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Thread: Ps2 does not read games |
    
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 05:57 pm: |
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sometimes the game takes a long time to boot up or sometimes the games don't load up at all |
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Bronze Member Username: Eskimo3
Post Number: 39
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 01:07 pm: |
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Then your PS2 must have problems. Mine just loads a little slower than any other systems. |
Silver Member Username: Araknid
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 05:21 pm: |
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you need to clean the disc..........if you do and still doesnt work then you got some bad scratches.
then theres nothin you can do. |
New member Username: Poweredbyrcade
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| Posted on Monday, April 18, 2005 - 03:09 am: |
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Your PS2 is probably dirty. Try to spray some air from a can of compressed air into the DVD tray. It might fix it or it might make it worse.
Or you can open it and clean the lens using a cotton swab and alcohol. |
Gold Member Username: British_power
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 07:43 pm: |
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ya i agree with e3 |
New member Username: Irene64
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 09:32 am: |
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hi, my sons play station 2 wont read discs.. it takes ages then it comes up disc read error..????
doesnt matter what disc i put in... i have put a brand new disc in at comes up the same.. |
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| Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 03:31 am: |
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yo my playstation 2 says reading disc but it never works iv cleaned the lense and i have cleand all the dust what is wrong |
New member Username: Irene64
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| Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 07:28 am: |
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well apparantly u may as well buy a new play station.. i took mine to be repaired and they told me that the lens had gone and it wasnt worth fixing.. as the cost of the repair was over £50 without guarentee |
ps2dude555 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 01:37 pm: |
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My playstaiton 2 has stopped reading disks! i brought it to a "shop" and they suggested a new one. Are they just trying to rip me off or should i really get a new one? |
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New member Username: 30003r
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| Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 03:58 pm: |
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the person who has problems with reading disks tell me 1 thing wats ur serial number like mines scph 30003r whats urz? |
New member Username: 30003r
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| Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 04:00 pm: |
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the person thts his ps2 wont read games at all |
cvhsdhgdfh Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 11:38 am: |
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Thats a common problem if u have had the ps2 for a very long time.
You can try loading the game and turning u PS2 side ways or upside down, or by turning it off for 20 seconds and then back on. If none of those work for loading the games and u know they are new and unscratched AND you have trying cleaning the ps2 then u have to just get a new one. I would wait alittle longer cause apparently it might be dropping to 99 us dollars. i would hold out if ur one of those people whoes ps2 are getting old and not working. |
Silver Member Username: Chaunb3400
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 12:34 pm: |
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when is the price drop |
Bronze Member Username: Blakktalon
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| Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 12:43 am: |
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I think this is how it goes. First it stops reading dvd movies, then a while later it stops reading games.
IF YOU CARE ABOUT IT, OR MAY HAVE IT SERVICED BY SONY, THEN DONT TRY THIS AT ALL. AS SOON AS YOU CRACK THE CASE THE WARRENTY IS VOID.
If you are electronically inclined carefully take the case apart.(this voids the warrenty!!!) be careful not to rip off the power ribbon that goes to the reset, and power switch on the front. Take off the couple screws on the cd lid, and there is a screw on the guide rod for the laser eye. This over time wiggles loose, and causes the ps2 to stop working properly.
Carefully adjust it a little at a time, till it will read the game again. BE EXTRA CAREFUL BECAUSE TO TEST IT IT WILL HAVE TO BE PLUGED IN, AND ITS EASIER TO DO THIS WITHOUT PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER. If you have the patience to get it to read dvd's it will last a lot longer before you have to try this again.
