[SOLVED] PSP Disk Problem

ukiarskicker · 12-16-2008, 06:13 PM

Hey everyone. I have i bit of a weird problem. My friends PSP is somehow busted though not knowing why. He did crush it under his futon bed. Not really crushed but did crack the CD cover a bit. There is a slight dent, but the game disks insert and eject properly. The problem is that no disks are being read at all. Everything works fine but not the disks. I believe it is the laser but not sure. Please post any ideas and Thanks.

**af3** · 12-17-2008, 06:50 AM

Can the disc inside the UMD casing spin freely?

Try cleaning the laser with a dry cotton swab
If it's still not working, try it with rubbing alcohol.

If that fails, contact Sony to see if it's still covered by a Warranty.

If the cost of a repair is greater than a new PSP, you'll know what to do at that point.

ukiarskicker · 12-17-2008, 10:08 AM

Ok thanks. Also this is the first PSP (1st Gen) and was bought when it came out so the warranty expired already as far as i know. But yes the disk does spin but does not load and just freezes the entire system. Spinning disk, no results.

**af3** · 12-19-2008, 07:06 AM

Scratched disc?

ukiarskicker · 12-19-2008, 06:11 PM

Nope the disk is flawless. Only the case has a few very minor scratches.

12-16-2008, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
ukiarskicker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U.S Michigan (originaly Ukraine) Posts: 105 OS: Windows XP Home Basic SP3 My System	[SOLVED] PSP Disk Problem Hey everyone. I have i bit of a weird problem. My friends PSP is somehow busted though not knowing why. He did crush it under his futon bed. Not really crushed but did crack the CD cover a bit. There is a slight dent, but the game disks insert and eject properly. The problem is that no disks are being read at all. Everything works fine but not the disks. I believe it is the laser but not sure. Please post any ideas and Thanks. __________________ I will do everything I can to succeed and I will help others if possible.

12-17-2008, 06:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: PSP Disk Problem Can the disc inside the UMD casing spin freely? Try cleaning the laser with a dry cotton swab If it's still not working, try it with rubbing alcohol. If that fails, contact Sony to see if it's still covered by a Warranty. If the cost of a repair is greater than a new PSP, you'll know what to do at that point.

12-17-2008, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
ukiarskicker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U.S Michigan (originaly Ukraine) Posts: 105 OS: Windows XP Home Basic SP3 My System	Re: PSP Disk Problem Ok thanks. Also this is the first PSP (1st Gen) and was bought when it came out so the warranty expired already as far as i know. But yes the disk does spin but does not load and just freezes the entire system. Spinning disk, no results. __________________ I will do everything I can to succeed and I will help others if possible.

12-19-2008, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: PSP Disk Problem Scratched disc?

12-19-2008, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
ukiarskicker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U.S Michigan (originaly Ukraine) Posts: 105 OS: Windows XP Home Basic SP3 My System	Re: PSP Disk Problem Nope the disk is flawless. Only the case has a few very minor scratches. __________________ I will do everything I can to succeed and I will help others if possible.