Disc read error

[pittsburghkid]

I just finished opening my PS2 and cleaning the insides and the lens. Now it works great.

 

[mikef14020]

I opened myne once, and everything, was gone, the power didn't work, and the open and reset button stopped working.

 

[Ginsu]

Ah, the infamous disc read error, if you have a Ps2 you will get one sooner or later. My problem wasn't the lens itself, but it was the magnets that were weak.

No one can get away fromt he fact that the PS2 is cheap peice of krap. If anyone out there wants to buy one, go for the PS2 slim.

 

[[toj.cc]Phantom]

I just go with the flow, because I might break something by opening it and I do not want ot have to buy a new part or PS2.

 

[Psalms34]

I just finished opening my PS2 and cleaning the insides and the lens. Now it works great.

Investing in one of those lens cleaning CD's is a good way to go. The lens is really the only thing you need to keep clean within the unit.

 

[[toj.cc]Phantom]

A lense cleaning CD? I have seen those at the store and was thinking of investing some money in one but did not know how well it would work.

 

[SAPguy]

I have one of the very first PS2s and mine has worked like a champ. Not a single problem other than it's obviously getting old and beginning to chug along a bit more slowly at times.

My Xbox on the other hand, which I bought later, more or less died on me. No amount of cleaning will save it. It works with some games, but not others.

 

[Psalms34]

I have one of the very first PS2s and mine has worked like a champ. Not a single problem other than it's obviously getting old and beginning to chug along a bit more slowly at times.

My Xbox on the other hand, which I bought later, more or less died on me. No amount of cleaning will save it. It works with some games, but not others.

Is it an older Xbox? Some of them are known to have over heating problems. Over heating can cause the system to lock up (xbox being much like a PC) with the more intensive games at the least. Use a can of compressed air inside the unit and then clean the lens and all that. Make sure the unit is well ventilated; some of the older xbox's tend to melt. You definitely do want to keep the Xbox clean in this case. PS2's are less problematic with overheating. Other than that you may want to stick a wafer fan onto the system and see if that helps. Once the system gets to a certain temp it will quit working or damage (if it's not already).

 

[Studerlk]

Yeah my friends PS my ps and almost every old PS2 I know got one, a flaw of the older model, shame shame on sony, for having bad quality control but thanks for the great games.