Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Friday 22.5.2026 / 21:47
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > ps2 - general discussion > backups causing weird noises?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Backups causing weird noises?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
iflabs
Newbie
_ 		4. July 2006 @ 12:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are grinding/screeching/scratching noises a normal operation for playing backups? The noises only occur when the laser tries to read the disc.

So far, I've only burned my games through DVD Decrypter at 4x with Sony D11 DVD+R. My PS2 is a version 4.
[ + quote]
ToxicFish
Member
_ 		4. July 2006 @ 12:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That is happening because the surface of the disc that is being grabbed by the PS2 is too slick for it to hold on to. When you hear that sound, the disc is spinning freely.

You can fix this by adding duct tape to the center of your backups and trimming off the excess or modifying the magnetic gripper inside of your PS2. You would have to open up your PS2 and add a small amount of silicon sealant to the surface of the grabber.

Sometimes this works for me... Stand up your PS2 instead.
[ + quote]
..::Brought to you by the fine people at T-Fish inc::..

iflabs
Newbie
_ 		4. July 2006 @ 13:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ahhhh, big thanks for the explanation, I was worried something was wrong.

The top of my PS2 is actually off to do swaps so I can't really get it to stand up without having the magnetic-disc top fall off.

By "grabber", are you talking about the white magnetic piece? Well there be any harm done if this isn't fixed?

Thanks.
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
ToxicFish
Member
_ 		4. July 2006 @ 15:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you don't fix it, it's not that big of a deal. Eventually though, you will start to see fine scratches on the center of your discs. It does get to the point where it will slip so much when the disc is spinning up, that it will not be able to be read.

Silicon isn't too expensive, and since you already have the grabber accessable, I would try to put some on it. You can find it pretty cheap at auto parts stores. It is usually called something like weather stripping silicon.
[ + quote]
..::Brought to you by the fine people at T-Fish inc::..

afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > ps2 - general discussion > backups causing weird noises?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork