PS2 having a wobbly!
 

Yes, I know I should have moved on from a PS2 ;)

But - not used it in a few years, it's a sliver slimline version and I even bought an LCD Screen which is attached to it making it pretty portable.

Anyway, was in Game and saw they were doing 3 PS2 Games for £10 ... excellent I thought, it will revive my interest in it :D

Well, been working my way through HalfLife and putting the eebie-jeebies up me :lol1: Getting quite 'into' it again :thumb:

This evening, load it up and as I am playing the disc is making some very funny noises ... then the screen freezes and the disc stops. Fine I thought - some dirt ... cleaned the disc and started again, after a few minutes it froze again (disc stops spinning) :( :cry:

Is it finished? Do I need to go get a PS3? OR can I fix it? :D

Anyone any ideas where I should look before I open it up and do some DIY? It could be a common fault with a common easy fix?

You MUST get a PS3 NOW!!!! :eek:
The drive not working is a sign of imminent failure.

Now, you can mod the machine to incorporate a device that will tell you the various levels of failure. Uses leds. Looks like a Christmas tree.
It's a Sony WokLink.


Failing that strip the machine and give the drive a clean/replace the drive ;) :thumb:

Dan

Wouldn't you just love it ........ the Dishwasher has now burst a leak and the kitchen is flooded!! :(

So, PS2 stripped down tomorrow night AND the Dishwasher turned upside down!

They come in 3's what's the third.

Your laser is fubarred, :D

you can do a quick online fix, (googles your friend)

but it may not last, the other way round the prob is to use the unit vertically, that way

the laser isnt dropping away due to gravity.

if you use it in the vert position, then a sh one from game is around £40 (guaranteed as well)

Mart :D

The same happened with mine. I thought it was fecked, so there was no harm in having a 'tinker'. I just sprayed the sprindle with wd40, left it for a good few days, cleaned the lense and hey presto, it worked! :thumb:

Worth a try for the sake of £50.

I've got a good few PS2 games still lying around inc. Colin McRae 04 and 05 if your interested? Real rally games haha

Could do you 3 for £10 posted

somebody threw a ps2 into the bin at work while hoovering a car :cuckoo:

had a look at it and it looked ok but would not load games or cd`s

quick search online for the instructions to adjust the laser, and i had it up and running again no problems at all :D

flogged it for around 46quid on ebay :D

Cheers all .... I googled and found instructions for adjusting the laser on an early 'fat' version ... but not on a slim version (which I have).

Cleaned the lens gently last night, and tried with it sitting on end ..... it worked for about 5 minutes then the picture froze and the disc stopped spinning! :(

I'll take it apart tonight if I get chance ... I need to fix the dishwasher AND go to the theatre! :rolleyes: :lol1:

Anyone know how to adjust the laser height on a slimline version?

If I can't get this working - will PS2 games play well on a PS3? And how about PS1 games?

IF its a eu spec machine, then possibly, some Ps2 games may work, but only by emulation.

If its one of the newer ones , then no, nothing old, 1-2 will work.

the best compatibility is from the Japanese units, they had the emotion chip fitted as standard

Mart

Thanks ... anyone a link to how to adjust the slimline PS2 laser?