PlayStation 2 Optical Disc Drive Lens Cleaning The "Disc Read Error" is one of the most common, and possibly the most frustrating error you might encounter. The problem occurs because dust or debris has accumulated on the lens. Luckily, it is easy to fix and takes a few short and simple steps! Flip the PlayStation 2 over so it lays with the bottom of the device facing upwards. Use the flat edge of a metal spudger to pry the eight flat screw covers out. Remove the following eight screws securing the top cover to the bottom case: Four 55.4 mm Philips screws Four 18.0 mm Phillips screws Some models have a different number of screws and feet. Remove all the feet and screws in the bottom of the case. The 10 screw model has 6 screws in the bottom-most portion and 4 in the upper tray. Peel the warranty sticker (located next to the main power switch) straight away from the case. To avoid activating the VOID that may come up, heat it carefully to remove and replace it clean

Flip the PlayStation 2 back to its original upside position. Lift the top cover off the bottom case. To facilitate the removal, it is recommended to pry open the half closer to the power switch first while rocking the top cover towards the front of the bottom case. Carefully remove the power cord that attaches the top and bottom halves by disconnecting the power cord assembly from the bottom case. Remove the four 6.4 mm Phillips screws securing the top lid of the optical disc drive. Lift and remove the lid from the optical disc drive. Carefully wipe the lens in a circular motion with a rubbing alcohol damped Q-Tip. Do not over-dampen the Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol. Allow a few minutes for the rubbing alcohol to evaporate. 29 other people completed this guide.I am using Vista Ultimate. It has recognized other data dvd's in the past, but now it doesn't. I don't think the problem is the physical disc brand. I have tried several types. I have also reinstalled the driver.

Is this a bug in the way the disc was burned? Any help would be appreciated. 1. Check the disk in a few other machines.2. Clean the head with a head cleaner.3. Check if it will read other DVD's (a retail movie would be fine)4. Replace the driveThese are your options. Better report on the first three before you do #4.Kees Thanks for responding Kees. I have played retail movies recently. Will try discs in other machines. I am pretty sure it is a write error bug in Vista, though this is just a hunch. That Microsoft's supplied CD/DVD writing tools can be untrustworthy.I'd not spend a moment but move up to other tools like IMGBURN, CDBURNERXP (works on Vista here) and what other titles you like.I'd also take a page from the past about drag to disk or "packet writing" or "DVD like a floppy" software. The page on that tells us that is too unrelible. my dvd drive always shows all disc blank, however, after cleaning the head, it is ok now, thank you!!! what is head clean please show me picture so i clean it easily

/Memorex-DVD-Lens-Cleaning-Kit/dp/B00008EM7UI assume this is what Kees is referring to. i am having this same issue but now with 2 drives.they worked just fine running on XP, but now on my vista home prem. sp1 both drives see any burned cd/dvd's as blank but all production dvd's (store purchased) run fine. air purifiers how long to runi tried all in my XP laptop and they are read just fine. best air cleaner for cigarette smoketried drivers, tried new cable.... out of ideaswww.sharp air purifier If I create a DVD with that Nero and drag and drop, that DVD may not be readable on another XP machine without installing Nero. Nothing really busted about that. Just a lesson about using drag and drop recording. the second drive is new and it does not matter the program.

If it is as you say it is, it's dead. I have a similar problem and have been trying to find a solution for many months and all suggestions have failed to make a difference. But my problem has a strange addition. If I use a command prompt, I can list the files on the disc, but any attempt to access the CD/DVD drive using a GUI programme (whether Windows Explorer or another third party programme) and Vista wants to try and format or burn what it thinks is a blank disc. I removed the CD/DVD drive and put it into an older WindowsXP machine and it performed without problems. So this must be a Vista bug. If you read this discussion you see that we forget Vista's native recording methods and use other software. As to the reading problems that's not unusual with older drives and more.Then there are those that maintain it is a Vista bug. But how would you get it fixed? That is, we know how to correct this with new drives, the upper lower filters CODE 39 issue, duplicating said CD/DVD and using a CLOSED SINGLE SESSION.

Those that dig in their heels and want other fixes may have to wait for a very long time. in windows 7 I believe it is some kind of anti piracy thing in windows vista and windows 7 I don't know how it got my pc though? I haven't run any window updates and mine was working fine until a couple of weeks ago? I have also heard rumors of it being something to do with the installation on itunes? who knows but it is definitely software related! I am using the same discs i have always used and I have tried 3 different drives in 3 different computers and it still happens everytime? I wish someone would find the solution to it? YOUR DETAILS ARE MISSING.Since you think it is antipiracy then one could think you are doing a pirate thing. I had the same problem and I found your question. I hate when people haven't dealt with a problem and then they give a bunch of lame answers like "time to buy a new drive" or "the disc isn't finalized."Anyway, i found a solution that worked for me:I have Nero CD-DVD Speed which is a utility that checks your DVD drive's performance by running a series of tests on speed, and data accessing.

I was getting the same problem, i would put a finalized disc in the drive and it would act as if it were a blank disc, and would ask me to give it a name. I gave it a name alright, #$@*&%!Result: after running it through the tester, windows vista was able to recognize discs again.Note: I did not clean the head.If you've cleaned the head and ran it through this test and it still doesn't work, then buy a new drive lol. I agree with Justchillin69. It's hard for someone to give a solution to a problem when they never encountered the problem. That said, I've trained in IT, and have been doing PC repair work for years. That said, I truly believe this is a glitch with the windows 7/windows Vista systems. I've found that Data DVDs that worked within the last 24 hrs, stopped working on my windows 7 system. It would treat the DVD as empty, attempt to rename it, and even query me on 'how to treat' the disc. The DVD would read absolutely fine on any of my Windows XP systems. The laptop is actually fairly new, and is less than a year old as of the posting date of my reply.