How To Fix a PS2 Overheating Fan Thats Not Working

If the cooling fan on either a fat or slimline console ps2 is not working, your PlayStation 2 console can overheat and get damaged.

Sometimes the overheating fan on a ps2 console can stop working because of a connector that has become loose from the socket. In order to identify if this is this problem for your ps2 console, you will need to dissemble your console and locate the overheating fan. Once you have located the fan, there will be a 2 pin connector for the fat style ps2 and a 3 pin connector for a slimline ps2, which connects into a socket on the motherboard. Sometimes it can be loose, so make the sure the connector is firmly connected into the socket.

If the overheating fan connector is connected correctly into the socket, using a multimeter check the voltage of the socket were the fan connects into. If the voltage reading is around 5 volts or above, the fan is faulty, if you are getting no voltage displayed on the multimeter screen, there is something wrong with the circuit on the motherboard that provides power to the fan.