Ps2 game loading slow

Flip your Playstation 2 over again so it's right-side up. From back to front, peel up the cover and slide it forward, then lift it off. Be careful of the memory card, controller ports and the loading tray. Lay the cover down as best you can without putting any tension on this ribbon.

Lift the bottom off.. Turn it over.. And remove the screws. The last piece to remove is the black lid over the loading tray. There's four very tiny plastic screws holding it in. They're circled in red in the picture above. This is where you'll need the jeweler's screwdriver. Remove all the screws and lift the lid off. Now we have access to all the guts! You're about two-thirds of the way done. Bring your Playstation 2 back over to your TV and plug it back in. It's time to test out all the games and find out what's wrong.

You'll also need the black cover that goes above the loading tray, your games, and a dark felt-tip marker. The can of air can't hurt either. After you plug the PS2 in, hit the eject button.

Be careful, it's on the lid dangling by a cable. With the tray open, unplug the PS2. Now we have access to the lens and everything else underneath the tray. Spray it out with the can of air, but be careful not to spray the lens directly.

Pick any hairs out in the general vicinity of the lens. You can also use the master power switch on the back to turn the PS2 off. Finally, what we've been looking for You'll notice there's a white disc behind the lens that is circled in yellow with a red mark on it.

This is a gear that adjusts the level of the lens. Don't touch it! Grab your felt-tip marker and mark the original position. If you're looking at the unit from the front, the left edge of the gear will be touching a silver plate, about where that red line is. Put a little mark perpendicular to this. If all else fails, you can always go back to this spot and it won't be any worse off than before. Turn the gear clockwise a little bit.

You will notice the lens rising a bit, as every clockwise turn raises the lens. Once you reach a certain point, however, the lens will drop all the way to the bottom and start moving up again.

Thankfully, Sony was sane and the range of movement is exactly one turn of the gear. This means you'll always be able to return the gear to its starting position. Turn the gear clockwise until you hear a click and see the lens drop to the bottom. As a side note, this is where I depart from other repair FAQ's. They always suggest adjusting the lens from where you find it, but starting at the bottom seems to give you the best chance of finding the real sweet spot for the lens.

Plug just one controller into the front of your PS2. With the lens at the bottom position, put a game in the tray. Start with your PSone game. Place the black lid on top of the tray and lightly but firmly hold it down. Too hard and your game will click as it tries to spin, too light and the lid will fly off! Plug your PS2 back in and turn it on. The tray should close. Let's turn on the TV and see if it works! After the splash screen, hit X to open the browser. Now we get to wait and see whether it loads!

You've been seeing this all too often lately Success! With any luck, it will load at least one of your games. That's great, but we picked out four different titles for a reason! I tried switching from hdmi to av, changing all resolutions, changing tv and reinstalling.

Do you think that the problem is caused by my particular ps3, particular games, or all ps2 games have this? Bkmd , Jun 14, Personally, I have never found any issue with any PS2 game whatsoever, and I have like 20 games installed on my console's hard drive. I'm thinking it might be the rsx chip but who knows EddieEddie90 , Jun 14, Wet a lint-free cleaning cloth with rubbing alcohol and clean the disc, using straight strokes from the center to the edge of the disc.

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Sign Up for free or Log In if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts. This was the first game I noticed it on - moving from zone to zone is slow enough, but loading up the save screen when first booting up is slow - and saving takes forever! And sometimes, when I enter a new zone, it takes a few seconds for the NPCs to actually appear! Has anyone else encountered this, or is my PS2 starting to crap out!

SchlossRitter 11 years ago 2. Saving shouldn't take forever. I don't think the load times are particularly long, and I say this as someone who hates load times in general.