This is a somewhat hidden feature in the PS2 browser.

See the Last Resorts section for a link to a video.Ĭlean the cooling vents with a damp cloth.

Also on a fat PS2, you can try wrapping a microfiber cloth around a plastic knife and reaching in through the open tray to clean the laser lens blind.

Use a CD/DVD cleaning disk on a fat PS2.

Clean the transparent inner gripping ring top and bottom, in case the disk is slipping in the drive.

Rubbing alcohol and paper towels will do in a pinch. Damage to the label usually ruins a disk.

Clean the bottom of the disk thoroughly.

Although this should happen automaticaly when the console has trouble reading the disk.įurther, less reliable, fixes are towards the end of the list. There are several workable approaches to dealing with bad scratches.ĭiagnostic mode, a somewhat hidden option in the PS2 browser, may help. Large, deep scratches that follow the circular data paths on the disk are more likely to cause trouble. This lessened load overall will increase the lifespan of the laser.

This will benefit not only the current disk, but all disks.

3.1 Local Copy of the External Article.ĭisk Read Errors and other disk reading problems.Īlmost every PS2 will have troubles reading a disk at some point in its life, either the early Disk Read Error, or simple delay while the disk grinds under repeated read attempts.Ĭleaning the laser lens should always be the first treatment.

1 Disk Read Errors and other disk reading problems.

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