[Mr.EDET]

Hi, some of my games wouldn't load anymore so after finding the ps2 repair guide yesterday I also opened up my ps2.

I was verrrry carefull because I read the warning about the fragile cable which connects the cover with the ps2.
However, I opened the cover further and further, and suddenly the cover snapped off. I was affraid I broke the cable, but there was no cable at all..

Besides that there also was no white gear which I could adjust. On the left and right side of where the white gear is supposed to be (as seen on the photos) were 2 small white gears, but I couldn't adjust those at all.

But I cleaned the inside, cleaned the laser with some alcohol and to my surprise all my games work again
So thanks for the guide, but it seems there are a couple of different ps2 models. Didn't read anything about a no-cable version in the guide so maybe you could mention that in the guide.

Regards
Andre

[Scrubbin_Bubbles]

The most common with this issue seemed to be model # SCPH-30001, and this guide focuses on it. Some of these steps can be applied to other models and won't hurt them.

How old is your PS2

[Mr.EDET]

I bought it about 3 years ago.

[tweakmonkey]

I have seen that problem before.

What model # is your PS2? It should say on the back-side. I want to update the article to include all versions of PS2 (including the slim models) but need to gather more info.

[catten666]

Dude this is totally the issue I have. Major differences to most guides include:

No cable attached to cover
Only 2 screws to get into the drive itself not 4.
No big cog to adjust, just 2 small ones

It makes following guides very very difficult.

I believe it is a version 9, and certainly not slimline.

[tweakmonkey]

Maybe I should create a "Send me a broken PS2" thing for the site -- a lot of people could benefit if I had a couple more PS2s to play with, and I could send them back if I fixed them. Hmm...