Doom still hates his PS2 (Help! T_T )
 

It's been no secret around here that my PS2 has been broken for quite some time now. The dreaded "Disc Read Error" problem. It plays PS1 games fine, but refuses to read PS2 discs or DVDs. I had a hankerin' to play some Smackdown vs Raw, so I decided to crack the sucker open and follow the instruictions on THIS PAGE. The very same web site helped my brother repair his, after all. So, I go through all the steps (minus the canned air bit), and I still have no results. I thought I'd run it by the drome one more time to see if anyone has any suggestions.

I had the same problem with the DVD drive on my PC. It played CDs but no DVDs. Turned out that the DVD laser was broken so I sent it to hell.

The Drive on the PS2 wears out and canned air ain't gonna fix it. the best bet is to replace the whole thing or get a new PS2

Far as i know...and im an idiot

I know this isnt going to help, but i remember hearing this about a year after the PS2 originally came out, that the PS2s had problems reading discs. and that they would eventually stop working, but luckily that problem was fixed with the later releases of the system. so.. your best bet is to just go and buy a new PS2.

And I totally would if I had the money to. Thsu why I'm trying to salvage this one.

The first time I sent it in for repairs. The 2nd time I opened it and cleaned it and it worked like it was brand new. It even loaded games faster. Maybe you should do the canned air part. I did it by hand though. I used paper towels and windex. I opened up every little part unscrewed and removed everything*Putting it back as I did it* and by the time I was done it was all clean and working nicely. It was caked with dust inside. No idea why I took good care of it. Anyways hope that helps because that got rid of my diskread error.

I should try the compressed air thing. because on the outside my ps2 looks brand new. im scared to crack it open.

I saw someone try compressed air on a Dreamcast because they were scared to open it, and all they did was bend a transistor out of shape thus killing the system. It's better to just open your PS2. It's probobly a more delicate system inside, so opening it would be the healthier option in the long run. Those compressed air things are risky.

Btw, I cracked open my Dreamcast and cleaned the power supply and all was well. The same, or a similar problem might be wrong with your PS2. Sometimes the lazers just get caked wth dust.

I opened up my PS2 in an attempt to fix my read error problem, and I broke off a circuit that was part of the power cord! YEAH!

....then I had to buy a new PS2. :cry:

SEND IT IN!!! Call sony and tell them your problem and they will tell you what to do. I had the DRE so I called them up, and they instructed me to send it in for repairs. They fixed it for free!! So DON'T buy another PS2

Maybe that has something to do with each household in Japan housing 2 PS2s? o.O.

Lie everyone's been saying, your best bet is to just open it and clean it up. If it dies, well hey... you needed a new one anyway, right?

I think you should just clean it with the compressed air if that doesnt work send it in to sony , but dont open it, at least the air and a damp cloth worked for me it doesnt give me any trouble now

yeah, well, sony isn't gonna touch the thing now, cause I've already opened it, and there's a weird lil sticker on it that you have to break to open it up. And that voids the warranty. Not that I've had one for the last 4 years.

Please tell us how cleaning it went ^_^

Ohmyf**kinggodmyps2works


Edit: and I just dropped one of those tiny ass screws INSIDE the PS2 T_T

Psh, there's plenty of other things floating around in there that one screw won't make a diffrence.

Unless, of course, it gets jamed in the motor... in that case, you'll have a problem.

Well, it ain't comin' out any time soon. It's way in there. So I just hafta treat my PS2 like it's made outta toothpicks (it may as well be).

Actually, when I first opened it up, I found a peice of the Bloody Raor 3 disc inside. I then recalled when I rented it from blockbuster and my PS@ like ate part of it. I brought it back and said taht's how I got it, lol.

Oooooohhhhhh, it all makes sense now...

Clearly, your PS2's posessed.

Good cleaning it worked ^^ I lost a screw when I cleaned mine too dont worry about it haha. Great that it works! Now game on O_O

Jesus Christ, that thing really is a piece of sh8t.