Tips, Tricks and Fixes - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

Marine Mike · 02-25-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray lover

Here are some more pics. If I need to break it down more, I will.

Ummm did you intentionally move your laser off the disc? If not move it down to the spindle...

blu-ray lover · 02-25-2009, 06:02 PM

Yes I did, I have been messing with it to see if I could find what makes it spin. I return it to its original position when I get ready to test it.

Marine Mike · 02-25-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray lover

Yes I did, I have been messing with it to see if I could find what makes it spin. I return it to its original position when I get ready to test it.

Can you get a full picture of this with perfect lighting? The last photo of this was too dark for me to see.

blu-ray lover · 02-25-2009, 07:14 PM

I just made things alot worse. I am about ready to give up and just throw this piece of crap away. As u can see from the pics, I broke some piece of plastic that holds those gears into place.

Marine Mike · 02-25-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray lover

I just made things alot worse. I am about ready to give up and just throw this piece of crap away. As u can see from the pics, I broke some piece of plastic that holds those gears into place.

Its time to bite the bullet and call Sony as that looks unrepairable at this level of support.

blu-ray lover · 02-25-2009, 07:37 PM

Please disregard that last post, I am back at where I need to be. I fixed the problem. Still not spinning though.

Marine Mike · 02-25-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray lover

Please disregard that last post, I am back at where I need to be. I fixed the problem. Still not spinning though.

The reason why I asked for that additional top picture was that I was having the same issue. This was because of the arms of the top half of the disc drive not being properly aligned to drop the disc onto the spinner.

blu-ray lover · 02-25-2009, 07:51 PM

Yeah I know what ur talking about, my disc falls on the spinner and I here the laser activate, but it doesnt start spinning. I know the problem ur having cause I ran into that a couple of times and fixed it. I just want to know what makes the spindle spin the disc. I am about to take apart either my PS2 or dvd player to see what makes them spin.

blu-ray lover · 02-25-2009, 09:05 PM

Hey Fellow DevilDog, do u think that the spinning of the disc has something to do with the eye of the laser??? I am brainstorming possibilities.........

Marine Mike · 02-25-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray lover

Hey Fellow DevilDog, do u think that the spinning of the disc has something to do with the eye of the laser??? I am brainstorming possibilities.........

I think that the literal spinning of the disc has to do with whatever is connected to the black spindle. I'm sure you've done this but double check the connections that may be attached to it.

Xerios · 02-26-2009, 05:29 AM

dear mike.. its not my hard drive.. its def the ps3.. im gonna figure it out this weekend.. its sad i gave the most descriptive problem and no1 can help me

Marine Mike · 02-26-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Xerios

dear mike.. its not my hard drive.. its def the ps3.. im gonna figure it out this weekend.. its sad i gave the most descriptive problem and no1 can help me

I asked what happened after you switched back the hard drive I thought. Did you notice a change if you went back to your previous hard drive?

Xerios · 02-26-2009, 12:30 PM

none.. im thinking its dust in the machine.. but i dont want to open it and void my Target warranty to find that out, but i also dont want to go down a slow avoidable death either =/

Marine Mike · 02-26-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Xerios

none.. im thinking its dust in the machine.. but i dont want to open it and void my Target warranty to find that out, but i also dont want to go down a slow avoidable death either =/

I recommend transfering your Saved Games to a USB device and formating your hard drive completely and see if there is a difference. Unless you keep your PS3 in a very dusty area I don't see that really affecting its performance this significantly.

mx3 · 02-26-2009, 08:20 PM

Marine Mike i am having the same problem as Levi1327 , which is shown in the first part of the video , when the ps3 think a cd is in the front of the drive when it is power on ...
What can be done to it ?

Marine Mike · 02-26-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mx3

Marine Mike i am having the same problem as Levi1327 , which is shown in the first part of the video , when the ps3 think a cd is in the front of the drive when it is power on ...
What can be done to it ?

Did you open up your disc drive with a disc already in it?

mx3 · 02-26-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Marine Mike

Did you open up your disc drive with a disc already in it?

No didn't have any disc in it

Marine Mike · 02-26-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mx3

No didn't have any disc in it

What happens when you turn on your PS3 and force a disc into the drive, does it play it then?

mx3 · 02-26-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Marine Mike

What happens when you turn on your PS3 and force a disc into the drive, does it play it then?

Yes it does play it ... it doesn't ps3 games at the moment but it does play ps2 ,ps1 and dvd , cd fine

Marine Mike · 02-26-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mx3

Yes it does play it ... it doesn't ps3 games at the moment but it does play ps2 ,ps1 and dvd , cd fine

If it doesn't play Blu-ray discs, then it is a bad laser and you will need to replace it.

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02-25-2009, 06:02 PM	#82
blu-ray lover Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Palestine, TX Blu-ray collection:128	Yes I did, I have been messing with it to see if I could find what makes it spin. I return it to its original position when I get ready to test it.

02-25-2009, 07:37 PM	#86
blu-ray lover Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Palestine, TX Blu-ray collection:128	Please disregard that last post, I am back at where I need to be. I fixed the problem. Still not spinning though.

02-25-2009, 07:51 PM	#88
blu-ray lover Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Palestine, TX Blu-ray collection:128	Yeah I know what ur talking about, my disc falls on the spinner and I here the laser activate, but it doesnt start spinning. I know the problem ur having cause I ran into that a couple of times and fixed it. I just want to know what makes the spindle spin the disc. I am about to take apart either my PS2 or dvd player to see what makes them spin.

02-25-2009, 09:05 PM	#89
blu-ray lover Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Palestine, TX Blu-ray collection:128	Hey Fellow DevilDog, do u think that the spinning of the disc has something to do with the eye of the laser??? I am brainstorming possibilities.........

02-26-2009, 05:29 AM	#91
Xerios Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Irving, TX PSNetwork: Xerios Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:286 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	dear mike.. its not my hard drive.. its def the ps3.. im gonna figure it out this weekend.. its sad i gave the most descriptive problem and no1 can help me

02-26-2009, 12:30 PM	#93
Xerios Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Irving, TX PSNetwork: Xerios Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:286 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	none.. im thinking its dust in the machine.. but i dont want to open it and void my Target warranty to find that out, but i also dont want to go down a slow avoidable death either =/

02-26-2009, 08:20 PM	#95
mx3 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2009	Marine Mike i am having the same problem as Levi1327 , which is shown in the first part of the video , when the ps3 think a cd is in the front of the drive when it is power on ... What can be done to it ?

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