PS2 dvd drive replacement

[Zeleni]

Ok people.. i have two PS2 50004 versions one is a NTSC the other is PAL.. what i was wandering could i take the whole DVD drive from the NTFS and insert it into PAL version.. the PAL version is modded but the NTSC isn't.. I just want to know could something like that be done.. replace the two whole drive assemblies

[yoshi314]

i'm not sure how dvd drive is attached to the rest of hardware, this could be difficult.

i doubt it that you actually mod the disc drive (except for disc swap thing) though.

[Zeleni]

i disassembled the two PS2 and found out that they have the same identical connectors.. i did what i wanted to do with them i put the drive from the NTSC unit into the PAL unit and it worked... I played GoW for an hour to test it and it works perfectly.. btw the NTSC unit is 50001 not 50004 and it had a KHS-400C laser unit, but the PAL unit had the Sanyo SF-HD7 laser unit and that's the thing that was worrying me.. I knew that i couldn't replace the lasers because the microcode (or what is it called) for the laser units its not the same so i replaced the whole drive assembly and it worked..

[SP193]

i disassembled the two PS2 and found out that they have the same identical connectors.. i did what i wanted to do with them i put the drive from the NTSC unit into the PAL unit and it worked... I played GoW for an hour to test it and it works perfectly.. btw the NTSC unit is 50001 not 50004 and it had a KHS-400C laser unit, but the PAL unit had the Sanyo SF-HD7 laser unit and that's the thing that was worrying me.. I knew that i couldn't replace the lasers because the microcode (or what is it called) for the laser units its not the same so i replaced the whole drive assembly and it worked..

You should use lense changer first! The mainboard is set to accept the KHS-400R type laser (Which the Sanyo HD7 is considered as too), and connecting a KHS-400C might damage the KHS-400C. D: