PlayStation 2 not reading discs!

[ShooterJM]

**cough....cough...**

Originally posted by ShooterJM
it'll void your warranty, but it works. My roomie got his ps2 the week they came out. I've done this 3 or 4 times now and the thing still runs fine.

[Remington]

Oops. Heh heh, sorry 'bout that ShooterJM

[DJBacon06]

Originally posted by MantisMag
i haven't actually read the article since i don't have a ps2 but i saw it a few days ago and figured it might help. *warning* this will require some technical skill and will void your warranty.

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/0...ps2/ps2-1.html

Oh yeah, it most def. works...in fact i JUST did it yesterday (found a differnt tutorial). I was so fed up with the dang Disc Read Errors i was about to chuck it accross the room! But then i fixed it, and all was good.

[ShooterJM]

hehehe no worries. Just be careful with the little ribbon cables. when you take off the top of the PS2 that's all that connects the on/off and eject buttons so be careful, they're a PITA to put back on if they get disconnected.

And that thing is right. Contra is the most picky game I've owned for the ps2. good luck.

[GhillieGuy]

Same thing happend to my freind, you prolly have a version 1 laser. After awile they go bad and wont read anymore so he got it fixed for only 30 bux(put a new laser in) and a free demo game..

[jwren00]

my xbox does that too sometimes, it just says that it is not an xbox recognizable disk. so i just restart it a few times and eventually it works. I really wish i could clean the damn thing, i'm sure it is absolutely FULL of dust, but i can't figure out how to open the friggen thing.

[vf-xx]

Originally posted by jwren00
my xbox does that too sometimes, it just says that it is not an xbox recognizable disk. so i just restart it a few times and eventually it works. I really wish i could clean the damn thing, i'm sure it is absolutely FULL of dust, but i can't figure out how to open the friggen thing.

It's probably mystically sealed in the same process where they fill it with the designer's souls to weight them down.

[FragTek]

I thought there were like 5 or 6 screws to take out on the bottom of the Xbox to get it apart.

[Remington]

I fixed it! Followed MantisMag's link and everything went smooth. Thanks again!

[MantisMag]

n/p glad i could help.