Video game console disc problems

[WizardMinecraft]

Has anyone ever had a problem getting a video game console to get a disk to read even though the disk in question is in good condition?

[Master]

But is the disc reading mechanism in good condition?

[WizardMinecraft]

Well that what i ment by "problem getting a disk to work on a video game console" my ps3 has recently been unable to read disks and i don't know how to fix it and i don't know how to fix disk reading mechanisms so i tried finding answers online besides sending it back (But im not paying due to the waranty expiring 5 years ago) or somehow opening the fucking thing.

[Ray502]

My PS2 struggles to read blue discs. Keeps making a clicking noise, preventing the game from starting. I have to either reset the console or hit it repeatedly to stop it. Lately though it has been fine. Don't know if that's a common problem or not.

My PS3 will try to eject a disc by itself when trying to load a game I inserted seconds prior. It makes the eject sound but doesn't actually eject the disc. That's rare though.

Other than that, I have had no problems with loading games that are console-related.

[WizardMinecraft]

My PS3 will try to eject a disc by itself when trying to load a game I inserted seconds prior. It makes the eject sound but doesn't actually eject the disc.

That's what my PS3 does (it happened 3-4 months ago) however, it doesn't load the game and it makes a noise that happens some time when you load a file for a game after the eject sound and a what i think is a re-inserting disk sound plays. is there a fix to it?

[Steo]

My PS2 struggles to read blue discs. Keeps making a clicking noise, preventing the game from starting. I have to either reset the console or hit it repeatedly to stop it. Lately though it has been fine. Don't know if that's a common problem or not.

My PS3 will try to eject a disc by itself when trying to load a game I inserted seconds prior. It makes the eject sound but doesn't actually eject the disc. That's rare though.

Other than that, I have had no problems with loading games that are console-related.

That's a common problem with a lot of PS2 consoles, you can try turning the console on with no game in it, press triangle then go to console and press x. Enable diagnostics and then put in a blue disc again. That's supposed to help calibrate the laser for CD games since it reads DVD games no problem from what you're saying.

My PS3 will try to eject a disc by itself when trying to load a game I inserted seconds prior. It makes the eject sound but doesn't actually eject the disc.

That's what my PS3 does (it happened 3-4 months ago) however, it doesn't load the game and it makes a noise that happens some time when you load a file for a game after the eject sound and a what i think is a re-inserting disk sound plays. is there a fix to it?

Unfortunately you'll need to know how to take apart the PS3 to be able to do anything. You can try to clean the laser with alcohol and you might get lucky. The good news is lasers can be had now for less than €10 they're gone very cheap. What model is the PS3? There's 2 different laser types for both fat and slim.

Edit: That's not the sound of the disc ejecting but the drive mechanism resetting and moving the laser back to the resting position as it couldn't read the disc. It usually makes that noise a few times as that's the laser moving back to the very inside near the motor which activates a switch telling the drive the laser it moved in fully, then makes another 3 or so attempts to read.

Edit 2: Turn the PS3 upside down and give it a good shaking. If it's only dust there's a small chance this might help but I doubt it. It'd likely need to opened. Opening them is actually easy and it's a lot better than spending crazy money that Sony will want from you.

If it just started happening out of the blue and will not read on even 1/10 attempts then the diode is likely gone bad in the laser and you'll need a new one. They literally aren't expensive but no harm in trying to clean it first. If you have no idea how to do it yourself then surely you know someone or have a place near you that repairs computers? Some of them are robbers though for what would take 10 minutes (changing a PS3 laser). Just handy for me that I do all that stuff myself.

By the way all them clicking noises is the laser trying to read your disc as a DVD instead of a bluray because it can't see the bluray.

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[Ray502]

If it just started happening out of the blue and will not read on even 1/10 attempts then the diode is likely gone bad in the laser and you'll need a new one. They literally aren't expensive but no harm in trying to clean it first. If you have no idea how to do it yourself then surely you know someone or have a place near you that repairs computers? Some of them are robbers though for what would take 10 minutes (changing a PS3 laser). Just handy for me that I do all that stuff myself.

Should there be any concern in the future about this problem, even though it rarely happens? I'm no expert on these things so I wouldn't be able to fix it myself.

And I have the slim model (not super slim).

[Steo]

Should there be any concern in the future about this problem, even though it rarely happens? I'm no expert on these things so I wouldn't be able to fix it myself.

And I have the slim model (not super slim).

It depends on how often it's happening, but since it only happens yours sometimes I suspect yours would just need the lens cleaned. If it only rarely happens then you don't need to worry about it for now but if it becomes frequent I'd look into getting the lens cleaned. If even after cleaning it still keeps it up, then I'd replace the lens. If you knew someone that could do it then a replacement lens would literally cost you less than 10 dollars. I wouldn't have minded doing it for you but we practically live on the opposite sides of the globe

If memory serves right though, I'd you listen carefully you'll hear a little thud beep beep as you insert the game. This should be followed by the sound of the disc spinning fast then quickly slows down and speeds back up and keeps spinning fast and the game will show up on the screen about 5 seconds later.

When yours doesn't work I assume you hear that little thud beep beep... Loud thud. If you hear that then just press eject and reinsert it as it thinks it's a DVD instead of a bluray and it likely won't read on that attempt or take a long time. If it does that loud thud every time that sounds like you pressed eject, then reads the game really slow then I'd try get it cleaned sooner.

Basically try put in a DVD and you'll hear that eject sounding thud I mean after a little beep beep noise, but if your console still works properly you'll notice a bluray or game sounds completely different.

That loud eject thud with a bluray game disc inserted isn't a good sound to hear.

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