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    How can I remove rust from A/V port? (PS2)

    The only way to clean rust from AV port is to desolder the AV port out of the board and then take the AV apart Here's a video I found that shows how to take AV port apart and put it back together for restoring. Right at the 34:00 minute mark
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    How can I remove rust from A/V port? (PS2)

    Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to remove rust inside of an A/V port? Not corrosion but rust. Generally I am able to remove rust by scraping it off and cleaning it with rubbing alcohol however the rust goes pretty far back for reach. Is there a good rust removal solution out there...
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    PS2 not playing burned CDRs? Use high quality discs

    CMC makes Taiyo Yuden discs now. CMC Taiyo Yuden
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    PS2 not playing burned CDRs? Use high quality discs

    Mechapwnd PS2 not playing burned CDRs? Use high quality discs because disc quality matters Context: Tested over 30+ PS2 consoles with PMAP calibration Just wanted to share a useful piece of information out here and that is to use high quality CDRs when burning your PS1 games for your PS2...
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    PS2 - KHS400C laser which POT is for DVD and CD?

    Thank you! Just needed to confirm and double check. They're not labeled on KHS400C lasers. On HD7 lasers the right pot is labeled "DVD" Generally DVD pot's have higher resistance ohm than CDs. I have around 50 KHS400C lasers that I'd like to revive by adjusting the pots and calibration via...
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    PS2 - KHS400C laser which POT is for DVD and CD?

    Does anyone know which potentiometer is for CD and DVD? This is a KHS400C laser for Playstation 2 Thank you!
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    PS2 FAT with an unusual problem. Refuses to load FMCB nor any ELF file

    This problem maybe so deep that I'm not sure if anyone out there can take a guess what's going on with this PS2 scph 50001... or the solution is so simple that I am blind to it This console refuses to load FMCB/elf/or any homebrew freemcboot just freezes at the splash screen. no usb/no disc or...
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    Most common: PS2 motherboards with no video nor audio. What components to check for? Help!

    I am currently buying broken fat playstation 2 and fixing and restoring them to the best of my ability. One of the biggest issues with broken PS2 motherboards is --- No display. I've learned that its usually related with a group of damaged network resistors or arrays near the graphics and...
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    PS1/2 PMAP Help! CD DETECT ADJUSTMENT TO EEPROM ERROR

    Does anyone know what this error is? "0c9700 CD DETECT ADJUSTMENT TO EEPROM WR - Rx-command error: 1" This is the error I get when I try to calibrate a laser for the Automatic Elect Adjustment for the CD portion of the adjustment. I've tried 5 lasers , updated EEPROM -- and still get this...
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    ESR will not work on FMCB 1.9xx but will work on 1.8. Please help

    I think i figured it out..... ESR on FMCB 1.9X doesn't boot properly on generic memory cards. I bought "SONY OEM" reproduction (these look legit) memory cards from ebay and all of them have this issue with ESR. As soon as I use a legitimate Sony OEM memory card ...boom! ESR runs perfectly...
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    ESR will not work on FMCB 1.9xx but will work on 1.8. Please help

    The problem is--- ESR (doesn't matter which version) will not run for me on fmcb 1.9xx. It runs like a dream on fmcb1.8 however. Oddly is that right after fresh fmcb install ... ESR will detect discs and run , however after I unplug the system completely and turn it back on , ESR all of a...
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    PS2 loud noises when disc drive is seeking.

    From my experience... If you have a dim laser ---and you change it with another laser and it's still dim... it could be a bad ribbon or that one of the optical drive components on the motherboard is shorted.
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    PS2 PMAP. Can calibrated laser transfer to any unit?

    Update on PMAP calibration. It's amazing to find out that the laser you thought was so dead was just simply out of calibration. For example, I thought I had a dead laser on my 5XXXX console but after a PMAp calibration I learned that I was way off with the white adjustment cog positions awhile...
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    PS1/2 Trouble Playing PS1 Backups on PS2 via Mechapwn

    Interesting I am going through the same thing right now. Even after calibrating the laser with PMAP it's having trouble with PS1 backup CDrs. It takes longer to boot but after the boot sequence, the games seem to run just fine. The laser boots and reads every other disc edia perfectly. There...
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    Ps2 picfix question

    Without picfix installed , the bad/faulty HD7 lasers will operate as normal where it has trouble reading discs. My conclusion: -HD7 lasers that are in good condition will not trigger picfix and work just fine. -faulty HD7 lasers trigger Picfix then shutting down the system. -HD7 lasers that...
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