Dinobot 2 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Annoying problem I ran into today. I was just trying to play a game when I noticed my PS2 won't read it. I looked at the bottom of the CD and I see minor scratches. Nothing big. Really pissed off that it seems as if this game is now worthless. Is there anything in the house I can use to clean it or anything else I can do? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Did you consider that it could be a problem with the PS2? Most CDs will still work with minor scratches. The PS2 doesn't read it at all? That seems kind of strange.. see if your PC can read the CD, and if you have one, see if it runs on a PSX emu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamey Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 over time, the ps2 cd tray (or something inside the drive) can become slightly tilted, and thus the laser is reading from a different angle, and minor scratches become a bigger problem. its a defect that many ps2s have, but if you dont mind voiding your warrenty, there are tutorials for opening it up and fixing it, and i think they are pretty straightforward and simple. i for one never had this drive problem, because i broke my ps2 long before the problem could have developed yay for X-acto knives and their apparent attraction to extremely thin ribbon wires that connect the laser to the drive. (i was installing a mod chip and my hand slipped if you must know) oh well, at least i have the Emotion Engine chip on my wall now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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