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I would put my money on this being a botched mod job judging by all the solder smeared on the outer ground plane. The most common failure when shorting out some of the pins you need to solder to, is one of the BA chips. Having the BA5815FM blown usually gives no output. Absolutely nothing, but the console usually still powers on, has fan spin and the disc tray does eject. But you'll know it doesn't work as you need to hold the power button down for 4-5 seconds to turn it off instead of the normal 1ish second. If the BA6664FM has gone, it'll be the same, except that you get a blank signal out of the console
I have the same problem my disk drive stoped working when I installed the laser for the cd drive but I didn’t plug in the laser cable and then the disk drive stoped working 😢 I competed installing the laser then I tested by turning it on the disk drive worked for a second and the it stoped working. I noticed I forgot to plug in the laser cable tested it again and it was dead 💀 disk laser eject button not working
@PhilipBryden I had the exact same problem! I adjusted the potentiometer and when I put it all back together it turned on, didn't spin the disc, froze, and when I turned it on again, no display, no eject, but fans turn on and light goes green
welp. you did it. I hereby give up. I am never going to think up a funnier title (edit: thumbnail title) to a video. For the rest of my days, I know my efforts will be in vain to match that kind of funny.
I found that the PS14 fuse (which has something to do with the disk drive) was faulty. I installed a new fuse but it immediately became faulty, so I have no idea what could be causing it. Very frustrating.
@@youmaster21 It's been too long ago to remember. If the fuse was ok, I probably wouldhave left it. If the fuse was blown, you have the option to remove the faulty one before fitting a new one. Or you can fit a new fuse on top of the faulty one.
@@PhilipBryden Hey man, I can confirm that you do not need to change the fuse near the chip :D Just removed the chip and it works right away. Thank you for your discovery I´m going to try to use this PS2 just with the hard drive.
Thanks Gary. After the recording ended I went to Aliexpress and found the faulty chip and 5A fuse I need to finish this off. Cross your fingers that the optical drive actually reads discs lol
I have a bunch of 2.5" HDDs I could use but I haven't used Free Mcboot before. Just now I've bought another PS2 Phat with 'no display'. So I think I should look into the HDD option, thanks.
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Great vid, love the trouble shooting and explanations throughout, they were very helpful!
+ no over enthusiastic American nonesense 😂 Thank you!
Thanks Dave. Glad you liked it. Hope it helps.
Every time i open i device and i see ribbons not connect propetly on the motherboard get disappointed. But you manage to fix it again . Good work
The missing warranty sticker was enough for me to think 'oh no!'. I'm hoping to get the cd drive working when the parts arrive from China.
I would put my money on this being a botched mod job judging by all the solder smeared on the outer ground plane.
The most common failure when shorting out some of the pins you need to solder to, is one of the BA chips. Having the BA5815FM blown usually gives no output. Absolutely nothing, but the console usually still powers on, has fan spin and the disc tray does eject. But you'll know it doesn't work as you need to hold the power button down for 4-5 seconds to turn it off instead of the normal 1ish second.
If the BA6664FM has gone, it'll be the same, except that you get a blank signal out of the console
Good Job on this one! I've learnt a thing or two today.
Thanks Justin. I hope the video came in useful.
Can confirm that removing chip BA5815FM works. I had same problem, and as soon as i removed that chip, video was back on console. Thank you for this
That's great news, well done. I'm glad my video helped someone.
You get a thumbs up just for the Title :-) :-)
Lol thanks man. Time will tell whether it attracts more viewers or stops people from watching.
Can there plese be a part 2 trying to fix this with new parts?
I have the same problem my disk drive stoped working when I installed the laser for the cd drive but I didn’t plug in the laser cable and then the disk drive stoped working 😢
I competed installing the laser then I tested by turning it on the disk drive worked for a second and the it stoped working. I noticed I forgot to plug in the laser cable tested it again and it was dead 💀 disk laser eject button not working
That sucks. Have you been able to test anything with a multimeter to see if it's a fuse or the chip?
@PhilipBryden I had the exact same problem! I adjusted the potentiometer and when I put it all back together it turned on, didn't spin the disc, froze, and when I turned it on again, no display, no eject, but fans turn on and light goes green
welp. you did it. I hereby give up. I am never going to think up a funnier title (edit: thumbnail title) to a video. For the rest of my days, I know my efforts will be in vain to match that kind of funny.
Lol thanks man. I've just subbed to your channel.
I love you..
Will there be a part two?
I found that the PS14 fuse (which has something to do with the disk drive) was faulty. I installed a new fuse but it immediately became faulty, so I have no idea what could be causing it. Very frustrating.
Have you tried looking around that area for shorted capacitors?
@@PhilipBryden Did you replaced the fuse when removed the chip or did you leave old one in the board
@@youmaster21 It's been too long ago to remember. If the fuse was ok, I probably wouldhave left it. If the fuse was blown, you have the option to remove the faulty one before fitting a new one. Or you can fit a new fuse on top of the faulty one.
@@PhilipBryden Hey man, I can confirm that you do not need to change the fuse near the chip :D Just removed the chip and it works right away. Thank you for your discovery I´m going to try to use this PS2 just with the hard drive.
@@youmaster21 Is it the chip that controls the optical drive you have removed? What was the fault with the system?
I also suffer ejectile dysfucntion sometimes
Sir pls make PS2 repair series a to z
That sounds like a lot of work. Are you having trouble with your PS2?
@PhilipBryden sir my ps2 shows black screen ,, i went to show but shop owner unable to find fault..
Got yourself an OPL HDD only system there, lol
Can you give me a diagram of the ps2 lines, so I don't know where you turned. I want to ask you for the diagram thank you
Search for the model number you have and the word 'schematic' to find the diagram you need
I will have a look if there on Tv dvd drives if so I have loads
Thanks Gary. After the recording ended I went to Aliexpress and found the faulty chip and 5A fuse I need to finish this off. Cross your fingers that the optical drive actually reads discs lol
@@PhilipBryden oh ok no worries, have faith Philip lol, but still fingers crossed 🤞 lol
so the ps2 will boot with out a cd drive good to know
Maybe you could put in a Hard Disk Drive and play games off of that HDD by using a Free Mcboot Memory Card. 😁
I have a bunch of 2.5" HDDs I could use but I haven't used Free Mcboot before. Just now I've bought another PS2 Phat with 'no display'. So I think I should look into the HDD option, thanks.
Hahahaha ejectile dysfunction