Problem with PS2 drive

[Lauren Tyler]

My nearly nine-year-old PS2 has a problem: The front of the drive broke off while I was trying to get the drive unstuck. Is there any way to fix it, or should I just swap for a replacement?

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My nearly nine-year-old PS2 has a problem: The front of the drive broke off while I was trying to get the drive unstuck. Is there any way to fix it, or should I just swap for a replacement?

If it still works without it, I wouldn't worry to much, it's just a facade and isn't functional other than "hiding" the drive.

 

You can probably just glue it back on, Mine was just part of the tray and slid out with the tray and served no purpose other than hiding the drive when closed.....however, I seem to recall one of my friends had a drive that flipped down when the tray came out (thought that was odd, mine was a first month system, and I didn't see sony adding parts to later revisions)

 

If it's a relatively clean break, some contact cement will work on it, or maybe super glue, just be sure to leave the drive out while the glue dries, you don't want to glue it into the system (I'd reccommend ejecting the drive, and just pulling the plug on the system so it can't retract the tray till you're done with it)

[Chris Leach]

A little bit of "Spat" should fix er'!

 

[Lauren Tyler]

I don't think you understand, the fact is that the drive is stuck. I don't want to have to swap it for another one if I can avoid it.

[Chris Leach]

I don't think you understand, the fact is that the drive is stuck. I don't want to have to swap it for another one if I can avoid it.

 

 

Turn your ps2 over on its top...remove the rubber feets...take the screws out...

Flip er over and remove the top of the ps2 from the bottom.

Look at the rear right of the ps2 from the top...you should see some white or clearish white gears....turn them three clicks one way or the other..this should unfreeze your drive and maybe even improve the lazer reading ability..

If that doesnt fix it then you need some of this!

 

Sorry....

[Lauren Tyler]

I'll ignore the hammer bit, but I'll try the operation, it's not like I really have anything to lose.

[shadow460]

I wonder if maybe it would be possible to manually eject the drive? I did it with a steak knife, but there's a slide card thingy made especially for that.

[Chris Leach]

manual eject should be a small pin hole near the drive...you put a paperclip in it and it should eject if the gears are not fudged up!

[shadow460]

I've got a V4 that's close to nine years old. I haven't seen that kind of manual eject on it, although a thin object or a slide card works in similar fashion. Mine always shakes the tray and makes this odd noise when I hit "eject", but it's never given me any problems besides that.

Edited April 10, 2010 by shadow460

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Oh, the drive is stuck in the system Oops then. I don't really know nothing about the guts of that thing...

[Chris Leach]

You mocked me for my posting trying to assist you with yer problems....Check this pic and see if this is yer problem, cause it isn't mine and I'm jist tryin' to help ya'

 

(sidenote: someone is extremely over protective of thier pac-man tv tray!)