Any questions about this fix, don't hesitate to ask, here in the comments or facebook or however, this is a fix i know you can do, and i'm here to help you if you need!

Man, I hope you see this 4 years later but damn, you just made my night. Because you of I can play Gran Turismo 4 all night just like the good old day! Thanks!

The Ps2 was the first console i took apart as a young kid. I was really into clear cases at the time so i learned about all the internals by dissembling and reassembling everything. Great vid.

Thanks dude. Still helping people in 2022! Felt like i got ripped off getting mine for 50 off facebook marketplace. This helped make my week.

Love that you pay attention to detail when cleaning these. My employees have a hard time doing that in my retro video game store.

My dude you're a legend! Fixed my fat PS2 that wouldn't read dual layer discs!

Damn broham, you just saved my quarantine. Take this sub why don't ya. To elaborate- my PS2 "broke" years ago. I screw-drove it apart, hit it with the dust-off, and took a drunk q-tip to the laser assemblage, but no dice unfortunately. I bagged it up, along with all its cords & cables, and my various controllers. The past two days, I've been listening to old rpg OSTs and watching let's plays of retro games and got inspired to pull the old thing out. Much to my chagrin, "DISK READ ERROR", and some mild ptsd of it completely crapping out ~6 years ago was all that awaited me. Quick search led to you, and turns out that guide I saw last time around failed to detail the bit about the adjustable white gear. After a dusting, a swabbing, and a meticulous adjusting of said gear, the miraculous occurred and I now have you to thank sir. Now I can dive into nostalgia myself, instead of simply sampling it vicariously. For those requiring the "gear fix", turn it until it clicks loudly and "resets" as our friend shows in the video. Try it like that first, but if it still doesn't work- as was the case for mine, then from the beginning position, keep trying it after turning in intervals of 4 clicks. Eventually, it will start detecting PS2 disks again. At first, it may detect the disk, but keep looping back to the browser screen whenever you click on the disk. If that happens, you're in the right ballpark- just simply experiment with turning the gear in intervals of only 2 from that position, first backwards, then if that still doesn't work, 2 forwards from that position. Chances are, after two additional clicks from that position in either direction, your laser assemblage's height will be at the exact ideal level to begin detecting and properly reading the disks again. Hope this further helps those in similar positions checking out this video. Sorry for any possible confusion.

Thanks for the help, broke out my ps2 that I hadn't played in ages and kept getting that message, followed the video instructions and it worked like a charm, thanks now I'm full of nostalgia playing need for speed underground rn

Alcohol is like a wonder drug for all things retro gaming lol. Last time I opened up a PS2, I found 3 dead roaches inside, which explained while the laser wasn't working because they seemed to have imploded. Must have crawled through the CD tray area, and died somehow getting stuck. What is the WORST condition you've seen a system in that you've managed to successfully repair? Props to anyone who has the patience to clean systems like this. Glad to have subbed - great stuff.

That white wheel you point out at 3:10 doesn't have to be adjusted manually on this particular PS2. The PS2 you have is a launch SCPH-30001 and that white gear on these particular PS2s is actually adjusted automatically when you insert a disc by a small motor next to it.

Bro thank you so much. It’s 2022 and you are still helping people. After I did this it read my games!

BRO U SAVED MY LIFE I HAVE A PS2 SLIM BUT FR ALL I HAD TO DO WAS CLEAN THE DISK CAMERA AND IT WORKED!!! I CAN PLAY KINGDOM HEARTS AGAIN 😭💀

If you want to more easily determine the issue your ps2 has, put the game you want to play inside of the ps2 upside down. If the ps2 does not show an error message within 5 minutes or so, then you probably want to follow the fix showed in this video. If it does, your ps2 may just be having trouble processing the data on the disc. To fix this, I removed my memory card whilst the ps2 was reading the disc, then re insert the memory card when you know the ps2 has completed reading the disc. If this does not work, follow the guide in the video.

In my case, PS1 games did not work, everything else did. Cleaning did not help so I had to adjust the lens to get PS1 games to work and did it pretty easily with the help of this tutorial. I can now enjoy Ape Escape on my PS2. Thank you!

Nice! Thanks man that worked great and was super easy to do. I even did it to my old PS2 just for the hell of it so now I got 2. Can't believe that was the problem for both of them.

Thanks man! I was so sad when my ps2 wouldn't read my san andreas disc! Just needed a good cleaning. appreciate it man!

Well structured video bro, loved watching it !

thank you! this helped me out big time. I was floored by how much dust I had built up inside the ps2

Thanks for this video. My ps2 fat is back in commission. I'll definitely use this process not only for my ps2 but for all my other consoles as well👍

My issue is that my PS2 will only play games with blue or black undersides. Silver ones don’t work. I tried these methods and still no help. What do you suggest I do?

