Racintweek

i felt like taking it back to the old school today and decided to play Driver. the only prob is my PS2 wont register PS1 games, any of them. it plays PS2 games just fine. anybody have aproblem like this before

nonvtec

Mine works, what version ps2 is it? a new one, old one, thin one etc..

Bone1

need a PS1 memory card

Racintweek

i bought it back in 02..... i think. how do you tellwhich version it is?? serial number, manufacture date ??





i've never had to use one before and didnt have any problems. today was the first time its done this





when i put the disc in it spins for ~20 sec then stops and the screen either stays black or says no data.

nonvtec

That's an old version then, same as mine, and mine works so, I dont know. Clean it out and what not, sounds like it is just getting old and something is worn out.

jacob

its 4 years old? id say take it apart CAREFULLY and clean everything with aircans and rubbing alcohol

USS

If I'm not mistaken, there's a problem with a plastic gear inside the PS2. There's a writeup out there, where you have to take it apart and move the gear either clockwise or counterclockwise in order for it to read a ps1 game. I'll talk to my buddy about it, I know he did it a few times.

Racintweek

i took it apart thouroghly cleaned it about 6-8 months ago. i took off the top cover today and it still looked pretty damn clean in there.


after doing some searching i found that sometimes you need to adjust the laser. but i couldn't find a write up on how to do it

jacob

yea my roomate did that and accidently cut the wireband that connects to the lazer

turboDA6

be careful. this is a common problem with the older big ps2's. they jus have a hard time reading the blue bottom ps2 games and any ps1 game, but it'll play any dvd rom ps2 game or dvd... either get it super cleaned or buy another one. dont take it apart cuz i did that with mine and i broke the bracket for the wire that goes the laser n had to buy a new anyway.