Damn it.
I just spent the last two hours trying to fix Stephanie's PS2. I was playing Guitar Hero 2, and fucking Teddy (my retarded ass dog) ran by and totally snagged the controller cable, hurling the system to the ground. The CD drive was jammed. So I googled how to fix it. Turns out it's a common thing with this system. Long story short...I fix that issue. It took some fudging and no one was here to hold my hand, but I'm officially an experienced PS2 tech. Then when I finally get the fucking thing back together and working properly, I realize that the damned eject button no longer works. Why? Something that's entirely beyond my ability to repair: the ribbon to the button is compromised. It's irreplaceable.
So now it's like 5:30am on the Fourth of July and I'm still awake. I now owe Stephanie an explanation and a new PS2. There's no amount of animal abuse that will make me feel better about this.
EDIT: Well, now it's quarter past six in the morning, and after having messed with it for another hour, I've realized that it's not necessarily the ribbon that was the problem, but the little contacts. See, they were in, fully, but they weren't wrapped around the edge. The power works just fine with them merely in, but not the eject button.
Anyhow, it took me a while to put this together, and to reassemble and get a good system of two-sided tape going, but now the PS2 is fully operational. We've only got one problem now. After a careful inspection of the underside of the GH2 disk, I've noticed what Jeremy and I would refer to as the 360 Effect.
This night just does not end.
So now it's like 5:30am on the Fourth of July and I'm still awake. I now owe Stephanie an explanation and a new PS2. There's no amount of animal abuse that will make me feel better about this.
EDIT: Well, now it's quarter past six in the morning, and after having messed with it for another hour, I've realized that it's not necessarily the ribbon that was the problem, but the little contacts. See, they were in, fully, but they weren't wrapped around the edge. The power works just fine with them merely in, but not the eject button.
Anyhow, it took me a while to put this together, and to reassemble and get a good system of two-sided tape going, but now the PS2 is fully operational. We've only got one problem now. After a careful inspection of the underside of the GH2 disk, I've noticed what Jeremy and I would refer to as the 360 Effect.
This night just does not end.