Also Dont try this unless you have some experience, in messing with stuff like this, and only if you dont care about the ps2 anymore because it doesnt work. |
Jared vargas Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 07:19 am: |
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my ps2 can read the disc but the game wont start. what is wrong |
Jared vargas Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 07:20 am: |
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my ps2 can read the disc but the game wont start. what is wrong |
Jared vargas Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 07:20 am: |
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my ps2 can read the disc but the game wont start. what is wrong |
ps2dude555 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 04:02 pm: |
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okay i finaly got a new but used slim ps2 and now the only problem is that it won't read star wars battlefront!!! i guess i'll have to deal thanks for all the help |
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| Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:04 am: |
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I have my sons ps2 apart and tried adjusting the laser but what i was wondering is how do you know if the laser is bad It started out with disc read error |
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| Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 01:26 pm: |
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my sims bustin out game (blue disk) starts...and after you create a player it goes to the load screen, it loads and then freezes and makes a buzzing sound. Ive exchanged it but it still does the same thing. My kingdom hearts game also stopped working right after i beat it. any suggestions? |
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 08:52 am: |
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if ur system wont read disks and just comes up place ps1 or ps2 disk in then that may mean ur lens is dirty..or it may be that ur lens is weakening so that means u have to adjust it, or adjust the voltage..im not to sure on how to do so but there is sites on how to do it.. |
Bronze Member Username: 30003r
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 12:15 pm: |
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ur ps2 is gone |
Silver Member Username: Reinhart
Post Number: 139
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 07:13 pm: |
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The PlayStation 2 suffers from dust and lubrication problems.
Sony didn't use enough lube on the traverse pickup sleds and the kicker mechanism to keep it running right. (Although, you never want to use too much lube as that causes problems of its own.) The lube that's on there dries up from the dust exposure and causes the bearings to bind on the sleds, which is why you can have a buzzing PS-2 when reading blue-bottom discs while it may work normally for DVD discs. Unlike DVD-ROM, CD-ROM discs require a faster mechanical response from the kicker mechanism to move the pickup back and forth rapidly to assure a fast read. When the PS-2 tries to seek a blue-bottom disc, it tries to move the pickup back and forth on the sled rapidly, but hangs up in the whole process instead because of the bind between the bearings and the sleds due to lack of lubrication, inhibiting free movement. The buzzing noise is caused when the teeth of the rack gear on the pickup jumps over the grooves it was in and then snaps back down on the next set of grooves on the worm gear over and over again.
The best fix is to clean out the PS-2 of all dust and then relubricate the aforementioned mechanical components with high quality bearing oil and molytone grease. What I do to help keep lube on the sleds and bearing is mix 1/3 bearing oil with 2/3 molytone, which creates a loose grease which provides a good lube that stays on the bearings. If you can't find molytone grease, white lithium grease can be used as a substitute. For the oil, use only a quality household oil or bearing oil; never use stuff like WD-40 as it's not viscous enough to be effective and most of the liquid will evaporate after a few days, bringing the problem back to square one.
Anyways, in addition to using the dilluted lube on the bearing and sleds, I use the same stuff on the worm gear as well. I use just enough to form a very thin film of lube on the sleds, but it's very important not to use too much lube as the excess can drip around and cause problems.
I work the lube in by moving the pickup back and forth in the traverse sled path a couple of times, BUT (AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT WARNING HERE) you should do this when the traverse is elevated up in its closed position! Moving the pickup back and forth while it is tilted down can damage the pickup! Underneath the pickup is a part of the mainboard shielding, which has a sharp edge. The ribbon harness on the pickup itself, which provides the circuit connections to all parts within the pickup, can be severed by this sharp edge, which will disable the pickup and may be difficult, if not impractical, to repair once this damage has occured.
After the lube job is done and the objective lens is cleaned using medical isopropyl alcohol and a Q-tip swab followed by a brief airblast to the lens to blow away any cotton debris left behind, test it and see what happens!
