i need help w/ psp

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:59 am

does anybody know why a psp would not read any umd discs? my psp turns on and everything. it all works great, but i cant play any games. the motor doesnt turn on and the laser doesnt appear to turn on.

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:07 pm

Because it's a PSP?

Did you get your PSP when it first came out? I have heard error reports of dead pixels out of the box, and not playing games within the first week. Call Sony and try to get a new one with the warranty.

Radon199 · Post by **Radon199** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:08 pm

Did you buy a warentee? Because if you did that seems like a very good reason to send it in to Sony.

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:13 pm

i got it for free from a friend who broke it, the power button broke off somehow so i installed a tactile pushbutton switch on it and it worked fine. i bought 2 games for it, thug 2 and dynasty warriors they are both awsome games. i also modified it so it can take normal size mem sticks and i added a bigger speaker and stuff so i can have more and better sound for my music.

the psp laser and motor to spin the discs wont even start up. ill pobably just sell it on ebay and buy a brand new one.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:18 pm

Is there a lid switch on the PSP? From what you said it sounds like that could be problem. Try replacing it if there is one.

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:21 pm

there is a lid switch, it works fine. when i press it, the psp instantly says it cant read the disc.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:26 pm

Are the UMD drive cable(s) plugged in?

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:29 pm

yeah, at first i thought it wasnt but its in there. everything is hooked up. do you thing the psp has the same problem as the ps2 when the motor drive dies and you need to get another one?

FDSMAN · Post by **FDSMAN** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:43 pm

personally, tha wouldn't be smart, and since you already modded your psp the warrenty is voided, so your on your own, but when your friend gave it to you, you should have just sent it to sony

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:37 pm

Perhaps this would help.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:50 pm

does everything else work on it you could do emualtors

and put doom on there

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:46 pm

Or wait for the UMD rips to be playable from the memory stick. It could save battery life.

b_ski30 · Post by **b_ski30** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:12 pm

I've never worked with or on a psp, but my advice is to make sure you have no blown fuses. For example, the psx has a series of fuses which i noticed one must be almost entirely for the laser assembly, which would make sense. Because it's probably the only thing using that 3.3 volts.

Reploid Ayla · Post by **Reploid Ayla** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:38 am

crap why woukd you want to use the UMD drive? all of the good stuff comes from the memory stick drive