PS-2 Slim model fix for discs not reading

After trying almost everything for a few days, including changing the POT settings for the laser, this is what actually worked for me.

[@ZachChapman-l8m]

Was a few minutes away from buying a replacement laser and solder iron before this video. Six years later, it still works like a charm. Thanks so much for preventing a headache!

[@cheeto4789]

Surprisingly, it actually worked. Who knew it could be something so simple? In fact, I didn't even have to use rubbing alcohol, one dry q-tip along the two metal parts mentioned and on the lens (just for good measure) did the trick.

[@davidcorbett341]

my tip is to push the silver metal plate that has the glass beam sensor on it back all the way. If the beam sensor is stuck at a point it will not read disk. Just push the thing bak far as it will go and it worked for me. No cleaning needed.

[@tgrgjii8076]

HOLY SHIT DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! YOURE A GOD

[@SGVSOUTHSIDE]

Bruh I could fucking kiss you (no homo)3.I did this and it fuknin worked.Now I can grind Def jam😭

[@skiffysoldschoolgameplays]

What metal plate are u talking about

[@Joeru510]

Bro I know this comment is 3 years old but I’ve been trying to fix my slim that I bought about 2 months ago cause it would only play ps1 games and somehow wouldn’t read 90% of my ps2 games. Literally pushed that metal piece back towards the end of the console since it’s movable and I’m literally able to play my games again. THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO I wish I could smooch ya. Was literally stuck trying to figure out for 3 hours now lmao so thank you so much man!! :))

[@BoRn2KiLlbvp]

@@Joeru510yo what part are you talking about

[@BirthdayBandit]

I know it's been 4 years since this video came out but I recently got new cords for my old slim and you fixed a new problem for me Dan

[@AntonioGrčić-e9t]

Can i use any alcohol like brandy

[@chantzzz9]

More people need to see this. You helped me fix mine in 30 seconds

[@Codyfree_007]

Didn’t work for me

[@eaglesfan9800]

@@Codyfree_007 Same here. I done tried everything possible. Mine reads most or almost all ps1 games and majority of the blue back ps2 discs. Doesnt read the regular ps2 discs at all. Cleaned the lenses and brackets, turned it upside down, placed a book on it but nothing.

[@Codyfree_007]

@@eaglesfan9800 Nothing works on mine. Completely useless

[@Crystali10-q2b]

no it dont work

[@rickc303]

​@@eaglesfan9800that's because PS1 and blue black PS2 discs are CD-ROM, regular PS2 games are DVD-ROM, as stated in video they use different pickups

[@purplearmy8828]

Omg it’s worked although I didn’t have rubbing alcohol so I used vodka lol

[@Kevin15047]

What's the difference? :)

[@kritsadventures]

Vodka is ethyl alcohol and contains impurities. No generally recommended. At a minimum, you should wait a while for it to totally dry

[@tyrian666]

The gopnik way yes it work but is as recommended as driving lada with no hand

[@shaitet]

Would not recommend using vodka or any alcoholic beverage. Next time use rubbing alcohol.

[@purplearmy8828]

TritnewVG I didn’t have any and vodka worked fine and it’s still perfect a year later

[@alexk975]

SO freaking grateful for your video! I've tried everything and it still wouldn't read any disc, but this little fix did the trick. Thanks again!

[@TimDavis77]

I was going nuts with mine and found this video. Now I can replay Xenosaga. Thanks!

[@relentlessgaming6009]

Didn't believe this video at all as it was the most simple solution i've seen, it worked wonders though. I'm now back to grinding my beloved Dynasty warriors series. Thanks a lot!

[@SGVSOUTHSIDE]

Ahhh I see your a fellow culture warrior😊

[@johndalasfox6077]

5 years later and still works, crazy 😂

[@moontailor]

I decided to play my PS2 game today, had some issues but got it to olay for an hour almost before it froze and then the disc would not read again despite multiple tries. Googled help, not willing to do much though and found this. Did it, and the game loaded immediately after! So thank you honestly for this vid 👌🏻👌🏻

[@A.R.V_02]

