Umd back My sons psp does not load umd disks and it sounds like the laser eye is not going to its starting point as the console keeps making a clicking noise. He tyells me it has been thrown about by his older ( and stupid!!) brother. On ebay they sell new umd laser eye replacement parts but I cannot see how to get the back off to unscrew the laser eye case. how can I do this all help gratefully accepted cheers ian

Remove the UMD (the game) from your UMD drive.

Go to System< System Settings< Restore Default Settings.

nothing to do send it to me to fix it

The UMD laser might be dirty or broken. Open up the UMD drive and give the laser a clean with a lint-free cloth. Then pop the disk back in and try again. If that doesn't work, you will need to get the PSP repaired or buy a replacement laser and do it yourself.

If your PSP isn't reading games and/or movies and the problem isn't that your trying to play dirty, bent, or damaged UMD discs there are a number of other reasons your PSP is not reading disks correctly =

- Your UMD motor may be malfunctioning.
- Your laser may have worn down from use over time.
- Your UMD drive tray may be bent.
- There may be a foreign object in your UMD drive

Common symptoms

* disks fail to load
* extremely slow loading
* strange whirring noise when trying to read disks

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Your PSP's laser has been damged.. You will have to get it replaced preferably by a tech from sony..
Good Luck!

Sounds like the lazer not reading UMD's

Hi, its sounds like the laser has gone as thats what reads the disks, i can recommend here for replacement laser to fit yourself or a repair service: www.console-spares.co.uk

your laser is either broken or unaligned. you have 2 options:

1. send it back to sony

2. or try and clean the laser track, remember the gear under the track also needs cleaning.

hi i just fixed my sons it wasnt reading umd's every thing else worked so have a look were the threaded rod runs threw the laser, in the centre at the back of the laser there is a little tab with a stamped groove in it make sure the laser is up against the disk spinner when turned off push the tab against the threaded rod hopefully it has seated (you ned a good light plus i used long metal twesers to push it down, easier to see on 2000 model than the fat one but you can manage good luck)

"tap" not hit.. the back of the psp, (where the game goes in on the back) and see if that works.. that will usually get the laser to read the disk.. perhaps the umd is dirty..  only tap on it "lightly" when you hear it loading.. i know that sounds stupid, but it worked for me countless of times.