Some help please :\
 

It looks like my PS2 is starting to die. It reads discs and all, but for some reason, it won't read any memory card. I try different memory cards and insert them but none of them appear in the browser section. =/

Anyone have any tips as to what I should do? (Please don't say buy a new one because I can't afford that now.. :p )



Thanks

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Stick anotehr memory card between the controller and the inserted memory card, as to prop the inserted one up more. It might not be in straight or something.

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the weird thing is, it doesnt make a difference if its another person's memory card. I put it in the slot and nothing happens. It applies to my PS and PS2 mem cards. It's very strange. It reads discs fine tho.

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My Gamecube does that with some of my memory cards. If I stick the memory card in the freezer so it gets cold, it magically works sometimes. I can't explain it, but it helps. I discovered it one winter day.

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everyone's ps2 is dying.

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My PS2 died (wouldn't even turn on), and then my brother opened it up and messed around with it and it came back to life.

:O

I've never had the memory card problem though.

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That's how I kept my original PS2 alive for 4 years. It never ended up dieing, I just swapped it (5 year warranty REALLY paid off) for the new slim PStwo model. I called it performing open heart surgery :p

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Except mine. Hah hah-hah!

*rides off into the night*

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I know that with my PSX memory card, I sometimes had to kind of jiggle it a bit before my PS2 would read it...


/me shrugs and walks away

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Well i found out the problem. My brother and I had an operation on the PS2 to see what was up. The cord that connects the controller and memory card ports to the system had a hole in it (how the **** did that happen.. I haven't a clue). =|

but yeah.. I'll start working soon anyways, so I guess my mp3 player will have to wait. The new slim ps2 costs $100, right?

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$150 USD.

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Can't you fix it?

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Die.

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You can find them on eBay for just a little over $100 I think... Less if you're lucky, maybe.

And there's always the possibility of a used one (why people go and sell brand new things is beyond me...).


/me shrugs and walks away