BoomBa_GoosE Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 hey guys, i was wonderin if u guys can help me with a question in regards with my ps2. basically im playin a game, and u hear a lot of "clickin" noise as ur playin the game from the machine... is my drive messed up? dirty? is it bc of my fliptop? if anyone can help me out, thanks a lot. i appreciate it.
Prican25 Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 sounds like it, i heard from a few ppl on irc that does swapping go thru this prob and then later on end up with a dead laser. i also might add most of these ppl have since went and got a mod installed heh
NeoMaster Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 How long have you had your ps2? Does it happen on all games and all different type of disc brand and formats?
BoomBa_GoosE Posted January 25, 2005 Author Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) ive had it since august of 2004. at first it usually happened once in awhile when i played burned games. but yesterday, i was playin GTA:SA (real one) and the clickin started. gettin me worried since the system is pretty new since its not even a year old yet.... o and for the burned games, it was DVD+r fujifilm. and the clickin still commenced after i burned GTA:SA today by using Ritek DVD+r. if this still continues, i might as well stop using the flip top, go with a mod. or i ono... Edited January 25, 2005 by BoomBa_GoosE
NeoMaster Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Sorry but, what is a flip top? And it sucks for that to happen to a brand new system. I've had mine for about 2 years now and it hasn't been a bother yet.
Agozer Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) Sorry but, what is a flip top? And it sucks for that to happen to a brand new system. I've had mine for about 2 years now and it hasn't been a bother yet.IIRC, A Flip-Top == same disc loading mechanism as the PSX. (Open the top/cover by pushing a button, put in the disc, close the cover.) Edited January 26, 2005 by Agozer
NeoMaster Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Sorry but, what is a flip top? And it sucks for that to happen to a brand new system. I've had mine for about 2 years now and it hasn't been a bother yet.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>IIRC, A Flip-Top == same loading disc loading mechanism as the PSX. (Open the top/cover by pushing a button, put in the disc, close the cover.)<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've never seen a ps2 like that. Cool.
PLasticSlug Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 yea i just saw a pic of the ps2 flip top, and found it be cool as hell, but is their any practical reason to doing this to a ps2?
BoomBa_GoosE Posted January 26, 2005 Author Posted January 26, 2005 swapping. u can use a converting swap disk to play backups and imports. basically what it does is that it tricks the system by not allowing it to kno that ur playin a backup or a different region. by using the drive, the system expects an american game or whatever region ur in. so i dont use the drive. only for the swap disc and legit games. and tho it looks kool, i need to mod it now bc by doing this swapping method, its bound to kill the lens sooner or later...
i l l m a t i c Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 (edited) the clicking sound is the laser struggling to read the cd/dvd...I say get the HDLoader mod.. Edited January 26, 2005 by Xx1LLMAT1CxX
Prican25 Posted January 27, 2005 Posted January 27, 2005 (edited) yeah i'd suggest that too and save the laser for games that don't work on the hdd. its very easy to just add your games to the hdd in your pc (highly suggest getting a hdd rack) using an app like winhiip which can format the hdd for ps2 use and you can use your pc dvd-rom to transfer games in a few minutes compared to waiting 40mins or so for the ps2 dump the game in the hdd google around for the ps2 exploit, theres many ways to get it to work. Edited January 27, 2005 by Prican25
NeoMaster Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) This is a really dark day for me now. I too have been recently experiencing these "clicking" problems with my ps2 (no flip top). Basically it's nothing really bad as it first appeared while playing Shadow Hearts. When entering the menu the game pauses for a moment, clicks three times and then resumes normally. It happens only about once per gaming session so it's not a real problem. However, I just got Mercenaries and It clicks every time the action gets heavy. I've had the system for about three years now and I'm so dissapointed about what's happening. Anyway, Boomba Goose, have you had any new discoveries or solutions or even reasons why some games do this and some don't? Mercenaries looks like a processor heavy game but nothing happens when I play GTA SA or Call of Duty. Shadow Hearts shouldn't even nudge the laser or the system but it has that small problem. However, playing Shadow Hearts using the real disc doesn't seem to have any effects. Edited February 21, 2005 by NeoMaster
Agozer Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 Just a question that's off-topic... How do you find Shadow Hearts? I've been meaning to get that but haven't put my mouth where my money is.
NeoMaster Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 Well, to find Shadow Hearts in new form is kind of difficult without going online. It's nearly impossible to find it anywhere around my city but I got Shadow Hearts from my local blockbuster. Have you played Shadow Hearts 2?
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