Can anyone help me here???

[kev1n~]

OK - I wore out the ICO subject , so on to your S-Box problem .

I installed the S-Box (+1 wire internal), and had a complete nightmare getting backup CD games to run on my system (S-Box won't run DVDR's).

other people got them to run fine on their older models, but mine was ridiculously unreliable.

I had to adjust the CD LASER (NOT THE DVD) pot, by following the instructions on PSXCOPYWORLD.COM

This involved using a multimeter and stripping the PS2 down again, but now all is fine, and my games play 1st time (I have had to patch a few, but your problem sounds like a laser issue.

(Saw an AD for a new USB mod chip that claims to calibrate the laser automatically - don't know if this is true???)

I should point out that I find Good brand Green dye CDR's best, and burn at a SLOW speed for reliability on a newer PS2. (I read an article saying Sony adjust the laser so it just reads originals, and to make it difficult for the PS2 to read the less defined pits of a burned CDR.

Best regards...kev1n