PS2:Error Screens

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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 / Disc read error

Symptom:

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

Cause:

  • The disc in the drive is scratched or dirty.
  • 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.
  • SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 models will need the DVD Player installed to a Memory Card using a DVD Player disc.

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 scratched or dirty.
  • The disc drive is failing and may need cleaning or replacement.
  • Incorrect settings were used within GSM.