I just had the same issue yesterday and looked at a couple of forums, then watched a couple of videos including yours that involved tightening the manual eject screw. You, however, not only listed the 4 methods but showed them. Thank you so much.
@@thelegendandregomes1258 if you have the newer ps4 the screw is behind the hard drive u have to push the drive out a few inches there’s even a sign showing what direction to turn the screw
I honestly want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! My little brother was freaking out and because of you I don’t have to hear him cry anymore! Thank you!
It's 12-23-2019 and "updating my PS4 from safe mode" did it. I was honestly thinking about skipping that one cause I thought that sounds like a ridiculous fix to such an issue but it worked for me. Thanks over 9,000 my friend.
This is fantastic thank you! Mine was the screw. If you aren't sure about this the screw is soft. It wont tighten BUT turn the screw clockwise for about 40 seconds and you should be good to go.
Thank you for your well-researched and excellently put-together guide. Power cycling worked for me (1st issue since launch) and the visuals (video/images) are extremely easy to follow. Thanks again!!
My buddy leant me his ps4 he hasn't used in years with some games. I was panicking because I thought I broke it, but this video helped me figure out the issue and repair it. Thanks so much
BROOOO, I HAD JUST TAKEN APART MY PS4 TO CLEAN IT OUT AND WHEN I HAD PUT IT BACK TOGETHER IT WOULDNT ACCEPT THE DISK! I NEVER THOUGHT THIS VIDEO WOULD'VE HELPED BUT THE SCREW THING ACTUALLY WORKED THANK YOU SO MUUUUCH! YOU ARE A GOD!
Omg yes the last fix actually worked! Thought my whole drive was bad. Could not get my drive to stop spitting out the discs after forcefully putting them in all the way and not hitting eject button. Had this problem for 2 years and #4 worked for me in minutes. Thanks so much!
Trapgodsquidward the one he mentions at 2:05 it's not actually a "loose screw" as described by the OP though, it's a manual way of driving the mechanism that was deliberately put there by Sony. Turning it anti/counterclockwise will remove a stuck disc, turning it clockwise probably has the effect of resetting the mechanism. It's a black plastic cross screw head that should take no effort to turn, but you'll have to turn it for quite a while as it's a slow process. (for every turn of a screwdriver the disc would only move a few millimetres)
Guys I have a fix, open the side piece that can be removed. Put a little screw in the little hole on the side that lets you take out discs manually and just push the screw down while doing some circular motions. While you’re doing that try putting the disc in.
Amazing commentary and very easy explanation, you're a legend my friend!! I forgot to mention I decided just to try and do step 3 with the update and it foxed straight away. I know my screws aren't loose because I used to open it up for regular dust cleaning. Thank you so much.
@@Marc._.vidal10785 I use a compressed can air duster. It comes with a little straw tube thing so you can blow out the hard to get dust, and also a cloth for any bigger surfaces but theres quite a few small cracks that gets harder to clean with a cloth. If your ps4 or 5 sounds like a jet engine then this'll fix it. Mine has always been quiet, hope that helps.
THANK YOU SO MUCH everybody that makes videos about this problem make you open the ENTIRE PS4 but this one actually shows what to do and does it right and very fast
Oh my god, you're actually amazing. I love you I've subscribed and liked this video. Honestly you put alot of effort into making this video and it WILL pay off. Thank you so much, you not only told us the fixes, but even went to the extent of showing us. I sincerely thank you. :)
Turning the screw worked for me thanks man. A quick note: For me the screw didn't actually get tighter but don't be alarmed. Keep turning it for about 30 seconds and you'll feel slight resistance. After that it should work.
My PS4 just did this out of nowhere.. so tried to tighten the screw, but it’s loose af and won’t even tighten. :/ so I forced it in, and it seemed to work so far! Dope Video man✊
my ps4 makes noises like rocks ate getting thrown around in the ps4 the after a couple of minutes it will say disc may be damaged or dirty it seems to do it with most of my discs help would be appreciated
I kid you not, the first step worked. I'd say you don't need to hold the power button in step one. But I don't work at Sony so, heck if I know! Thanks man.
