[Lance Walker]

Also, I forgot to mention....

I really have to advise against adjusting the white cog wheel.

These come factory set. Your laser is failing so you adjust a different component to compensate for it.... .. Now, when your laser does fully fail (and it will at some point) you will have a dead laser AND a misaligned CD assembly.

So you buy a new laser and put it in, but your CD's won't play consistantly again! Instead of 1 problem, you've created 2. IMO, leave that cog wheel alone, attack the problem at its source- the laser. (not the laser hieght/positioning/angle- but the laser itself). All other quickie fixes are only temperary... there will come a point where no adjustment of any kind can save your PS2 laser- then what will you do? You'll have to re-adjust all 42 parts you've tweaked out of spec to get a perfectly good brand new replacement laser to work.

[spdavid]

These Links should be more then enough help.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/f...ad_error_a.txt

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/f...read_error.txt

http://s1.cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/ge...&topic=8472334


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Oh yeah I forgot at this site people call disc read error,
DREs
DRE = Disc Read Error

Thats all you should know hope it helps

[lblackdust]

i had the same problem with my PS2 where it couldnt read dvd roms but cd roms worked fine. i opened it up and found my lithium cell had come loose and reattached and everything was fine. try shaking your PS2 and if u here a rattle thats prlly the lithium cell.

[skimpydoo]

So can someone please give me the number to call Sony and the exact steps I should go through to get it fixed and how long itll probally take. I to have been having problems with the blue/purple discs. What are the reasons for this problem?

[canuhelpme]

ok well i had this problem also except sony refused to do it for free for some reason. OK well i went on google and searched for ps2 disc read error problems or phrases like that and found a awesome forum that says " if you take apart the ps2 and clean the lens with a cotton swap it should be able to run all agmes and/or dvds." Anyways they show a step by step process with that too.

[Tankmeister]

Just got my PS2 back from Sony today. Works great on all discs...dvds too. They replaced the laser and cleaned. Keeping my fingers crossed now. Oh well, comes with 90 day warranty so guess I'll send it back if anything happens.

[silverorb]

I got mine back about half a year ago....no problems since--if anything it boots disks faster now

[skimpydoo]

How long did it take Sony to repair n ship it back for you guys??????? and whatd you ship the system in.

[silverorb]

i went to the local post office, they had a small box that was less then $3...not sure but i think to ship it the cost was $5--SO overall it was 8 bucks-
the system was returned quite fast...less then 10 days i believe

[shrooom342]

Xgamz, What can i say your the man. I was ready to throw my ps2 out the window. Only took like 2 mintues after takeing of the cover. The hardest part was putting the little A## screws back in. Thanks man

[shrooom342]

Any one that is having disk read errors look at xgamz post. works very very well

[darkcloudguy]

i just got dark cloud 2 for my ps2 and it wont run. that makes it 5/8 games that dont play and the ones that do play only work some times (except dark cloud). it still runs dvd's but it wont run regular ps games
i tried the thickness thing with dark cloud 2 and i compared to dark cloud 1 and they were both the same thickness. i got a lens cleaner and it sayd disc read error for that too. so if im not in my warranty anymore how much will it cost to get it fixed. and how is the best way to fix it myself. i dont want to open it yet but i might try that xgamz guy's thing.
my email is phatkhat6@hotmail.com
plz reply

[skimpydoo]

hey i just tried the repair thing that xgamz n works perfectly. you just gotta play around with the white dial a bit but it fixed my blue disc read error. but i got a problem as i was putting it back together the metallic strip that connects the reset buttons to the other part of the system came off. it came off on the end opposite of the side that connects to the reset buttons. How do i put it back on?!?

[darkcloudguy]

i tried xgamz's way and now all my games load and there ae no disc read errors but my dark cloud 2 still freezes at the same place. i returned my game and got a new one and it still freezes so its not the game . what now xgames whats wrong

[MC_Alz]

I find the "GameDoctor" (GameDR) a phenomanal piece of kit to repair your CDs, DVDs and other discs, it somehow repairs all discs and is only £30 from Game and Virgin Megastores. I highly recommend it, it has saved me at least £200 in buying brand new games!