PS2: Installing fast MC boot without CD?

First I can tell you it is possible for you to install freemcboot on a memory card, with the noobie package as well if it is empty, from a different not broken ps2,just make sure to use the universal installer...

also as this is a phat system if you have a network adapter for it ($7) or so online) and a computer with an open pata/ide port and a spare drive it is possible to install freehdboot to almost any size of these older drives I think up to 500gb ive heard... you can also buy a usb to ide adapter and do it that way but you will still need to have a means to power it as well....

this often involves formatting the drive to a speciffic type then using a special program to burn an image to the drive...its been a while since I had to do it though so I dont recall all the details of the names...but with a second program you can load the iso files from your disks to the drive from your computer so the dead laser problem shouldnt be an issue....