Cheers for the info mate. My issue was the screw. Tried tightening it but wouldn't screw completely tight, just kept turning but put the ps4 back together and it took the disc! Legend!
The screw, in my case, is totally loose and even when I try to push it in and turn it won't tighten up no matter what side I turn it to. The weird part is that the console is accepting the discs now. Anyway thanks, your video was helpful somehow.
@@fbrleaks4854 yea it wasnt accepting my red dead 2 disc. So i tried step 4 straight away and just tried to push it in XD . That didnt work and I found this video, table all the cables off and holding my finger on the power button seemed to do it. I didnt need to update
bro thank you so much i was ready to get my PS4 to service, i would probably pay over 20 euros just for the manual eject screw, playing with a disc and the screw fixed it just fine, awesome vid
Tried to tighten the screw , thing still bounces up and down but I put everything back on anyway , started up my game it finally took in my disc but when I tried to start the game it ejected right out.....
I’ve done all these plus took it apart to look at the disc drive. Nothing was stuck or out of place. I’ve even tried cleaning the rollers off with rubbing alcohol but nothing works :|
Dude thank you I had my PlayStation 4 for so long and it just started doing this to me now and I looked at another video and it wanted me to take it all apart but you really help me man thank you
I'm still not sure what I did I just followed all of your suggestions and pretty much did them all and now all of a sudden after forcing it in just a little bit the disc then I was able to get it to work and it seems okay thanks a lot man I think you just saved my day and my PlayStation
Yoda Open up the ps4, only the bottom plastic. Three screws at the back of the ps4 then you will see a small piece of metal thats connected to the eject button on the inside of that bottom plastic. Just remove that small metal piece, I just pulled on it and it came right off. You can also use some scotch tape and tape it off to stop the flow of electricity or whatever but what's the point? Problem solved. Eject button won't ever work again but you can just eject from the menu screen. Hope it helps.
@@ZTMusic7might just fuck it and buy a new one i've had it since 2014 and it ain't worth it trying to fix these tideous issues and then having to pay £40 to get it repaired. Sony are defo patching the capability for these type of issues to be fixed and are designing consoles to bream. They ain't supposed to last long and when a new console comes out they defo break them through patches. Might just buy a new one fuck it everything is shit.
magica123 for sure man i would. i only purchased my playstation in 2018 and it just stopped working for no reason whatsoever, i had not damaged the console at all, it just stopped working out of no where so i had to buy a new one. i’m not sure what to do with the old one as i don’t want to throw it away as it is still fully functional apart from the disc drive not accepting discs so it’s hard to sell.
@@ZTMusic7 yh but tbh I've my PS4 since 2014 and ultimately it's a machine and machines breaks and require maintenance so I'm glad it lasted this long but if these issues wouldn't of occurred I could of saved like £200
Found the screw lads but that's wasn't the issue. I had to delete and reinstall the game, for some reason it wasn't reading the disc but now it's fine.
The Dead Gamer same man I even took mine apart to looks at the disc drive but nothing was out of place must just be the lasers might need a entirely new PS4
Wow! 3 out of 4 methods were not working ! And I was at the end of my road about to give up but I found that screw and although I did not feel it tighten after constantly screwing it clockwise for a good 5 minutes I put it back together powered up and it instantly took my blu ray disc I was trying to watch. Amazing! Great tutorial man !
I just had the same issue yesterday and looked at a couple of forums, then watched a couple of videos including yours that involved tightening the manual eject screw. You, however, not only listed the 4 methods but showed them. Thank you so much.
Tightening something that doesn't exist . Great idea
@@thelegendandregomes1258 if you have the newer ps4 the screw is behind the hard drive u have to push the drive out a few inches there’s even a sign showing what direction to turn the screw
@@JoseChavez-lt7ix No b
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@@thelegendandregomes1258 stfu its there it was underneath some plastic on my ps4 but I got to it and it worked
Love when videos get straight to the point and not ramble on uselessly. Good Work helped me with my issue.
I honestly want to thank you from the bottom of my heart! My little brother was freaking out and because of you I don’t have to hear him cry anymore! Thank you!
Incredibly, gently forcing the disk in and then ejecting it ACTUALLY FIXED IT, AFTER ALL ELSE FAILED. Lifesaver. Thank you so much man.