Same I tried playing mgs 3 on my ps2 slim (the exact model in the video but in black)it worked on the first try but then the game froze all of a sudden with my ps2 being overheated for some reason.Then I restarted the ps2,Aspect Ratio returned to normal but the disk reading errors started their bullshit sometimes it said that disk cannot be read sometimes the RSOD.I dont get it ffs if I dont play my ps2 for long the games would work with a really weird aspect ratio(the apsect ratio being small even tho I had full screen on the ps2 settings)and then when I played it again after sometime it starts to have disk read errors I dont know wtf is going on with my ps2.I just wanna play mgs 3 ffa

[@MsReilaCircus]

Thanks, this actually worked really well. I've been trying to play some of my old games but I've been getting a disc read error a lot lately, which I thought was odd since I didn't play my PS2 much in recent years and my games are nearly in mint condition. I didn't want to open my PS2 to replace the laser or anything really extreme like buying another one. After cleaning those two things, my games booted up almost instantly as if the system where brand new.

[@danwolak6209]

Tis magic

[@daphnemounteer7030]

Oh my goodness! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I wanted to play some games from my childhood and it wouldn't read the disk. I did what you said and it worked like a charm! THANK YOU

[@supermeatlongworthy6295]

Wow just wow. I picked up a copy of blood omen 2 and it wouldn't play even though the disc was mint. This trick right here brought it back to life. Thank you sir.

[@TerrellThinks]

Watch this at 1.5 playback speed

[@ScribblesChannel]

yea this dude is dragging it so much jeez

[@tankgirl88]

Thank you so much for this. I was pulling my hair out trying to fix my disc read error and was just about ready to give up. I always thought it was just cleaning the lens, I never would have though to clean those. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.

[@skeletorment]

I'm gonna try it myself, and if that doesn't work, then I'll assume it's the potentiometers at fault.

[@skeletorment]

Good news! It worked for me!

[@gunnerzane5230]

@@skeletorment Is it still working?

[@skeletorment]

@@gunnerzane5230 Nope. Now it's needs some soldering work.

[@gunnerzane5230]

@@skeletorment DANG! Thanks for responding..

[@f4rtg0bl1n]

you solved all my problems, bought mine for $20 at a thrift store today. thought i bought a broken console but did this and it works. thx homie.

[@StealthyGoatzz]

I was so ready to toss my ps2 and find a newer one. I tried taking apart and all the other shenanigans when I literally just needed this. Most helpful guide on KZbin.

[@margokutt]

Same here… unbelivable

[@XxiheartsupermanXx]

My ps2 has had trouble reading discs for a quite a while and I didn't want to have to take it apart to fix it, so I was so excited when this actually immediately worked! Thanks so much for sharing this tip!

[@XxiheartsupermanXx]

Nevermind, turns out it was a coincidence because it went back to not working. Must have another issue...

[@gunnerzane5230]

@@XxiheartsupermanXx Did you ever get it working?

[@bobsamurai]

I see no reason why this would work. Those are metal brackets that clamp around a plastic tooth to lock them in place. If this worked for people, this method may have an unintended beneficial effect other than cleaning those two pieces of aluminum. Tried it for the sake of curiosity and it didn’t work because they perform no function outside of being brackets.

[@ratboialex7628]

Yeah, my issue is that it won't read DVD Roms, it'll read everything but that, so I was hopeful but deep down I knew it wasn't gonna do anything lol

[@ThordunnHeat]

This revived my old dusty PS2 slim 70004 model! I did not have any rubbing alcohol thought so I used window/glass cleaner and it works like a charm. Before this my games would load up but would freeze shortly at random times no matter what game I put in scratches or no scratches discs. Thanks!

[@Kagoyachan]

Thank you! It worked. I was scared that my ps2 was broken for good

[@LookatGodman]

I spent the last hour trying to play Lego Star Wars and this is the only thing that helped. Bless this man

[@ClevelandRocks216]

*update* worked like a CHARM good sir! Took 5 minutes out of my day to do it. Couldn't hardly finish one song on guitar hero before. That's IF I could get the disk to read at all..monkeying with it for a hour or so every time I tried..now I been playing for about a half hour straight. No problems. No lag. It's like a new playstation for real. IM SO HAPPY! Feel like it's something I knew and forgot tho.. perhaps..many many thanks nonetheless

[@jeremybovill4254]

Homie 2023 and your still coming in hot with the tips even by today's standards that's a unknown.

[@DeMeNtE666]

2019 may 27 I was so mad at my ps2 I read your comments I thought it wouldn't work but I did try your trick and it did work lol thanks so much.

