Ripping PS2 game disks

I have an old PS2 slim (77001 series) which no longer works - laser and or motor problem - so I tried working with the PCSX2 emulator. The emulator installs and for the most part I can read disks inserted into my DVD drive on the host computer. I was hoping to rip the disks to the hard drive in order to make the emulator more portable, but I find that I cannot read some disks.

A few disks rip fine, but some fail with what appears to be a bad sector error. Long ago game vendors would include bad sectors on disks to prevent copying, so I'm guessing this is the same thing, but I have no idea of that was even used for PS2 game disks.

Also, the black surface disks will no read in my USB DVD reader. Is it possible to read these with a standard DVD reader or are the proprietary?

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Can you rip a PS2 disc?

Put your PS1 or PS2 disc into your computer. Choose the destination of the file, by clicking the little folder+magnifying glass button. Click the CD button at the bottom. Wait for it to finish ripping.

How do I rip PS2 games?

Start the ripping process.

Insert the disc, click the Create Image (or similar) button, and choose the correct drive from the image ripping software.

Set a location for the image. ...

If you are using Alcohol 120%, select the copy protection method in the Datatype menu.

Lower the read speed.

How do I rip a game disc?

Download and install MagicISO if you have not already done so\u2014a link has been provided for you in the "Resource" section.

Launch MagicISO and insert the PS2 game disc to your computer's CD/DVD-R/RW drive.

Click the "Tools" menu button and select "Make ISO from CD/DVD-ROM."

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