even close to being able to play high end games (that includes heavy duty emulators like PCSX2). Your CPU is way underpowered and the GPU isn’t designed for gaming. So to answer your questions, no, you aren’t “lucky” to be in that range because it’s not even playable. Hi, So, I’ve been trying for a few hours now to get the pcsx 1.2.1 working. I am able to open it, but every time I try to load a game, it crashes.

I’ve tried everything from help videos to your guide, but I still can’t seem to fix whatever the problem is. I admit I’m not an overly techy person, but I can follow instructions. Anyway, here are the specs Computer: Sony Vaio OS: Windows 7 64-bit Physical RAM = 4014 MB CPU name = Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 02) CPU speed = 2.126 ghz (4 logical threads) Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce 310M I’ve downloaded other emulators before for GBA and NDS. However, it seems the Pcsx reuqires more work. Anyway, your help would be appreciated.

Me and my friend did a hard search for this and no answer so any thing you answer for me I’ll let him know when I see him next so please forgive me for sounding retarded. How come Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 closes as soon as you enter an event/race to do anything? I have the v1.00. The older emulator we got actually to a race but had strange stripes across the screen then eventually it crashed like the new one. Is this game not compatible as I saw a video of some dude playing it on his PCSX version with little to no slow downs at all. I have a 4 quad CPU computer with Windows 7 X64 and Direct X10 with onboard Radeon 3200 intergrated graphics. I know your probably tired of these kinds of posts and i apologize in advance.

I am probably gonna get an alienware alpha in the next couple weeks and was wondering if pcsx2 emulator would work on it as it should. The specs are. Intel Core i3 4130T (2.90 GHz) 4 GB DDR3 Windows 10 64 Bit NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2 GB GDDR5 and I was planning on upgrading the RAM soon after I get it.

Im not sure about the gpu since its custom made for the alpha. So i just want your opinion on it. Again sorry if your tired of these posts. I did read the requirements btw just more confusing to me on some parts mainly the gpu. You seem to have missed that it just says “Geforce GTX 2GB” That’s a generic desciption. The Alpha comes with laptop hardware and it uses the Geforce GTX 860M which isn’t the best GPU out there, even for laptop gaming.

The i3 is a low end dual-core CPU which won’t get you off the ground for PCSX2. You’re probably going to get super LOW FPS or it just won’t run at all. The Alpha’s are designed more for indie games and what not. You won’t be playing DOOM or The Witcher 3 at max settings. I wouldn’t bother with the Alpha. I have some issues running Wild Arms 5 NTSC-U on pcsx2-v1.5.0-dev-1475. Even 1.4.0 Stable has this issue.

Most games I can run solid smoothly. My specs are: Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3HP CPU: AMD A8-7600 Socket FM2+ APU (AMD Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G) Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750TI 4GB VRAM WindForce (PCI-E 3.0 x16) RAM: DDR3 16GB Crucial Ballistics Sport HDD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB SSD In Wild Arms 5 towns run just fine and also FMVs during cutscenes etc. But in the field (world map), I have major slowdowns (5-10 FPS) and also in battles about the same. However in towns/menus I get around 45-60 FPS with limiter enabled. 80-85 without limiter.

I’ve tried presets and speedhacks but the problem still persists. Could this be the emulator not fully supporting the game. I’ve seen other ps2 games run on this with same or better graphics run more smoothly. But this game persists to make me suffer on FPS. I saw Devil May Cry was mentioned above, and i was curious if anyone had the same problems I’m having. I’ve acquired the game from 2 separate sources and both of them have the same glitches.

While playing, my HUD does not display. All i see is Dante and the world around him. SO I can play, I just can’t see how much health I have left. Same with the pause screen, it just pauses the game but doesn’t show me anything, and also when I die.

The screen changes a little but I can’t see my options to select. Anyone solutions out there?

Thanks in advance.