Help/Suggestions W/Broken PS2

[Senior]

So I have a semi brand new (used for 3 months) PS2 and it just stopped working. It's one of the new slim one's, not sure if that matters but anway. What it does is when you put in a game and turn it on it goes to the "browser/system configuration" screen. When you enter browser it says "the disk could not be read." I went out and bought a cleaning kit and here's the wierd thing, it reads the cleaning disk but no other disks (DVD, CD or games).

Any ideas? THANKS!

[PaIniNyErAnUs]

1. get yer pellet gun

2.place ps2 on fence or balcony, (chair works as well, perferbly with someone sitting in it.)

3. hold on to you left nut

4. fire

[Senior]

Originally Posted by PaIniNyErAnUs

1. get yer pellet gun

2.place ps2 on fence or balcony, (chair works as well, perferbly with someone sitting in it.)

3. hold on to you left nut

4. fire

It's a very tempting idea... but I'd rather try and fix it.

[PaIniNyErAnUs]

Originally Posted by Senior

It's a very tempting idea... but I'd rather try and fix it.

c'mon i can strap my old one to me and you do the same then we can play starwars

[Senior]

Originally Posted by PaIniNyErAnUs

c'mon i can strap my old one to me and you do the same then we can play starwars

Again good idea but I really want my video games to work, DAMN YOU SONY!

[cubed]

if it's only 3 month's old, shouldn't it still be under warranty?

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by cubed

if it's only 3 month's old, shouldn't it still be under warranty?

heh, yeah beat me to it. most stuff will have at least a year manufacturers warranty, even if the stores warranty is up.

[Senior]

Originally Posted by gusto

heh, yeah beat me to it. most stuff will have at least a year manufacturers warranty, even if the stores warranty is up.

They offer a 30 day manufacturers warranty and I didn't bother to pay for an extended warranty.

[Gusto]

bummer dude

[Asheai]

it sounds like your laser is probably fucked... when you have dvds your laser has to be a stronger which is why you cant read dvds in cd drives. so therefor it will be able to read some cds (maybe) but not others... you can't replace a laser (well, its a bitch), and so you might as well buy a new one. at least, thats what it sounds like without having seen it

[Mr.Wrong]

i paid extra for my warranty just so i can throw my ps2 at the wall whenever i want to
its gonna happen sooner or later

[FeelGood]

mine did the same thing.
i have an original ps2, not the slim one.
got it modded about 4 months after.
work perfectly for about a year then my lens died.
just need to get my lens replaced, my buddy can do it for a case of beer.
just need to find a used ps2 for sale, steal the lens, replace, works.
the lens on the ps2's are cheap and die if you leave it on all the time.

[e_BoY]

2 rules of thumb when using a slim version of the ps2.

#1 have a fan blowing towards the ps2 at all times. this ps2 looks sweet cause its so small but heats up like a mofo and can cause to ur system getting owned

#2 this also applies for the fat version of the ps2 but do not place the ps2 on carpet when playing. the static really fucks up the ps2. atleast place a mgazine or something under it.

[nabs]

take it up on the manufacturers warranty. if you bought your ps2 secondhand it may have been modded. some games have a mod chip detector and wont let you play. but if you bought it new send it in for the manufacturers warranty.

[stringbeans]

my buddy actually had this problem with his gamecube

the issue was that the default factory setting for the laser had slightly changed when the gamecube got bumped. the laser got weaker and so the discs couldnt be read properly. the thing that controls the strength of the laser is just this tiny screw that you either tighten or loosen.

do a little search on google and see what you can find. i have a feeling this is probably your problem though

[impure]

a good quote from my friend as she took her dvd player apart "I believe that if an electronic won't work for me, then it'll never work for ANYBODY"

[Senior]

thanks for the help guys, sounds like I might have fried the laser from leaving it on to often.

[James]

i got a ps2 that was a couple of years old, stopped working, sent it to sony, they sent me a new one

[crookedking]

just take it to wal-mart. they'll exchange it for you.

[Anjew]

Go to Dreambase in richmond - it's at parker place mall

They'll fix it for you at a cost from anywhere from 80 - 120

[jmzD]

http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/4...Error_Fix.html

work for me on my 4 year old one. should be similar for the slim ones.