I was cleaning through my closet and then I remembered I have a PS2 fat that my uncle gave me. Haven’t tried playing it until today. It turns on just fine, the AV cable is kind of finicky but not much of an issue. What is an issue however is that it has trouble reading most of my game discs regardless of how scratched it is or not. I just can’t get past the system config/browser screen. However, I can get past that screen with my copy of GTA 3 BUT when it loads, it says “Please insert a Playstation or Playstation 2 format disc”. All this is telling me is that it’s able to read discs but just not my other ones. With the other games that are actually in better quality, it won’t even load at all or tell me there’s an error, it’ll just stay on the system config/browser screen. I’ve already cracked it open and cleaned the laser reader but still nothing. Any ideas?

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Admirable_Ice2785 t1_ivioxex wrote on November 8, 2022 at 6:28 AM

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Did you tried cleaning lens of laser?

Relevant_Mobile6989 t1_ivisopo wrote on November 8, 2022 at 7:17 AM

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Clean it (including the lens) and it should work.

bag_ofrice OP t1_ivit3nd wrote on November 8, 2022 at 7:22 AM

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Replying to Relevant_Mobile6989 (#471,569)

I’m pretty sure? I mean it was like this itty bitty piece of clear material that I remember cleaning but still nothing. I might putting a movie DVD and see if it reads.

bag_ofrice OP t1_ivit6ch wrote on November 8, 2022 at 7:23 AM

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Replying to Admirable_Ice2785 (#471,417)

I think so? It’s a small piece of clear material that sits below where the disc is right??

Admirable_Ice2785 t1_ivmpb8o wrote on November 9, 2022 at 2:04 AM

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Yes. Use cotton bud and if it will not work I have another tip

bag_ofrice OP t1_ivmqe7j wrote on November 9, 2022 at 2:13 AM

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Replying to Admirable_Ice2785 (#479,560)

yeah i cleaned that part already so far nothing. HOWEVER my copy of NBA Street so far is the only game to play. I actually bought a copy of GTA San Andreas today and it still doesn’t work and the back of the dvd is super clean so it must be the console having a hard time reading most of my discs

Admirable_Ice2785 t1_ivnjv4m wrote on November 9, 2022 at 6:40 AM

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Is it slim or fat model? Propably you got worn laser assembly. For ps slim it's dirt cheap and very simple to replace. On the other hand I would just mod that console. Then you could lunch games from pendrive and improve load times.

https://cheapergamer.co.uk/ps2-modding-guide/

bag_ofrice OP t1_ivnuoqo wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:03 AM

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Replying to Admirable_Ice2785 (#481,208)

It’s a fat, will I not be able to replace the laser with that?

Admirable_Ice2785 t1_ivo2xaz wrote on November 9, 2022 at 11:02 AM

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Replying to bag_ofrice (#481,689)

It will be more difficult. https://www.dreamcast.nu/en/playstation-2-fat-laser-cleaning-replacement/

Here is a guide. With fat i would go with modding