Help! PS2 "disc read error"

[Hondamaster5505]

Hey.

My dad used my PS2 for a while at his shop to watch movies.

I think it sucked in shop grime from the mist off the machines and made the lens dirty.

I used a lens cleaner cd. It still said disc read error, but i heard it spinning so I tried a game.

It's very finicky and only reads brand new games.

Is there a way to fix this? and if not, how hard is it to get to the lens inside to clean it by hand?

thanks!

[TRX_450]

i work on these things all the time at work...the lens cleaner discs are the worst thing you can do for a pickup, you can try and clean it, but chances are its FUBAR and needs a new pickup.

It's trying to tell you "welcome to 2008, get a ps3."

[powermadd400ex]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
It's trying to tell you "welcome to 2008, get a ps3."
maybe he doesnt wanna spend 400 buck on a console with defects:rolleyes:

[Hondamaster5505]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
It's trying to tell you "welcome to 2008, get a ps3."

I dont want a new system.

1) it'll just make me want to sit on my ***** all day.
2) I cant afford one

I perfectly happy with my PS2.

I looked it up, and adjusted the gear in the disc drive like it said.

Now it loads the game perfectly, until i go to do a race or something and it freezes on the loading screen.

wtf?

[Hondamaster5505]

Originally posted by powermadd400ex
maybe he doesnt wanna spend 400 buck on a console with defects:rolleyes:

that also:D

[400Rider022]

aright ive had this problem plenty of times before...heres what you do.....unplug everything turn the ps2 upside down...you will see little squares...remove the squares and under them are screws...remove the screws and make sure you remember where the long ones go because they need to go back in the same holes....once you have the bottom off you will see the cd drive...there are 4 tiny screws that you have to unscrew....once you have that open take a Q tip and dip it in rubbing alcohol and gently clean the lense with it...reassemble and your ready to go :D

[mittman]

mine was doing this and i bought a ps3 as soon as i got my ps3 home i took my ps2 a chucked it out the window. that fixed my disc read error problem :D

[exrider272]

Originally posted by 400Rider022
aright ive had this problem plenty of times before...heres what you do.....unplug everything turn the ps2 upside down...you will see little squares...remove the squares and under them are screws...remove the screws and make sure you remember where the long ones go because they need to go back in the same holes....once you have the bottom off you will see the cd drive...there are 4 tiny screws that you have to unscrew....once you have that open take a Q tip and dip it in rubbing alcohol and gently clean the lense with it...reassemble and your ready to go :D

yep... i got my ps2 the week they came out and now its like 9 years old.. and for years ive had to that. but then i broke down and brought a 360 so i could play untamed

[yz rider65]

go to www.psr1.com they can take out scratches. they fix all kinds of game consols and stuff. and it's only like 8 dollars.

1 877 777 3491 call that number. that's their number. the scatch removal is not on their site yet. it's being redone.

[yz rider65]

Originally posted by 400Rider022
aright ive had this problem plenty of times before...heres what you do.....unplug everything turn the ps2 upside down...you will see little squares...remove the squares and under them are screws...remove the screws and make sure you remember where the long ones go because they need to go back in the same holes....once you have the bottom off you will see the cd drive...there are 4 tiny screws that you have to unscrew....once you have that open take a Q tip and dip it in rubbing alcohol and gently clean the lense with it...reassemble and your ready to go :D



and btw, that doesnt always work. usually it's the actual game disc that has scratches/gouges(sp).

[pro-rider46]

Originally posted by powermadd400ex
maybe he doesnt wanna spend 400 buck on a console with defects:rolleyes:

i kinda want to know what defects your talking about.

[400Rider022]

it doesnt always work but its worth a try...i ditched my ps2 as well and bought a 360 way back....best choice i ever made:devil:

[powermadd400ex]

Originally posted by pro-rider46
i kinda want to know what defects your talking about. they had a tendency to overheat and have jammed memory cards. those are the ones i remeber. dunno if sony fixed the problem yet or not.
i also bought a 360 a couple months ago, jus so i could play untamed . man wat a differencce bewteen the ps2 version and the 360 haha

[Yippie-Ki-Yay]

They are a breeze to clean, go to youtube and type in something like "clean a ps2 lense" and you will get videos that will make it easy.