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Posted on Jul 01, 2008

Ps2 won't turn on

I have a ps2 the old version. yesturday i plug it in, got it all set up and pressed the power button. it turned on and about maybe a second and a half later it turned itself off. help!

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This may not be that good but just go through the whole thing and see if everything is where it is supposed to be plugged in and all the way plugged in

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U can do 1 thing, plug the PS2 in and just as it starts, switch it off again & then if it doesnt work, contact the people who sold it 2 u........

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