Model of "fat" PS2 that I'm trying to remember...

[dave4shmups]

I know that they all start with the letters SCPH, and I'm looking for the model # of a "fat" PS2 that was able to read blue-backed discs-I remember that it had a symbol on the bright blue box way back when I got one-which was in late 2004, if that helps. So it was a hardware revision, but cannot locate the number. I do know that it was a US region PS2, and that the number is SCPH-50001 or higher.

[Ex-Cyber]

I know that they all start with the letters SCPH, and I'm looking for the model # of a "fat" PS2 that was able to read blue-backed discs-I remember that it had a symbol on the bright blue box way back when I got one-which was in late 2004, if that helps. So it was a hardware revision, but cannot locate the number. I do know that it was a US region PS2, and that the number is SCPH-50001 or higher.

Unless you're talking about something rather off-the-wall, any PS2 that isn't broken should be able to read blue-backed discs. That just means it's a PS2 game that's on CD instead of DVD.

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What Ex-Cyber said.

Maybe you're mixing something up with the ability to play DVD-RWs which was added with the SCPH-50000 (mobo rev 9) and up...?

[gray117]

Also maybe some confusion due to a modchip? - I believe various modchip versions would only read dvds etc.

[hail good sir]

struggling

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For whatever it's worth my 30001 could read the blue backed stuff originally... but somehow lost the ability over the years.

I'm pretty sure that was just the CD lens that needed a recalibration. It's a 5 minutes fix.

[s8n]

I bought a PS2 off of someone for $15 and it would not read CD based games (Blue Back)...........i checked into my PS2 Repair Tutorials and did a Voltage Adjustment and re-assembled.


It works like a charm , i dont use CD-R or DVD-R anymore though i use FMCB at this point in time.

[dave4shmups]

What Ex-Cyber said.

Maybe you're mixing something up with the ability to play DVD-RWs which was added with the SCPH-50000 (mobo rev 9) and up...?

Yeah, that's what I'm mixing it up with. How do you recalibrate the CD lens??

[s8n]

hiya Dave , i have uploaded one of my PS2 Repair apps for you it contains multi fixes for the PS2 hardware.

Link here

http://www.mediafire.com/?13ox1raf5s7yt6a

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I see Dave is already served

Good guide. Setting the CD pot to roughly 1kOhm almost always did the trick in my case. (sadly I don't have an O'scope.)