Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Greg Cook" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: I think the phrase rhymes with "clucking bell"... (HELP!) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:53:20 +1300 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 68 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.37.124.253 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 I'd say now is most likley the time that anyone still using a yaroze should try and find new Lasers.. i think from memory the 1002 and 5502 series lasers will work, the models after that have the lasers rotated slightly so the ribbon cable is the wrong length. And yes like derek said be careful of the clip, you have to pull the clip up first before trying to take out the ribbon cable... The other thing you can do is turn your machine upside down or on its side, that will get it booting better again.. but that too is only a temporary solution, ( the plastic track that the lasr runs up and down on gets warn out, and so the laser starts to sit lower and lower making it hard to read the disc.. I think www.play-asia.com or lik-sang.com send new lasers as replacement parts. Though i wonder if sony could help us out directly? Greg "Andrew Partington" wrote in message news:bretmk$b055@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > Cheers for the suggestions everyone. Though luckily about 20 mins after > I posted the message I managed to coax it into booting - good thing it > only needs to boot once, then you don't need the CD after that point. > Maybe it was getting too hot or something? I definitely think its on > the way out though. > > Derek: Thanks a lot for the offer of the laser unit. The deadline is > on Monday though and I reckon the christmas post will slow things down, > so i'll keep going as far as I can with this dodgy drive for now. > > Pal: Yeah, I tried all the old tricks of putting it upside down and > checking if the lens was clean etc. When it failed, there was a > clicking sound coming from the drive, this has since disappeared though > (for now at least). When it didn't boot, it was just going straight > into the screen you see if you don't have a CD in the drive. I read the > problems you and Chris were having and it seemed like a similar thing. > When the CD did load it was taking ages about doing it. > > So anyway, i'm probably back in the race (though hanging on by my > fingernails at this point!!!) > > Thanks all > > Andy > > > > Andrew Partington wrote: > > ... my Yaroze just stopped booting - just what I don't bloody well need > > at this point (i'm trying to get something in before OPSM closes its > > doors). > > > > Since a: it's going to take me ages to send the Yaroze back for repair > > and b: i'm skint, would it be a wise manoevure to get down Game and get > > a 2nd hand old-style PlayStation to nick the laser unit out of? I don't > > suppose those PSOne models are compatible... > > > > > > Grrr..... > > > > Andy P > > >