Woohoo! I fixed my PS2 Disc Read Error...

[Lox]

My PS2 hasn't worked in about 6 months. It literally worked fine one day and then decided to give me a disc read error the next. Since then I haven't been able to play one game on it.

Now that Kingdom Hearts II is coming out at the end of this month, I decided that it was time to either repair my PS2 or get a new one. I figured I'd at least give fixing it a shot. So I went online, found some instructions, and tonight I tried it out.

After about an hour of fiddling with the height of the laser lens, I finally saw success. My disc appeared on the PS2 screen. After fine tuning the height a few more times, it nows loads all PS2 games right away and they actually work.

So I am taking it in to an EB/Gamestop on my lunch break to trade it in for a slim model.

[Torgo]

You still have those instructions? My PS2 has the disc read error for movies that have worked on other PS2's.

[Flip]

Its a pretty easy fix, i remember doing it to mine. Of course, you have to open the case (removing a sticker that says 'reove this and warranty if voided') but after that it is just a little twist to some white cog looking piece and voila.

Nice job.

[Lox]

Its a pretty easy fix, i remember doing it to mine. Of course, you have to open the case (removing a sticker that says 'reove this and warranty if voided') but after that it is just a little twist to some white cog looking piece and voila.

Nice job.

You've known and held out on me??? I thought we were friends!!!

Yeah, it's so easy once you realize what you're doing. We're going to try to fix a friend's this weekend too.

[Blotus]

Got a link to this miracle cure? I've opened mine to clean it before, but never tried anything else. Couldn't hurt to jimmy with my PS2 that hasn't worked in months.

[Lox]

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

That's the exact one I used.

Now, my PS2 looked slightly different. It had 8 screws on the outer case, not 10. The insides looked a bit different. And the white disc that controls the height of the laser isn't as accessible (though it's still pretty easy to turn with a flat-head screwdriver). Also, we turned the disc counter-clockwise to make it raise, not clockwise as this article states.

So, with that in mind, give it a shot and let me know how it goes. We're going to try it on a 2nd PS2 this weekend maybe.

[Flip]

Here is the guide i used, a little dated but nothing has changed.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/ ... /ps2.ars/1

EDIT:lol, 3 min too late...