Cool Uncle Mods: Replacing the PS2 Slim Laser & Troubleshooting Steps

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The Playstation 2 Slim is almost two decades old now, but it still has the top spot for most sold, and for good reason. Sadly, the test of time is a hard one and many lasers are going bad. So I'm going to show you how to replace the laser, and take you through some further steps if you're still having trouble. Stick around to see how things turned out for my PS2!
Note: When purchasing a new laser, make sure it is for the same model PS2 Slim you have. You can find the model number on the back of the unit.
UPDATE: Wonderful Nerdphew, Ben, offered to take a look at the console and it turned out to be a combination of corrosion and whatever lubricant I mentioned having found on the board having been used in excess and spreading all over it. He has to replace the whole board with another one. Sorry if it's anti-climactic, I too was hoping there was that one little thing I was missing, but it's a good reminder - Just because you buy something refurbished doesn't mean it's been refurbished WELL.
00:00 Intro
02:30 Materials
03:40 Disassembly
06:10 Disc Drive: Laser Replacement
07:46 Replacing the Laser
09:00 Reassembly
09:28 How to test the drive w/o reassembling
10:00 Troubleshooting: 3 Ideas
14:40 Conclusion
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@WickedGamerCollector Жыл бұрын

Cool to see you get into the PS2 now. Love your content keep them coming ! 🙌

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! 🩷

@vegeta9thousand 11 ай бұрын

Just what I needed, it was hard finding a guide/vid that removes the laser ribbon cable completely instead of just unhooking the laser, I wasn't sure if both parts had a latch but it seems not. I replaced the whole ribbon since my old one was circularly scratching my discs and now it's working. That was my 77001 and now I need to buy a disc drive+laser replacement for my 79001. Thanks for the vid, and I'd say my favorite ps2 game is between Persona3, SMT Nocturne, and Xenosaga 3.

@yourcoolunclemarisa 11 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to hear it was helpful and you got your PS2 was working again! Enjoy it :0) There is a sort of latch on the board end of the ribbon but I didn't notice it either since it is so easy to insert and remove without moving the latch. (Oops.) And thanks for sharing your faves - I've gotta check out Xenosaga and SMT at some point.

@wingweaver4184 Жыл бұрын

I've been loving your videos they are by far the calmest modding videos ive seen and a good videos to chill to they so calm. And love the channel name btw.

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥲🩷🩷🩷🩷

@wingweaver4184 Жыл бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa your welcome

@SkvalaGaming 8 ай бұрын

Great guide! On of the two metal bits at 6:00 fell off, i and i couldn't figure where in the world in should go. Thanks for pointing that out.

@yourcoolunclemarisa 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 🩷

@albericozapata4086 Жыл бұрын

It happens cool uncle. No worries. The main objective is trying to save that system. That's what makes you our cool uncle. Showing us how to and what exactly it did/does. Till this day, I still prefer the physical copies than download. I mean, how many games can you cram into a console either way. Memory does run out. Will wait for your next class. Salutations.

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 🩷 Physical games just feel so good, I buy physical Switch games too so long as the full game is on the cart.

@jeremyraman6060 Ай бұрын

DUDE! you are an absolute legend! i have bought a laser but thought there was a ton of soldering to do! i'm so tackling this today!

@yourcoolunclemarisa Ай бұрын

Good luck!

@obidahasdia4095 6 сағат бұрын

Got same problem swap some ps2 lasers and the laser wont move it was before but now it dont .. I figured that the spindle and motherboard have to match Otherwise laser wont move . So if you got 75000 ps2 for example you have to get the spindle and all parts as they were intended before in the factory you dont just swap them out and magicly works they are specific to each model @@yourcoolunclemarisa

@obidahasdia4095 6 сағат бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisaim ordeing few parts off ebay shells , lasers , spindles and all that specially ribbon cables they break so easily and its annoying they cost like 0.2$ so i will order like 200x 70000 90000 and power buttons all ribbon cables and fans all parts to try to fix my ps2s that worked before disassably i dissable them to clean them from dust thats all so got all kind of problems as you . I got like 4x with matrix infinity working here And got like 10x with matrux infinity that need few parts to work the laser etc either ribbon cables or other things i have hope i can fix all of them as i got x19 slims and 1z sealed brand new slim ps2 90004 And x3 fats .

@fromhumantosaiyan7958 Жыл бұрын

Nice content ... ❤ I like your channel ... Good luck 💪🤞

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!! 🩷

@winsucker7755 Жыл бұрын

I'm just in a process of buying myself Playstation series!

