Fixing Your Playstation 2
Is your PS2 clicking as the disk tries to spin up? If so, and if you’re warranty’s already run out, and if you’re feeling adventurous, you can follow these intructions to open up your PS2. You basically want to change this little white gear wheel. Move clockwise it 15 degrees, put the disc reader cover back on (not your PS2’s cover) and try a disc. If it doesn’t work, move it another 15 degrees and try it again. This worked for me.
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Dude! I love you! My PS2 fell off a 3 foot tabletop and ceased to read the disk anymore. I turned that little white gear about 6 or 7 clicks, and bam! Works perfect now. Thanks for the advice.
Comment by Bradley Banks — 8/8/2004 @ 7:39 pm
My playstation 2 disc drive won’t come out and I can’t find out how to fix it. Can you help me. Thanks
Comment by benny — 12/26/2004 @ 5:56 pm
You are the king!! I had 2 playstations that were broke. My kid was driving me nutz.
Comment by john hall — 12/31/2004 @ 2:40 pm
My flap won’t come out!!!! NOW I can’t play eny games!!!!!!!!!!{or take it out!}PLEASE HELPME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Trevor garner — 1/11/2005 @ 10:10 pm
will when i put in a disk the ps2 will read the disk for like 3 secounds than the screen would just not say anything after that and the memory card will just pop up..
Comment by dave — 1/13/2005 @ 9:52 am
My playstation wont read the disks that I put inside it. sometimes it will start but then freezes up within 30 seconds of the process and I have to turn it off for it to do anything. Then the other times it either says DISK READ ERROR or it says PLEASE INSERT A FORMATTED PLAYSTATION DISC. I opened it up and tried to see if anything was loose but when i look in there I might as well be looking into the human brain. so will you help me. What should I do should I send it in or can you tell me what’s wrong and tell me how to fix it.
Comment by Jeremy Board — 3/13/2005 @ 6:46 pm