Replaced the disk laser on PS2 SLIM; drive motor now slips

Hi ! Thanks for responding!

I did do some more tinkering with this yesterday after I took a break. Turns out, I had not correctly installed the laser on the left side. There’s a notch in the laser that’s supposed to hook onto that metal slide, but I didn’t notice it at first and just set it on top. Fixing that issue did fix the motor problem and it’s working fine now. I will still post pictures for clarity after work in case someone else has this issue!

However, it still is not reading disks and I’m worried that the door sensor or the power cable is the issue. Either the door sensor is not good and the system thinks the door isn’t shutting properly, or the system itself is not getting enough power from this Amazon power cord.

Thanks so much for your reply :)

My pleasure! Yes, there is a notch in the laser and it need to be correctly seated in the rail before use! Did you removed the anti-static soldering blob? Could be that the replacement laser is faulty. If it's trying to read all the time, it's the laser. If it's not trying to read and the same thing happen with the lid open as closed, it's most of the time the sensor on the motherboard....