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I recently bought a used ps2 at gamestop...the older model. it came with a sony duel shock controller, but when i got it home the controller wouldn't rumble. i thought i must have a bad controller so i exchanged it for another used controller...same problem. i checked the settings on the games (gran turismo 4 and splashdown) and they are both set to vibrate. is there a setting on the box itself that maybe needs to be changed, or have you heard of the console itself going out. everything else seems to be working correctly. i can play the games just fine, but the controller doesn't rumble.
The console contains a fuse which controls the force feedback information (as well as remote control information, etc.). When the fuse blows, which is somewhat common in well-used consoles, the console no longer sends the force-feedback information it reads from the games to the controller and hence the controller doesn't rumble. Since this fuse is located on the motherboard directly, I suggest taking it to a shop. It should be a fairly easy and inexpensive repair. However, if you want to do it yourself there are a number of places where you can buy replacement fuses and fuse diagrams (so you can see which one it is). Since your PS2 is used, it's no longer under warranty anyway. Just be careful because if you don't know what you're doing, you could seriously hurt yourself or destroy your console. Here's a site that sells fuses & diagrams: http://www.saveware.com/ps2_replacement_parts.htm
Thanks!
Helen =)
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Helen Joan Casper
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Ever since I played "Pong" in the early 80's, I've been a video game aficionado. I can answer hardware & games questions about PSP (PlayStation Portable), all PlayStation (1,2,& 3), Wii, Wii Fit, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo, Gameboy/Gameboy Advance, and antiquated systems (ColecoVision, Atari, Sega, etc). I can answer hardware questions about all systems (including PS1 - PS3, Wii, NES, SNES, PSP, DS, GBA, GB, Xbox and Xbox 360). I can also answer PC game questions, especially CounterStrike: Source, Vampire: Bloodlines, Half-Life 1&2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and all Sims & Sims 2 questions. I am ESPECIALLY knowledgeable in Square-Enix (formerly SquareSoft) games such as ALL the Final Fantasy games (I can even tell you really obscure things about these games). If I haven't played the game yet I will research it and help you find the answer, renting the game if necessary. I can even answer questions dealing with the consoles themselves (hardware questions). I cannot answer questions about Action Replay. I cannot answer questions about football, basketball, or wrestling sports games. I also have very limited knowledge about Xbox & Xbox 360 games unless they are cross-platform. If it is an independent game that has not been widely published and/or a game only released in some countries, I may not be able to help with it either (sadly!)
Experience
I currently am employed as a supervisor for a large, national video game retailer. I am also an expert here in games/roleplaying games, weddings, childbirth, and doulas. My husband is a computer programmer and one of the forefront coders for CounterStrike: Source scripts & mods. He has his own forums for coders/scripters at Mattie.Info. I have been an expert here since 2000 (under the name of Helen Chipman) and also volunteer on numerous other game-related websites and forums.
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