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Dave Roy wrote:
>
> On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 03:20:28 GMT, Paul Heslop
> <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Dave Roy wrote:
> >>
> >> What does it mean when the disk stutters? Does that mean that the
> >> heads have to be cleaned? I get an annoying clatter every so often
> >> while playing GTA, and occasionally it will get as far as a "Read Disk
> >> Error," but will then start moving again.
> >>
> >> It happens during both SA and VC, so I'm guessing it's a PS2 problem,
> >> not a problem with the disk.
> >>
> >> Can I get something at EB Games or some other game store that will do
> >> this?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
>
> >Oh Dave, sadly this seems to be the first sign of the death rattle. I
> >thought cleaning lens etc helped but sadly it just dragged it on a
> >little longer. The problem became very bad during my first few days
> >with SA and in the end it would hardly read a thing, despite having
> >been taken apart and cleaned properly.
> >
> >I ended up getting a new one, though not happily
> >
> >BTW do you only play those two games or are they just the main
> >culprits? My old one will hardly even read Dog's life and stuff like
> >that now.
>
> These are the only two games I've played since it started doing it.
> It may have done it on GTA III also, but I can't quite remember.
>
> Not that I doubt you, but my pocketbook hopes that somebody comes up
> with a different answer.
>
> Dave
:O) I have seen a website, but can't tell you where as it was one
night when I was quite ill and I haven't searched since, where the guy
gave instructions on how to clean the lens by hand, but also explained
about a tiny wheel which he said adjusting by small amounts can get
your machine working again. There was no way on this earth I was up to
a job like that, I'm very cack-handed, but you may fancy a go if
cleaning doesn't work. I think I wrote something like
"Repairing playstation2" or "Playstation2 troubleshooting" and just
had some fun searching through the answers.
--
Paul (everybody hurts sometimes)
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