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PlayStation One: MY PSOne won't read discs

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:33:26 -0700

Recently, I decided to go retro and bought an old PSOne console with the LCD screen component that goes on top. The screen works fine but the console itself is having some problems. I tried to play a disc and at first, it runs then it gets to the Sony logo screen before it resets and starts the loading process again. The console will keep doing this unless you turn it off. At first I thought it was the game disc so I inserted a CD and it did the same thing. I'm still relatively new to all this and I'm not sure if it's either the laser lens or the spindle but I don't hear any scratching or loose parts inside the console. Anyone have any ideas as to what it could be?

⟐ Commented January 12, 2026 at 20:33 MST

PlayStation One: AV Multi out port broken?

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:27:56 -0700

Hello,

yesterday i was installing my psone again. now when i turned it on, i had like a black screen with white and grey stripes running on the screen. The sound from the PSone was playing and it could read the game that was in it. only the video didnt work. so i bought a new AV Cable and still the problem is there. So i think my AV multi out port is broken. now im not sure, so thats why i wanna ask if there is a sollution to this. If there is not, where can i buy a AV multi out port?

i tried another TV and some other AV connection ports. but didnt work :(

hope you guys can help me

Thanks!

greetings

Jos

⟐ Answered March 25, 2021 at 9:27 MST

PlayStation One: Darkened screen and distorted colors.

Sat, 05 Sep 2015 19:52:18 -0700

Hi! I have a ps one (the remodeled, smaller playstation) and Ive always used it gently. These days I rarely use it, but I always have it ready for use in my room. A month ago I turned it on and the screen looked darkened and the colors somewhat distorted. Videogamewise, the machine works and reads cds perfectly. Could it be a problem with the video output of the machine? Ive tried with different tvs and cables, and the result is always the same. A technician told me that this issue has no way of being fixed, and recommended me to change the motherboard. Is this true? Is there still a way to fix it without changing the motherboard? Thanks for reading! ;)

⟐ Edited September 05, 2015 at 19:52 MST

PlayStation One: messed up graphics chip?

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 05:20:21 -0700

I have had this stored in the closet for years, because I don't know how to fix, if it is worth fixing, I have a problem with graphics, it's not the games, seems to be some bad chip? maybe overheated? tried different known working video cables, and same thing, scrambled graphics, that roll as if it were in PAL mode? to me it might just be a chip, or cold solder joints... but unsure..

⟐ Commented August 31, 2015 at 5:20 MST

PlayStation One: Replaced capacitor c551, now hangs on first boot screen

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:06:12 -0700

As the title suggests...I had originally replaced c550 because composite was garbled and this fixed it. I recently got an s-video cable and noticed I had the same problem. Went ahead and replaced c551 and now the colors/picture looks flawless over s-video but it hangs on the white Sony boot logo (regardless of whether a game in the console or not.) It doesn't look like I bridged anything (I think) but not really sure where I went wrong. Anyone have ideas towards what could've caused this?

Edit: here's some pics, my god the soldering is worse than I recall. Now that I'm looking closer, that glob next to the C508 text looks like it could be part of the problem?

⟐ Commented July 15, 2024 at 13:06 MST

PlayStation One: Why is my PS one (with LCD) in a continual reset loop?

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:47:19 -0700

My PS one and LCD screen combo unit is susceptible to reset loops. Sometimes it will start up and play very well, and then it will suddenly reset in mid-game and reset continually.

When a reset loop occurs, the system logo screens will load while booting up, once the disc is being accessed reset will recur. Patient waiting of many resets might allow for the disc to load and start the game sequence, but upon pressing a button to go to the start/select screens (requiring the disc to be read-accessed again) will usually result in an immediate reset.

I actually have an extra PS one unit and have tested the same LCD screen on both units with identical results so I suspect the problem has something to do with power flow from cable head to LCD to PSone unit that is somehow affecting proper functionality,

PlayStation One: Fixing the power port

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:57:14 -0700

My psone does not turn on when plugged however pushing or forcing the cable a little deeper actually makes it work but with a a distorted image and once I stop applying pressure on the cable it stops working

⟐ Answered March 04, 2026 at 20:57 MST

PlayStation One: Weird graphical issue stripes

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:31:38 -0700

I have a stripe going down the middle of my screen was hoping someone may know a fix i could do to solve the issue.

