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SONY PSP UMD DRIVE PROBLEMS |
I've fixed thousands of PSP's and a UMD game loading problem is very nearly as common
as a cracked LCD screen which between them makes up about 80% of my repairs. PSP's
are actually rather sturdy creatures but there are a few problems with having the UMD
drive and internal laser so easy to get at. Not only is it a great dust collection area but it
also seems to attract small fingers which as we all well know are often rather sticky.
Unidentified goo on the laser eye though is only one way to stop a UMD laser from reading
the disc. The disc itself could be damaged or crushed which unfortunately happens all the
time. The clear and white plastic UMD covers cave in with alarming regularity and it's not
that easy to notice. Not only does this cause a game loading problem it's also pretty much
guaranteed to eventually ruin the expensive disc inside. There are plenty of heavy duty
two-part replacement UMD cases for sale on the Internet for just a few dollars and they're
an excellent investment - far better made than the originals.
Ruined UMD games aside, there are of course lots of other things that can cause your PSP
to refuse to load a game, the main one being a damaged UMD laser and/or the gears that
move it back and forth. The spindle that spins the disc around also has a tendency to jam
up and will sometimes just start coming apart all on it's own. The good news here though
is that no matter what happened to the drive, replacing the whole thing will take care of it
whether I take care of the repair or you do. Before going any further though you'll first
want to make sure a new UMD drive is actually what you need:-
as a cracked LCD screen which between them makes up about 80% of my repairs. PSP's
are actually rather sturdy creatures but there are a few problems with having the UMD
drive and internal laser so easy to get at. Not only is it a great dust collection area but it
also seems to attract small fingers which as we all well know are often rather sticky.
Unidentified goo on the laser eye though is only one way to stop a UMD laser from reading
the disc. The disc itself could be damaged or crushed which unfortunately happens all the
time. The clear and white plastic UMD covers cave in with alarming regularity and it's not
that easy to notice. Not only does this cause a game loading problem it's also pretty much
guaranteed to eventually ruin the expensive disc inside. There are plenty of heavy duty
two-part replacement UMD cases for sale on the Internet for just a few dollars and they're
an excellent investment - far better made than the originals.
Ruined UMD games aside, there are of course lots of other things that can cause your PSP
to refuse to load a game, the main one being a damaged UMD laser and/or the gears that
move it back and forth. The spindle that spins the disc around also has a tendency to jam
up and will sometimes just start coming apart all on it's own. The good news here though
is that no matter what happened to the drive, replacing the whole thing will take care of it
whether I take care of the repair or you do. Before going any further though you'll first
want to make sure a new UMD drive is actually what you need:-
We're happy to handle this very common type of repair but that's only one option and having replaced hundreds of
PSP UMD drives myself I can be very confident about what to expect and any unusual problems. Replacing the UMD
drive in a PSP, especially in a PSP-1001 model, is very easy to do yourself when armed with the right tools and
instructions and I have do-it-yourself UMD drive replacement kits available at the bottom of this page that offer just
that. It takes time and money for a person to package their PSP up and mail it to me and it takes more time and
money for me to fix it and send it back. Doing the job yourself is a great way to get around this extra waiting time
and expense.
While all hand held gaming consoles are pretty sturdy by nature they are sometimes rather delicate creatures on the
inside. Some repairs require very specialized tools, equipment and knowledge but the good news here is that a
PSP-1001 or PSP-2001 UMD drive replacement isn't one of them. I've put together very simple kits that allow
anyone to handle this repair themselves with virtually no risk involved. Anybody, and I do mean anybody, that can
follow a basic recipe and operate a screwdriver can do this. Detailed step-by-step instructions covering the entire
process makes it all small work for even the most 'electronically challenged' person. The problem thus far has mainly
been a lack of good information and I know this because of how often I've ended up fixing other people's messes.
With all the best intentions in the world nobody can do a good job of anything when all they have to work with is
faulty and/or partial information. I've taken the time to go see some of the online PSP repair instructions and in some
instances I can now tell exactly which website people were looking at by the resultant damage they ended up doing
to their PSP. This is no fault of their own though and I completely understand the desire, if not the need, to save a
buck. Right now I'm glad you're here reading this as you're now forewarned of what's out there and hopefully at
least look at several different sets of Internet instructions if you choose not to buy one of my kits.
Most folks fall into either one of two categories concerning how to deal with this type of thing. Type A has never
touched anything electronic like this before in their lives and is therefore not particularly optimistic about taking
repair matters into their own hands. Tybe B on the other hand immediately runs out to the garage to find a wrench
and a screwdriver and sets to prying the PSP apart and doesn't stop until it's in a thousand pieces all over the dining
room table. I'm assuming if you're here reading this that you're more of a type A and I completely understand your
concerns. Please believe me though that it really isn't a big deal. You can look inside the UMD drive and see the four
screws, one in each corner, that are holding it in there. Replacing the UMD drive does require removing quite a few
screws and paying attention to what you're doing but if you can handle that you'll do just fine. If you've already done
some reading about this on the Internet you've probably come across a lot of disaster stories and people completely
wrecking their PSP's. This does happen all the time but the trick to it is getting inside the right way, taking the safest
route to eliminate the chances of doing further damage and that's exactly what this kit is for.
All the do-it-yourself kits here are made up in such a way that any average person can simply follow the directions
from beginning to end and in doing so can't really mess it up but I also offer a mid-repair bail out option just in case.
