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Originally Posted by Loveless+  i have a fat ps2 lying around with a disc read error for dvds only as i can still play PS1 games, so you dab nail polish remover on the the lens and it helps it read ps2 dvds again? |
be very careful while doing this, but its a successful operation for many people. I personally use rubbing alcohol, but Ive never come across a lens that was dirty enough to merit nail polish remover.
Word of warning:
do not get anything but the pure acetone stuff if you go the nail polish remover route. anything with scents, or color, or other such bullshit will *DAMAGE* your ability to read lasers. (EDIT: Ive been poking around the internet and people go either way on this one. Just use rubbing alcohol, it'll work.)
do not get the agent on anything BUT the laser lens. Remember that these are harsh chemical agents and they like to eat all of the things that computer electronics are made of.
If you're going safety, use rubbing alcohol 3 or 4 times with about an hour spacing. although honestly, My PS2 was bought used from someone who abused a large amount of weed, cigarettes and incense and I only had to clean the laser once with rubbing alcohol, YMMV.
Procedure:
Get Q-tip.
Get Cleaning agent (for your first few time use rubbing alcohol.)
Take apart your PS2.
Dab a very small amount of cleaning agent on the PS2 laser lens.
Wait 5 minutes.
Take the dry end of the qtip and wipe it off.
Wait 20 minutes.
Test PS2 with a DVD (No need to reassemble PS2, take the white thing out of the black cover of the DVD drive, place the disc on the PS2 DVD drive as if it were a gamecube and put the white thing in the center, the magnet will hold it there)
If it works faster, Hooray!
If not, go back to the start and skip taking it apart because you were smart enough to not reassemble the damn thing until it worked.