[dust2dust]

switching it off waiting a while allows ps2 to cool, could be 2 pionts so close to touching heat cases them to make contact

if u load dvd game play it then load cd based game will it boot cd based game still the first time

if u boot cdr based game imeadiately its booted try booting another before it has chance to overheat

i finding it hard to think of any other reason why it should boot first time,then no more