My PS2 won't play PS1 discs - Disc Read Error

[chasingthrees]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH I CAN PLAY FINAL FANTASY NOW O__O U HAVE NO IDEA... HOW MUCH THIS MEANS :')

[genickle1987]

@chasingthrees Howdy yea Final Fantasy was the only reason I went to so much trouble to try and get it working again! The disc I've got there is the origins disc, so FF1! :D Enjoy your FF dude!

[iEvilNemesis]

i love you (no homo)

[genickle1987]

@iEvilNemesis No worries, and no homo taken (so to speak!) When I found the fix myself I could have quite easily screamed that at the top of my voice to a passing piss stained tramp I was so happy! (I didn't btw).

[iEvilNemesis]

@genickle1987 lol, however, it did work but then the next day it didnt, so now my PS2 doesnt play disks again :( well, it plays PS2 disks, just not PS1, i wana play PS1 games

[genickle1987]

@iEvilNemesis Ah damn sorry it didn't work out, I think it might have gone that way for me and I bit the bullet and got myself an older model 60GB PS3 which is backward compatible and plays all my old PS1 and PS2 games

[iEvilNemesis]

@genickle1987 nice, well im thinking my PS2 can go out the window and ill just get myself a PS3 aswell

[NitsujDiaknikOibur]

well heres your problem...its almost completely taken apart! : D

[RockAries00]

Is that a slim or fat?

[genickle1987]

@RockAries00 It's a fat ps2. (Before I took the casing and everything off)

[themasterofmagician]

sooo i just put some unused disc on top of the ps2 disc dat i want to play to add the weight dhen it will work??

[genickle1987]

@themasterofmagician Well, that's the way it worked for me, but it really does depend why it's not reading the disc. But yea basically it happened like that for me. But I'd only suggest the clear plastic disc thing because that didn't damage my disc or anything. If you need to kind of use trial and error, best to use discs that are spares or unused as you say. :)

[Carlitonsp1]

This actually will work with any CD that's light enough, I put my nonfuctioning Crash 2 upside down on top of Resident Evil 3, which has been giving me trouble, and it worked perfectly fine.

[runescrule]

Also a few PS2 games which are CD do not work,

Every PS1 and PS2 game which has a black side is a CD, common problem for fat models.

1. Get a slim

2. Open up the PS2 and clean the lenses

[bubbleman980]

i got mk trilogy it won't play make da same sound on yo ps2 do put

clear plastic disc over it

[usmanshad67]

why dosent it work is it working now

[FanOfGames990]

What game is that anyway? That does help, thx! I might record my ps2 not reading ps1 discs properly and put a blank CD on top after xmas, sometime when my Dad's not in work. I can't now even though I made my account yesterday, cos I don't have a USB 4 my fone and I recorded all my vids with that, so I gotta wait.

[genickle1987]

@FanOfGames990 It's Final Fantasy I (From the final Fantasy Origins double set for PS1). Yea my vid's just done off my phone, but luckily I got a cable with it. Anyway, glad it works. Shame it works for some and not for others though.

[FanOfGames990]

@genickle1987 Does it work with slim ps2s? Can u use dark blank CDs that are black?

[FanOfGames990]

@genickle1987 Does it work with slim ps2s? Can u use dark blank CDs that are black? It worked for my old fat ps2.

[genickle1987]

@FanOfGames990 I think somewhere else in the comments someone has tried it with a slim ps2 and it may have scratched the disc a bit, so I'd say probably not. And again, not sure about the blank black CDs, if they weigh the same, I don't see why not...but I tried all of this stuff out when I was nearly raging my tits off because I had about 6 weeks off uni and no FF to play...hence the nearly destroyed PS2...HOWEVER, if your PS2 is dear to you...I wouldn't risk it!

[mcjohn127ps3gtaaddme]

wow thanks mateee you helped me alot

[genickle1987]

@mcjohn127ps3gtaaddme Ah awesome, glad it's helped a few people! That's why I put the video up because I couldn't find aaaanything online anywhere, just randomly found something about the weight of discs etc. Thanks for the comment too!

