PS2 Version Info

Not sure which version ps2 you have? Use our helpful guide to find out!

Check on the rear of your PS2, you will see a label similar to the one below! The numbers that follow the SCPH , will determine which version console you have.

V1,V2 ,V3 Identification.

Covering models SCPH 30001,30002,30003

Turn your PS2 upside down and check and see how many screws are present. The screws are covered by black plastic or rubber hole covers and can easily be removed with a small flat screwdriver.

If you have 10 screws, you have a V1, V2 or V3

V4, V5/6 and V7 consoles can be distinguished in that they only have 8 screws.

V4 Identification.

Covering models SCPH 30003, 30004 and 35004.

If the your console does not have the circled screw in the expansion bay as the picture below, then turn the console over !

and if there is an electrical hazard warning, then you have a V4

V5/6 Identification.

Covering models SCPH 30001R, 30002R, 30003R and 30004R although occasionally some SCPH 30003 and 30004 models are fitted with a V5/6 main board.

The only way to distinguish between a V5 and V6 is to remove the covers and look at the connector shown below.

V7 Identification.

Covering models SCPH 39001, 39002, 39003 and 39004

V8 Identification.

Covering the same model range as V7 but the main board will be labelled GH-022 and if you look at the main Bios chip on the mother board, you will see that it is coded 090.

V9 Identification.

Covering models SCPH 50001, 50002, 50003 and 50004

These consoles will be either black or satin silver in colour and have an Infrared receiver located between the power and eject buttons on the front of the console and the main board will be labelled GH-23.

V10 Identification.

Covering the same model range as V9 but the main board will be labelled GH-026.

V12/13 Identification.

SCPH-700XX = slim PSTwo Version 12/13 PS2: All 700XX models are the slim PSTwo V12 or V13 where XX can be any combination of numbers. To tell the difference between the V12 and V13 you can look at the back of your console. There will be two network ports on the V12, one Ethernet Port and one Phone Line Port. The V13 will only have one port and it will be the Ethernet Port. Look at the pictures below for an example. The cases are gutted but you will get the idea. The top case is a V12 and the bottom is a V13.

V14/15 Identification.

SCPH-7500X = Slim PSTwo Version 14/15: All 7500X models are the slim PStwo V14 or V15 where X can be any number. The V14 and V15 will also have only one network port on the back so in order to tell if you have a V14 or V15 you look at the model number, directly after the model number will be a lower case letter. SCPH-75001a will be a V14, SCPH-75001b will be a V15. Look at the pictures below for an example.

V16 Identification.

SCPH 7700X = Slim PSTwo Version 16