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My Playstation 2 memory card slot 1 does not work properly. I have inserted many different memory cards to see if it was that, however, each of them is not recognised by any of my games. I have looked everywhere to see if anyone could repair it for me and no one seems interested.

It could be simply that something has got inside the slot and is preventing the card from seating properly. Shine a torch in the slot and see if you can see anything obstructing it. If not then its likely either dirt on the contacts or the cable inside has come loose, in which case it would have to be pulled apart. One clue might be how it failed, did it stop suddenly following a knock or drop or did it slowly become less and less reliable.

I can put the memory card in slot 1 and it will not work

Does slot 2 work though? If it’s both slots and if both controller ports aren’t working, then it’s probably the ribbon cable. If one slot is only working [and likewise, if one or both controller ports are working], then it might be the contact pins not seating properly.

Hey guys i have a simular issue. cad slots were not working on my old PS2 i had - never did actually, so i got a new card, didn’t work. i’ve literally just got another ps2 and i’m having the same issue - no memory showing. so i’ve tried different memory cards and different PS2 but it’s not working. i really want to play my old games again but i can’t if i can’t save my work. does anyone have any other ideas? cheers

Try to Clean the pins with metal polish, noobs use isopropyl alcohol while it works sometimes you gotta keep in mind these are metal contacts (gold most of the time) the combination of metal polish and grain or Ethel Alcohol are the best way to clean the pins. Similar logic applies to cleaning pins on Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis Cartridges

I have a playstation 2 and for some reason when I load the game using the memory I cannot retrieve the saved data. I have a problem with slot 1 so I try to load on slot 2 but the message comes up no memory card in slot 1. All my sons saved games are on the memory card which we can’talk load. Do you have any ideas?

I had this problem too, for years I just never played games that saved in slot 1. Well, I was getting ready to buy a replacement; being tired of this work around, I tried propping the hatch open and blowing really hard into it (minimizing any saliva additions). Now it works again. I recommend using an air can, but check to see if it’s not working due to dust on the contacts.

I also came across this, my slot 2 works for PS2 but slot 1 not. Which then lead me to opening the PS2 and i carefully looked at memory slots and managed to notice that the pins which connect to memory card were not fully in contact with it. I simply took console apart and took the metal cover off or even carefully bent it then used a needle to release or unbend the pins which were not popped up properly. After that put in memory card in the slot to ensure that pins are in contact with memory card which then assemble back the PS2, switch it and success the slot one detected and I am able to play I hope this is helpful. If need something to know just ask.

PlayStation 2 , when disassembled, consists of series of Flex Cables (Ribbon Cable). In case of MemoryCard slots, one ribbon cable series is used. If, your one slot is not working as it should while the other is functioning normally, do the following:

  1. Take a vacuum cleaner, attach its small hose, and suck it through that slot which is not working.
  2. Disassemble the upper cover of PS2 by removing all the screws from the base of the covering. When the covering is removed, remove the two small philip head screws on the slots. You will see a ribbon cable sequence there. Remove it, take an eraser, clean its contact points and again place it back. Note: First, perform the Step 1. If it doesn’t help, then proceed to the second step. Otherwise, it is risky that PS2 flex cable can be damaged.

Hi i need my playstation 2 repairing slimline one its broken on one memory card slot and broken disc cover also front has broken off

My memory cards works on the home screen but once I get into the game it doesn’t work for se reason. I try to move it and fix it but it doesn’t work

ps2 memory card is slot one is not working how do I fix