Your BIOS file may be corrupted. You will need to find a new, clean dump of the SCPH-70012.bin.
Click "Refresh List" and select the option. Click Apply and Close. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Where can I download "extra quality" BIOS? ps2 bios scph70012bin extra quality
By default, PCSX2 looks in Documents/PCSX2/bios or the folder where you installed the emulator. Your BIOS file may be corrupted
When looking for a "good" or "extra quality" dump, users are typically referring to: Click Apply and Close
When you click on a link promising an "extra quality" BIOS, you rarely receive a clean system file. Instead, these websites often deploy several deceptive tactics:
Downloading a PS2 BIOS from the internet violates copyright laws. Emulation itself is entirely legal, but using copyrighted system firmware distributed by third parties constitutes digital piracy.
This query also exposes a hidden hierarchy within emulation communities. Beginners download the first BIOS they find. Veterans, however, seek specific revisions like SCPH-70012, and they use terms like “extra quality” to signal their in-group knowledge. They know that the 70012 BIOS has a particular set of ROM files (ROM0, ROM1, EROM, DVDPLAYER) that interact optimally with PCSX2’s interpreter. To ask for “extra quality” is to say: I am not a casual; I understand that a byte-shifted memory address can break IOP (Input/Output Processor) timing.