Uh-oh, do I need another PS2?

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So today my wife says she wants to buy me an entertainment center for my games and whatnot. I'm thinking cool. So I go into my room and start to box up some systems that have been sitting for a bit to speed up the change from my ragtag setup to the sexy high-tech. Then I remember a problem...

A few weeks ago, I come home to my Game Cube hanging off the shelf in the livingroom. I hit the roof. Wife blames the youngest. I secretly blame her, because she didn't do anything to stop it, and didn't do anything to put it back on the shelf. I run it through the paces. Life is good. It's now resting in the box.

I then remember my PS2, who had a similar incident. I hook it up today, and guess what? It works. The only problem is when the game initially loads up, it's really loud. I check the disc to make sure I had it seated perfectly. Yep. Start it again and same hum. It sounds like the motor is not balanced at high speed. But like I said, it's only when the screen goes from the "Playstation2" screen to the title screen of the game. About 5 seconds long.

Can this be fixed? Should I not care? Should I just toss it out in favor of a new one? I've had it for about 5 years, and it's never given me issues. I actually am aiming these questions at Mega, but anyone else's opinions are welcome.
 
Is it doing this with all your PS2 discs? I ask that because my older PS2 used to make that same exact noise with the earlier "blue" PS2 discs. I don't know, though, I'm sure it is annoying, but if it is actually working fine I do not see a reason to toss it.
 
Well, it was a blue disc that I used. And it was a game that I don't play often enough to see if it normally does that.
 
Yea check out a few of the newer silver sided discs and see if it still does it. I remember when I got my very first PS2 I thought it was defective because it was so damn loud with those blue discs!
 
Blue Discs = CD based PS2 Game [700MB]
Silver Discs = DVD based PS2 Game [4-8GB]

For some reason, PS2's eventually started having trouble with Blue discs. It's an actual common occurrence. I personally wouldn't worry too much, unless you have a ton of Blue Disc games.
 
What they all said.

Eve so, it's not a problem. 5 secods of loud, for the rest of the duration at normal? Just have the volume down so your ears don't fly off ;)
 
I'll update on this in about a week or so. It's back in the box and waiting for some new digs. I'm thinking of going wireless on the controller so I can perch it up high.

But about the loudness, it's crazy because it vibrates a bit too. I have it on the stand, so that's probably why.
 
My ps2 door sounds like it's catching whenever it opens. It is an old one though, 39000 series. It still works though, so no biggie.

I'd say keep using your ps2 until it absolutely DIES... Then it's time to get a ps3, which will hopefully be cheaper at that point.
 
There's no need to fear! MEGADRIVE IS HERE :D!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XRil07h5uE

The door issue is a very common problem, it sounds like it's dragging across right? Don't worry, many PS2's do this, but it will not harm the system at all.

Now, if it sounds REALLY loud, did you put a blue-back disc or a silver disc in the PS2? Only time the motor sounds louder than usual, is if it's a blue disc.

My solution? The laser needs to be cleaned manually. It's having trouble reading blue disc it looks like (however, that returns to my previous question to find out what kind of disc it's trying to read)

Can it be saved? YES! For I, am Dr. Mega! Muhahaha!

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MegaDrive20XX said:
There's no need to fear! MEGADRIVE IS HERE :D!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XRil07h5uE

The door issue is a very common problem, it sounds like it's dragging across right? Don't worry, many PS2's do this, but it will not harm the system at all.
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No door issue. It doesn't drag at all. It sounds like a fan blade that's going like 10,000 RPMs. It vibrated the table that it was standing on slightly. But like I said, it lasted for about five seconds.
 
Dart said:
No door issue. It doesn't drag at all. It sounds like a fan blade that's going like 10,000 RPMs. It vibrated the table that it was standing on slightly. But like I said, it lasted for about five seconds.
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The fan is loose, I know how to fix that. The screw that holds it down needs to be tighten or the fan needs to be adjusted slightly.

However, what's the disc drive doing?
 
I still think it's just the common blue disc issue. I mean, mine did the exact same thing. Super loud noise + vibration with blue discs, and normal operation with silver sided ones.
 
MegaDrive20XX said:
The fan is loose, I know how to fix that. The screw that holds it down needs to be tighten or the fan needs to be adjusted slightly.

However, what's the disc drive doing?
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The fan runs flawlessly after a while though. No blades hitting or anything, just loud as hell.

The disc drive runs fine too. No disc read errors, no freezing or anything. It plays like nothing is wrong at all.
 
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