May 16, 200421 yr I go to play my PS2 today and i put in MVP and i get the dreaded Disk Read Error. Someone told me there were directions to fix it on TechTV.com so i searched and found em. I followed the directions and it says to test it with the case still open so if it doesnt work you can clean the laser some more. So i test it and it works, i screw the 12 screws and put the 8 caps on again and what happens...Disk Read Error. Im really pissed, first the sox loss and now this s***
May 16, 200421 yr Yea, what a coq. cause that happened to me yest. I need thatdisk cleaner from my friend cause it's always slow or I have to keep taking the disk out and put it back in to reset it.
May 16, 200421 yr I go to play my PS2 today and i put in MVP and i get the dreaded Disk Read Error. Someone told me there were directions to fix it on TechTV.com so i searched and found em. I followed the directions and it says to test it with the case still open so if it doesnt work you can clean the laser some more. So i test it and it works, i screw the 12 screws and put the 8 caps on again and what happens...Disk Read Error. Im really pissed, first the sox loss and now this s*** I've had the same problem. All you need to do is take toilet water then put it on a paper towel and rub the back of the game...then dry it with another, and then play
May 16, 200421 yr I've had them before, I fixed it following some instructions on the 'net, let me see if I can find it for you. (it did include taking apart your ps2)
May 16, 200421 yr No need to do that, its the disc, not the PS2 no, it's the PS2, it's a known problem for the ps2. http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Guides/ps2diy/ Use that guide, instead of turning the wheel to adjust the voltage (like TechTV says), just clean the lens.
May 16, 200421 yr I've had the same problem. All you need to do is take toilet water then put it on a paper towel and rub the back of the game...then dry it with another, and then play Toilet water? How does toilet water differentiate from normal water?
May 16, 200421 yr Toilet water? How does toilet water differentiate from normal water? Chemicals within cleanse better.
May 16, 200421 yr I go to play my PS2 today and i put in MVP and i get the dreaded Disk Read Error. Someone told me there were directions to fix it on TechTV.com so i searched and found em. I followed the directions and it says to test it with the case still open so if it doesnt work you can clean the laser some more. So i test it and it works, i screw the 12 screws and put the 8 caps on again and what happens...Disk Read Error. Im really pissed, first the sox loss and now this s*** You know how to fix that problem?? Go buy an X-Box.
May 16, 200421 yr You know how to fix that problem?? Go buy an X-Box. :puke The only good Xbox I have ever seen was one that was modded to hell. $300+ in modifications. But he had tons of games on his harddrive that worked perfectly fine. WIthout those mods, Xbox = Big, ugly PS2 with a hard drive. There's what, 5 or 6 games that are exclusive to Xbox that are fun? While PS2 and GameCube have like 50 each. My current PS2 is having that error. Sony fixes it for free thanks to a class action lawsuit. You just send it to them, they fix it, and send it back, free of charge (except for shipping to). I have yet to do that because I'm lazy, I just borrowed my friends PS2.
May 16, 200421 yr It's diffentley not the ps2 when it says "Disk Read Error", it could be a # of things wrong with the ps2. We had my family's playstation send back and fixed cause it said disk read error. It was make circular scratches on the disks.
May 16, 200421 yr Author I didnt feel like doing anything with it last night but i went to go look at it this morning and now it works
May 16, 200421 yr I didnt feel like doing anything with it last night but i went to go look at it this morning and now it works It'll do that, that means that the distance from laser to disc is barely shifting from a working position to a non-working position. People, this error IS because of the PS2. The laser inside, over time, moves up or down. Eventually (a long time), it moves into a position where it cannot read the disc. There is a small crank inside your PS2 which allows you to adjust this and put it back to normal.
May 16, 200421 yr Chemicals within cleanse better. I hope you wash your hands after you do that.. :puke
May 16, 200421 yr It'll do that, that means that the distance from laser to disc is barely shifting from a working position to a non-working position. People, this error IS because of the PS2. The laser inside, over time, moves up or down. Eventually (a long time), it moves into a position where it cannot read the disc. There is a small crank inside your PS2 which allows you to adjust this and put it back to normal. also, just cleaning the lens helps big time. Take a Q-tip, with some rubbing alcohol and just rub it a bit, works perfectly.......at least for a few months until it gets dirty again.
May 16, 200421 yr I go to play my PS2 today and i put in MVP and i get the dreaded Disk Read Error. Someone told me there were directions to fix it on TechTV.com so i searched and found em. I followed the directions and it says to test it with the case still open so if it doesnt work you can clean the laser some more. So i test it and it works, i screw the 12 screws and put the 8 caps on again and what happens...Disk Read Error. Im really pissed, first the sox loss and now this s*** I think if you go to Sony's website you'll find a place that you can send the ps2 to and they will replace it for you.
May 17, 200421 yr I think if you go to Sony's website you'll find a place that you can send the ps2 to and they will replace it for you. Can't find it, I will totally do that though.
May 17, 200421 yr I think if you go to Sony's website you'll find a place that you can send the ps2 to and they will replace it for you. They don't replace it; they repair it.
May 25, 200421 yr Holy crap, I just fixed my PS2. It was SO easy. It's so easy, all you do is type "Disc Read Error" in Google and the first thing should be some link to TechTV's guide to fixing it. Just use that.
May 25, 200421 yr Author Holy crap, I just fixed my PS2. It was SO easy. It's so easy, all you do is type "Disc Read Error" in Google and the first thing should be some link to TechTV's guide to fixing it. Just use that. thats what i was talking about in my first post, i used that tech tv thing to but it didnt work till the next day
May 25, 200421 yr I hope you wash your hands after you do that.. :puke Oh I didn't and now I'm throwing up immensely
May 25, 200421 yr They don't replace it; they repair it. Most of the time they will send you a different refurbished unit. I've worked with companies that have these rework-rebuild operations. They will completely disassemble the item, clean and test each component, and reassemble units from these parts. It is very rare for any company to spend the time to troubleshoot an individual product. It is cheaper to rebuild and ship out. They use them for warrenty repair, some wind up in discount stores in plain white cartons for 1/2 price.
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