Another thing that can happen, especially if the PS-2 was ever dropped or subjected to a lot of physical shock, is that the tilt adjustment may have gone out of whack, typically due to a center notched leaf spring that locks the tilt gear on one setting. The notch on the top of the spring rests between teeth on the white gear that's situated north of the pickup. Sometimes, due to shock, the spring may slip underneath the gear and cause a massive tilt misalignment, which will prevent the PS-2 from reading anything. Simply put the spring back in its proper place, with the notch going back in between the gear teeth, while holding the gear still. This is hoping that the gear setting wasn't messed up when the spring had slipped underneath in the first place.
As for readjusting the laser gain, that usually doesn't prove to be fruitful. When the laser has deteriorated to the point where you have to try and readjust the laser gain, it usually means that the pickup has gone marginal and will only get worse as time goes on. Besides, accurately adjusting laser power can only be done with a laser power meter (which actually measures the light emission from the laser itself) and the service manual (to know what range is recommended for optimal performance). Misadjusting the laser gain potentiometers, one for the red laser for DVD and the other for the IR laser for CD, can actually make the problem worse if you're not careful! Worst case: you can actually damage the laser diode and its new level of dysfunction would be permanent. The best way to deal with this kind of failure is to replace the pickup with a new one.
Hope this info is helpful. - Reinhart |
Bronze Member Username: D_singh
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| Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 08:42 pm: |
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LOL, this wouldn't be useful to the average gamer. |
Silver Member Username: Reinhart
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| Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2005 - 11:03 pm: |
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But, it would be useful for those who are interested in repairing a PS-2, which is the focus of this discussion. - Reinhart |
mmaarrkk Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 04:44 am: |
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Cheers Kip that is a useful post, will try that next. |
Adam6666666666666666 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 12:03 pm: |
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the mechanism that makes the wormgear spin has seized up on mine, not to mention the tray has also mis-aligned itself towards the wormgear (i think that might be due to me using a slidecard on a regular basis so that i can play imports)
p.s. re-lubeing the mechanism is a nightmare coz its so fiddly to take apart and even more difficult to put the clip on the back together |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 12:44 am: |
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my ps2 will play dvd ps2 games wont read ps1 games
email me at scottclvy@bellsouth.net |
New member Username: Angst1er2005
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| Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 05:31 pm: |
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Ok i have a quick question..hopefully sum1 can help me out..i have a slim ps2(scph70012) and for some reason it never played any dvd's or silver disk..everything else works fine. cd's black disk, and blue disk..i was going to trade it in to gamestop to get some store credit towards a new one but i'm in no rush because i have another ps2 with a hard drive in it so i'm covered for now. now i heard that there was a way to adjust the laser voltage on the ps2 slims..does anyone know how or know of a website i can go to that will tell/show me how to do this..ONLY FOR THE PS2 SLIM. |
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| Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 10:18 pm: |
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hi, my playstation is starting to make a loud clicking noise while im playing madden 06, and will freeze after a couple of seconds. In anger i smacked the playstation and it unfroze. However 2 minutes later it did the same thing then started happening more often. What exactly is the problem and how would i fix it? |
Silver Member Username: 420pimp2
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 10:30 pm: |
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Read the post on Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 12:43 am: in this thread. What to do is take it apart and take. Get to the lense. Get a cuetip/earcleaner and put some rubbing alchohol on it, but make sure theres not enough alchohol on the cuetip for it to drip. U only want a lil bit. Slightly rub it on the lense in a spinning motion. Make sure it;s unplugged thoe so u dont electricute yourself. It should work. I do it once a month to my ps/2 or somtimes every 2 weeks depending on how much i play it. The older ps2 have a problem with the fan and dosn't cerculate enough air to pull the dust out. So thats why your lense gets dusty. |
petezahet34 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:27 pm: |
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my stupid ps2 does not want to read any dvds or games...i already tried cleaning it and it doesnt want to work. this sucks! |
kissmeufool Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 04:24 pm: |
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heres the deal
what happened to mw was the same thing it would take ages to tell you disc read error so we called sony. they said that the lens was probably dirty or had cracked(if you have it set up and down this is supposedly more likely to happen) so we ssent it off and so began its long journey. i got is back like 2 weeks later and it worked better than ever and they sent me a controller for free because....well i dont know why but im sure it was my playstation i wrote my name on the bottom of it. |