[@lukassoma1165]

This worked 100% legit

[@DABS139]

I couldn't for the life of me get RE Code Veronica to work! Tried this and instantly started reading the disc! Bravo!!!

[@joestromboli6134]

It worked! You're doing God's work by making videos like this! I almost threw out my childhood PS2 slim cause I thought it died out, which didn't make sense since I haven't used it in 4+ years. Enough rambling, going to go play Silent Hill 3 now. Thanks again!

[@utubepunk]

Don't get lost!

[@santicheeks1106]

Even if mine didn't work I wouldnt throw out my childhood ps2

[@MyMigraine]

Omg I am shook, I can't believe it worked! Thank you for the video!

[@bking2334]

I got a PS2 slim today and was struggling to get it to read disks. I thought I bought another broken PS2 and was about to return it. But then I saw this video and by doing this method, my system can read discs now! Isoprobyl Alcohol really comes in handy with retro games thank you so much!

[@AntonioGrčić-e9t]

Well good for you because my stupied ps2 cant read the disc even if i do this

[@crxmassive]

Life saver. Very simple less than 2 minutes. Bam, the games are working

[@Dan-sj8vj]

About to try it on my brothers old ps2 slim which he hasnt used in 10+ years, the comments are giving me a large sense of hope

[@beanbandit495]

Out of all the tricks, this is the one that worked. Thank you so much!

[@mihailescumihai85]

Hey man. Thanks for the tip and advice. Your clip helped me to restore my slim PS2 and now I can enjoy once again Shadow of the Colossus 😀

[@harixo8983]

Bro I’m tripping, it worked immediately without even needing to use rubbing alcohol thanks so much Dan!

[@danwolak6209]

Sometimes it just needs a little love

[@Floatillyboats]

Wow I can't believe this worked when I tried it. You know how many people probably gave up on their PS2's but all they had to do was this! Crazy. Thank you.

[@danwolak6209]

Never give up on these older consoles! Never give up!!

[@DJBosconian]

Hey Dan, I unpacked my Slim PS2 after years of storage since I bought an X-Arcade Tankstick (I'll get it in a few days) but my system wouldn't read discs. I found your video and she's up and running fine. Thank you sir for your homework on this and I will be able to enjoy one of the most famous systems once again. Now I just need to buy a new video hdmi adapter to improve my video. Have a great holiday season!!!

[@Hr1Sveinn]

Happy, this worked great with me. I also cleaned the machine with air without opening it. thanks for the genius.

[@lessgetitmydailything9889]

Open the top where the disc goes and if you look real close where the yellow strip is on the bottom there’s two rectangular pieces one right there than one slightly to the left clean with a dab of alcohol on a qtip and wipe dry using qtip worked right away for me refer to Dan wolak’s video of “ps2 slim model fix to discs not reading” video hope that helps y’all

[@stingrays713]

It worked!!!!!! I just bought a slim a few days ago and felt so bad until just now.. Thank you!

[@lbwnetwork2654]

On the bright side, you can now have TWO working PS2 consoles! You can even use one as a test subject for practicing repairs, mods, etc. :D

[@topagigio]

Those are the clips to hold the laser together, the laser diode and the recepter are not able to be cleaned directly, but the lens is...

[@AuricomX]

Yes man🤟 Your the first😎 Just lucky people react. It is the switch in the back that lost pressure by the plastics shape shape by temp. The switch is not pressed enough. Glu it or soldeer the basterd for life. 🙋

[@jamieking8011]

I was trying to play RE Code Veronica... it wouldn't work so I spent about an hour resurfacing it and buffing it and testing it and still no joy. I found your video and cleaned those two little things and now I'm playing the game. lol Thank you so much! =-)

[@dravenxero1369]

Just managed to fix my old PS2 with this. Thanks!

[@coolfreshguy]

This was incredibly helpful and my system now reads all my games. Thank you!

[@liquidaeronraines5367]

Thank you so much, it works very well. I just tried it moments ago because the lens isn’t reading my discs.

[@GoBirds1]

Worked beautifully. Haven't played my PS2 for a good 4 years and my games were 50/50. Appreciate ya in 2023 😂

[@nhcharmedone]

Omg you rock! Literally thought mine shit the bed and that I'd have to find another. This fixed it, it's working like new again. Thank you!! 👍👍👍

[@peterhilliervpofpmha1388]

Amazing!!! Pulling out the ol PS2 for the kids to learn on so they don't kill my PS4. Thought there was no way to bring 'er back but this video saves the 2. Two little boys are super happy so thanks!!!!!!

