Fat PS2 wont read ps1 games anymore only PS2

[jediphx]

I have cleaned the lense that didnt fix it. Now if I turn the cog and move the lense closest to the cd it reads the ps1 games fine but then will not read ps2 games at all. any ideas?

 

[Injury]

Either the motor that moves that cog is going bad, or the voltage on the lasers needs readjusted.

Both of which are more of a hassle to fix than anything and even if you fix it the problem will be back in a couple months or so.

You're better off trading it in for a slim PS2 or something.

 

[shortylickens]

I got the slim Ps2 recently and I love it.
So far it plays all the Ps1 games I care to play on it.
The only downside is the old mod chips dont work. (Well, most of them anyway.)

 

[Ika]

Don?t think that a slim PS2 will be the answer to your problems. I have a slim PS2, purchased in early 2005, that went bad over the summer. I can only play PS1 games and not PS2 games or DVDs at all. I tinkered around with the voltage screws (one for CDs and one for DVDs) underneath the laser assembly (because I didn?t want to pay Sony $40 for a problem they never fixed), and I ended up breaking the DVD laser (oh well). I plan on just buying an entirely new laser assembly.