LOL...What did I do? AND What should I do??

Anyways, about a month ago my ps2 started acting up (wouldn't read some dvd-r's and stuff like that so I figured it was the laser). I opened up the ps2, and cleaned the laser eye, and it actually helped it at the time...The games booted up again for a while. Then, recently they started to mess up again, So I thought "i'll try cleaning it off again, and see if it works." Well, I cleaned it off, but then I was wondering what will happen if I turn that (I beleive it's the CD/DVD pot? Little white circle behind the laser...). Before I turned it my CD-R's were working flawlessly, but of course the DVD's weren't working so good (1 out of like 20 tries maybe :( )...I turned it, and of course nothing will boot now! I kept trying to fool with it...Putting it in different places, keep turning it, and it keep clicking, etc :lol: ...Hoping to get lucky really, and it boot something up. That is the Pot isn't it? I remember reading something about adjusting the "pot" but never really payed much attention to it...Any help, or a link to that thread about adjusting the pot (can't remember where I seen it...) it'd be appreciated.
Thanks...

WooHoo! Figured the damn bastard out! Anyways, not really sure what I did, but I adjusted it to point to the little hole, and it booted up my cd-r's. Guess i'll fool with it,and hope it boots up DVD-R's.

here u go




RY

Well...I used to use Princo and it worked great (along with any other brand of dvd-r's, or anything cd-r)...Then My laser wore out a bit I guess and I could get some Princos to boot and others wouldn't :crazy: ...I can still boot all my DVD-R movies (on princo) every single time...Then Ritek started failing too, along with everything else to do with DVD-R's...EVEN VERBATIM CD-R'S failed on me :wow: ...While other shitty cd-r's would boot fine!!! Dumbass PS2.
So, just starting to have problems with it (partly due to my idiotness ;) ), but I can't complain it's lasted for a year and a half, and didn't show one sign of being wore down until lately, but it's still working. I guess I play her til she blows ;) !! Or get a new laser, or something:confused:

BTW: Can't get that zipped file to open...

really i just click on it again and save it and i can open it fine.





RY

its not a pot(entiometer). its a gear/cog that adjusts the plane of the laser assembly. charlie_ps2 calls it the parallax:
http://www.ps2newz.net/forums/showth...=&threadid=948

Well....I took everything practically apart on my ps2, cept that damn Metal Casing-Need a smaller Screwdriver. I gonna go ahead and put it away for now, but if somebody would like to give me some pictures on HOW to put your ps2 back together....:lol: , it'd be appreciated. I gonna have a deformed PS2 by the time I get done ;) .

DAMN!!! Just got done putting the little beast back together...Took me like hour and a half (probaly ****ed up at least 15 times, forgetting screws, and having to take it apart, or forgetting to plug shit in and have to take it apart-Had to take it apart 15 times probaly :lol: ). I broke that Little Snap that holds the Eject ribbon in place (I tryed to tape it, but that didn't seem to work-Tape probaly feel off)...ANybody got any ideas on what I should use to hold it in place? I'm unsure about the condition of the laser right now-Can't get the damn thing to Eject right!!! Think I gonna just get a pro to do it for me (fix my damn eject shit, and go ahead and put in the laser for me-I'm sure I'm capable of putting it in, but make it easier).