PS2:Error Screens

Red Screen of Death (RSOD)
A variety of error screens can present themselves when using your PS2.

Symptom:
 * Console begins playing the cold boot intro, but after zooming in, a red foggy screen with cubes floating around is shown with message stating:
 * `Please insert a PlayStation® or PlayStation®2 format disc.`

Cause:
 * An unknown format or different region disc is inserted.

Disc could not be read
Symptom:
 * Console plays the cold boot intro and sends you to the on-screen display with the "Browser" and "System Configuration" options. Pressing will bring you to the memory card manager screen with the text:
 * `The disc could not be read.`
 * Subsequent attempts to start the disc will show the same message.

Cause:
 * The disc in the drive is badly scratched.
 * The disc drive is failing and may need cleaning or replacement.

DVD Player is not set up
Symptom:
 * The memory card manager screen opens with the text:
 * `DVD Player is not set up.`
 * Subsequent attempts to start the disc will show the same message.

Cause:
 * You are using FMCB 1.95. Try another version of FMCB.
 * Attempting to play a burned game from disc that is not ESR patched - or you did not run ESR on the PS2 itself.

Freeze at PlayStation logo when loading PlayStation game
Symptom:
 * The console freezes at PlayStation logo when loading PlayStation game.

Cause:
 * The disc you are using is damaged.
 * The disc drive is failing and may need cleaning or replacement.
 * Incorrect settings were used within GSM.