⟐ Commented September 24, 2024 at 7:31 MST

PlayStation One: Disc drive doesn't work

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:08:05 -0700

My PsOne disc drive fell off, I was able to put itback but now the disc drive loudly clicks and now doesn't read discs

⟐ Commented November 05, 2023 at 3:08 MST

PlayStation One: My AV Port doesn’t work?

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:12:27 -0700

So I went to play on my PSOne the other day and found that plugging in the AV connector to the console and TV did absolutely nothing. It’s worked perfectly in the past but recently does not. I swapped for one that I know works and it still didn’t give anything different. My TV doesn’t recognise Ive plugged in the console. I tried a different TV too and nothing happened. Is there anything I can do to fix it that doesn’t require tediously going through with a multimeter and soldering on new bits?

⟐ Answer accepted October 17, 2022 at 11:12 MST

PlayStation One: Won’t read ps1 memory card

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:31:56 -0700

I have a ps1.

I Still have my original memory cards. The cards work on my ps2 but the ps1 cannot see the card. The card has my saved ps1 files but will not work in the ps1. Please advise

⟐ Commented June 21, 2022 at 8:31 MST

PlayStation One: Psone lcd screen flickers purple.

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 13:52:21 -0700

Hello my PS1 LCD screen has been turning purple until removing the screen and putting it back on to the PlayStation here lately and I'm not quite sure why?

⟐ Answered March 06, 2022 at 13:52 MST

PlayStation One: PSONE does not power and also has an unkown stain

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:23:15 -0700

I got this PSone from a garage sale for pretty cheap. I noticed theses a lot of rusting on the bottom of the console. It has a reddish brown stain(might be liquid damage) on the left side of the console I attempted to clean to no avail. any idea if this console can be revived somehow or am I out of luck?

⟐ Answered March 25, 2021 at 15:23 MST

PlayStation One: Is there anywhere to buy a replacement CD rom ribbon cable?

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:33:37 -0700

Wondering if there is any reputable online supplier to purchase a replacement ribbon cable for the PSOne I partially ripped mine while trying to repair another issue thanks

⟐ Commented January 18, 2018 at 19:33 MST

PlayStation One: Why the ac adapter give a wrong voltage?

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 06:56:23 -0700

Hi, an PSone acadapter is supposed to give me 7.5 volts, but its giving 2 volts. What could be wrong ?

⟐ Answered January 05, 2017 at 6:56 MST

PlayStation One: Where can I get replacement screws?

Sun, 22 May 2016 04:12:03 -0700

Hi,

I followed the instructions to take apart my PSOne, but when I wanted to put it back together, I lost the screws! Does anyone know where I can get replacement screws?

Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted May 22, 2016 at 4:12 MST

PlayStation One: My psone won't read disc's fully

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:20:53 -0700

They spins for a few seconds and then stop reading completely does anyone have any repair recommendations out of Elyria,Ohio I would like to pay for someone to repair it

PlayStation One: How do I fix my playstation?

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:57:14 -0700

I have a PS one. It doesn't run the disc(the game). It was working before this and recently seemed to stop working. Before this I was able to get it working after trying to start it for a while, it seemed like it had to warm up before running the game. but then, the other day, I had been playing on it and I stopped and then right afterward tried to start it up again and it didn't work. I am wondering, do I just need to replace my disc drive again or is there more to the problem I'm having now? Oh yeah. And, it seems like I might have overheated it on accident because I just had it sitting on the carpet floor while I was playing on it instead of on a table or something similar. Oh yeah, and some more detail: now whenever I try to start it, one of these two or both of these two things happens- the laser doesn't move like it's supposed to, and/or the disc doesn't spin properly. And then it stops of course. Yeah, so now as far as I can tell it never works. So I'm wondering if I just need a new disc drive for it, or if there might be more that needs to be fixed than just that.

⟐ Edited by author March 19, 2021 at 20:57 MST

PlayStation One: Why my PS1 (SCPH-103) keeps turning on and off when the lid is closed?

Sat, 25 May 2019 09:22:25 -0700

Title.

I tried cautiously closing the lid with the console already on, to no avail.

What should I do to fix this?

PlayStation One: My PSone is not turning on.

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:18:19 -0700

Hi ok so I have my PSone and when I try to turn it on it just won't and the power supply is working.

⟐ Commented February 27, 2018 at 20:18 MST