Lol I’m scared it might suck it in
LMFAO I DID WHAT YOU SAID AND IT WORKED YOU FOOL
@@xxyoutube_ogxx6656 me too 🤣
A simple restart also fixed the issue
Bruh I tried it and it didn’t work
You are the best, I finally found a video that doesn’t involve going inside my PlayStation. Thank you.
I had the same issue just now and I must say that if it wasn’t for your tutorial, I wouldn’t be able to fix it that fast. Cheers to you, my friend!
ty man the power cycle works so does the like button
NightShade 2K2 same here thx for the vid bro
NightShade 2K2 i cant
manage to get the power cycle to work no light or sound?
I cant either
Same here once I left it it started going back in I was like nonono
Yeah power cycle didn’t work for me. Trying system update now
It's 12-23-2019 and "updating my PS4 from safe mode" did it. I was honestly thinking about skipping that one cause I thought that sounds like a ridiculous fix to such an issue but it worked for me. Thanks over 9,000 my friend.
No not that ive noticed at least and now 7 months later my ps4 is still working great with no issues ever since
Rob Miller man can u tell me if it actually works I just got fifa 21 pls 😔😔🤧🤧🥺🥺
I’m doing that rn. Hopefully it solves my issue
Nothing's happening for power cycle no sound no beep
It's fucked then
K.J. Lemoine just keep doing it my didn’t do it I just held it with out click and it worked
@@karazami6594 What does power cycle do does it delete your saved data?
Trevor Philips it doesnt
@@karazami6594 Thanks
Bought a refurbished PS4 and was not accepting disc. Kiddos were very disappointed but I found your video and was able to fix it. Thank you
Straight forward laud and clear steps. Thank you. My son is so proud of me but I gave you all the credit man
This is fantastic thank you!
Mine was the screw.
If you aren't sure about this the screw is soft. It wont tighten BUT turn the screw clockwise for about 40 seconds and you should be good to go.
Thank you for your well-researched and excellently put-together guide. Power cycling worked for me (1st issue since launch) and the visuals (video/images) are extremely easy to follow. Thanks again!!
My buddy leant me his ps4 he hasn't used in years with some games. I was panicking because I thought I broke it, but this video helped me figure out the issue and repair it. Thanks so much
was wondering why my disc wouldnt go in, turns out I still had the minecraft disc still inside
Same🤣
@ITS_G lmaoo 😂 😂
You BAKA!!!🤣😂🤣😂
Lol
LMFAO
BROOOO, I HAD JUST TAKEN APART MY PS4 TO CLEAN IT OUT AND WHEN I HAD PUT IT BACK TOGETHER IT WOULDNT ACCEPT THE DISK! I NEVER THOUGHT THIS VIDEO WOULD'VE HELPED BUT THE SCREW THING ACTUALLY WORKED THANK YOU SO MUUUUCH! YOU ARE A GOD!
Bro the update method and tightening the screw helped me very much even my brother said that I’m a genius. Thank u very much
Same on me!
Omg yes the last fix actually worked! Thought my whole drive was bad. Could not get my drive to stop spitting out the discs after forcefully putting them in all the way and not hitting eject button. Had this problem for 2 years and #4 worked for me in minutes. Thanks so much!
Tightening the screw did it. Thanks man!
SparkyGol which screw
SparkyGol which screw is it
Trapgodsquidward the one he mentions at 2:05 it's not actually a "loose screw" as described by the OP though, it's a manual way of driving the mechanism that was deliberately put there by Sony. Turning it anti/counterclockwise will remove a stuck disc, turning it clockwise probably has the effect of resetting the mechanism.
It's a black plastic cross screw head that should take no effort to turn, but you'll have to turn it for quite a while as it's a slow process. (for every turn of a screwdriver the disc would only move a few millimetres)
SparkyGol how long did it take iv been doing it for 20 minutes
Greenblur gamer shouldn't take that long. Took me about 45 seconds. Maybe try the other direction?
Guys I have a fix, open the side piece that can be removed.
Put a little screw in the little hole on the side that lets you take out discs manually and just push the screw down while doing some circular motions. While you’re doing that try putting the disc in.
