[loslore]

Hello all! I have had this problem with blue disks and others. I read thru this forum and someone mentioned putting on CD/DVD labels on the topside of the disks to thicken them. I tried this with one CLEAR memorex label - which enables you to still see the top of the game's label, and it worked like a charm!!! I highly suggest picking up these labels, they are great for labelling cds, and now they have a 2nd purpose!

(i am not a memorex rep!)

[Quickfix]

I believe the theory that game makers are making disks too thin. Recently bought copy of "Half Life", the game made a grinding noise and would not play. We brought it back and got another copy and had same problem (both were brand new) . We put 2 pieces of scotch tape on both sides of disk near hole and it works like a charm because the disk was too thin for the playstation to grab and spin.

[jamiealbiez]

About a year ago i got sony to fix my Playstation 2 for $180.00 but now it stopped working again. Every time I turn on the system it says disk read error and im unable to play DVD's or games. Now sony is fixing the Playstation for free after i payed $180.00 and waited 6 weeks to get mine back. I got totally ripped off because it was wasn't even my fault it broke. Does anyone know how to fix the disk read error problem without sending it back the rip off sony company

[SugaRawks]

My Ps2 started breaking aftre only having it for less than a year, it wouldn't play Street, GT3, and a few others.. Last June I sent my first PS2 to get fixed by sony, it was free and all I had to do was pay for shipping, it took forever to finally get it sent back, and when I did it worked great and I was extreamly happy, well about almost 5 months later it started saying disk read error again, which sucked cuz I had just bought Contra and it wasn't playing it. I vaccum my PS2 so it's not too dusty. Well after my Ps2 started f**kin up again I bought my brothers and he had only had it for about 4 months. I've had his for almost 3 and it is now saying disk read error and making a clicking messed up sounding noise. It was playing my Moratal Komabat perfectly for like a week and now it won't play for **** and my games work on like 4 friends PS2. I know it dosn't matter if it stands or lay because my first one stayed laying flat and my second one stands and they both suck. Do you guys think that there is a problem because you play it for a long time because I play it for hours at a time, and most of my friends play it just here and there for like 2-3 hours at the most, and when I get a new game I'll play everyday for like 8 hours. But I used to do this with my regular playstation. All I know is that everyone would say it's dustly ect ect ect and I don't think that is it I think That there was a big screw up with them and they are defected... And well that's all I have to say.. buh-bye** kRista

[stretch00101]

I bought My PS2 The first day it was availible and have played uncountable games, for an insane amount of hours. (latley my favorite is Dark Cloud)

The first problem I noticed was that it would not play any of my Plastation games, ( and I know that some do not work but 15 out of 16 games would either display Disk Read Error or Please Insirt A Playstation Formatted Disk, or some crap) .

Later it was DVD movies that did not work and the Playstation games would etc. etc. etc...

I think that overuse causes various parts to overheat.

Or could it be a virus transfered via video store rental places (without there consent of course) [ya sure]

[Malvado69]

Can anybody help me I have a version 4 ps2, like 5 months after I bought it it started doing the dre thing first it would only do it with some dvd games then regular dvd movies started doing it. I called sony and they said if i didnt have warrenty they cant do anything, so i tried all kinds of things first I cleaned it with a lens cleaner that worked for about 2 months then that wouldnt help it. Since i didnt have any warrenty i tought i would disassemble it and try cleaning the laser lens with alcahol this aslo work for about 2 months. after this nothing else would work. So i used compresed air to clean it out. After this The worst happend most of my games didnt work and it wasnt s certain type. some dvd some dvd movies and some music cd's. I dont know what to do. they only thing I have'nt tried is adjusting the voltage and thats because I read that you should only do it if you ps2 doesnt play NO DVD's or NO CD. does anybody know what do to.

[Ziander]

hey can anyone tell me what is the email for sony, so that i may talk to them about my ps2 disk read error or is there a phone number that i may call? any help would be appreciated

[xgamz]

You're going to be surprised when you find out how easy this is. Read the instructions all the way through before you attempt the repair just so you'll be familiar with the entire process. First take off the outer cover of you PS2. If you haven't done this before, you will have to remove all the screw covers from the bottom of the unit, both plastic and rubber, these will be the only screws you will have to remove in order to take off the outer cover.



