Will not play games and dvds

Format the hard drive. you may lose all game info but it will start working again.

open dvd case.
take out disc.
place disc on ps2 disc tray.
put disc tray into console.
enjoy.

hold the power button down when it is red till you hear the quick beeps then select the file restore this is a diagnostics menu..remember you have to hold the power button down till you see a menu that youve probably never seen

This is one of the most common problem faced by old thick pS2..........but dOn wOrRy all u hAv to do is to turn on uR pS2 witthout puttin a DVD oR aNy diSc........on mEnu screen gOto [options] by pRessing 'triangle' button......... a new screen will appear select by pressing 'X' [DISC SPEED]....n sEt it to fAst.....then insert the DVD movie........tURn off PS2....press n hold the reset button till the blue light is turned on......release the button and press it again.............. it wOuld take a little tYm foR uR DVD movie to be loAded........be patient till the movie plays it self..............

please verify:

• your dvd disc region (must be region free or 1 - for USA)

about ps3 games try:

• restoring your system
• reinstalling all game data files
• re-updating your system
• playing blu-ray MOVIES disc, to check a possible problem with your reader .

if the bd movie doesn't work, you have got a possible problem with your bd reader .
then, take it to an assistance center for hardware repair .

hEy i hAd the sAme pRob...............dOn wOrRy all u hAv to do is to turn on uR pS2 witthout puttin a DVD oR aNy diSc........on mEnu screen gOto [options] by pRessing 'triangle' button......... a new screen will appear select by pressing 'X' [DISC SPEED]....n sEt it to fAst.....then insert the DVD movie........tURn off PS2....press n hold the reset button till the blue light is turned on......release the button and press it again.............. it wOuld take a little tYm foR uR DVD movie to be loAded........be patient till the movie plays it self..............

sounds like the blue ray lens fried, u should be able to find one on ebay or craigs list not hard to put in

I would start with a firmware update (2.60) and also a full system restore. That should fix the problem. Let me know. I'm a PS3 expert!

if you can't play bluray movies then your bluray laser is broken. you will still be able to play games, because there are two different lasers.

If you have a 40GB it has absolutely NO backwards compadability with PS2.