[@benediktunterthurner]

Tried a few things other tutorials said like adjusting the potentiometers and cleaning the sensor on top ("the obvious one" xD) and the switches. But in the end you were the only one talking about these sensors :) Thank you so much :)

[@texasturbo14]

Just purchased a playstation slim and it began having issues not playing disc's. Tried the trick explained above and it immediately started working again!

[@Handlebrake2]

How many qtips did you use

[@Tubeite]

​@@Handlebrake2 A 100

[@Jeff-pl3wp]

Worked!!! I had tried the potentiometer adjustment and still had a couple games that wouldn’t load. After this they did!

[@markslatty2410]

aye you clutch. i just bought somemore PS2 controllers for my old PS2, tryna play mortal kombat shaolin monks and my disc wasn't reading. put thrillville in and nothing was working. did your method, and everything works. i appreciate you my boay. fr, you a big help

[@juliomeza2688]

Dan needs to go in the history books, this actually fixed it!!

[@RodT87]

Hah!! I was using it last night and it was fine. I picked up and moved with the disc was spinning and it wouldn't read. I opened it and moved the laser/ribbon assembly back and forth a few times and then cleaned the sensors and laser. Worked fine! Thank you!!

[@hasso0n]

Those 2 pieces a just clips holding the laser assembly together, cleaning them will do nothing. This is the equivalent of polishing a car's lug nuts to fix a broken rim.

[@Floatillyboats]

Then why did it work when I tired it then??

[@BeckoningSage]

Was thinking the same too

[@MrHeem94]

That's right you clean those metal clips. Clean them real good.

[@darrenscott1052]

I did this for my daughter. She wanted to use her ps2 and it wouldn’t read dvds. She thought it didn’t support dvds, but after we tried this trick, it worked! My daughter was excited and happy! Thanks for your help.

[@Handlebrake2]

How many qtips did you use?

[@kawaiishae]

Wow!!! I thought that my PS2 was broken for good until I tried this trick. Thanks again for this info!

[@3nrike13]

I stumbled on your video, cleaned the areas mentioned, and it seems to have worked! Thank you very much!

[@Aristackz23]

This guy deserves another Oscar Jesus 🙏💯🥇 🏆

[@mikenickerson9640]

Dan you should be proud of yourself you are a great man

[@Deleteaccount124]

Thanks a lot brother. Now I can play my all games. And now I can hear all my favorite songs of music director yuvan shankar raja audio CD's. Thanks a lot brother. This video deserves more views. If you don't have a alcohol just use a water with buds for try Appling 2 times.

[@jr4bz]

I can confirm that this works - thanks!

[@stylearchitect7051]

This worked!!!!!!! Wow, probably 5th video I watched. My kids and I owe you. Thank you thank you for posting this, unbelievable

[@MrMechero]

Worked for me too… I could not believe it!!! The games that were giving me trouble were working on the first try. Seriously amazing! Thank you!

[@Handlebrake2]

How many qtips did you use?

[@arcaneoctopus7147]

Holy crap, I saw all these comments but I still doubted it until I tried it. It worked!! Thank you! We were about to buy a new one :0

[@vision0161]

Thanks so much. This actually worked. Even without alcohol, also cleaned the lens, now it works again. thanks!!!

[@frankbibusmann6469]

WHAAAAAAT???? It worked! I love you so much right now! Being able to play these (g)old games is the best fucking feeling in the world! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!

[@Graveworm667]

This helped me today. Tried to get my PS2 slim to read discs for an hour and then found your video which helped me. Very thankful! Time to finally play Digital Devil Saga.

[@Handlebrake2]

How many qtips did you use?

