Ps1 broken, please help me

moundelé27 Posted messages 5 Status Member -  
 parissf -
Hello,
Mother of an 8-year-old boy desperate to play his PS1 again.
The console turns on, the white screen with the orange PlayStation diamond starts up, then a message
Main menu
memory card
cd player
appears and everything locks up but the game doesn’t start
I tried tilting the console when turning it on, nothing works, cleaning the lens didn’t help either!!!!
Please help me!!! A big thank you in advance
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sniper2.0 Posted messages 1274 Status Member 29
 
buy a ps2
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moundelé27 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
If it's to give such advice, there's no need to waste your time responding!!!!
Not everyone can afford to buy the PS2, otherwise I wouldn’t have posted this ad!!!
lol
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-plop- Posted messages 1126 Status Member 607
 
Hello

I'll think about the game itself.
Is the CD in good condition?
Have you tried launching another game?

Good luck.

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It's so nice when everything works...
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moundelé27 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Yes, I tried plenty of copied or original new games
thank you!!!
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chenlong Posted messages 6764 Status Member 817
 
Do you use original CDs?
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guners77
 
get it, that's better, that's what I did.
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moundelé27 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
I agree, but that's stupid because I have tons of games!!! Plus, it was my console when I was little, so I thought it was cool that my son could use it!!!
Well, I'm definitely going to have to part with it, and besides, it's hard to find games now!!!
Thank you.
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-plop- Posted messages 1126 Status Member 607
 
What a constructive remark...
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JehutySensei Posted messages 9 Status Member 4
 
Hi, if you put an original music CD, can you access the content?

If you can't, in my opinion, the verdict is clear: dead reading lens.

Back then, replacing the lens assembly (a major flaw in the first series of PS1) cost more than replacing the console, but now I don't think you can even find the part anymore.

The last option, but it will eventually lead to the console's demise with no guarantee it will work (if the lens is dead, it won't come back to life) is to manually adjust the lens with the small crosshead screw just on the side of the reading assembly, but be careful to tighten or loosen it within a tenth of a millimeter and test the console by listening to the rotation speed of the CD. Too fast, loosen. Too slow, tighten. Or visually by blocking the small push button with a matchstick (don't look directly at the lens), you'll then be able to leave the cover open.

There you go, the words of a nostalgic for his good old console.
And long live the PS3!
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moundelé27 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Hello to you,

A VERY BIG THANK YOU from my son, he is the happiest today.
The original games work except the copied ones, but it's already great that the real ones work which wasn't the case before. So THANK YOU very much to you
best regards
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parissf > moundelé27 Posted messages 5 Status Member
 
Just a tip, keep your PS1, it will have value. Do like me, start a collection of consoles :)
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