πολύ καλές οδηγίες , απλές και κατανοητές χωρίς να μακρηγορεί. επισκεύασα ένα fat playstation 2 και τώρα ο γιος μου παίζει παλιά ωραία βιντεοπαιχνίδια. Σε ευχαριστώ.

Worked like a charm. Easy to follow instructions & done in less than an hour because I dusted the heck out of my console. Only thing not mentioned, was the warranty tape at the back. Keep an eye out for that. Great video!!!!

I've had to fix a bunch of PS2's that I buy used this way, though I never knew about the laser reset by putting in the three different types of disks, thanks for the info, I'll be trying that first next time.

An awesome very detailed & thorough video, my dude! 😁👍👍 Cheers to you, my man! 🥃🥃

Cleaning the laser light worked for me. Thank you!

Hell yeah man you’re a life saver. Guitar Hero here we come!!!

you fixed all my problems for my ps2 the laser was dead all i did was clean it boom now my games work again thank you soooo much for making this video. and i just liked the video and now im gonna subscribe thanks again for making my day better!

Great video, this fixed my problem. Thank you so much!

thank you you litterally just helped me fix my ps2

Thank you so much for this you are a life saver I was trying every different method but I just gave in and yours worked thanks

Wow,amazing,it worked,thankyou so much,it was so frustrating when i could only play some of my games,now they all work,hats off to you sir.😀

Thanks this just saved me from buying a used ps2 for 50 bucks. And it was simple and easy

Thank you, thought I cleaned the laser properly and I did not so now it works, thanks again

Thx. was able to fix my ps2 easily with your advice. Really appreciated!

I have a problem with my ps2 games lagging, as in environments won't pop in consistently and will stay blurry for a long time. It also freezes frequently. Will this help with that as well?

Thanks this worked on my ps2 it needed to be cleaned and adjusted once I did that it worked fine I did not have alcohol so I used window cleaner instead

Thank you sir your method worked. Saved my my PS2

Thank you so much for the information just fixed my ps2 and worker’s great 👍🏻

Great video man , very detailing Awesome 😎

This helped so much thank you. It wasn’t my later it was that cog wheel I had to spin

Great video, you have great content

Man you earned yourself a subscriber it worked. And i thought it was broken

Best 10min video I've watched

This worked, thank you so much!

I just wanna say thanks man this really worked I can play any game I want now ‼️

I had been struggling on and off to get my old PS2 to read discs but I never thought about alternating discs. So I tried that and she’s back up and running. 😁

Thank you so much for this, lifesaver

Didn't have the alcohol mentioned in the vid but I had rum lol. Worked the same. Much appreciated

What size screwdriver did you use to take the dvd case off? I can't find one small enough.

Thanks for the vid it really helped

Hey man what size screw driver did you use to open the tray? I noticed the screws are different sizes. Just was curious what size you used for the smaller screws

I remember trying to fix it, cleaning the lens, still not working and then I started messing with the knob. Is there any way of re-aligning it or is it better to buy a new one?

Great Ps2 dvd disc drive restoration

Thank you very much .ps2 is better than others madden 2012 franchise mode ! The newer they get the restricted and complicated they get!

Awesome, thanks a lot. It worked!

Mine was mint condition/spotless but I still disassembled and wiped with alcohol. I’m still having issues with RSOD. Any advice?

Just wanted to say, thank you so much for that guide, that’s one of the best ones I’ve ever seen! Was that a SCPH 30001 by any chance? :)

I have a Test unit in this model. I screwed up the factory calibration wheel setting, and now the spindle motor won’t even twitch when powered on, like a normal optical drive. It wouldn’t work with the new laser or the old laser? Any tips for fixing this? The laser WILL move up and down the bars and I see it bopping around looking for a disc, but the disc won’t spin at all.

I know this video is 5 years old, but do I need the ps1 disc for it to work or is it ok? I just don’t own any ps1 games just yet

That gear which changes the height of the laser, to be used as a last resort - do you know what the factory default setting is? I didn't mark it before tweaking it. I'm currently testing each notch haha.

You sir are amazing! I am going to give it a try

Thank you so much i finally fixed my old fat ps2 that didnt want to read the disc laying down only standing up xddd.again thank you! my relic is saved form the dead

Can you do a tutorial for PS3 60 GB's as well Retro Gaming Arts? By the by just subscribed -- Great video.

Awesome vid Mr. RGA. I have a PS2 that reads discs but they take a long time to load. They stop spinning for 60 seconds and then spin again and read just fine. I’ve tired cleaning and replacing the laser to no avail. Any ideas for what to try next? I’ve heard about the laser control IC chip that’s known to fail. Could that be the issue?

Do you use rubbing alcohol when cleaning all dust or just plain Qtips?

Thanks for the detailed video! 👍

Paul, I have a Ps 2 tray door that slams open when 1st powered on?

Thank you so much. I can play my ps2 again.

