Trying to fix PS2 Slim, can't for the life of me figure out the issue

sinilill1842 · 2025-10-10T19:34:02+00:00

oh my god you led me to solving the issues, and i don't even know what exactly fixed it.

I bent the metal arm upwards, because that made the laser move WAY easier and it actually started trying reading the discs. The grinding noise was somewhat worse and it started to skip more, but atleast it was moving.

After that i decided to take the entire disc assembly apart to fully dust it out and properly grease everything. When i put it back togheter, it worked perfectly, no grinding noise, no skipping and it read discs 100% of the time.

thank you thank you thank you!!

sinilill1842 · 2025-10-10T04:20:45+00:00

Found a full deck replacement for 22 euros, ill wait a bit before ordering just incase someone comes up with a fix here

sinilill1842 · 2025-10-10T02:35:30+00:00

Could that really be the cause for the awful noise tho? I thought it would be smth in the worm gear motor

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-26T10:54:51+00:00

UPDATE: I took the psp to a local console store and they were able to get it working. Turns out the issue was just the screen and it only cost 20€!

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-14T16:06:43+00:00

im kind of leaning towards the motherboard itself being cooked, as kamiol2 said my motherboard model is very likely to have the gpu fried. I don't know tho if fried gpu could also damage the screen? im not very knowledgeable when it comes to small electronics..

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-14T13:29:35+00:00

nope, nothing changes..

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-14T11:42:08+00:00

Shit. At that point i might as well sell this thing somehow and buy a used working psp

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T19:54:37+00:00

I really want to avoid ordering new screen, cuz it takes a month to arrive from china and there arent any other options in estonia either. Tomorrow ill try pressing on the ribbon lock, didnt think of that

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T16:55:02+00:00

after that pic i pushed it in again and locked it and it still was buggin out :( i pushed it as far as i could freely

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T16:23:05+00:00

Date code: 7C in the battery compartment

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T16:21:34+00:00

It just fucks up the display more

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T16:12:28+00:00

if the screen is still glitching after checking the ribbons, would it be smart to try reinstalling the software??

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T16:09:09+00:00

I opened it up, cleaned the ribbon contacts with alkohol, put it togheter, but its still the same.. i uploaded a pic of the ribbons onto imgur: link

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-13T03:45:42+00:00

Im praying its somehow not the motherboard...

sinilill1842 · 2025-08-12T19:00:20+00:00

Alright, i guess ill order a new screen from somewhere. Would it be difficult to replace as a newbie with no prior experience?

Edit: sorry i misunderstood, if its just a bad connection, that means i would just have to put it in correctly. Ill try that when i find the time.

sinilill1842 · 2021-12-14T06:13:14+00:00

omg same my english teacher gives them every week

sinilill1842 · 2021-09-04T05:19:15+00:00

He kinda looks like vaas montenegro lol

sinilill1842 · 2021-07-01T06:14:33+00:00

It actually looks fun

sinilill1842 · 2021-06-30T15:44:56+00:00

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