Re: Playstation 2, last chance

From: James Sweet (jamessweet_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:38:24 GMT

"John Smith" <john@zagr.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e6db3293.0411290203.4f5190be@posting.google.com...
> Hi
> my son has a PS2, version 4, I think, (eight screws in the bottom). It
> stopped loading and sometimes freezing, getting worse over a period of
> weeks. I've done all the usual stuff - cleaning, increasing the magnet
> strength, adjusting the angle of the laser (turning the little white
> gogwheel) until I'm cross-eyed. I'm told I can't adjust the voltage on
> this model. Now it's much better - every game loads superbly, quicker
> than ever, the memory card loads up and the game starts.
> Only thing now is that the games freeze, especially when changing
> location, or going on "missions" and the message "Error reading disc"
> shows after a couple of minutes play.
> I'd be grateful if anyone knows of any other fix I might try - it
> feels like it's so close to working it would be a shame to give up on
> it
> Kind regards
> John UK

Does Sony offer flat rate servicing? It sounds like you've done just about
everything you can easily do on your own.

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