Ok I don't have any PS1 games but I did put a movie in and then another PS2 game. It reads the movie and the other game I have...only have two games. When I put the game I always want to play a it will not accept that game disc. I have cleaned everything. Which it needed a little but not so bad as some of the other videos where there's cobwebs. The disc has no scratches or dust as I make sure they are clean before they get put in. Any ideas on what is happening?

What a great video!

10/10 worked perfectly :D

It worked like a charm !

THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD! I HOPE IT WORKS

Thanks so much for the upload, it's a great video! Quick question, my console doesn't have the white knob that's supposed to move the laser up and down -- have you ever heard of that before? Unfortunately, cleaning the console and the laser didn't seem to work!

You did a great video man I'm having issues with my PlayStation right now my system is playing PlayStation 1 disc and music CDs but it won't play PlayStation 2 games or DVDs so I'm trying to see how can you help me fix this issue

Is it ok to use canned air to blow some of the dirt out?

Great video, I did all that you mentioned and mine is still having issues, it'll read a couple games as well as play maybe one of em but errors on the rest, any idea why? Thinking the laser may be on its way out but not sure

Thanks for the help in 2020 i have dissasemboed for the first time my ps2 and is working thanks.

My PlayStation will load parts of a game and then usually get stuck on a part, do you think doing this will fix it? Also, should I just cycle a ps2 and a dvd because I don’t own any ps1 games.

Thank you so much for the help. I was super scared to take off the warranty label at first, but after learning they shut this cleaning service down I wanted to go through and do a once over on the playstation to get a feel for knowing what I've been playing on for 17 years and if it needed service. BIG QUESTION THOUGH, after going through the once over, cleaning and everything, my blue discs still wont work on my PS2 without putting a little masking tape on the inside edge. I didn't do the last resort cleaning method since that one seems a little scary to only being able to do it a few times, but I'm lost since I cleaned everything else, and all disc work except blue. Black and silver discs work just fine though. Any advice would be much appreciated

Cool, never heard of lithium grease

hey can you fix this problem of mine? so i was playing call of duty 3 that day and i decided to pick gta san andreas. and then i started putting the disc in and resetted the ps2 and see what happends. at first it showed the ps2 intro (with the cubes) and it took me to this black screen (yes i know its a regular thing) but after the black screen it showed me into the browser screen. (with the memory cards and stuff) i restarted the ps2 and it keep doing that. if you have any solution please tell me. Model: SCPH - 90006 Browser: 1.40 CD Player: 2.00 PlayStation Driver: 2.00 DVD Player: 3.11G

Have same exact console with two long screws and loose wires for the eject assembly

I’m confused. Idk if it’s the disk or the box, but when I put Star Wars battlefront 1 in, it glitched in the menu. When I put battlefront 2 in, it just won’t start. Any ideas?

im not sure if this is the same problem im having with my ps2 because while there's a couple of games that still work fine the majority of my games just don't read and when i put them in the disc tray the ps2 starts making a weird noise when it's trying to read the disc

man I have a ps2 and it actually sometimes cant read disks!!!! Great vid, well be doing this lens cleanse on my next day off

Thx and nice vid👍🏻

I have a problem where my fat ps2 will not start up at all. No red light nothing. I bought it as not working. Any suggestions sir?

Great video!!!

Great video. I have read that you should dilute the 91% isopropyl alcohol with 50% water. Is that right or do you just just the isopropyl alcohol as is? Thanks !

Do I have to get 91% isopropyl strictly or is 70% okay as well?

I haven’t used my PS2 since 2004, it kept getting error messages when I tried to play any game. First i thought the problem was CDs, thinking i played them to much and it reached the end of it’s life. Bought a new game assuming everything would go back to normal.....nope, still getting that error messages. That’s when i discovered the problem was the lens. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I got lazy, didn’t wanna fix it, figured I was never going use/need it so i ended up putting it away and forgot all about it until 2021. Now that the cable is no longer active in my home, It’s really, really boring without it. But damn I’m glad i never got rid of my PS2 for situations such as mine. Videos games are quite useful in a no cable zone home. lol 😆😜 Just hoping leaving my PS2 sit for so long it didn’t get worse. Gonna try this method. Thanks for sharing! 🙂👍

quick question ...my ps2 will only read ps 1 game ? and but not the ps2 ... i have even tried with a clean non scratched CD !! help please

If you can bring this unit back, can you do the same with the Sega Saturn?

Great work! In 6:16 when you installed the right cover, can I run the disk without installing that cover? Because there is some noise in that area.

This helped. Thanks

I have a fat ps2 which will read discs but sometimes will not, what could this be please as the laser still works?

My PS2 still plays DVD-rom games, but it can’t read anything from the PS1 or the blue disks from the PS2, so all the CR-rom games. Does that sound like an issue with the laser?

Will this fix the problem with ps1 disc and blue ps2 disc

Thank you! it worked!!!