Hi, I got the no solder mod for my PS2 version 4. And whenever I boot up a dvd-r, it makes a really loud screeching noise after I put the dvd-r in, so my question is it normal or is it killing my laser. Thanks in advance.

I use this method:

• With the GS2/AR2 disc in your Playstation 2 drive, and the Playstation 2 in standby mode, turn the ps2 on by tapping reset.
• When the GS2/AR2 screen appears, go to Gameshark/Action Replay CODES.
• The next screen is your code list, and you need to select -- New Game --, which was the code we created initially. and press X.
• The next screen is the selected game's codes list, and there is one code, which is -- New Code --. With this highlighted, press X ONCE. This will either check, or uncheck the box, which will force the AR2/GS2 to update the code list later in this process.
• Now press start. The screen you should be seeing will have two options, WITH CODES, or WITHOUT CODES.
• Press the eject button, remove the GameShark 2.0 disc, and place your ORIGINAL DVD-based game in the drive. (Note, this DVD original MUST have an equal, or greater T.O.C. than the DVD-R based game you're wanting to boot.) Close your Playstation 2's drive by pressing eject.
• Wait at least 6-10 seconds for the DVD original to initialize, then select WITH CODES.
• Now you'll have the screen come up that reads, "Start game with codes enabled, Insert disc and press X to start or press O to go back."
• Have your finger ready to press X and ready to hold in EJECT for the v5rmod. Also, have your DVD-R ready to be put in the drive.
• Now, when you are ready... press X and immediately after hold in EJECT for around a second or so until the RESET LED shows Yellow. The screen will give you the message, "Updating Code List". The drive will eject around 1.5 seconds after you hold EJECT in, it will come out QUITE FAST. Then you must remove your original DVD-based game, and place your DVD-R game inside the drive quickly.
• Press Start, then without codes, and finally X to start the game.

what media are you using and what speed are you writting when you create the dvd-r

Might be having a hard time reading the disk

Well, I'm using Apple media and I burn it at 1X. It just make a really loud screeching sound at the boot up of the game, but the rest of time, once the game is boot up, it's fine.

The noise come right after this step:

Now, when you are ready... press X and immediately after hold in EJECT for around a second or so until the RESET LED shows Yellow. The screen will give you the message, "Updating Code List". The drive will eject around 1.5 seconds after you hold EJECT in, it will come out QUITE FAST. Then you must remove your original DVD-based game, and place your DVD-R game inside the drive quickly.

You should be fine with the media this ususally occurs for some cd-r games for me you should be ok though

Well if the game runs fine with no problems then I wouldn't worry.