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Excited for you! 🩷

@bokmanrocks 3 ай бұрын

10:32 Is removing the ribbon cable the same for model 70012? I keep prying but there doesn’t seem to be a lock mechanism like seen here?

@yourcoolunclemarisa 3 ай бұрын

I looked up a video for the 7000x and it seems to be the same. Try looking closer, it's on the edges and you have to pull them up.

@ZiadHamwi99 9 ай бұрын

Hey Marisa, if you've ruled out any possibility of a bad laser, ribbon, or spindle start by checking if the laser lights up when the lid is closes (or when you press the two lid detection buttons by hand). With no disc inserted, it should light up bright red for a quick second (attempting to read DVD) followed by a dim light of red (attempting to read CD). Note, the spindle will never spin without a disc inserted. If it only lights up a dim red then it should read CDs assuming your laser is fully functional. If it does read CDs but doesn't read DVDs (laser does not light up bright red initially) then it's likely that you have a bad inductor on the board which would be L7102 for your PS2 slim model. You can easily locate it using the service manual (pdf available online) and replace it, it is a 4.7uH 2520 SMD inductor. For reference, L7102 is for the DVD laser (bright red) and L7101 is for the CD laser (dim red). Hope this helps.

@yourcoolunclemarisa 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the advice! The lights did light up, if I remember, but it is now with another lovely viewer who does repairs and I'm looking forward to sharing with you guys what he discovered as the issue.

@ZiadHamwi99 9 ай бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa That’s great to hear, hope you get it working again!

@unknownpunker101 7 ай бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa did you ever find a solution to this problem? I’m in the same boat after a laser replacement now the laser don’t move down to try and read the disk and the spindle dosnt spin.

@aizatharis 28 күн бұрын

Hello cool uncle Marisa! I know this is an old video but I was wondering if you were able to find a fix for the non working disc drive? I’ve got the same problems at the moment and can’t figure out the fix. I’ve tried changing the ribbon, the switch and the disc drive itself to no avail.

@yourcoolunclemarisa 28 күн бұрын

Hello! So the guy I sent it to said there was a lot of corrosion on the board that was not visible to me, so I think there was a dead area on the board that I couldn't diagnose with hobbyist tools. He then stole my PS2 and never sent it back. Sorry I can't provide any more help ;_;

@robertyu6691 4 күн бұрын

I'm having trouble removing the smaller screws that hold the silver bar most adjacent to the laser head in place. They're so small and they are stubborn to be unscrewed. What should I do? Which Philips screwdriver should I use?

@yourcoolunclemarisa 4 күн бұрын

I'd grab a precision screwdriver set. If they're stripped, use a larger flathead from the set. If they're not stripped, it may be dirty, use isopropyl alcohol to break down the dirt. Good luck!

@AreEm-zb7hn Ай бұрын

yah... you're right, I have nothing else.

@SuperJoeBros 5 ай бұрын

Just got one recently and it would only read CDs not DVDs after a little research I found out that the under side of the laser assembly has two screws for adjustments one for CDs and one for DVDs I was told to turn clockwise just a few degrees which I did after which it started working just slightly.. thinking maybe I'm gonna go back in and give it a little more idk if anyone else has tried this but would love to hear some more advice about it thanks

@yourcoolunclemarisa 5 ай бұрын

It's worth a try! Just be careful you don't bust it. It sounds like replacing the laser should be a good solution :0)

@meowmix748 Жыл бұрын

I'm still stuck on how you took the wrapping of a game console to carpentry just to make sure it was DESTROYED. Damn, I wish my siblings and I tried that when our parents kept returning shit 😂

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

😈😈😈

@ActionMenWorldPeacekeepers 6 ай бұрын

This can actually be a side hustle lol

@DarioDarrow Жыл бұрын

I looked at a list of best PS2 games to jog my memory but it seems I haven't played most of them 😅 PAL conversions were pretty terrible over here in the UK (Devil May Cry was the worst example I owned) I ended up getting a Japanese Gamecube so I had full-screen games. I then bought a PS2 from Hong Kong just to get Gran Turismo 6 months early....in NTSC 🙌 ...the things we did before digital downloads 😅

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I had no idea! I remember crying because I couldn't take my NTSC PS2 to the UK when we moved 😭 It was all handheld from there til I got a laptop in college.

