[MrDre2U]

[B][SIZE=3][FONT=arial][COLOR=red] OK, I HAVE CLEANED THE LASER, TRIED TO ADJUST THE WHITE WHEEL AND EVEN THE VOLTAGE, FOR SO STRANGE REASON THE BLUE GAMES ARE RUNNING GREAT NOW, THEY DON'T EVEN TOUCH THE BROWSER SCREEN NOW BUT THE SILVER DISC DON'T DO ANYTHING, THEY WILL START TO LOAD THEN AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, IT JUST STOPS. THE WHELL WON'T TURN OR ANYTHING. WHEN I TYR TO ADJUST THE WHITE WHEEL, I SEE THAT IT ALWAYS ENDS UP RIGHT BACK IN THE ORIGINAL POSITION IT STARTED IN. I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS PS2 CRAP. EVEN THOUGH I LIKE THE GAMES SONY PUT OUT, I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE TO MOVE OVER TO THAT X-BOX THING



VERY UNHAPPY SOON TO BE EX PS2 OWNER

[w_kothlow]

Call sony and have one of their techs walk you through how to realign the laser. sometimes after a while of use the laser will be slightly out of place.

[MrDre2U]

[SIZE=3][B] Hey guys, just wanna let some of you know that you might not need to go buy a laser all the time. Most of the time it's the spinner craddle holder that needs to be replaced. It's that little white thing on top of the hood when you open the top of the PS2 that holds the dvd in place. Now listen to this, you can find that peice for $15 or so. Yup that's right! A stinking lil 15 bucks. I know everyone is not rich so I just thought I would share that infor with the rest of my pissed off PS2 family. Try it and let me know if it works for you.

[w-30,Tx]

if you dont clean the lens and remove the dust, ur ps2 is likely 2 fail, mins stopped reading disks, as soon as i got that message, cleaned it and it has been working fine, it is almost 3 years old.
also dont drop it, this can cause misalignment, my friend had 2 turn his sideways and upside down after he opened it up 4 it 2 work. the ps2 are weak machines, they break easy, and it is the
same thing, disk read error, but with a little tlc, it can last.

and keep those disks clean.

[charly]

Hi! I am new to this forum. I ended up here after buying Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets for my PS2 & it wouldn't work. Kept coming up disk read error even though it's brand new. But all my other games worked for my PS2 (even other blue cds). So I tried the tape suggestion around the hole about 4 layers of tape on the LABEL side & it worked. I used Scotch Clear Packaging tape cause that's all I had but I cut it small so it would fit. And now the game works perfectly without any weird grinding noises. Give it a try, you have nothing to lose & if it doesn't work you can always peel the tape off the game. LOL. Later.

[dragster03]

hello im dragster i have to ask you an important question

my ps2 only plays the blue backed discs and not the new games which a dvd thing to work them also i cant ploay dvds CAN YOU HELP ME email me at emmadaisylou@aol.com

[PS2Lover]

Hello Everyone im new here and yes im a victim of that ******* ps2 disk read error crap i tried that guys method of spinning the white wheel i tried it as best as i could but it did nothing i get to play Tony Hawk, Metal Gear Solid 2, WWE Smackdown, GTA3, and GTA4 Vice City, but never could play Silent Scope, or Roller Coaster game now all i did was just blew the hell out of the disk tray i just kept blowing into it even put it right by my fan and turned it on high then when the screen went on i went and turned on Diagnosis after that Silent Scope was playable, so was Roller Coaster hell right after I turned it on i went right to the game without going to the browser still i cant get South Park Luv Shack to read and my friends reads it but oh well try my advice if u didnt have it might make it easier then taking it apart and cleaning it otherwise just grab a hammer and smash the **** out of it LOL Peace!!

[toomuchwork]

Muuhahahahahahahahahaha.

Look at all of you, trying to fix the disk read error. but you dont realize that the answer is right under your noses. many of you say that the games you are having trouble with work on your friends ps2s. well then,there is an easy way to fix that. since it workson your friends ps2, then make that ps2 yours. just replace it with your not so functional one. i did that about 3 months ago with one of my friends who rarely used her ps2 and now "mine" now works like a charm and "hers" is now getting the disk read errors. Now, excuse me while i partake in some evil laughter.

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[Dark220]

im having some major problems with my Ps2, i ve had it since X- mas of 2001 and its been working fine. i just got a new game (non- blue disk) and it doesnt play. then i try a new psx game and it works fine. then i try a old ps2 game and it works fine. im also having the same problems with DVDs, what should i do?

[PS2Lover]

ok Dark220 I'm here cause I want to try, and help as best as I can Now the answer to this you have to listen to how im saying this you should know that lasers read ur cds inside right? Well the PS2 has 2 lasers 1 that reads blue cds, and dvds, while the other reads ps1, and others.
The Answer you can do I'm also warning you if you never did this before have someone help or you could damage or destroy ur ps2, and I don't want to be the one that's responsiable I was left with no options so I did this.
Open up the PS2, and grab some water, or some Isoprocyl Alchol w/e I can't spell those words anyways just open up your ps2, and then when you open it up you will see a disc drive cover on with 4 very very small screws so have a small screwdriver to take those out, and when u open that up you will see a laser lens, now this is all i did dip a Q-Tip in the alcohol there i think i spelt it right anways just dip the Q-Tip then in the alcohol, and gently, and i mean gently swab the Q-Tip around the lens, and make sure that there isn't too much alcohol in the Q-Tip just dont let it drip when u start the process, there's another lens im still trying to find out what to clean, but this is what I did to clean it, and it reads all my games so far, by the way this site might help you out more just type in PS2 DRE like on here, and it will tell lots of topics, and ways to deal with em here http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/47455?it=15


P.S. If dark you decide to do what I say there should be either 8 or 10 little square pads on the bottom of your ps2 just flick those off, with a flat screw driver or butter knife, and take em out there will be short ones, and long ones, screws to take out I mean> anyways besure as I said to put them back in the right order you can damage the circuit boards by tring to put a long screw where it shouldn't be like i said go to this site, and see if it helps more, I think i just made it worse for you, but if u try my way, and it works glad i could help ya

[Dark220]

Thanks alot ill go and try that, because nothing else works

[Dark220]

I did it and now it works fine for both Ps2 and DVD thnx a bunch thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx thnx

[PS2Lover]

No Problem Dark I'm Just happy I could help I'm also glad to know that your ps2 didnt get damaged or ruined, and the best of luck with your games have fun

[RedHotSniper]

iv got the same problem. I called sony they told me the same thing..... send it in and we will fix it for free. but i was reading a magazine and came across this section that said sumthin like flip it and i read it. turns out that when u stick a cd into ur ps2 and turn off the power "flip"the ps2 on to the top part so the ps2 is up-side-down and turn it back on and then go to the memory card and cd screen the disk should work now. (if u get disk read errors) so i tried it and it work only for some of my ps2 games, havent tried all and i have the same problem with my DVDs but those didnt work still even after doin that. you could try it, but it might only work with some certin models and there really hasnt been know damage for doin this. hope this helps

[Dark220]

Now i have another problem with the same game and im sure its the cd or somethings out of place in the PS2. in certain levels (4) on the game it stops and makes whirring noises and then a clicking sound that repeats itself over and over. i really want it to work so i can play those levels, mostly because the last level (end of game) is one of those levels. if anyone has any advice or ideas please right back, thnx.