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lemnur
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_ 		18. May 2008 @ 03:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi i was wondering that my ps2 is 4 years old now and for about 6 months its not playing any backed up games or the original games. But it still plays audio discs. any ideas how can i fix it. as soon as i put in a game discs it says please insert a playstation 2 format disc. But sometimes it plays them too. its random. any help.
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narutonew
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_ 		22. May 2008 @ 05:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
when my ps2 does weird stuff like that such as the dreaded DISC READ ERROR or PS1/2 format disc i do this!
1.i place one of my backups and wait for the please enter PS1/2 format screen
2.while its on the screen just turn off ur ps2
3.using a slide key or flip top and switch the disc with a working ps2 disc
4. the game should boot

My theory: this resets the laser completely and then the ps2 adjusts the laser as if it were new again.

My PS2: is like 4 years old to and didnt work but then one day i was fiddling with it and this came to birth

Name of my method:LUCKY AS HELL Method

narutonew.
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_ 		13. July 2008 @ 09:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Lots of problems with ps2 lasers.. some go on for years, others start playing up almost from new.

First thing to try.. http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars/1

My friends down under have some great info about resurrecting a seemingly dead laser. With their help I learned how to get even one which a ham fisted person had broken the bias pots off working again.

http://www.cyber-mag.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=498
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