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PS2 problems - Looking for dead PS2 to replace DVD-ROM Player

  • 20-12-2006 11:09pm
    #1
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    My PS2 keeps giving me error messages when trying to play games or DVDs. I keep getting "unable to read disk" or "disk read error"...

    I'm thinking the DVD-ROM Player is on its way... Would I be right? Anybody experience this before?

    Had a look inside and it's pretty straight forward to replace so I was wondering if anybody here had a knackered PS2 from which I could get the DVD-ROM Player? or where I could find one?

    Thank you in advance! :)


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  • #2
    Reaver772
    Closed Accounts Posts: 261 ✭✭Reaver772


    You probably only have to readjust the laser head their are a couple of guides online if you want to try it.

    http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars


  • #3
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Yep, indeed! Did a bit of googling after posting this and what do you know! Stumbled on that exact tutorial you posted!

    Could do it right now except I don't have that jeweler's size screwdriver... Oh well...

    Was shocked to see a lot of PS2s suffer from this! :eek: Shame on you Sony! :mad:


  • #4
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,551 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    I am totally sick of doing this procedure and it happened to mine after 13 months and I would be very fussy about my machine, very annoying.
    Think I am going to just go buy a new one if I can get one for around 100 mark in sales as its not worth the hassle any more.


  • #5
    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭crazy_dude6662


    just happend to mine and i was wondering what was wrong...
    i might try to attempt to fix it...(but it would probably blow up) but if it fails i will just get a new (second hand) one...


  • #6
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    keep an eye out on www.jumbletown.ie
    might even get a free working one!


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  • #7
    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭crazy_dude6662


    just happened to me, got 2 new games for the ps2 and neither worked, didnt try dvds or silver or ps1 but regular ps2 games arnt working at all. im gonna try this and i hope it works! really wanted to play those games >.<

    (incidently i still have a snes and the gun thingy and they both work fine. and the ps1 i had still works. proof that some older stuff can work better than new stuff)


  • #8
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Saruman wrote:
    keep an eye out on www.jumbletown.ie
    might even get a free working one!
    great link there Saruman! Cheers! :)
    crazy_dude6662 wrote:
    [...](incidently i still have a snes and the gun thingy and they both work fine. and the ps1 i had still works. proof that some older stuff can work better than new stuff)
    Same here! PS1 and Super Nintendo (even my Amstrad CPC464!) still work perfectly!


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