This amounts to my offer to take over the repair if it's not working out for some reason. If you get half way through
and decide you'd rather I handle the job I'll be happy to do so and the original kit price will be taken off my standard
repair fee. This way there's really nothing to lose by trying it yourself first and you're pretty much guaranteed to
save money in the process. I have great confidence in my product and knowing that extremely few people will have a
problem with it enables me to make the offer. You also have the option to just send it all back for a refund if it doesn't
end up fixing the problem so it's a win-win situation all round.
There's more info below as to the warranty and what not and an option to puchase a kit. Please keep in mind there
are now three different models of PSP though, all requiring a different type of drive, so it's very important to find out
first which model you have. There's a square sticker in the PSP battery compartment and the model number is at the
top. Older 'fat' PSP's will show PSP-1001 and the newer PSP Slims will have either PSP-2001 or PSP-3001.
Unfortunately there will be no 3001 model UMD drive kits as they're far easier to break than a 1001 or 2001 and I
won't be encouraging anyone to try something risky. I've tried to cover everything here but if you have any questions
you're welcome to email me at LBrown@psprepairservice.com
PSP UMD drives myself I can be very confident about what to expect and any unusual problems. Replacing the UMD
drive in a PSP, especially in a PSP-1001 model, is very easy to do yourself when armed with the right tools and
instructions and I have do-it-yourself UMD drive replacement kits available at the bottom of this page that offer just
that. It takes time and money for a person to package their PSP up and mail it to me and it takes more time and
money for me to fix it and send it back. Doing the job yourself is a great way to get around this extra waiting time
and expense.
While all hand held gaming consoles are pretty sturdy by nature they are sometimes rather delicate creatures on the
inside. Some repairs require very specialized tools, equipment and knowledge but the good news here is that a
PSP-1001 or PSP-2001 UMD drive replacement isn't one of them. I've put together very simple kits that allow
anyone to handle this repair themselves with virtually no risk involved. Anybody, and I do mean anybody, that can
follow a basic recipe and operate a screwdriver can do this. Detailed step-by-step instructions covering the entire
process makes it all small work for even the most 'electronically challenged' person. The problem thus far has mainly
been a lack of good information and I know this because of how often I've ended up fixing other people's messes.
With all the best intentions in the world nobody can do a good job of anything when all they have to work with is
faulty and/or partial information. I've taken the time to go see some of the online PSP repair instructions and in some
instances I can now tell exactly which website people were looking at by the resultant damage they ended up doing
to their PSP. This is no fault of their own though and I completely understand the desire, if not the need, to save a
buck. Right now I'm glad you're here reading this as you're now forewarned of what's out there and hopefully at
least look at several different sets of Internet instructions if you choose not to buy one of my kits.
Most folks fall into either one of two categories concerning how to deal with this type of thing. Type A has never
touched anything electronic like this before in their lives and is therefore not particularly optimistic about taking
repair matters into their own hands. Tybe B on the other hand immediately runs out to the garage to find a wrench
and a screwdriver and sets to prying the PSP apart and doesn't stop until it's in a thousand pieces all over the dining
room table. I'm assuming if you're here reading this that you're more of a type A and I completely understand your
concerns. Please believe me though that it really isn't a big deal. You can look inside the UMD drive and see the four
screws, one in each corner, that are holding it in there. Replacing the UMD drive does require removing quite a few
screws and paying attention to what you're doing but if you can handle that you'll do just fine. If you've already done
some reading about this on the Internet you've probably come across a lot of disaster stories and people completely
wrecking their PSP's. This does happen all the time but the trick to it is getting inside the right way, taking the safest
route to eliminate the chances of doing further damage and that's exactly what this kit is for.
All the do-it-yourself kits here are made up in such a way that any average person can simply follow the directions
from beginning to end and in doing so can't really mess it up but I also offer a mid-repair bail out option just in case.
This amounts to my offer to take over the repair if it's not working out for some reason. If you get half way through
and decide you'd rather I handle the job I'll be happy to do so and the original kit price will be taken off my standard
repair fee. This way there's really nothing to lose by trying it yourself first and you're pretty much guaranteed to
save money in the process. I have great confidence in my product and knowing that extremely few people will have a
problem with it enables me to make the offer. You also have the option to just send it all back for a refund if it doesn't
end up fixing the problem so it's a win-win situation all round.
There's more info below as to the warranty and what not and an option to puchase a kit. Please keep in mind there
are now three different models of PSP though, all requiring a different type of drive, so it's very important to find out
first which model you have. There's a square sticker in the PSP battery compartment and the model number is at the
top. Older 'fat' PSP's will show PSP-1001 and the newer PSP Slims will have either PSP-2001 or PSP-3001.
Unfortunately there will be no 3001 model UMD drive kits as they're far easier to break than a 1001 or 2001 and I
won't be encouraging anyone to try something risky. I've tried to cover everything here but if you have any questions
you're welcome to email me at LBrown@psprepairservice.com
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***** CHECK FIRST ***** The UMD game itself is clean, scratch-free, and the case is intact. Test it in another PSP if possible. The UMD loading icon is present - When a UMD game is loaded in a PSP a small spinning circle should pop up in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. If there's no spinning circle a new drive won't fix the problem. There's one UMD trigger in a PSP-1001 model and two in a PSP-2001 or 3001 model. The UMD trigger tells the PSP there's a game loaded and to start trying to read it so if a trigger is broken the UMD drive won't come on at all. To have us replace or bypass a broken UMD trigger please see the PSP Repair Requests page. |