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| Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 04:29 pm: |
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How would you open your ps2 to clean the laser? |
Silver Member Username: 420pimp2
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| Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 06:47 pm: |
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take the bolts outa the bottom. Then slip the top shell off. But watch the silver wire ribbon on the right side near the power button. If it's pulled out its hard to plug back in cause it's in a tight spot. But yeah thats how its done. Then take apart the cd cover. U will need a small phillips head. CleaN THE LENSE PUT IT BACK TOGETHER . |
Gamer4Life Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 04:02 pm: |
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hey, there is something wrong with my PS2, i dont know if it can be fixed or if i gotta buy a new one, but here is what's wrong with it, i can put in a cd or dvd or a playstation game and it load's up in a sec but right when i put in a playstation 2 game it say's reading disc but it just keeps saying that and it wont load up, so i take it out an put a dvd , cd or playstation game in and it works fine, can anyone help me to find out what's wrong with it? |
PCMASTER Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 11:27 am: |
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http://www.richspsxparts.com/dres.html
i had a small plastic piece lodged in the laser gear. from probably when my little brother dropped it. just had to open it up and get it out....said "need format disk" for a while....now i fixed it |
New member Username: Imhallo
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| Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 12:16 pm: |
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my ps2 reads normal games but is very slow. however it wont read dvds or blue disks. This dosent work mine but if your ps2 is starting to get slower buy a lens cleaner and clean the playstation (these arent always for the ps2 most of the time there for dvds). you can also try cleaning the disk and then puting it in the tray, then if the screen osent read it or says disk read error take it out and put it in again in a different postion (this does work but only for dvds you will have to have alot of patience as well as it takes up to 60 or 70 tries). however your ps2 is truely broken (like mine) DONT OPEN IT its a very stupid thing to do and cost me alot of money before. just keep the receipt and hand it back to the shop. |
New member Username: Stevie1036
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| Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 06:30 pm: |
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my PS2 goes on but it clicks repeatadly really fast and wont read the disk
does any1 know y...
plz tell me if u do (P.S. Its and old PS2, not slim-line) |
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 07:36 pm: |
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hay my ps2 is slim line and it is not spining disk |
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| Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 11:32 am: |
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my ps2 works and then it stops and it dont take the cd and says error how do i open a ps2 so i could clean the lens |
New member Username: Mschoco
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 03:50 pm: |
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hey CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLZ!!!
my ps2 works fine but when i play games like GTA
San andreas it makes this annoying clicking sound then FREEZES!
has anybody dealt with this problem?? please help me if u have!!!
from:
a very annoyed person!! who needs HELP!! |
New member Username: Gameboy
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 03:45 pm: |
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i have a problem with my slim ps2 saying that the disk tray is open when it is not. i usually hear it click right before it freezes up. |
Silver Member Username: Bumpin612s
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 02:36 pm: |
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it broken |
New member Username: Gameboy
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| Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 02:47 pm: |
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could you be more specific brad. whats broken? , can it be fixed? thanks |
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 09:26 am: |
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hello again, ps2 (slim) does load, very slow and "choppy" does anyone have any advise on what it could be? thanks,
LMD} |
New member Username: Yolandaragsdale
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| Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 11:01 am: |
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REINHART-Kip Wells-RULES
The only purpose of my registering was to be able to post a THANK YOU for his advise. A post was made that this would not be helpful to the average gamer- I am not even that - I am the WIFE of a gamer, and I was able to fake my way through fixing my husband's beloved PS2 after finding these suggestions. THANK YOU REINHART! |
New member Username: Cooltech
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| Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 12:28 pm: |
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)Ok the problem is your lazier disc reader thing/spinner is messed up you can look up ps2 parts online and find a part place with that part. |
