⟐ Answered January 29, 2026 at 21:27 MST

now when i turn it on, two of resistors on the PSU gets extremely hot. For example if the system work for more than 5 minutes, it will burn the resistors. Also sound of the system plays very noisy from the TV.

i just replace them with two newer resistors but the problem is still exist.

can anyone please give me a solution to fix this?

Thanks.

⟐ Answered January 29, 2026 at 21:18 MST

The console powers on, shows the white Sony screen, and the black PS logo screen, but then kicks me right back to the home menu, and won't read discs.

The discs spin, as I can hear the motor going, and when I open the tray the disc is spinning, but it just asks me to insert a Playstation CD ROM every time. It reads data off of music CDs, but skips rather aggressively.

I took the PlayStation apart, and removed the laser module briefly to look at what was going on to no avail, however I noticed the laser module itself is very hard to move by hand though I assume it should be able to move up and down the track freely by nature of the fact it needs to read the whole CD.

I booted the Playstation up again with the cover switch held down, and could see the disc spinning quickly, but could not hear the laser moving.

How can I get the laser module to move up and down the track again? I’m nearly certain this is the issue.

I've tried flipping it upside down with no luck.

⟐ Answered December 10, 2025 at 22:34 MST

it looks like normal from the photo but its kind of dark off camera and when I restart the ps1 it changes into PAL into NTSC 4.43 is there anyway to make it brighter or fix this without tearing down the console

⟐ Answer accepted October 31, 2025 at 4:07 MST

This is an upgrade from when I used a previous controller and no input was registered at all. Both that controller and this current controller are third party.

Ive tested swapping the controller ports and nothing changed. I've also tried checking the fuses and everything seemed to be okay( It was my first time using a multimeter so I absolutely could have done something wrong).

Any ideas on what to do next? Im leaning towards it being a controller issue and not a console one, but I'm unsure.

UPDATE: got my hands on a working original ps1 controller and still no input. only thing that works is the analog light on the controller

⟐ Commented October 08, 2025 at 8:13 MST

I recently bought and fixed a PS1 SCPH-1002 but it does not seem to want to read neither PS1 discs nor CDs.

Can this be caused by me replacing the spindle in the middle that holds the disc in place over the laser?

If so, is there a standard distance between the laser and the disc?

Thanks in advance for any input or information

⟐ Commented September 04, 2025 at 1:04 MST

⟐ Commented August 27, 2025 at 13:58 MST

This console does not send a signal at all. Not even a blue/black screen. The TV does not seem to recognize that anything is plugged in. I don't think it's a cable or TV issue because I tested them with another PlayStation 1 (Model SCPH-7501) and it displays fine.

Looking at the AV port on SCPH-5501, I cannot see the gold pins because they seem to be further recessed on this model than on the other. It was also difficult to plug in the AV cable, it took a noticeable amount of force for it to be properly seated, and even then It still didn't work. Any tips?

Pictures of AV Port:

⟐ Commented July 26, 2025 at 2:10 MST

I recently bought a PS1 at an auction, thats has power and starts up, but it goes to this screen and I cant seem to move off of it.

It wont load games but does play CD's ?

⟐ Commented June 06, 2025 at 6:46 MST

⟐ Answered May 25, 2025 at 4:35 MST

⟐ Answered May 09, 2025 at 15:55 MST

Can anyone help me?

⟐ Commented May 02, 2025 at 15:10 MST

thank you

⟐ Answered February 17, 2025 at 7:19 MST

Nothing is in the disc drive btw.

⟐ Commented February 10, 2025 at 4:03 MST

I really loved my Ps and it would be really bad, if it is broken and i can't fix it

⟐ Answered October 06, 2024 at 13:33 MST

Also problem is not caused by tv or video output cable

⟐ Answered October 06, 2024 at 13:27 MST

⟐ Answered October 01, 2024 at 14:06 MST

Ignore the purple hue in these photos, that’s the TV not the PlayStation.

⟐ Commented July 27, 2024 at 7:36 MST

I would like to know if anybody knows how to solve the following issue with the Playstation 1.

My console is the Playstation 1 fat model SCPH-7501 and the issue with it is, when I turn it on a put different games to play the optical eye doesn't move from its place or read any game discs. What is the solution to this issue?

⟐ Answered March 26, 2024 at 10:42 MST

I am planning to fix my Sony Playstation 1 Fat console model SCPH-7501. However, before doing so I have some questions and came across some issues. First I will list my questions and for last I will talk about the issues which I would like to know how to solve. My questions are as follows:

1) Are the KSM-440 AEM and KSM-440 ADM optical eye models compatible with my Sony Playstation 1 fat console model SCPH-7501? If not which models are compatible?

2) Is there a particular best company, which makes replacement Sony Playstation 1 Fat Console model SCPH-7501 optical eyes?

3) Is it possible to find original new Sony Playstation 1 Fat console optical eyes for sale?

4) When do I know if I should either replace the whole optical eye or just the disc spinner?

5) Which product does your company recommend for beginners to use to clean the outside and insides of video-game consoles Isopropyl alcohol or compressed air?

The issues which I came across are:

1) When I turn on my console, sometimes it simply doesn’t display anything on the screen the screen stays black or sometimes the screen freezes on the blue menu screen before the Sony Playstation logo appears. About this issue:

What is causing this issue? How do I solve it?

2) When the console is on and the screen doesn’t freeze, sometimes the “reset button” doesn’t work and sometimes it works.

What is causing this issue? How do I solve it?

3) When I open up the disc tray lid it most of the times just doesn’t close up anymore and the “open button” stays stuck.

What causes this issue? How do I solve it?

Hope someone can help answer these questions and issues which I am having with my Playstation 1 console.

⟐ Commented March 25, 2024 at 3:20 MST