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rob868
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_ 		10. March 2006 @ 12:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi,

i have a slim ps2(v12) and i had to get a new laser for it, and when i fitted the laser it still wont work ( i have changed the laser before), when my ps2 reads the disc it will spin but it will go to the browser screen and it will say 'disc could not be read', it will do this with all my ps2 discs but not ps1 discs


can anyone help me?

i use swap magic 3.6 + slimtool
i use Ridisc Xtreme dvd-r
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oni123
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_ 		10. March 2006 @ 16:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea i had the same problem too its probly the swap magic disks try to clean your swap magic disks and try it i dout its ur lenz since u cleaned it
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rob868
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_ 		11. March 2006 @ 00:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for your help oni123,
but my ps2 still cant read any ps2 disc or dvd, but it still can read ps1 games
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oni123
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_ 		11. March 2006 @ 21:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok this will be complicated and i had this done today cause my ps2 had the EXACT same problem but i have the fat ps2 i dont have the slim one but this is wat you should do open up ur ps2 and clean the lens take a QUETIP and rub it in alcohol and clean the lens it should work..... but i had my one done in a different way because i have the first ps2 so good luck!!!
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andyrt
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 01:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did you put a brand new lens in? Sounds like a dud lens.

Rich
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rob868
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 02:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes its a brand new lens
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panchdara
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 02:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Quick question: didi you unsolder the little solder dab on the laser before installing? I got a spare laser and had to remove a glob of solder on the ribon cable (it's a protective contact to help avoid static damage).
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rob868
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 03:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i did unsolder the little solder dab
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andyrt
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 03:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originals aren't reading either?
Where did you get the lens?
It's quite possible that you got a dud.

Rich
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rob868
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 03:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i got it from www.ps2laser.co.uk
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andyrt
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 04:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do you know anyone else with a slim you'd be able to try the laser in? I've been fixing slim ps2s since a few months after they came out... haven't had one read ps1 but not ps2 where a new laser didn't fix it.
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rob868
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_ 		12. March 2006 @ 04:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont know anyone else with a slim ps2
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aaur4
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_ 		13. March 2006 @ 05:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you have a diode fix installed, try removing it and see if it works.
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rob868
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_ 		13. March 2006 @ 05:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont have 1 of them
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