You should mark it where the red line is in the picture, which is where the left edge of the gear (looking from the front) is touching the unit. Mark its original position with a marker, so that if you don't succeed in fixing it, you could at least return it to its original position. This is the gear that adjusts the level of the lens. Notice the white disc, circled in yellow with a red mark. Clean the lens and everything under the tray, but be careful not to spray canned air directly on the lens. You can also use the master power switch on the back to turn the PS2 off. Be sure to leave your PS2 off when the laser tray is open, since the laser could be very harmful to your eyes.
Clean it by blowing it away, using tweezers to pick dust bunnies, or using canned compressed air.īring your PS2 back over to your TV and plug it back in. If you haven't opened your PS2 before, you should expect to find a lot of dirt. Now clean all the dust, hair, or whatever you have lying in there. You will need a jeweler's screwdriver to do that.Īfter you've removed the screws, lift the lid off. Now remove the black lid which is over the loading tray: Unscrew the very small four screws, circled in red in the picture. There is a ribbon connecting between the base and the upper cover Then turn your PS2 so it's back upside up, carefully peel its cover and slide it forward, then lift it off. Once all the screws are out, take the bottom cover off.
Mark where each screw came from, since there are two sizes of screws. Now, remove the 10 screws under the removed parts. This is how it looks after the rubber feet and tabs are removed: Remove the 4 rubber feet and 6 square tabs (circled in the picture) by sliding a flat screwdriver (or something similar) underneath them. To open your PS2, first turn it upside down. To fix this problem, you will need to open your PS2 and re-adjust its lens.