PS2 slow loading

[sublime90]

hey lately my ps2 doesnt direct boot anymore. i have to go to the browser screen and wait about 2 mins for the disc to load then i click it and it loads. my laser is clean so is this a sign of what happens before DRE?

[spratster]

sounds like the laser ! do you get a clicking sound when loading ??
and have you cleaned the laser from the inside of the console or just a cd lense cleaner ??

[sublime90]

no clicking at all. and yes i opened the ps2 and literally cleaned it with a q-tip and a cd cleaner as well

[spratster]

pots could need adjusting ! but will only prolong the laser for a while ! might be wrong ,,,,,,,,,,,

replace the laser ! what v is your ps2 ..........

[lufcfan]

Soon, you'll probably start getting Disc Read Errors

It's time to calibrate the laser, or just have it replaced (which you'll have to do soon anyway by the sounds of things )

[sublime90]

oh gezz that sounds fun, i have a version 5. to calibrate the laser is that adjusting the screws it has??

[Luci]

here we are again..so

i made a copy of GT4 but....always a but with me...(so unlucky)

it boost...after it shows @2005 etc trademarks etc etc...goes black and freezes

i have a brand new ps2 slip with matrix v1.38...

dvd's are +

thanx

oh another problem...sometimes my psw freezes when i use original disc and have connected 2 controlers....

and if that helps...i bought my ps and opened it so i am sure he put the right mod....after removeing all the screws(especialy the laser whole thing..ya know)maybe it's not right or something?

[johnnybgood]

Yeah, my ps2 freezes sometimes, and is slow loading, and makes clicking noises(in which also makes the game freeze)quite a bit -- I think it's because of those dvd+r disc that I use -- even when I put in original games now, they will sometimes do the clicking thing. Think it's time to look for a repair -- wish I had gotten the dvd-r instead of the dvd+r, but live and learn. Now I can't even get dvd-r to really work, but it's weird because my dvd+r tends to work better -- I figure I need mainly a new laser, I mean maybe a cleaning, but it just skips and makes noises alot. The DVD-r doesn't even really read well at all -- anyways, I can feel your frustration haha(of course, maybe your problem isn't that bad, I wouldn't know)

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by Luci

here we are again..so

i made a copy of GT4 but....always a but with me...(so unlucky)

it boost...after it shows @2005 etc trademarks etc etc...goes black and freezes

i have a brand new ps2 slip with matrix v1.38...

dvd's are +

thanx

oh another problem...sometimes my psw freezes when i use original disc and have connected 2 controlers....

and if that helps...i bought my ps and opened it so i am sure he put the right mod....after removeing all the screws(especialy the laser whole thing..ya know)maybe it's not right or something?

Are you trying to load a game that you ripped to dvd+r or are you making a dvd+ DL backup??

[Luci]

i ripped Grand Turismo 4 to a DL+....wen i leave it 1 day off it plays but freezes for 2-3 mins...continues then to freeze

[sublime90]

hey everyone i got my fan and hooked it up but i still have problems, i would load up a game through the browser and it would only bring me right back to the browser screen. so i twisted the dvd screw slightly to the right (under the laser) and now i get the ps2 logo but a solid black screen. do i need to just keep messin around untill it works? or is it something else

[sublime90]

christ! this is not looking good. after adjusting the laser a few times i put everything back together and now it doesnt even power up!!!!