Ive got a first gen PS2 also. Its crapped out on me several times. What I did was open it up (take the little squares off, then the screws) then the first time. I got a razor out and slowly opened up the drive, whiped off the lense, and put the drive back in and screwed it all up. Now when it goes out I just open it up. I use my glasses screwdriver and a qtip with acetone on it now. It works
