Hi there! i have a major problem with my ps2. i bought it bout 3 years ago and i use it on average bout 3 hours a day. My ps2 seems to have a mind of it's own when loading games! basically, i can divide it into 4 categories:

1. game loads from the start ie FFX-2, Winning 11
2. a game which used to load automatically now requires between 15 mins to 1 hour of resetin before it loads ie atelier iris
3. games which could be loaded b4 cant be loaded at all! ie God of War, Front Mission 4; nearly 3/4 of my games!
4. new games that dont load at all ie soul caliber 3 and fifa 06

i really dunno whats going on or why it's suddenly actin like this and it's driving me up the wall! >_< does any1 have any idea? and can some1 recommend a good place to send my ps2 for repair? it's modded so cant take it back to sony rite? Sorry for the trouble and thanks for ya time!

i just took my ps2 to the shop and the guy said to repair the head will cost 380 and to fix the id thingy will be another 150! I dont know if i'm getting conned or what here. what do you guys think?

ok ok.. thanks!
i have no idea what id thingy though.. they guy said must ask the technician to explain and he wasnt there.. >_<

my ps2 is the 50006 model. well, i'm not really keen on the slim ps2.. my friends said that if you play it for longer than 3 hours, it'll overheat! >_<

besides, got attachment to my ol' ps2.. 1st time i worked and saved and bought something for myself..