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PS4 eject button always thinks drive is empty

I’ve got a PS4 I’m trying to diagnose. Even with a disc in the drive, when you press the eject button, it just beeps 3 times like there’s no disc in there.


I’ve taken it completely apart and reassembled it. I’ve cleaned the contact pad on the daughter board connected to the disc drive with IPA and made sure it was making good contact. The ribbon cables all appear to be seated properly.


You can still eject the disc by using the controller menu, even though it sticks a little when ejecting, it does still completely eject the disc. Games will apparently still play just fine as well.


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Hi There!

So.. In the menu you can eject the disk and when you press the physical button on the drive it’s not ejecting the disk, right? My advise is to check the buttons and the rollers. But it’s difficult to buy such specific parts… Is there anyway to test with another drive?

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Unfortunately no, I don't have another drive to test with. And yes, you are correct with your summation. When you press the eject button with a disc in the drive, it just beeps 3 times. Which is what it does when it's empty. I've checked the connection from the button itself to the contact pad on the daughter board. I haven't disassembled the drive itself because it looks way too complicated and I'm worried I wouldn't be able to re-assemble it correctly.

I've heard the problem may be on that daughter board, but they are paired to the drive, so even though they are cheap (under 10 bucks), it won't work without the matching drive. A new drive costs around $50. The components on the daughter board are WAY too small for me to de-solder a faulty component.

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@poehitman Yes it could be the daughterboard of the drive it self. If this is the case it will be difficult to fix it. The only way to repair it is with soldering, but first you need to determine what component is faulty. Is it possible to bring it in somewhere for repair? They probably could also run some tests.

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