General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 12, 2005 My Slim PS2 is being the devil. I hit the button to put it in standby mode, and it didn't go into standby mode, so I held it down for a few seconds, and now when I plug it in the disk doesnt read. Going to the menu system just shows the 2 mem cards and the Reading Disc... text. Did the DVD drive take a shit on me? Is it broken? Can I fix it? HELP ME OBI WAN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted February 13, 2005 Why did you need to use standby mode in the first place? Playstation consoles have a reputation for being frail. I remember my Playstation's (PS1) controller, how fucking delicate it was. I wore it out, and I am not one of those who throw their controllers at the wall if they can't beat a boss. It just.....wore out with regualr use ! In this case I think Sony has much to learn from Microstrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 13, 2005 well, i'm still with in the 90 days on the reciept, so I'll take it back. I was using standby because the slim version has no on off switch, so I put it in stand by and pull the plug so it doesnt overheat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted February 13, 2005 WHAT?!! I thought overheating game consoles were the thing of the past! Like, during the days of the Intellivision. WTF is it with Sony? Forget it! I am NOT ever getting the PS2 Kate Moss version. Not that I ever planned on getting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manny_c44 Posted February 13, 2005 Give me a fucking break, it doesn't overheat in stand-by mode. You'd have to be an over-protective pecker to unplug it each time....it probably broke because you were living vicariously through it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted February 13, 2005 Why doesn't it have an on/off switch? That's retarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manny_c44 Posted February 13, 2005 Stand-by is basically off. When you shutdown your computer, you think it's off, but it isn't really unless you shut off the power supply. And how often do you do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted February 13, 2005 So Fuzz couldn't just leave it alone after he pressed the standby button? Cuz I know sometimes it can take a minute for systems to go into standby/off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manny_c44 Posted February 13, 2005 It takes about 3/4 of a second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 13, 2005 The unit itself works. It just doesn't show the cd player in the menu at all. It DOES show the 2 mem cards. My girl friend says that it's been giving her problems with loading cds as well. This leaves me to believe that it has a defective cd/dvd drive, as PS2s have been known for having such problems with the drive. In any event, it hasn't yet been 90 days, so I can still get another from the store I bought it from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoccerDude28 Posted February 13, 2005 WHAT?!! I thought overheating game consoles were the thing of the past! Like, during the days of the Intellivision. WTF is it with Sony? Forget it! I am NOT ever getting the PS2 Kate Moss version. Not that I ever planned on getting it. I play my PS2 sometimes 8 hours non-stop. Not a single glitch. I have the fat one though. Maybe it;s just defective. Or maybe General Fuzzy McBitty, you got very big fingers?????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoccerDude28 Posted February 13, 2005 Hold on guys? Doesn't it have an on/off switch?????? My fat PS2 does, it's in the back of the console, and it has a standby button and eject button in the front. The slim one doesn't have that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eproxus Posted February 13, 2005 Put on/off switches on your devices. Think of the environment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 13, 2005 Hold on guys? Doesn't it have an on/off switch?????? My fat PS2 does, it's in the back of the console, and it has a standby button and eject button in the front. The slim one doesn't have that? No. The slim just has the front switches. The only reason I was worried about over heating was that the guy at Game Stop told me that someone brought one in that looked like it had been blow torched, and said that they'd played it for 8 hours or so and smelled burning. Maybe they tourched it, but I figured better safe than sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted February 13, 2005 TORCHED?!!! Oh FUKC THAT SHIT!! I am NEVER getting the PS2 Kate Moss version, period!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 14, 2005 TORCHED?!!!Oh FUKC THAT SHIT!! I am NEVER getting the PS2 Kate Moss version, period!!! The guy may have been over stating, as he seemed to have a vendetta against soney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 16, 2005 I got my replacement PS2 from Target today. If it breaks again within 90 days, I can get another. Yay. Yaaaay for stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted February 17, 2005 Hooray for 90 day waranteeeeeeeees!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
