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Posted on Apr 16, 2008

Ps2 slimline.... disc doesnt spin, laser not flashing or moving... no data on browser

Well, my ps2 is a gift from my dad about 2 years ago... then yesterday morning i played hitman blood and money.... i stop playing because somebody will install a comcast cable in our tv so i turn off my ps2... then that afternoon i plugged in again my ps2 and it doesnt work at all... i press the reset for about gazillion times but it always comes up to the browser... i didnt try to open the tray off because im no expert but my neighbor is.... maybe just give me a solution and ill show it to him... pls help..... i so love my ps2... =(

  • harsh yadav
    harsh yadav Jun 14, 2008

    my ps2 slimline (new) has a disc reading problem.some discs spin while the others dont.when i play dbz tenkaichi 3 it runs for abt 15 min then it hangs.I tried to clean it up but nothing happened.plz give me a solution so that i can repair my ps.

  • MamuG Jun 18, 2008

    I had my PS2 slimline now for just alittle over 1 year and it plays superbly. Then last month it slows to load EA sports 2006 rugby and EA sports 2004 football will play until it stops. I realized that the soccer CD was scratched and so I blamed the CD.

    However, one time I put the CD on and it was slow to load and then it stalled. I reset the console and it won't load up but just remain at the browser.

    I can fix it with your assistance. At the moment I needed your assistance.

    Please help me.

    George Tora

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My ps2 has/had the same problem, it wouldn't read DVD movies at all and ps1 games were always hit or miss. The only two solutions i can suggest are cleaning the lens or replacing the little cotton pad that holds the disk in place near the laser. This seemed to fix it for me, it works about 85% of the time now. Hope one of these helps

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