Amazing commentary and very easy explanation, you're a legend my friend!!
I forgot to mention I decided just to try and do step 3 with the update and it foxed straight away. I know my screws aren't loose because I used to open it up for regular dust cleaning. Thank you so much.
How do you clean the dust?
@@Marc._.vidal10785 I use a compressed can air duster. It comes with a little straw tube thing so you can blow out the hard to get dust, and also a cloth for any bigger surfaces but theres quite a few small cracks that gets harder to clean with a cloth. If your ps4 or 5 sounds like a jet engine then this'll fix it. Mine has always been quiet, hope that helps.
THANK YOU SO MUCH everybody that makes videos about this problem make you open the ENTIRE PS4 but this one actually shows what to do and does it right and very fast
I got a sledgehammer hammer to it and it stopped spitting the discs out 😀
Hahahahhaha
Damn why didint i think if that
Oh I see that’s why it wasn’t working for me I forgot the sledgehammer
James Carrie HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Well mate i tried it out and umm lets say my dad got the belt out 🤨😵
I hadn't bought a new game in a while and decided to buy a disc. My disc drive didn't work. Power cycling method worked for me.
Thanks for the tip!
Oh my god, you're actually amazing. I love you I've subscribed and liked this video. Honestly you put alot of effort into making this video and it WILL pay off. Thank you so much, you not only told us the fixes, but even went to the extent of showing us. I sincerely thank you. :)
Finally a person who includes multiple ways to fix it ty
Turning the screw worked for me thanks man.
A quick note: For me the screw didn't actually get tighter but don't be alarmed. Keep turning it for about 30 seconds and you'll feel slight resistance. After that it should work.
It worked man, the screwdriver way helped me. Felt like a real engineer after fixing it haha! Thanks!
Just what I needed. I tightened the screw and it worked! Thank you!
I did all 4, i think screwing the screw fixed it but would do all steps first just in case to assure no damage to consol. great video. thank you :D
"Tightening" the screw worked. Great manual!!!
Mine just keeps spinning
@@laronaanthonymoipopi9312 u on a pro?
@@shadowboi5906 No but fixed the problem turns out I had to put the disc in first then tighten the screw
My PS4 just did this out of nowhere.. so tried to tighten the screw, but it’s loose af and won’t even tighten. :/ so I forced it in, and it seemed to work so far! Dope Video man✊
I seriously dropped my system and it fixed 😂
did it break destiny because that game caused this to happen
Adam Digweed Dude the same thing happened to me
Adam Digweed same to me
Wow your pretty freaking lucky I would have guessed that you would have had to buy a new one
Jaquan Mullen really?
I want to say THANK YOU. The one were you tighten the screw was the only step that worked like a charm.. thank you buddy
Yooo thank you so much you deserve this 👑👑🔥🔥
2021
You made my day! I tried all the other three methods and didnt work. I tightened the screw and IT WORKS! THANKS MATE FOR YOUR HELP!
my ps4 makes noises like rocks ate getting thrown around in the ps4 the after a couple of minutes it will say disc may be damaged or dirty it seems to do it with most of my discs help would be appreciated
same
bradley jennings exactly the same it dosent work on cod aw
same
i have that too and only my gta won't work
It does it for all discs I have except the ones I have installed how do I fix
This was from 5 years ago and you're still helping a brotha out. Thanks man
Thanks so much man! The software update in safe mode did it for me! I couldn’t insert any disc in my ps4!
Power Cycled, heard no click or light. Turned it back on and it worked! Thanks so much Man!
the update took 8 mins.......... BRUH XDDDDDD I LOVE GOD
Dark Ness took me 20 rip
Tightening the screw worked too! I’m so happy now! Thanks for the helpful video. Keep it up
When I opened it my shit was all dusty
Call me Daddy lol
Oh man, i tried everything and finally the force did it.
Forced it 70% in two times and the third time the ps4 finally took the disk.
Cheers.
My PS4 doesent let me put disc inside someone help also there is no disc stuck
JidanGamer_PS4 did you find a way to make it accept it, having the same problem
JidanGamer_PS4 i need this too.
JidanGamer_PS4 same
Not been working for a month and a half now
JidanGamer_PS4 n
I kid you not, the first step worked. I'd say you don't need to hold the power button in step one. But I don't work at Sony so, heck if I know! Thanks man.
