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  • soxboy7
    MVP
    • Aug 2002
    • 1541

    #31
    Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

    I had the same problem. What I did to fix it was, first unscrew the top. Then unscrew the part that covers the disc drive. Get a q tip and some rubbing alcohol and GENTLY clean the laser. Also you'll see a white wheel. Move it three notches clockwise or counter clockwise. It's your choice. The wheel affects how the laser reads your game. I had to move mine about 5 spaces clockwise. Test it to see if it is working. If it's not then spin the dial the other wway. This should fix your problem

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    • pol
      All Star
      • Nov 2002
      • 2424

      #32
      Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

      </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
      NYJets37 said:
      </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
      pol said:
      call sony.. they fix it for free.. you get it back within a week.

      <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

      I had always heard that. Then this happened to a friend of mine's ps2 a couple weeks ago, they called Sony, and they wanted $100 to fix it.

      <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

      maybe he broke it? if you do something to it to where it breaks.. then you have to pay for it.. but if its by 'natural' means.. then it is free

      i have had it done twice.

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      • pol
        All Star
        • Nov 2002
        • 2424

        #33
        Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

        </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
        NYJets37 said:
        </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
        pol said:
        call sony.. they fix it for free.. you get it back within a week.

        <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

        I had always heard that. Then this happened to a friend of mine's ps2 a couple weeks ago, they called Sony, and they wanted $100 to fix it.

        <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

        maybe he broke it? if you do something to it to where it breaks.. then you have to pay for it.. but if its by 'natural' means.. then it is free

        i have had it done twice.

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        • pol
          All Star
          • Nov 2002
          • 2424

          #34
          Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

          </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
          NYJets37 said:
          </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
          pol said:
          call sony.. they fix it for free.. you get it back within a week.

          <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

          I had always heard that. Then this happened to a friend of mine's ps2 a couple weeks ago, they called Sony, and they wanted $100 to fix it.

          <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

          maybe he broke it? if you do something to it to where it breaks.. then you have to pay for it.. but if its by 'natural' means.. then it is free

          i have had it done twice.

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          • skitch
            Fear Ameer
            • Oct 2002
            • 12349

            #35
            Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

            Get an XBox.

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            • skitch
              Fear Ameer
              • Oct 2002
              • 12349

              #36
              Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

              Get an XBox.

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              • skitch
                Fear Ameer
                • Oct 2002
                • 12349

                #37
                Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                Get an XBox.

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                • Jayhawk
                  MVP
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 2565

                  #38
                  Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                  </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                  NYJets37 said:
                  Put it in the dishwasher.

                  <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">
                  Texas Tech, Red Sox, FC Dallas and Reading supporter

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                  • Jayhawk
                    MVP
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 2565

                    #39
                    Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                    </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                    NYJets37 said:
                    Put it in the dishwasher.

                    <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">
                    Texas Tech, Red Sox, FC Dallas and Reading supporter

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                    • Jayhawk
                      MVP
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 2565

                      #40
                      Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                      </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                      NYJets37 said:
                      Put it in the dishwasher.

                      <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">
                      Texas Tech, Red Sox, FC Dallas and Reading supporter

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                      • CharlieBrown
                        All Star
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 3889

                        #41
                        Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                        </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                        Kredit said:
                        Get an XBox.

                        <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">
                        Or if you're poor like me....



                        Grab a screwdriver, some rubbing alcohal, and some prayers and do this.

                        Jacksonville Jaguars - Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Mariners - Jacksonville Sharks - Oklahoma City Thunder - Florida Gators

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                        • CharlieBrown
                          All Star
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 3889

                          #42
                          Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                          </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                          Kredit said:
                          Get an XBox.

                          <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">
                          Or if you're poor like me....



                          Grab a screwdriver, some rubbing alcohal, and some prayers and do this.

                          Jacksonville Jaguars - Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Mariners - Jacksonville Sharks - Oklahoma City Thunder - Florida Gators

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                          • CharlieBrown
                            All Star
                            • Jun 2003
                            • 3889

                            #43
                            Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                            </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                            Kredit said:
                            Get an XBox.

                            <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">
                            Or if you're poor like me....



                            Grab a screwdriver, some rubbing alcohal, and some prayers and do this.

