any idea's or solutions to my psone freezing or taking an extemely long time to load? gt2 is the game i play most often and the longer i play the longer the wait. metal gear solid dosen't give any trouble. my disks are clean and i run a lens cleaner through the console as well as clean the lens with rubbing alcohol. tapping or opening the cover works maybe 50% of the time. the model # is scph-5501.

thanx for your time

well first of all if you play for a lon time the system gets hot and it takes long to load second what condition isthe gt2 disk in?

try standing your PSX on its side (PS2 style), it should help a bit.
You might want to put a cushion or 2 next to the PSX, just incase it falls.

youre psx does not have a fan none on them do so that is why it freezing on u

my gt2 disk is in excellent condition, i figure spending
50 - 75 bucks on a game warrants not using them as coasters!! i've tried standing it on it's side with little sucess.

my advice to you is to play less to keep it from getting hot and it wont freeze

Play less!? *Are you crazy?
maybe you could get a portable fan and put it next to the PSX so that it blows air through the holes on the side.

i think playing less would be a great idea
because its stops the PS to overheat! just
sacrifice!

KILLa thAt might just make it worse. *It could blow all kinds of stuff into the his PSX and make everything worse, but whatever you guys think will work.

Is your Ps on a carpet? *If overheating is the prob then this would make it worse. *Try putting it on a clear hard surface, or making some feet for it. *Four rubber stops would do the trick. * That's if the problem is overheating. *

no, it's in my entertainment centre. it is four years old so it could just be age. anyone know if i can open it up to vacuum it out if it's dusty inside?

I wouldnt do that I would just dust it with a duster or a rag. Hope that helps.

not to sound rude but i don't pour rubbing alcohol straight into the console. i just put some on a Q-tip and rub the lens with it.

None sensed, but I don't mean to say that you poured alcohol in the PSX. What I was trying to say was that even the least tiny amount that could possibly by accident get on the board and mess something up. I'm not saying that it was your fault, it's just that by using alcohol there is always a chance that it could drip. Check to see if any of the components are loose and if you're poficient at soldering then you could fix that problem but if you're not sure then take it to a licensed solderer. Just a suggestion but you could use canned air. Just use that to clean the dust out because if you use a vaccum and there is a loose component then it may be sucked up.

(Edited by madhtr at 5:12 pm on June 7, 2001)

i am not sure if this does the trick mine was doing that till i dust it and it hessest done it again if it is youre lens use a lens cleaner i dont know if if works on ps's of not