Thank. I open up the ps4 and clean everything and it didn’t work then I tried this and it worked. Thanks.
Which one worked?
MY GUY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, I TIGHTENED THE SCREW AND IT WORKED UR A LEGEND, HEAVEN IS WAITING FOR U.
The very first method worked! I would lik to marry you now. But really, thank you!
Forrest Gardner bruh your five
@@Appalachian-Exploration lol
@@elijahgray4646 yes.
Indians are gonna love this comment
Same
Step one worked for me! I didn't hear a click or a beep but when I turned the PS4 back on it finally started accepting discs again
And its a coincidence because this video was uploaded on my birthday😂
Cheers for the info mate. My issue was the screw. Tried tightening it but wouldn't screw completely tight, just kept turning but put the ps4 back together and it took the disc! Legend!
Bro it was the screw! Thank you so much
Honestly didn't think it was going to do anything, but literally the first option worked right away for me. Thanks so much
The screw, in my case, is totally loose and even when I try to push it in and turn it won't tighten up no matter what side I turn it to. The weird part is that the console is accepting the discs now.
Anyway thanks, your video was helpful somehow.
Something2day Yeah the screw never gets tight, but it work for some reason
Mine doesn't have the screw
Thanks. I thought I broke my ps4 but I looked it up and found this video.
Just saved my ass from taking apart the whole damn thing who knew Turing it off and turning it back on really worked that well
Tightening the screw underneath the cover worked perfectly for mine. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks so much great advice. Still works in july 2019!!
hi bro what was your problem like it wasnt accepting discs but were you able to update your ps4?
@@fbrleaks4854 yea it wasnt accepting my red dead 2 disc. So i tried step 4 straight away and just tried to push it in XD . That didnt work and I found this video, table all the cables off and holding my finger on the power button seemed to do it. I didnt need to update
Took*
Thank you so much! I haven't played the ps4 in years because i can't insert a cd. Turns out it's just an unscrewed manual eject screw.
My screw just keeps spinning
Same
bro thank you so much i was ready to get my PS4 to service, i would probably pay over 20 euros just for the manual eject screw, playing with a disc and the screw fixed it just fine, awesome vid
It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so freaking much!!!! 😄😄😄😄
Specifically the screw one 😊
Tried to tighten the screw , thing still bounces up and down but I put everything back on anyway , started up my game it finally took in my disc but when I tried to start the game it ejected right out.....
What if my bo3 is stuck inside my ps4 slim and it makes the grinding noise when I try to eject it any help?
Do thr manual eject
Thank god forcing the disc eject worked
Thx man It worked my problem was the screw
The screw trick worked for me! Thanks for the video and great tips!
I’ve done all these plus took it apart to look at the disc drive. Nothing was stuck or out of place. I’ve even tried cleaning the rollers off with rubbing alcohol but nothing works :|
I did the same thing. :(
Same
You’re the Man got my system goin after a simple reset and some patience
I don’t see the Screw you’re talking about
I don't see it either
The screw is only for the 1st versions of ps4. If u had slim r pro then there is a different method i guess
I have the OG Ps4
I have the OG PS4 ion see it
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Was panicking thinking I was gunna have to spend £125 to fix it but the screw trick worked, cheers bro
Nice! the safe mode update worked for me, nice informative vid you got a sub :))
Dude thank you I had my PlayStation 4 for so long and it just started doing this to me now and I looked at another video and it wanted me to take it all apart but you really help me man thank you
the update worked thanks man
Thanks man I used the safe mode step and it’s updating the software.You have just earned a new subscriber
thank u so much this helped out I'm ganja like and sub
I'm still not sure what I did I just followed all of your suggestions and pretty much did them all and now all of a sudden after forcing it in just a little bit the disc then I was able to get it to work and it seems okay thanks a lot man I think you just saved my day and my PlayStation
Omg it fixed it thank you so much
Fyi the first 1 worked
Tightening the manual eject screw worked for me! Thank you so much!
