Playstation 2: Disc read error

[Stefan Toftevall]

Hi all,
I got one of those Playstation 2's into my shop. The customer
complains it only puts out "Disc read error" during cd-boot.
Any advice what to look for?

Regards
Stefan

 

[LASERandDVDfan]

Hi all,
I got one of those Playstation 2's into my shop. The customer
complains it only puts out "Disc read error" during cd-boot.
Any advice what to look for?

Regards
Stefan

Airblast the entire disc drive of any dust. Also, airblast the insides of the
optical pickup, but do so carefully as you can damage the pickup by doing this.

Relube the kicker mechanism, which will include the worm gear and the sled
trails for the optical pickup. Use only quality molytone grease.

Usually, dust accumulation is the single biggest cause of PS-2 disc read
problems, although a marginal optical pickup is also possible. - Reinhart