@DarioDarrow Жыл бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa You probably could have used it here. Most UK TV's back then had an NTSC mode....But if you did it would have altered history and we wouldn't be getting any Game Boy videos on your channel 🙃

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

@@DarioDarrow Omg really. I'm so sad now hahaha. My mom didn't know any better I guess and was probably glad to part with it after my scam 🤭

@fasttechvideo 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Most likely the disc drive controller on the board is broken.

@yourcoolunclemarisa 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! You reminded me to post an update in the description. The whole board had to be replaced :')

@fasttechvideo 6 ай бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa you’re welcome 😊 Keep up the good content

@devonthechristmashalloween1141 Ай бұрын

This would be useful the laser still works on my ps2 I will get one of my ratchet and clank games signed by James Arnold taylor in the following week

@peterford9369 8 ай бұрын

I just bought a slim from eBay myself as a gift for my grandson. Because I have about 20 games from my old fat PS2 that was stolen years ago. Thankfully it works fine but does leave scratches on some discs. I, like you went to the Web for help. In my case I understand it to be the ribbon cable for the laser, rising up and scratching the bottom of the disc. Your problem is harder but there are many techs out there with videos. So unless you have already fixed it, don't give up hope. But...if worse comes to worse. I saw many PS2 slins on eBay that say, tested and working. They may not be your pretty white one ☺️. But at least you can use it for testing, comparison to yours? Or a parts unit? Or, just keep researching. With your skills and patience. You'll get it figured out. 🤔. Good luck 🍀👍

@yourcoolunclemarisa 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm so happy to hear you got your slim working, that's so messed up that your original was stolen 😭 Luckily for me, another Nerdphew is looking at my slim and I'm going to share his findings too once it gets back to me!

@peterford9369 8 ай бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa I'll think positive on your behalf and say I'm betting on him finding out the problem and hopefully not too expensive a fix. ✌️🤞

@thetwotones232 7 күн бұрын

I love the ps2 but to say that it’s the best selling consoles of all time it feels like to me that it’s only there for now because you never know how a next gen console will sell we’d have to stop making any games to be able to classify best of all time though

@yourcoolunclemarisa 7 күн бұрын

Next time I will consult the crystal ball before making any statement.

@ActionMenWorldPeacekeepers 6 ай бұрын

The ribbon cables are the common issue with the PS2 not reading the disc the lasers last for years it's better to change the ribbon as well

@hellbent650 5 ай бұрын

How many years? Ps2's are at least 20 years old.

@Deses Жыл бұрын

At this point I'll just go ahead and mod the PS2 with a modchip and one of those IDE to M.2 adaptors.

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

That's a fun idea! I've got it running roms off a micro SD for now, but maybe one day when I'm feeling adventurous about it 🩷

@winsucker7755 Жыл бұрын

Try resolder the connectors solder? You might cossed the cold joint in soldering with removing it. If that doesn't work you could try to put it in a oven to resolder everything. St least that is what i would do. If you have an multimeter, check connectivity - obviously.

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

The only reason I don't think it's a cold joint is because I swapped the entire disc assembly and it didn't change anything 😅 And multimeter is a great idea, I've just been too lazy to check continuity on the board 🙈 Thank you for watching!!

@brisingr14 Жыл бұрын

Woah. You're sneaky 🤭 but lasers is why I just hacked my ps2 and gamecube(with your video) to play roms... Muahahahaha!!!! Ps: you have really nice nails 👍

@yourcoolunclemarisa Жыл бұрын

Yess, I like to have both and then not use either because I'm too busy modding something else 😅 And thank you! 🩷

@asidom9706 8 ай бұрын

fav games: Ratchet & Clank 3, Ultimate Spider-Man

@yourcoolunclemarisa 8 ай бұрын

Ratchet & Clank is so good!

@foxzerox1000 11 ай бұрын

The only thing i can think of is if somthing wasnt grounded properly and caused a short to one of the ceramic caps, or to one of the mofsets

@yourcoolunclemarisa 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree, it has to be on a board level at this point since the mechanics of the disc drive aren't the issue. ):

@foxzerox1000 11 ай бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa if you want I will happily do the job for you! I have alot of spare ps2 pcbs and parts (my old job was console/phone repair) and I need to get rid of the parts 😅

@yourcoolunclemarisa 11 ай бұрын

@@foxzerox1000 omg that's so kind, I'd take you up on that! Send me an email, it should be on my profile 🩷

@foxzerox1000 11 ай бұрын

@@yourcoolunclemarisa ok!