My still wont work even after I screwed at the rigth direction tell me what to do!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yoda Open up the ps4, only the bottom plastic. Three screws at the back of the ps4 then you will see a small piece of metal thats connected to the eject button on the inside of that bottom plastic. Just remove that small metal piece, I just pulled on it and it came right off. You can also use some scotch tape and tape it off to stop the flow of electricity or whatever but what's the point? Problem solved. Eject button won't ever work again but you can just eject from the menu screen. Hope it helps.
Yeah i know and it didin't work so we had to sent it into repair
Congratulations you have been selected among the shortlisted winner's for the ongoing ps5 giveaway What'sapp the number above ^^^^^^^^^^^^👆
I just tried methods #1 & #4 and it fixed the problem....thanks!!!
This was a great video but I tried everything that he said and it still doesn't work
Tightenin the screw works like a charm in 2021 ... thanks bro ... a life saver method
my ps4 wont let me play only one game but lets me play other games SOME ONE HELP!!!!!!
Maruo Odisho Buy a new disc of the game it won't accept?
batman before u replied i actually got a new disc and it worked
I did the first 3 steps all in one go and that seems to have worked for me, thanks.
i got an ‘error has occurred’ screen when i software update my ps4. anyone else got this issue?
Same, any luck resolving the issue?
magica123 no luck so far. i’ve had to purchase a new playstation.
@@ZTMusic7might just fuck it and buy a new one i've had it since 2014 and it ain't worth it trying to fix these tideous issues and then having to pay £40 to get it repaired. Sony are defo patching the capability for these type of issues to be fixed and are designing consoles to bream. They ain't supposed to last long and when a new console comes out they defo break them through patches. Might just buy a new one fuck it everything is shit.
magica123 for sure man i would. i only purchased my playstation in 2018 and it just stopped working for no reason whatsoever, i had not damaged the console at all, it just stopped working out of no where so i had to buy a new one. i’m not sure what to do with the old one as i don’t want to throw it away as it is still fully functional apart from the disc drive not accepting discs so it’s hard to sell.
@@ZTMusic7 yh but tbh I've my PS4 since 2014 and ultimately it's a machine and machines breaks and require maintenance so I'm glad it lasted this long but if these issues wouldn't of occurred I could of saved like £200
Option 3 fixed my PS4! Thank you so much!! You the real MVP my dude 😎🔥
Mines had a nickle stuck into the slot!
StealthyCube is it working now?
StealthyCube lmaoo
F
Congratulations you have been selected among the shortlisted winner's for the ongoing ps5 giveaway What'sapp the number above ^^^^^^^^^^^^👆
The screw thing (although it really can’t be tightened) did it for me. Thanks
i tried every step and NONE of them worked my Grand Theft Auto still says unrecognized disc
Ik how u feel
Check for scratches on the ps4 ring near the hole of the disc. There might be cracks or scratches thats why it’s not being recognized
Micro Black I swear the same thing 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Same here with Grand theft auto !
I didnt have a bit small enough to tighten the screw but just taking off the top cover made it work for me.
Mine dont take a disc
Steven's Crew same
None of these worked for me, I turned it off it came back on ejected disc, now it won't take a disc
You talk dumbly
sticking the disk in and out really does help.thx man
my ps4 doesn't have that screw lol
run_crywolf u have the cuh-1200 model
run_crywolf ur ps4 may be dusty when you blow of the dust you should see it.
Found the screw lads but that's wasn't the issue. I had to delete and reinstall the game, for some reason it wasn't reading the disc but now it's fine.
George Pletsas my ps4 doesn't have it either were should it be
CloutCollecter is yours the first module ? Or the one that doesn't have the touch on switch ? Not the press one
Tightening the screw worked for me , so did the like button!
thank you
Thanks so much, your video methods were the only one actually working.
I tried all of these and it still didnt work
The Dead Gamer same man I even took mine apart to looks at the disc drive but nothing was out of place must just be the lasers might need a entirely new PS4
D Davis think I need one too. Rom drive won't reset.
Wow! 3 out of 4 methods were not working ! And I was at the end of my road about to give up but I found that screw and although I did not feel it tighten after constantly screwing it clockwise for a good 5 minutes I put it back together powered up and it instantly took my blu ray disc I was trying to watch. Amazing! Great tutorial man !