Disc Read Errors - Sony Playstation 2 Repair Manual

DISC READ ERRORS

It seems that there are many people who are having disc read errors on their PS2 consoles for no apparent
reason. They get it on some discs or DVD's and not on others. There is no logical pattern to the problem.
Obviously you don't want to pay someone $120.00 to fix the problem, and so you have purchased this
information in hopes of getting to the bottom of it.
A study of the problem reveals that there can be a couple of different things causing it. First, is the laser that
reads the disc is dirty. Since lasers are very sensitive, it only takes a small spec of dirt to mess the whole thing
up. Second, it could be that the disc is not spinning on the spindle correctly, thus the laser cannot read it. Certain
games (mainly blue discs) not working and others working fine usually signify this problem. One other
symptom of the disc not spinning on the spindle correctly is that you will get some scratching noises while the
game is in. This NEEDS to be repaired before your games are ruined.
All of the procedures listed are simple and easy ones that practically anyone can do. They are listed in order
from the easiest fix to the hardest. Even the hardest one is not that hard but why go through the trouble if you
don't have too? Please DO NOT BE IN A HURRY and jump into this without completely reading the steps in
the process and making sure you understand them before getting started.
Try this before you do anything else
. Get a
can of compressed air. Eject the CD tray outward and
spray the air into the PS2 aiming it at where the laser
is located. This may be all that is needed to fix your
problem.
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