                            Jacksonville Jaguars - Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Mariners - Jacksonville Sharks - Oklahoma City Thunder - Florida Gators

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                            • Skyboxer
                              Donny Baseball!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 20302

                              #44
                              Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                              I just fixed a friend of mines at work.
                              1st: Get instructions on adjusting the "Wheel" that controls the lens angle.
                              2: There is a lens/mirror UNDER the main lens. This is what fixed my friends. Make sure you CAREFULLY lift up the main lens and gently clean the second lens. After I did that the PS2 went from not reading any disks to reading all disks.
                              ANyways, it's worth a try.

                              Here is the instructionsFound in forums at PS2 DRE

                              On the laser head where the lens eye is there is a black cover remove this carefully by pinching the ends. Now look VERY closely at the lens it is floating on two magnets and connected to the laser body with four smaller than a hair wires that pass through a jelly substance.
                              Now for the fix!
                              Very carefully using a cocktail stick (anything slim and non metallic) lift the eye on the opposite side to where the wires are crossing just enough to reveal another lens directly under the top lens (NO ROUGH STUFF… BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO LIFT IT TOO FAR AND BREAK THE FOUR HAIR LIKE WIRES)
                              Now using a thin and clean Child's paintbrush gently clean the lower lens, then allow the top lens to drop back down and refit the black cover.
                              Now reassemble the PS2 and job done! No DRE!!!!!
                              I have a revision 3 PS2 but this should work on v1,v2,v3,v4.

                              This was posted by poster Cliffe Gamer.


                              Also about the wheel:

                              To remove the outer cover, lift up from the rear of the unit and pull towards the front in order to clear the controller jacks and the eject/close buttons. As you remove the outer cover you will notice a small metallic ribbon cable inside the machine leading to the eject/close and reset buttons on the front of the unit, this cable is usually taped to the top of the disc tray. This cable is not a sensitive as it appears; just remove the tape holding the ribbon cable. Once the outer cover is off you need to remove the cover to the disc tray, this will require a rather small phillips screwdriver (I've seen a few that use a standard slotted screw). Now that the tray cover is off, the first thing to do is to clean the laser eye. All you will need is a Q-Tip dipped in alcohol. Just swab the eye a few times and allow it to dry on its own, making sure that no lint was left behind from the Q-Tip.



                              After the cover is off of the disk tray and the laser has been cleaned you will need to plug the unit back in, (The unit needs to be hooked up to a TV as well to test it while you have it open. You should have a DVD, a game disk with a silver or gold back and one with a purple back in order to fine tune the system to play all three.) It will be necessary to have the unit powered up to perform the repair. Press the eject button so that the tray slides forward exposing the undercarriage. At the back of the unit you should see a small white, geared wheel about the size of a quarter. This little bastard is the cause of all your problems.



                              This wheel changes the angle in which the disk is held. You will notice that there is a small metal tab that holds the wheel in place. Take a felt-tip marker and mark the point on the wheel that meets the tab. That way you will always know the original position that the wheel was in. Now that the orig. position has been marked, feel free to spin the wheel for a few full rotations in order to see how it changes the angle. It will only alter the angle a few degrees before it goes back to zero, after it reaches the maximum angle it will go back to flat after each full rotation. Once you've toyed with it to see how it works, put the wheel back to the original position that you have marked. Then advance the wheel about 1/8 of a turn and place the disk tray cover back on top of the disk tray. (You will not need to screw the tray cover back down in order to test the machine; you will only need to hold down the cover with your fingers while trying to load/test a disk) Now place a DVD in the tray and press the eject/close button in order to close the tray and load the DVD (hold down the cover as explained above). Wait to see if the DVD loads, you may have to use the browser in order to load each disk you test. If the DVD loads, eject it and load a silver backed disk, if that loads try a purple backed disk. If all three loaded successfully, congratulations you're finished. If not, remove the tray cover, eject the disk and advance the wheel another 1/8 turn and repeat the process. It just a matter of finding an angle that will facilitate the operation of all three types of disks. Once you've found the proper angle and the system is operating to its full potential, close it up and let'er rip. I also do not recommend placing the PS2 on its side once you have fixed it. Although Sony says they recommend it in the owner manual, I have since seen internal Sony documents retracting the statement and attributing many malfunctions to storing and operating the unit on its side. Keep it flat at all times.

                              _________________________________________________-
                              I can't remember where I got this info as I saved it as a word doc...
                              Joshua:
                              "D.O.D. pension files indicate current mailing as: Dr. Robert Hume,
                              a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon"


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                              • Skyboxer
                                Donny Baseball!
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 20302

                                #45
                                Re: Disc Read Error for PS2?

