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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. I have heavy duty two-part
replacement cases for sale and hand out free samples to a lot of customers as they've
proven to be both a great investment and problem solver all round.
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 in there, replacing the entire UMD drive will take care of
it. It's also pretty easy to figure out if a new UMD drive is what you need. The PSP should
start up normally and the little spinning disc icon should appear in the bottom right hand
corner of the screen. The following is a list of what usually happens next...
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. I have heavy duty two-part
replacement cases for sale and hand out free samples to a lot of customers as they've
proven to be both a great investment and problem solver all round.
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 in there, replacing the entire UMD drive will take care of
it. It's also pretty easy to figure out if a new UMD drive is what you need. The PSP should
start up normally and the little spinning disc icon should appear in the bottom right hand
corner of the screen. The following is a list of what usually happens next...
as well as doing the repairs myself which means I can buy a brand new PSP and be certain that I can get my money
back as well as make a living by selling them piece by piece, either directly or by personal repair. This works out well
for me and my customers and makes a lot of kids happy to boot. The problem though is twofold. One is that it takes
time and money for a person to package the PSP up and mail it to me and secondly it takes more time and money for
me to fix it and send it back. Fortunately for us all though there's 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 rather delicate creatures on
the inside. Some repairs require very specialized tools, equipment and knowledge but the good news here is that
UMD drive problems aren'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' among us. 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'll at least be forewarned of what's out there and hopefully look at several
different sets of instructions before diving in.
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 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. There isn't a whole lot involved with replacing a UMD
drive in a PSP but you'll definitely want to be armed with the exact right tools and information. 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 bar code sticker that runs along the bottom edge of your console that has the
model number on it. It'll have a lot of numbers underneath a bar code and end in PSP-1001 , PSP-2001, or
PSP-3001. The original older 'fat' models are 1001's and the newer PSP Slims are either 2001 or 3001. Sometimes
there's no dash in the middle but the numbers will be the same. None of the UMD drives are interchangeable so
please make sure you pick the right item and note that PSP-3001 UMD drive kits are not yet available. I've tried to
cover everything here but if you have any questions you're welcome to email me at LBrown@psprepairservice.com
back as well as make a living by selling them piece by piece, either directly or by personal repair. This works out well
for me and my customers and makes a lot of kids happy to boot. The problem though is twofold. One is that it takes
time and money for a person to package the PSP up and mail it to me and secondly it takes more time and money for
me to fix it and send it back. Fortunately for us all though there's 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 rather delicate creatures on
the inside. Some repairs require very specialized tools, equipment and knowledge but the good news here is that
UMD drive problems aren'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' among us. 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'll at least be forewarned of what's out there and hopefully look at several
different sets of instructions before diving in.
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 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. There isn't a whole lot involved with replacing a UMD
drive in a PSP but you'll definitely want to be armed with the exact right tools and information. 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 bar code sticker that runs along the bottom edge of your console that has the
model number on it. It'll have a lot of numbers underneath a bar code and end in PSP-1001 , PSP-2001, or
PSP-3001. The original older 'fat' models are 1001's and the newer PSP Slims are either 2001 or 3001. Sometimes
there's no dash in the middle but the numbers will be the same. None of the UMD drives are interchangeable so
please make sure you pick the right item and note that PSP-3001 UMD drive kits are not yet available. I've tried to
cover everything here but if you have any questions you're welcome to email me at LBrown@psprepairservice.com
| NOTE: When a UMD disc is loaded in a PSP there's a small circular icon that's supposed to pop up in the bottom right hand corner of the main screen. If this icon doesn't pop up on your PSP it means there's a problem with the UMD trigger so replacing the UMD drive won't fix the problem. I don't have kits set up for this type of repair as it's extremely delicate work and often requires soldering on the motherboard, definitely not a job for beginners. If it looks like you may have this problem though I'll be happy to take care of it for you and it's $69 total including return postage and everything. |
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