It should tell you if it's MagicGate supported or not, Fake MSs are not. Also make sure the MS is not Fake, the best way too identify a Fake MS is by inserting it on your PSP, press triagle and select information.
The new HG Pro Duo are cheap and give an excellent performance in read/write. If none of the above works, or the results aren't what you expected you can consider buying a new Stick. This is the last resource but is usually the best option. Mixing all the above will give the best results. Press select button to open the vsh menu where you can change the CPU/BUS speed. Setting the CPU speed to it's max capacity won't result in read/write speed up but will result in faster decompression of CSOs. This is a no-brainer but some people seem to forget about this. Consider deleting them and leaving only the ones you actually play. This happens mostly on emulators, since ROMs are small in size people often download ROM packs with many ROMs just to end up playing a few. Just like the title says, avoid putting too many files in your stick. Consider using uncompressed ISOs instead.Īlthough I don't really recommend this one you can defragment your MS for constant file reading, specially large files like ISOs or PSX games, again, I don't recommend it since fragmentation seem to affect HDDs more than flash memories. CSOs can save up some space, but it really isn't worth saving some Megabytes if that means slowing down the system. Most of the time using a CSO (Compressed ISO) slows down the system when reading from the Stick. The "speed up MS" option is usually under "Configuration". To enable open up the recovery menu: hold R-trigger when booting up, or enter by means of VSH menu (ME/PRO). z/downloadĪnother option is to use a CFW that supports the "Speed up MS" hack, available in the latest ME, PRO and M33. It's a pain in the *** but I created a script to ease things a bit.
Ok, after formatting with a PC you need to reconstruct all folders used by the PSP (PSP, VIDEO, PICTURE, ISO, etc). Sorry but I don't know how, don't use Mac.
Linux (GUI): install and run GParted, select your MS, right click on the primary partition (there should only be one anyway), select "format as" and "fat16", click on "apply". Linux (CLI): the command to format in FAT16 is "sudo mkdosfs -F 16 /dev/sdx", change sdx with your MS device number.
Go to your "Computer" folder, right click on the MS and select "format", under formatting choose FAT16. Windows: insert your MS in you PC (with your PS or an adaptor). The PSP can read FAT16 faster than FAT32, the problem is the PSP will format in FAT32 anything with more than 2GB, so you have to manually format it with a PC:
(This trick is for 4GB and up, if your MS is 2GB or less and still experience slowlyness, skip this). The standard formatting for MS is FAT16 for upto 2GB and FAT32 for anything beyond. If (like me) you have ever experienced slow read/write operations on your Memory Stick, here are good advices to speed up your MS.