NOoooo! *crys*

[Vegeta]

Early PS2 models have issues with the rear fan covering the laser lense with dust after extended use. The problem can be fixed, or usually Sony will repair it free of charge (they did for me).

If you want to try to fix the problem open up the CD tray of your PS2 and turn the power off, unplug it from the wall. Now, taking a can of compressed air blow short brusts into the open space where the tray goes in. Blow out all the grills and the insides as best you can. If you really want to fix it yourself you can open up your PS2 and clean it out, but that is really really really not recommended.

[Vegeta]

The first time I sent it in I only paid for shipping, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't under warranty any longer. The problem arose again and we mailed our PS2 and they sent us a new one and there hasn't been a problem since.

We had one of the very first PS2s, in which is the issue is the worst. I think they caught on to it and I think they worked to correct it. But, I'm not entirely sure.

[Metal Koola]

I sent in my PS2 to Best Buy. I bought the 2 year or 3 year warranty, don't remember. When I originally bought the system, it was 300, and when I sent it in to get my money back, the price had dropped to 200. So, I got a gift voucher for best buy for 329 (original price + tax). Mine had stopped reading blues/ps1's.

Anywho, I went to Best Buy and they were having an offer where you buy the ps2, a memory card, and an extra controller, and you get 2 free games. Then I bought a movie, and a case for my digital camera... oh, and 2 cd's, and a dvd. It all ended up costing the same as my original ps2.

It rocked hardcore.

edit: oh yeah, I don't know if it'll work, but I was able to play the discs that wouldn't work by placing tape on the label side of the cd. I think it helped weight it down so that the laser could read it easier.

[Bra]

DON'T fix it yourself. If you break that warranty seal, and still fail to fix it, well, Sony won't touch your PS2. Ever. If it's a first-gen PS2, Sony will almost certainly repair it for free, regardless of wether or not it's under warranty. Hell, mine has to be two/three years past the warranty, and they replaced the entire laser assembly on my PS2 for free.

Like Koola said, it's a problem on Sony's end that has since been corrected. Those guys rock. Fixing crap for free...

[Drake]

They don't have a choice. Sony doesn't fix it for free because they a fawking nice guys, they do it for free so they don't get sued for producing faulty equipment.

My PS2 Broke, but I just got a new one instead of sending my old one.

Also have a nice key chain- the emotion engine.

[Bra]

Also have a nice key chain- the emotion engine.

Cool!

[Hellfighter 17]

Yea, you shouldn't fix it yourself, it says that right in the manual thing. just phone them and get the information so you can send it in. I got the DRE about a month and a half ago, I got all the information but then my mother just sent brought it back and said she just bought, which she didn't and got a free one, so if you have a realllllly stupid store near you that selld PS2's, then bring it to them, plus I'm not sure if Sony will give you the new package.

[Bra]

But that's fraud.

[Hellfighter 17]

shhhhhhhh