Okay, so, here's the deal. My PS2 cannot read discs. At all. I purchased Suikoden IV three days ago. It has been out of my PS2 only once since then, so I could try another disc. It's basically in mint condition, fresh out of the box and right into the PS2. Same with the other disc, which I should mention was a music disc. The PS2 can't read either disc. Nonetheless, I repeatedly get disc read errors. Intially, if I left the PS2 alone a while and tried again, I could load the disc (after a couple reboots.) That no longer works. I'm going to run out and get some compressed air to try to clean the lens. Anyone know anything else I should try?
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Anonymous2005-07-19 11:53
go to sony and let they check your ps2
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Anonymous2005-07-22 4:14
buy a new one... they're cheap as anything and if you have a fat old one, you now replace that with the new slim one, get it in silver. there. done
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mizukami2005-07-22 14:57
I've heard of disc reboot errors, but this question goes beyond that. The Grind of Death (tm) can destroy discs, but is this a problem inherent in the PS2's design or does it only happen with certain model numbers of the PS2?
if it's a first gen they'll refurbish it for free methinks, a friend of mine has his done that way
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Anonymous2005-08-04 7:53
I can testify to >>8. I had plenty of DREs myself and they fixed it for free.
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Anonymous2005-08-08 11:02
Or you can open it up yourself, and just swab the lens. Since Sony is now slowly charging again to repair them. Don't use compressed air on the lens itself, too much moisture can get on it. Just take a Q-tip after you open it all up, and swab the lens for a minute. It's not worth all the hassle or money to send it in or get a new one, when you can fix it in 5 minutes yourself.
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Drac2005-08-10 23:50
Use alcohol when you swab the lense. a dry swab will scratch that lense.
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Anonymous2005-08-11 12:15
And ROLL the swab across the lens, don't drag it - if you drag it across the lens and a hard piece of dirt is caught, it'll scratch it also.
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Anonymous2005-08-17 19:34
Anyone unusual grinding noises when opening the tray?
Also, the laser might be fucked but it can also be the case that the laser isn't positioned correctly. About an inch or two above the laser is a small plastic dial. If nothing else works then mark the current position with the tray fully inserted and then attempt to reset the dial by hand and test each position you try to see if you still get read errors. It can take some experimenting but as long as you mark the original dial setting of the laser then you can always reset it to it's original. position.
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Anonymous2005-08-18 11:50
Steal a PS2. Find someone who doesn't use their working PS2 often and do a little switch-a-roo ;D
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Anonymous2005-09-19 6:15
>>1
with suikoden 4 you're not really missing out though ;)
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Anonymous2005-09-19 20:39
if you get a weird grinding noise tht means your gears are a little fuxxored,like mine.it coulda been anything,like a pet,(your little brother-like my case) etc..........nothing to worry aobut unless your disk tray gets stuck.
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Anonymous2005-09-20 19:33
PS2 break like no other system. Most just go senile after a couple of years and stop working all together. You wouldn't believe how common you problem is. They stop reading different types of disc, their trays get jiggly, the groan and grind when they actually do play games, and they've been known to burn into discs before. Just buy a new one or wait for the PS3. Asking Sony to help you is a waste of time.
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Anonymous2005-10-18 6:33
Sony's hardware is notoriously cheap. I didn't get a PS2 'til I knew I could afford to replace the thing. I have one friend who's on his fourth, averaging 10-15 months per console. IIRC, watching DVDs on the thing is supposed to kill it even faster.
>>17 is right. If you don't have some warranty on it that you bought with the machine, just give up and buy another one. They're cheap these days anyway, compared to what they used to run. $100US or so, now, right?
Of course, the PS3's hardware will be equally shiatty. And its games are likely to be rather more expensive as well. So meh. I think I'll wait for the Revolution. Nintendo has a better rep for robust hardware.
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Anonymous2005-10-18 10:16
>>19
10 to 15 month life span? Tell him to go the fuck outside!
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Anonymous2005-10-19 6:52
my ps2 has been working perfectly fine for over 4 years and still going strong
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Anonymous2005-10-19 14:21
I've cleaned my ps2's dvd drive a total of two times and that's prevented any disc read errors. I've had the console for about four years as well and abused the hell out of it; kicking it around, breaking bits off, dropping it. It still works like the day I bought it.
Sony tends to use plastic springs for all their CD/DVD electronics. Unlike steel, these things degrade rather quickly, so eventually the lens is unable to focus.
It's not just for their playstations either. If it has moving parts and a Sony label, stay away. They've been coasting on their reputation for years.
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I have a second-hand, 1998-vintage Sony VCR at home that's pretty solid (it has a metal chassis, for one thing, which is better than the all-polystyrene case on the Happy Meal toy Emerson and Funai call a VCR that it replaced), and I have a PlayStation Dual Shock controller hooked up to my PC through a Kiky-X, but other than that, no Sony, and I don't expect this to change.
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Anonymous2005-11-05 1:37
I agree about Sony coasting on their rep. In the last two years I've had to throw away 2 Sony DVD writers with less than 14 months use on them (one of them was mine too, dammit), and we've just thrownb away a Sony VCR at just over 2 years vintage. Their old stuff was great though - my Aunt has an early portable color tv which still works great after around 25 years.
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Anonymous2005-11-05 7:10
you can bring it to the shops and get them to replace the lens for you
but that'll cost ya
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Anonymous2005-11-09 8:14
Please ignore everything after >>13. Play around with the dial and there's about a 94% chance you'll get it working again.
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anonymous2005-11-27 14:27
open up your ps2 and tamper with the 4 screwswhere the lens are.Then eject your ps2 make sure there isnt a game in there.Then get a screw and loosen them a little bit.it should work for the next 1-4 years.i did it to mine and it worked on the first try.now im playing nfl madden 06 and not worrying.
the whole "disk read error" ordeal happened to my ps2 also. I read some tutorial on how to open it up carefully and clean the lens with a qtip and rubbing alcohol. worked for a good few months after that, then I gave it away.
there's also some rumor that old ps2s wont play newer games? I forgot how that went
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zeppy!GuxAK3zcH.2005-12-09 11:30
Fucking use a ps1 saturn and SNES instead. Problem solved, inb4loq