[wolfwarriors57]

I've got a problem like this. i tried to put a PS2 game in my PS2 and it says "The disc could not be read" Does ANYONE know how to fix this??

[genickle1987]

@wolfwarriors57

Not sure about a PS2 disc not reading on a PS2...originally I had problems with PS1 games on my PS2...I could only suggest the lens/laser realigning and cleaning...but I've never had a problem with that one...sorry I can't help any further. :S Hope you sort it out....

[doodlerman]

does this work with flat ps2s?

[genickle1987]

@doodlerman To be honest I'm not sure, I've never tried it with one. As long as the mechanisms for reading discs (i.e. the weight distribution for identifying DVDs/games) is the same, then I don't see why not. Have a bang and let us know what happens. Obviously my method won't work for everyone, I'm just shitting happy it worked for me...also...problem solved...bought a 60GB PS3 that's backwards compatible = end of PS2 read errors ...huzzah!

[doodlerman]

@genickle1987 it didn't actually work and the disk got a little scratched around the edges, so it doesn't really work for the slim ps2s. luckily i tested the disk on another working ps2 and it still works :)

[1988tahoe]

@doodlerman dude that is the fat

[noobest200]

I have same problem but i dont hear anything sound just reading sound and then it stops.. Ps2 games works perfect!

[MYTMIC]

Interesting, I have 1 PS1 game that does that, may have to try this method

[socsb26]

You can also trying placing another PS1 or PS2 disc on top of the PS1 disc you're trying to play. It worked for me. No more disc read error messages.

[stydel311]

what kind of keyboard is that? is that a logitech wireless EX 100

[genickle1987]

hiya, it's a genius KB600, got it as a set with the mouse. Had it about 2 years but the mouse screwed up now so it's wired for me now

[allstarsnorks]

You mean you can use it with any transparent CD?

[genickle1987]

@allstarsnorks Yea I found the transparent CD somehow makes my ps2 read my ps1 discs, when it doesn't usually. I read somewhere that the ps1 discs are lighter than ps2 discs and so sometimes need a little extra weight (I've seen people try adding squares of tape too).

I sold out and solved my problem my getting a 60GB ps3 that now plays all of my games :)

[markydainjah]

didnt work 4 me but i shall keep trying it probs unly works with certain color disks

[RavenBoheme]

Hope this works! I'm going to go give it a try... been having lots of problems loading my FFIX game...

[genickle1987]

Hope so too, I had to use it for all of my FF games, back on X now though. Good luck!

[RavenBoheme]

Gave it several attempts, finally ended up just having to crack it open and clean the lens. I will keep this trick in mind for the future, though, when the same issue inevitably crops back up! lol Thanks!

[genickle1987]

I'm not sure if that'll work the other way round...I thought that it worked adding weight to the PS1 discs because they are lighter than the PS2 ones...I suppose it can't hurt to try it though. Other than that I wouldn't really know what to advise, sorry! Hope you get it fixed though!

[MrBskt10]

I have the same problem. Except that it won't read ps2 discs, only ps1 discs. Do you think this will fix it as well?

[Rethary]

If this still didnt work, mix this suggestion to my video

at my Channel, it work for me after mixing them

[BOOBOO3976]

I have a SCPH 50001.. Only with CTR and Spyro..

[genickle1987]

Glad it works! After posting, I've found that sometimes it doesn't work if you turn the PS2 on with both discs inside it, but it will work when you eject the tray and re-load the discs again, something to do with the way the PS2 aligns discs when they're loaded in rather than started up with discs inside.

[dperry25]

my old ps2 30001r had this problem with blue ps2 disc, I replaced the white magnet that is attached to the top of the cd drive(where the laser warning label is). all was good. but that ps2 screwed up after a while it scratched my dvd so I ave a 39001 now that works great lol

[Anthraxegott]

Never mind my last post. I tried it again today and it worked.

[Anthraxegott]

I have a similar problem on my scph-30004, but without that awful loading-screech. Regretfully your tip doesn´t work for me. Looks like I have to continue looking for a fix for it.

Cheers.