PC Engine Duo Read Issue... CD tray cover??

[pceslayer]

Ive been playing through Ys book I and II the past week or so and have been having some horrible read issues with my Duo using a backup (because it won't read my orig grrr!). I was all ready and prepared to do the laser pot adjustments when suddenly my games just worked flawlessly with the unit disassembled. sooo...

My issue is with this pos thing right here!


When it is in place none of my originals boot... at all! On the other hand a damn backup will play 85% of the time, but with issues loading music / audio.

Pop this sucker off and my orig and backups play 100%... wth...

Wth would cause it to do this? Does this mean the laser is possibly scraping up against the tray cover? Can I even find a replacement for this thing?

Vids anyone?

Loading the Sapphire Bootie - cover on and off

Loading a backup of Ys - cover on and off

[nat]

I had an issue with the one on my PC-FX, as well as the one in my standard CD-ROM^2. I just took both of them out, threw them straight in the trash, and never looked back.

I've never operated a Duo without one, but I can't imagine it'd be any different. Somewhere, sometime I seem to recall someone claiming that operating a unit without this piece f*cks something up somehow. That sounds like crazy talk to me, as it is really just a dust & debris shield to protect the drive mechanisms.