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dreamzboy
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_ 		30. January 2006 @ 17:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My ps2 wouldn't load any games but instead all i hear is the sound of the laser arm grinding with the gear. I don't know what caused it. Has anyone got this problem that could help me out? Please?

At first I figured it's probably the laser arm, the white piece that sits on top of the gear. I replaced it, no luck. So I thought it might be the gear itself, replaced it, didn't work. I also changed replace a brand new laser, and that didn't work. So I finally replace the cable that connected the laser to the motherboard, and again, that didn't work either. I ran out of idea except 1 last option. Replace the motherboard? One thing I noticed was that the laser didn't move at all when I pressed the power on button.

I'm in desperate need of help. Could someone please? Thanks in advance.
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waleedwc
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_ 		2. February 2006 @ 09:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are u sure the actual drive is clean, and no obstacle is blocking any of the gears.
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DPUMA8
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_ 		2. February 2006 @ 10:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
For me, the disc tray was not going in as far as it should be. So take a look at that. Once I readjusted it, I no longer have any grinding sounds
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waleedwc
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_ 		2. February 2006 @ 10:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so i suppose its working fine now.
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dreamzboy
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_ 		2. February 2006 @ 16:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
nope. I'm still waiting to get the laser arm replacement. Like I said, I cleaned the gear, the laser arm, and also put some grease on the laser guide bar to help make it move smoother, but none of those works. I marked where the laser was stationed and popped in a disc, it makes the grinding noise. I pressed eject and looked at the laser, it's still sitting at the same place. It didn't move at all.

I did what you guys had suggested. And apparently, nuthing was in the way.
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