Do lasers eventully break?

**alpenabands** · 09-13-2004,04:39 PM

I have a version 4 ps2 that I have tried everything to get it to read cd-rs. I've read ever tutorial that I could get my hands on to calibrate, clean, adjust and tilt the laser into submission to no avale. It read a cd-r 1 time and 1 time only that I burned to read the disk ids for ps1 games. Since then, all I have recieved from my non solder mod and swap magic 3.x disk id the red screen of death. Am I burning the disks incorrectly? I'm using cdgen for the iso and roxio to burn them. Any help would be appreciated.

**deagledog** · 09-13-2004,07:27 PM

i also had similar problems with my version 4 so i just used all the dvd based stuff (dvdloader, dvd disc id ) and so on till my laser finally died and i bought a new ps2 . You can buy replacement lasers are cheaper than a new unit hope that helps abit

**ÇÐ~kÂ??** · 09-13-2004,07:34 PM

i wouldn`t use the term "break" persay, i like to say they go into retirement

t0n · 09-13-2004,08:13 PM

"All things die in time."

**digitalFX** · 09-13-2004,09:28 PM

I just got finished replacing the laser in my V4 today. It makes a HUGE difference. All my DVD games and burned CD's now load very quickly. I would say if you are having problems this is the best and cheapest way to go. I picked my laser up on ebay for about $30 including shipping and only took me about 30 minutes to install.

Joeyscene · 09-16-2004,02:45 PM

Originally Posted by digitalFX

I just got finished replacing the laser in my V4 today. It makes a HUGE difference. All my DVD games and burned CD's now load very quickly. I would say if you are having problems this is the best and cheapest way to go. I picked my laser up on ebay for about $30 including shipping and only took me about 30 minutes to install.

Did you replace the Drive?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...131870349&rd=1

Or did you replace the Laser?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

OR both?

**Fatman514** · 09-17-2004,10:27 PM

Ok if ur usiung the sm 3.2 cd i have confirmed myself it does not work on v4 ps2's for some strange reason even for booting originals! Make sure u get the 3.0 or 2.0 and taht should solve ur prob as it did for a friend of mind we had to trade sm cd's cause she had 3.2 i had 3.0 and my 3.0 worked on hers but her 3.2 wouildn't boot anything on hers so we simply traded hope that helps.

tacheon · 09-18-2004,07:24 AM

Laser in PC dvd roms do last ! Just to prove that Sony laser for PS2 are shite !

**loy** · 09-18-2004,08:40 AM

they last a bit longer. But they stilll die. I have a pioneer dvdrom cd diode is dead. hte drive is a few years old

T07N · 09-19-2004,01:06 AM

Originally Posted by tacheon

Laser in PC dvd roms do last ! Just to prove that Sony laser for PS2 are shite !

LOL, you don't have might experience with dvd drives do you?

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