Is my ps2 dying or is it already dead?

[charlie_ps2]

You don't have too many options here - a pity you're over the Irish sea unless you want to send the PS2 over to my famous 'mate round the corner' to get it fixed.

There has to be a reason why it's shagged - we'll get to the bootom of that. My posts on laser adjustment are the result of his work.

If the laser is shot, that might be a problem. We could try whacking a v4 laser in.

I recommend dumping the NEO4. God knows what 44 wires are doing. If just one of them is misplaced (like if you're not bothered with macrovision and you;re moving a few volts somewhere else - a bad example I know -) then someting can get fried.

It needs professional attention anyway, it seems to me.