Where can you find Playstation 2 BIOS files?

Note: Downloading the PS2 BIOS files is illegal.

• The only legal way of obtaining the BIOS files is by extracting them yourself from your PS2 console. See the instructions at http://forums.ngemu.com/pcsx2-official-forum/83608-rfs-guide-dumping-your-ps2-bios-over-lan.html
  

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• Emulators are not illegal, but the software you may use it with might be. There are two ways to run most current emulators, and that's by using a BIOS file or by using HLE if the emulator supports it. And what is legal and what's not? You're not allowed to use the BIOS if you don't actually own the hardware. Yes, it belongs to Sony, but by buying their hardware and using it, you're buying a license to use their software. You can get a good emulator at ngemu.com or zophar.net. Last time I heard of a good PS2 emulator, it required a strong computer and I'm not even sure if the emulator itself is capable of running the games good yet.
  

• There is already an extensive list of PS2 titles which are compatible with the leading PS2 emulator, PCSX2. You can see this for yourself on the official PCSX2 site, at the following URL: http://www.pcsx2.net/compat.php?c=key which can also be found as a link at the bottom of the page

• There is also a sticky thread on the General Emulation forums showing screenshots of games submitted by people who have already played their games on the emulator. You may view the thread here: http://www.generalemu.net/forums/post-your-pcsx2-0-9-4-screenshots-here-t-2353.html

• I'd like to point out that this isn't even the earliest incarnation of the screenshot thread; this one merely refers to the latest version of the emulator. Games have been playable on the PCSX2 emulator longer than that. Finally, I myself have already played several of my own PS2 games on the emulator as well.

• These are basically illegal at this point, but it's always been a grey area involved with emulation in general. What is not legal (without owning the hardware) is the BIOS. That belongs to Sony. No question on that one. Honestly, the only ones that I've seen are made for demos or development and the computer needed to run the emulator at a good frame rate will set you back much more than the cost of a real PS2.

• You cannot download it in the net for free, because it's copyrighted!

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