                                I just fixed a friend of mines at work.
                                1st: Get instructions on adjusting the "Wheel" that controls the lens angle.
                                2: There is a lens/mirror UNDER the main lens. This is what fixed my friends. Make sure you CAREFULLY lift up the main lens and gently clean the second lens. After I did that the PS2 went from not reading any disks to reading all disks.
                                ANyways, it's worth a try.

                                Here is the instructionsFound in forums at PS2 DRE

                                On the laser head where the lens eye is there is a black cover remove this carefully by pinching the ends. Now look VERY closely at the lens it is floating on two magnets and connected to the laser body with four smaller than a hair wires that pass through a jelly substance.
                                Now for the fix!
                                Very carefully using a cocktail stick (anything slim and non metallic) lift the eye on the opposite side to where the wires are crossing just enough to reveal another lens directly under the top lens (NO ROUGH STUFF… BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO LIFT IT TOO FAR AND BREAK THE FOUR HAIR LIKE WIRES)
                                Now using a thin and clean Child's paintbrush gently clean the lower lens, then allow the top lens to drop back down and refit the black cover.
                                Now reassemble the PS2 and job done! No DRE!!!!!
                                I have a revision 3 PS2 but this should work on v1,v2,v3,v4.

                                This was posted by poster Cliffe Gamer.


                                Also about the wheel:

                                To remove the outer cover, lift up from the rear of the unit and pull towards the front in order to clear the controller jacks and the eject/close buttons. As you remove the outer cover you will notice a small metallic ribbon cable inside the machine leading to the eject/close and reset buttons on the front of the unit, this cable is usually taped to the top of the disc tray. This cable is not a sensitive as it appears; just remove the tape holding the ribbon cable. Once the outer cover is off you need to remove the cover to the disc tray, this will require a rather small phillips screwdriver (I've seen a few that use a standard slotted screw). Now that the tray cover is off, the first thing to do is to clean the laser eye. All you will need is a Q-Tip dipped in alcohol. Just swab the eye a few times and allow it to dry on its own, making sure that no lint was left behind from the Q-Tip.



                                After the cover is off of the disk tray and the laser has been cleaned you will need to plug the unit back in, (The unit needs to be hooked up to a TV as well to test it while you have it open. You should have a DVD, a game disk with a silver or gold back and one with a purple back in order to fine tune the system to play all three.) It will be necessary to have the unit powered up to perform the repair. Press the eject button so that the tray slides forward exposing the undercarriage. At the back of the unit you should see a small white, geared wheel about the size of a quarter. This little bastard is the cause of all your problems.



                                This wheel changes the angle in which the disk is held. You will notice that there is a small metal tab that holds the wheel in place. Take a felt-tip marker and mark the point on the wheel that meets the tab. That way you will always know the original position that the wheel was in. Now that the orig. position has been marked, feel free to spin the wheel for a few full rotations in order to see how it changes the angle. It will only alter the angle a few degrees before it goes back to zero, after it reaches the maximum angle it will go back to flat after each full rotation. Once you've toyed with it to see how it works, put the wheel back to the original position that you have marked. Then advance the wheel about 1/8 of a turn and place the disk tray cover back on top of the disk tray. (You will not need to screw the tray cover back down in order to test the machine; you will only need to hold down the cover with your fingers while trying to load/test a disk) Now place a DVD in the tray and press the eject/close button in order to close the tray and load the DVD (hold down the cover as explained above). Wait to see if the DVD loads, you may have to use the browser in order to load each disk you test. If the DVD loads, eject it and load a silver backed disk, if that loads try a purple backed disk. If all three loaded successfully, congratulations you're finished. If not, remove the tray cover, eject the disk and advance the wheel another 1/8 turn and repeat the process. It just a matter of finding an angle that will facilitate the operation of all three types of disks. Once you've found the proper angle and the system is operating to its full potential, close it up and let'er rip. I also do not recommend placing the PS2 on its side once you have fixed it. Although Sony says they recommend it in the owner manual, I have since seen internal Sony documents retracting the statement and attributing many malfunctions to storing and operating the unit on its side. Keep it flat at all times.

                                _________________________________________________-
                                I can't remember where I got this info as I saved it as a word doc...
                                Joshua:
                                "D.O.D. pension files indicate current mailing as: Dr. Robert Hume,
                                a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon"


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