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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: clowd on January 25, 2003, 12:20:45 PM
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whether it be music cds, ps1 cds or ps2 cds it doesnt read it.
it reads dvds fine though
what is wrong
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Could be dusty inside, try using a lens cleaner.
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i had the same problem wher it said "error" or something in the browse section. i called sony and they told me i had an old version of the ps2 and i had to mail it to them, and they fixed the problem(i dunno if they gave me a new one or if they added a chip). So if the dusting idea doesnt work, then i would call sony. it took about 2 weeks for me to get mine back and 2 weeks from now is the draft for season II. so id say calling sony would be ur lat resort.(if u have to)
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i tried 2 lens cleaners, it wouldnt read them because their cds
how much was it to ship it to fort worth?
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if u call them they will pay for it..since it is basically their mistake. but when i called them they asked what the code was, and since mine didnt have an R or some letter they could tell it was an older version and they said to mail it to the adress and that they would pay for the shipping.
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Clowd, it isnt suppose to read them.
Pop them in, let them spin, it should say disk read error, its a blank disk. Nothing is even on it. Try it about 10 times, then try a game, if it doesn work, get a can of air and blow it inside the ps2.
Try it alot of times, before opening it. Its risky, but it worked for me. I recommend not doing it though.
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it read my cds and dvds perfect
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good to know :D
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Originally posted by shawn9990
it read my cds and dvds perfect
why would you say that?
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anyway
I have the exact same problem right now.... my ps2 wont read the blue botomed cd-roms... i dont own any of those type right now so im not too worried about my problem but eventually i\'ll have to do something...
Viper_Fujax: Was your ps2 still under warranty?
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honestly i dont know. i bought my ps2 in may 2001 and had the problems in august 2002(i remember asking about it here). How long is the warranty? Calling them u can be for sure though, cuz they answered all my questions and were pretty cool about it. except the guy was trying really hard to get a big "THANK YOU" outta me like he was doing me a favor,lol. of corse i thanked him but the way he was talking was pretty funny. anyway, back on track, i went to sony.com, found their ps2 help number, called and asked and he walked through the steps with me to see what was wrong.
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Kimahri, viper.
I had this problem, look above. Also, try it vertical, or horizontal. It can make it work. Mine only plays blue disks vertical, and white disks horizontal. Pisses me off, but it plays fine.
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ya, i got what u said. but sony themselves told me the version of my ps2 wouldnt play those disks and there are several version of the ps2. just informing clowd on the situation i was in and that there are several versions of the ps2
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Originally posted by Spudz
Kimahri, viper.
I had this problem, look above. Also, try it vertical, or horizontal. It can make it work. Mine only plays blue disks vertical, and white disks horizontal. Pisses me off, but it plays fine.
Its slowly degraded. At first moving the PS2 around or setting it vertical would make it work after a few trys, but now its completly stopped reading cds altogether, even brandnew ones. and it wont read the cd lens cleaner. if only there was a lens cleaner that was dvd
BTW, I got my PS2 on launch, so yeah it was one of the first
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Try a CD cleaner.. If that does not work and if you still have your warranty (I got 2 years, but I think that’s standard here on all electronics), call Sony and let them fix it for free..
If not, there is a screw on the motherboard that needs to be adjusted.. But you\'ll need a oscilloscope otherwise its very risky.
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I had the same problem. It\'s probably a dusty lense. Use a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol on it and it should be fine, like mine ;)
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Originally posted by Clowd
BTW, I got my PS2 on launch, so yeah it was one of the first
I also had one on launch. When NHL 2002 came out...it gave me that disk read error. After that, all the games i would try to play made a weird humming noise inside the system.
Sopposedly, there is a way to check which version of PS2 you have. If you look on the back of the system, there is a sticker left . On it are numbers...
ex: R300000182 Now that very first number after that R is your version type. I have a version 3 and at launch I had a version 1. I have heard that versions 1 and 2 are defective and 3 and 4 are fine. Not sure if there are anymore versions after that though.
Hope that helps.
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The problem that everyone is facing is something that directly associated with the laser. A lot of times the laser can be adjusted to overcome this issue.
There are a bunch of nice FAQs out there about adjusting the lens, but honestly I wouldn\'t recommend doing it.. you\'ll probably just make things worse. The other method I would really really suggest would be to got to lik-sang and order the replacement laser lens that they sell. Just replace that part of the ps2, and everything will work fine. I did that with my first gen ps2 (jpn) and it still works perfectly fine.
Oh yeah, and simply rubbing the lens with rubbing alcohol will not fix the problem, and a lot of times simply make everything worse. If you ever come across a broken ps2, try taking the entire laser structure apart. You\'ll find two lenses inside: the one that you see from the top, and another plastic one inside. The plastic one scratches easily (i did this) and frankly gets dusty easily too. Yet it\'s deep inside so that no duster could blow anything out. There\'s also a little prism inside to bend the laser. This was made out of glass and did not scratch that easily.
In other words, there\'s a lot of little pieces in there that can easily get dusty and scratched, and no lens cleaner nor duster, nor rubbing alcohol would really take all of it off. Adjusting the laser as stated above will help the situation for a time being, but would eventually end up with the same situation because all you\'ll be doing is increasing the laser until it burns out.
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Originally posted by Kimahri
why would you say that?
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anyway
I have the exact same problem right now.... my ps2 wont read the blue botomed cd-roms... i dont own any of those type right now so im not too worried about my problem but eventually i\'ll have to do something...
