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Thank you for a simple, clear, no nonsense explanation. I have tried some methods with only temporary results. I trust your insight and approach. I shall attempt some or all of these methods.

The first step you showed with the q tip and rubbing alcohol worked for me! I thought I was going to have to throw it all away. You are a live saver!

Something else that can happen, is the laser has a mechanism to help it focus where the lens will slightly move up and down and there is a tiny piece of support plastic that breaks. When this happens it can have a hard time focusing properly. You would have to take the mechanism apart to get to it. I recommend if you are going to attempt this, look online because it is easy to break if your not careful.

I had issues loading ps1 games, it was like the console didn’t think the disc was in there. Then I tried flipping it upside down and it loaded the game near instantly every time with no issue. It’s the strangest thing I swear

putting it upside down litteraly solved the problem, thank you lol

I put a big bottle of water across the disc hatch to weigh it down and it works now, thanks for the great info.

Thanks for the tips! Putting something heavy on top of the lid of my "new" second hand PS2 Slim did the trick! I'm also going to be cleaning it further.

Changing the position of my PS2 did the trick! Thanks!

Thank you I plug my PS2 in two days ago and then found your video. Very helpful.

Thank you! Just picked up a used PS2 slim today and thought I might have to do some repairing, I think it was cleaning the ribbon area with alcohol that worked for me.

You see just another view to the counter, I see another PS2 saved from death

I've been meaning to get my PlayStation 2 fixed for a really long time now, but I'm not quite sure what the problem could be, because I can hear the laser assembly moving and trying to read the disc, but doesn't, however, by opening and closing the disc door multiple times, it can suddenly start reading the disc correctly, basically feeling like it only works when it feels like it.

I got tired of the PS5 n Xbox series s and went and picked up a PS2 off from eBay and damn I should've copped the fat PS2 instead of slim 😢

Hah, I tried firing up my PS2 for some Yakuza but it wasn't cooperating. Tried cleaning those sensors and boom, first time! I thought I had cleaned it up real good when I first got it non-working for a pittance but I likely missed those areas. Thanks for the video :D:D:D

i tried the upside down trick and i worked for now ty!

Damn I tried replacing my laser multiple times and never thought about the ribbon. Thanks for the tip. Too bad it was years ago and I trashed the unit.

Thanks dude! Works like a charm again!

Definitely the lid issue, I've just taken mine off to trouble shoot the triggers and that's the problem

10:24 You should have explained what the "small amount of soldering" means.

This tricks really works they helped me very well I though that my console is dead

What do you think may cause a screen to usually freeze and or stutter? Like for example whenever the music plays for my video game for my ps2 it starts to freeze/stutter constantly until it gives up completely by automatically turning off the music. It’s the same for a video games intro. Like every time I start up a game the intro constantly freezes and stutter, but the strange thing is that it doesn’t always happen to my other video games though which run really well. So my question is the console (PlayStation 2) simply not registering the game properly or is it the disc themselves? Honestly any feedback would be great!

I applied the grease and it stopped spinning the disc. I don't know what happen.

cooling fan mod will also help

😳😳 Dude. I flipped the console upside down with total doubt and the freaking game worked. 😂 Whatttttt..

I tried this and now my ribbon sensor malfunctions. It keeps repeatedly moving into the middle when trying to read discs😢

Tried all of these but didn't seem to solve issue. Games load, but all of them freeze at some point. Soul Calibur 2 can play intro cutscene, but freezes at the character select. Dark Cloud shows the Presents message on boot, but freezes. Bully freezes when the intro ends or skipped. When trying to load memory card in browser, it freezes and sometimes a visual glitch appears. DVD movies don't work. CDs work. System configuration has no problem. I additionally replaced the laser but nothing changed. So not sure what else to do.

Cheers I'll try ✌️

got a complete system for $30 and 2 games but it has disc read issues for dvd (music cd's work oddly enough!) tried taping the tray sensor buttons but this didnt fix it so maybe some additional alcohol cleaning and regreasing might. If all else fails, might try fmcb.

Mine will read the discs that are dark blue but not the normal ones any tips?

I am getting rid of my slim and getting a blocky ps2 since i seem to never have any problems with it

Anyone know about this issue? So it was working ok but I cleaned the laser lens with alcohol and it literally stopped spinning every disk. I used care so I thought what the heck. I went back in with a a tip and just kind of moved the laser lens a little bit and it does move slightly…and poof it works again …so I don’t know if it’s possible to jam it with the a tip wondering if anyone else had that issue??

What lazer does it take I have a scph-70012 model

My PS2 Slim will play PS2 games no problem, but when I try a PS1 game, it goes to the menu screen, then the PlayStation screen, then it just goes to a “No Signal” screen. Do you think these steps will resolve this issue?

I’m having a issue with my ps2 slim. The picture blinks intermittently. Sometime a lot and sometimes less often. Any ideas of how to fix it?

My game is reading some games and not others regardless of scratches I’ve got games sitting on my console to keep it shut I’ve cleaned the laser multiple times

My ps2 slim 90000 will not play regular ps2 games only will play cd based games, can anybody help me out?

Can you use WD 40 instead of lithium grease?

The ps2 phat doesn’t

Hail Mary but does anyone have a idea why a ps2 slim won’t play a game with literally almost no scratches but others in the same condition, and or ps1 games scratched terribly to the point you think it wouldn’t ever play? My ps2 won’t play the first amazing spider man for some reason but it plays everything else as I described easily and it makes no sense to me this is a game I never beat when I was younger and now it’s a drag 😔

Bro how to solve freeze problem while playing god of war 2 plzz reply I need your help😢

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