To remove the outer cover, lift up from the rear of the unit and pull towards the front in order to clear the controller jacks and the eject/close buttons. As you remove the outer cover you will notice a small metallic ribbon cable inside the machine leading to the eject/close and reset buttons on the front of the unit, this cable is usually taped to the top of the disc tray. This cable is not a sensitive as it appears; just remove the tape holding the ribbon cable. Once the outer cover is off you need to remove the cover to the disc tray, this will require a rather small phillips screwdriver (I've seen a few that use a standard slotted screw). Now that the tray cover is off, the first thing to do is to clean the laser eye. All you will need is a Q-Tip dipped in alcohol. Just swab the eye a few times and allow it to dry on its own, making sure that no lint was left behind from the Q-Tip.



After the cover is off of the disk tray and the laser has been cleaned you will need to plug the unit back in, (The unit needs to be hooked up to a TV as well to test it while you have it open. You should have a DVD, a game disk with a silver or gold back and one with a purple back in order to fine tune the system to play all three.) It will be necessary to have the unit powered up to perform the repair. Press the eject button so that the tray slides forward exposing the undercarriage. At the back of the unit you should see a small white, geared wheel about the size of a quarter. This little ******* is the cause of all your problems.



This wheel changes the angle in which the disk is held. You will notice that there is a small metal tab that holds the wheel in place. Take a felt-tip marker and mark the point on the wheel that meets the tab. That way you will always know the original position that the wheel was in. Now that the orig. position has been marked, feel free to spin the wheel for a few full rotations in order to see how it changes the angle. It will only alter the angle a few degrees before it goes back to zero, after it reaches the maximum angle it will go back to flat after each full rotation. Once you've toyed with it to see how it works, put the wheel back to the original position that you have marked. Then advance the wheel about 1/8 of a turn and place the disk tray cover back on top of the disk tray. (You will not need to screw the tray cover back down in order to test the machine; you will only need to hold down the cover with your fingers while trying to load/test a disk) Now place a DVD in the tray and press the eject/close button in order to close the tray and load the DVD (hold down the cover as explained above). Wait to see if the DVD loads, you may have to use the browser in order to load each disk you test. If the DVD loads, eject it and load a silver backed disk, if that loads try a purple backed disk. If all three loaded successfully, congratulations you're finished. If not, remove the tray cover, eject the disk and advance the wheel another 1/8 turn and repeat the process. It just a matter of finding an angle that will facilitate the operation of all three types of disks. Once you've found the proper angle and the system is operating to its full potential, close it up and let'er rip. I also do not recommend placing the PS2 on its side once you have fixed it. Although Sony says they recommend it in the owner manual, I have since seen internal Sony documents retracting the statement and attributing many malfunctions to storing and operating the unit on its side. Keep it flat at all times.



Let me know how it goes or if you are having any problems with the instructions. I have fixed dozens of units with "Disk Read Error" and this has always done the trick

[xgamz]

You're going to be surprised when you find out how easy this is. Read the instructions all the way through before you attempt the repair just so you'll be familiar with the entire process. First take off the outer cover of you PS2. If you haven't done this before, you will have to remove all the screw covers from the bottom of the unit, both plastic and rubber, these will be the only screws you will have to remove in order to take off the outer cover.



To remove the outer cover, lift up from the rear of the unit and pull towards the front in order to clear the controller jacks and the eject/close buttons. As you remove the outer cover you will notice a small metallic ribbon cable inside the machine leading to the eject/close and reset buttons on the front of the unit, this cable is usually taped to the top of the disc tray. This cable is not a sensitive as it appears; just remove the tape holding the ribbon cable. Once the outer cover is off you need to remove the cover to the disc tray, this will require a rather small phillips screwdriver (I've seen a few that use a standard slotted screw). Now that the tray cover is off, the first thing to do is to clean the laser eye. All you will need is a Q-Tip dipped in alcohol. Just swab the eye a few times and allow it to dry on its own, making sure that no lint was left behind from the Q-Tip.



After the cover is off of the disk tray and the laser has been cleaned you will need to plug the unit back in, (The unit needs to be hooked up to a TV as well to test it while you have it open. You should have a DVD, a game disk with a silver or gold back and one with a purple back in order to fine tune the system to play all three.) It will be necessary to have the unit powered up to perform the repair. Press the eject button so that the tray slides forward exposing the undercarriage. At the back of the unit you should see a small white, geared wheel about the size of a quarter. This little ******* is the cause of all your problems.