Viper_Fujax: Was your ps2 still under warranty?
Hey, I had the same problem. I fixed it though by placing a small piece of scotch tape on the top side of the disk near the center. Get it as close to the center without covering up the hole in the disk. The piece of tape should be no larger than your pinky finger nail. Trust me, they will work after this. I figured it out by trying it on several of my games and especialyy the GameShark disk. It made me happy it worked after I returned ICO 2 times. I was sick of returning games that were not defective. And let me say, this fix makes it easier than sending your PS2 through the mail.
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Originally posted by project86
Hey, I had the same problem. I fixed it though by placing a small piece of scotch tape on the top side of the disk near the center. Get it as close to the center without covering up the hole in the disk. The piece of tape should be no larger than your pinky finger nail. Trust me, they will work after this. I figured it out by trying it on several of my games and especialyy the GameShark disk. It made me happy it worked after I returned ICO 2 times. I was sick of returning games that were not defective. And let me say, this fix makes it easier than sending your PS2 through the mail.
hmmm... im not too sure i understand exactly what you mean by this but its sounds very interesting... i wonder why it would work?...
Dont cover up the hole at all?.. or just dont cover it up completely?...
A possible visual would help ;)
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Originally posted by Kimahri
hmmm... im not too sure i understand exactly what you mean by this but its sounds very interesting... i wonder why it would work?...
Dont cover up the hole at all?.. or just dont cover it up completely?...
A possible visual would help ;)
Let’s see here, where did I put that disk…Oh, here ya go man! I hope this helps. If it works let me know. I wonder if it is something that only will help my situation out. Like I said though before, it has helped me out in many other cases as well as recently when I bought my GameShark.
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well, another broken down PS2, somehow mine is from launch and works 100% fine...
**KNOCKS ON WOOD**
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Mine had, actually it still is having, the same problem, Sony told me it\'d need a new laser unit and they\'d fix it for £70!!
£70!!! P1ss off, why the hell do I want another Sony laser, they\'re crap, all types. I\'m just hanging on with my silver discs until it goes completely then maybe they\'ll have stopped joking around with the price of a new console and made it something closer to £100.
Edit: Don\'t know if you noticed but I\'m VERY annoyed with Sony for just about everything at the moment, if only they had the foresight to make a console as good as the X-box rather than this badly built, badly planned, unsupported (hardware-wise) arse biscuit. At least we have the best games, my ONLY reason for staying with it.
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To those who have had problems with their PS2\'s:
How well do you take care of it?
Do you clean them regularly?
How many hours a day do you play them?
What are the conditions of the place you play them at?
Is there alot of moisture in the air?
Does your little brother or sister play with it when your not home?
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I\'m up to about £4000 worth of AV equipment at the moment, all of it is pristine and cared for, no more than a couple of hours every couple of days and no horrid kids, I\'m in a rented house and even refuse to move it downstairs as it may hurt it.
It\'s only sony lasers I\'ve ever had a problem with, they just don\'t seem to be able to build them as well as even someone like Alba or Goodmans, truly awful.
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Thanks for the visual project, im gonna give it a try right away.
/me crosses his fingers
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Kimari ... did it work for you ?
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i had a prob everytime i put a film, dvd game or cd game would go to the browser first, then id have to pick the game... i put a cd lens cleaner through a few times, works fine again
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I tried with Twisted Metal Black online and it didnt work.... :(
Maybe i did something wrong? but i placed the tape where project said to... it wasnt clear tape tho, would that make a difference?
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It\'s most likely a voltage problem. You see CD\'s spin at a different rate then DVDs so you need different amounts of voltage going to the laser to read them. Thats why a DVD can still be readable but a CD not. There are FAQ\'s on how to fix this at home but you need to be really careful when doing so. I recommend getting Sony to fix it.
Oh and kokopuphz cleaning the laser lens with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip can do much good if your careful. I live in an extremely dusty house and my laser starts ****ing up every 3-4 months. It can sometimes take 5 minutes to recognize a DVD disc has been inserted. After using a q-tip swab on the lens my PS2 returns to the same working condition I bought it as.
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Originally posted by Speed Demon
Oh and kokopuphz cleaning the laser lens with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip can do much good if your careful. I live in an extremely dusty house and my laser starts ****ing up every 3-4 months. It can sometimes take 5 minutes to recognize a DVD disc has been inserted. After using a q-tip swab on the lens my PS2 returns to the same working condition I bought it as.
If you\'re careful, but we\'re talking Clowd here..:laughing:
But I was just saying, yeah, it\'d be okay if all your dust and debree (sp?) is found on the outter lens, but a lot of times, small residue can end up on your inner lens, especially in humid or smokey environments.
Another WARNING about rubbing alcohol. Drop a few drops on a flat clean mirror surface, and let the fluid naturally evaporate. You\'ll notice a nice white residue that\'s left over. This residue, when left on the inner lens or glass prism which you cannot access from the outside will ultimately deem your ps2 unworkable, simply because it obstructs the laser and can change its defraction. Just a warning. If it works for you, sure go ahead.
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Originally posted by Kimahri
I tried with Twisted Metal Black online and it didnt work.... :(
Maybe i did something wrong? but i placed the tape where project said to... it wasnt clear tape tho, would that make a difference?
I\'m not sure if that would make a difference but I just did it again yesterday to play Xenogears and it worked. The disk would not read, then I put the tape on it and it worked. Try it again, but use clear scotch tape this time. If it fails then you might have something wrong other than the problem I have.