[@dravisc4541]

I have been trying to play nfs underground 2 for 2 years and i thought it was broken thanks

[@jeffsclassic2303]

This worked for me, was tryna play Resident Evil code: x veronica and wasnt working till i tried this method, thanks champ

[@sharnechaparrish8928]

I bought a ps2 slim from diss replay an only some of my games work none of them have scratches on them I know all retail stores don't always have brand new stuff mostly used stuff especial games system but sometimes you can try into fixing the problem but the thing is cleaning it may help but sometimes it more problems than you think but I'm going to order me a new one for Amazon but this video is real can help out alots if only your Ps2 slim just need to be clean 💯👍👍👍👍👍 grate video this guy put out

[@evansmith5514]

Idk why this worked but it did, thank you. My ps2 is actually running better than before it stopped reading the discs, before it would work but was still kinda slow on booting the game, now it’s loading up right away

[@Sebeats98]

Man this kind of works, it's like sorcery

[@paoloalessandro8055]

Wowwwww thank youuuuu so much ...... 2021 playing ps2 with my sons so cool....

[@memzofficial]

This efficient method revives even a dead laser , it works forever !

[@tgrgjii8076]

Came back to this after my PS2 stopped reading digital devil saga 2. Takes a couple tries but it works. Make sure to also clean the Lazer itself and to dry everything off well. Thx bro xP

[@cream1470]

bro this shit is tweaking and it’s not working how

[@kabamaruninja7044]

the best part about old consoles pcs and electronics is that u had to learn by nature how to do these things to survive so u had to try different things until u came to the conclusion .

[@aikqnextgeneration]

I try many time and Finally I got it you made my day bro

[@brianpreston160]

Thank you for the vid. Mine just stopped working. Tried this. Starting working again. Thanks

[@kungfutyla]

Wow this really does work, looked around for a while before finding this and finally fixed my ps2. Thanks

[@Bret2259]

You are a genius. I was just about ready to toss out my ps2. Now I can enjoy my games again.

[@CrazyPolarBear82]

thank you, i should have done this first, i actually used dry tips to clean the heads and it worked just fine

[@drejuego]

trying to get more of a PS2 collection going and I was playing my ps2 and this error happened but thanks to your video it's solved, thx man

[@Claasic]

still works not patched till this date xdd. Worked on my ps2 slim! thank you so much i brought lil bebe back to life !

[@margokutt]

I was suprised, it really worked! Not even kidding, usually those generic videos do nothing.

[@darkstarmoonshadow]

Thank you! It took a dozen trys for my slim to work again, (now I can play Devil may Cry(s) 1-3 😄 THANKS FOR POSTING THIS😉

[@thekempter1991]

Really hope this works I just got the ps2 and persona 4 I ordered off of amazon in the mail today and it keeps saying error can’t read disc

[@aljhunurbJackvuuatuV]

how was it mate?

[@andresojeda29]

Holy shit dude! It worked right away. I was about to take this shit apart

[@brianpark3102]

It worked first time did both metal pieces didn't work then did it again plus mirror part below then it worked thank you!

[@nordical6071]

This worked perfectly! First i fixed the noise by cleaning the lasers rail and lubing it with fishing reel grease :D The noise got better but it wasn't until i did your advice that I got it to read discs :)

[@ashtonallen7524]

You are a saint!!! Now I can resume FFVII! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙂

[@kelvinsmith6812]

I just tried this method & it didnt work for me.

[@jaydels2443]

It didnt work for me too

[@dr3w399]

you have to change the laser

[@camillecaballero894]

Me too i change my laser but still didn't work can you please help me

[@payatdouble7]

I just use pendrive to play...softmod with fortuna...😛

[@joewilliams9398]

Thank you bro at first I thought something was wrong with my Gran Turismo 4

[@gdavid2483]

Thank you it worked!@@ April 4 2023..

[@realbusy]

thank you so much...now I can play golf when its snowing...it worked like a charm...thanks again

[@MrDintheD]

I recommend Hot Shots Golf III

[@mohammadakhtar7785]

It worked, don't know if it's because of the lens i cleaned or these two "clips" but it worked.

[@Esto2010]

Nice I was wondering 💭 why my disc are not reading anymore I did what you said it worked awesome!! Thanks 😊

[@esmeraldadiaz6829]

Omg !! I just tried this and it worked!😂😂I didn’t have alcohol, or vodka! I used Tequila el Patron!

[@masontrumble1523]

Watched over 10 videos and have been trying to figure my problem out for like 4 hours straight but luckily i can play san andreas that came in the mail today thanks to you

[@tony-bq8nd]

it didn't work for me

[@masontrumble1523]

It worked fine for me

[@danman132x]

Yall, he's trolling. Those metal tabs aren't read heads, it would be on the lens people. Those metal tabs are clips that hold that to the plastic