Yet again, PS2 trouble.

Thetheroo

My PS2 is acting up on me, again. What is happening this time is that I put a game in the drive, and I hear a weird whiring sound with some clicks coming from the disc drive. However, this only effects some games and movies. The only games/movies that are being affected are Zone of the Enders 2, God of War 2, and The Godfather (movie). ZOE has some scratches, while GoW appears to have almost none, and the Godfather works fine in my 360.

Is this a problem with my games or with my PS2?

JaysonFour

Is this the same PS2 that locked up on you while playing P4? Looks like the laser calibration's degrading further. You're just going have to buy another one. It's only going to get worse.

Thetheroo

JaysonFour wrote: »

Is this the same PS2 that locked up on you while playing P4? Looks like the laser calibration's degrading further. You're just going have to buy another one. It's only going to get worse.

I bought another one, refurbed. This is the one with current problems.

Thetheroo

On a related note, does Gamestop accept a return on used systems within 30 days if you don't have the receipt?

I need to know if I still have the option of returning it before I crack this baby open.

JaysonFour

Well... you could try having the CDs cleaned and resurfaced to get rid of scratches. If that doesn't work, then...

You're going to need another PS2 due to suspected calibration failure. Again.

Thetheroo

I swear, it's like all the machines I have are out to get me.

theclam

Thetheroo wrote: »

On a related note, does Gamestop accept a return on used systems within 30 days if you don't have the receipt?

I need to know if I still have the option of returning it before I crack this baby open.

Technically no, but all the ones in my area will help you out. If you know what day you got it, they can find the transaction in their computer and match serial numbers. Lazy managers may just swap it out for you with another one, no questions asked.

When you go back, try to get a used one. Before I quit a few months ago, the return rate on refurbed machines was double what it was on a the used ones (refurbed systems were broken and fixed at the factory; used ones were not broken, just cleaned). If they're really nice, you can bring your discs in and test it out on a machine before you bring it home.

Einhander

At the first Game Crazy I worked at, we'd get refurb systems shipped to us fairly often. We'd ship them right back, even during the holidays. Every single refurbished unit we ever sold ended up coming back to us, usually within a couple of days.

With a used system you're in for a gamble, but with a refurbished system you're in for an almost guaranteed loss.

If you bought it at Gamestop you paid around $80, right? It might be worth it to save up the additional fifty and just pick up a new system.

TehSpectre

I had a similar problem with my PS2 and it seemed that the track the laser moved on had some crud on it which is why the clicking noise was happening - it was trying to move, but was stuck.

There are many websites that explain how to take apart the PS2 to clean the lens and track, all you'll need is some sewing machine oil and some q-tips.

Then again, you seem to have had this trouble before, so you might've gone down this route.

cj iwakura

I'd bite the bullet and get a new one. I wouldn't trust GameStop's refurbished PS2s as a doorstop.

theclam

Used non-refurbished slimline PS2s are actually quite reliable.

Thetheroo

Well, I decided to bite the bullet and try to take it apart myself. The first clean I tried got GoW 2 to work, but not ZoE 2. The second clean borked the machine entirely.



Oh well, time to go shopping again.