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Hey man... chill out for starters. Stressing isnt going to help. Believe me, i know.
I have chipped and repaired heaps of different model PSX's. Also backed up heaps of games.
Everything written here is thus far correct. CD brands do make a difference. Try using a highly reflective CDR. This allows the PSX' deep focus laser to perform its job better. HAve a look at 'audio specific' CD's .. their bottoms are REALLY shiny. And the black bottom ones are really shiny too.
If you PSX laser is at fault and you've just about had enough of it all, adjust the small pot on the laser ribbon. This adjusts laser power - but the laser can only put out so much. Only adjust it a little at a time. (1/8th or less is about right) and then retry a known working backup. Best to do this with the lid off (obviously). After heaps of use, the laser will eventually die.
If that dosnt work .. you'll see another pot (similar to the one on the ribbon) on the motherboard. Try tweaking that one too. That should be the laser focus.
But only try the furtherest pot as a last resort. Its a timing adjuster for the info coming off the CD. If you get that too far out of sync .. you're fubar.
If you need more help. Email me.
Dont give up.
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