Typically the steps outlined here fix the following:

- "Disc Read Error" problems
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas "DVD Read Errors" and "Loading" errors
- Playstation 2 will stop getting stuck at the "Browser" screen.
- Skipping should stop in some games and load times may even improve.
- More DVDs and Playstation 1 games should work.
- Loud tray opening/closing could be fixed.
- The PS2 may run slighly cooler.

-Before you gather tools and begin, you might want to know what this process entails. You'll be opening up your Playstation 2 console and cleaning various components inside. Also you'll adjust the angle of the disc to the laser. Finally you'll check loose connections and clean the mechanism/track for opening and closing the tray. The whole process is very simple and assuming you have some easily acquired tools, the first time you try this it will only take a half hour or so.