This wheel changes the angle in which the disk is held. You will notice that there is a small metal tab that holds the wheel in place. Take a felt-tip marker and mark the point on the wheel that meets the tab. That way you will always know the original position that the wheel was in. Now that the orig. position has been marked, feel free to spin the wheel for a few full rotations in order to see how it changes the angle. It will only alter the angle a few degrees before it goes back to zero, after it reaches the maximum angle it will go back to flat after each full rotation. Once you've toyed with it to see how it works, put the wheel back to the original position that you have marked. Then advance the wheel about 1/8 of a turn and place the disk tray cover back on top of the disk tray. (You will not need to screw the tray cover back down in order to test the machine; you will only need to hold down the cover with your fingers while trying to load/test a disk) Now place a DVD in the tray and press the eject/close button in order to close the tray and load the DVD (hold down the cover as explained above). Wait to see if the DVD loads, you may have to use the browser in order to load each disk you test. If the DVD loads, eject it and load a silver backed disk, if that loads try a purple backed disk. If all three loaded successfully, congratulations you're finished. If not, remove the tray cover, eject the disk and advance the wheel another 1/8 turn and repeat the process. It just a matter of finding an angle that will facilitate the operation of all three types of disks. Once you've found the proper angle and the system is operating to its full potential, close it up and let'er rip. I also do not recommend placing the PS2 on its side once you have fixed it. Although Sony says they recommend it in the owner manual, I have since seen internal Sony documents retracting the statement and attributing many malfunctions to storing and operating the unit on its side. Keep it flat at all times.



Let me know how it goes or if you are having any problems with the instructions. I have fixed dozens of units with "Disk Read Error" and this has always done the trick

[pan_theon]

YOU'RE A GENIUS.

[king_02891]

i used youre instructions on how to fix my ps2 and it toatally was pure genuis. i did exactly as you said and now my ps2 works like a charm. the problem was the white thing so i turned it 1/8 a turn and bam! it works. It played dvd, ps2 games, ps1 games, and even cds. the funny thing was i thouht it wouldnt read a disc with 1 scratch on it. it even played a cd that had totally a lot of scratchs.
thank you so much.now i can finally play my ps2 without being charged money.
once again THANK YOU!!!!
sincerely steve

[Malvado69]

Hey man I tried what you said but it still doesn't work. Do you know anything else I can do. Later.

[collie]

im so pissed of with my ps2 if i had the balls 2 i`d smash the **** outta it but i cant lol,so i took it upon myself and open it up and at the moment im adjusting the voltage for the cd and dvd,so far no luck,at one point it actuall did read the disc,i nearlly cam with excitment so i clicked on the disc icon then what comes up??the ****in "insert a playstation 2 game"screen came up i lost it,i cant believe i paid so much money for a "top of the range"games console,its not reading any of my games blue cd`s or not.
i was thinking of sending it back to sony but im in ireland so it would probably cost a bomb,any1 help me out?
i cleaned the lens,cleaned all the dust out that i could see,it is making that whipping/chucking sound,would it be that the lens is`nt moving at all?at the moment i have it apart andeep on adjusting the voltage,it shocked me twice already lol,it was pluged out so it was`nt 2 bad,any help would be great,thanks

[intoodeep]

hi folks im new to this forum
but ive been reading all over the internet about this problem
so i decided to register here to post what really werks !!
my whole family is/are online gamers we have all the latest systems most recently is gameboy advanced sp my son has about 50 nearest to count ps2 games and none yes NONE of them werk now .so i went online been doin alot of reading
we put about 4 stacks of tape around the edge of the center of the label side of socom us navy seals inserted it & BAMM! tested about 10 others so far & yes now they all werk .just to let you all know the tape thing isnt bs.
i also read about cd labels that seams a little more neater but all i had in the house was the scotch see through tape.

note: when i put the tape around the edges od center i made a square around the center whole . {label side} with the edge of the tape about 1/8 th of an inch away from the center , about 4 layers or more.

[collie]

i`ve been at it 4 hours now but i think im getin sumwhere,now when i click x at the browser screen it actually read that the disc was there so it definitly has got 2 be where it should be by means of voltage.
when i clicked on the disc ison(gold disc icon)it either brings me back to the insert p2s game or it takes me back to the screen with the memory card on 1 side and the disc on the other.
i dont know which way 2 go with the screws higher lower im just guessin but i think im close