Mine has been doing it lately, I turned on it's side and it seems to help for now. This will definitely be the next step if it happens again, might go ahead and do it anyway
I've got this problem after a couple of months (old PS4 but it lasted this long). Finally able to sleep without PS4 waking me up in the middle of the night!
fr i only saw like three videos for this fix but were all temporary. i wonder why this video never came up especially since it was in 2016. makes you think if youtube hiding more stuff from us 😤
This problem was driving me crazy, I’d literally tried every tip/fix that I’d read online and none of them worked. Until I followed your advice. I can’t tell you how relieved I am that my PS4 doesn’t spit discs out mid game anymore. Thank you so much for your advice! You sir are a hero 🙌🏻
Been an hour since I applied tape. So far it works! Update: One month later and it still works 1yr? Update: Still works lol 2yr Update: Still works. No random disc ejections. Also recently bought a ps5 finally
This video saved me from breaking my PS4 to buy a new one, that is great appreciated. For anyone like me who is not usually a person who fixes thing the Torx is a “electrical” size T8 make sure it has the small hole in the middle. Hope this helps anyone!
Had the same issue a few years ago, tried a lot of different things, then found this video, put some scotch tape over the sensor, and it never ejected any discs or beeped annoyingly ever again. I solved the issue over a year ago, but I came over here to say thanks! You saved me a lot of frustration, seeing as how I use my PS4 every single day for professional means. :)
4 years looking for a solid solution and I have finally stumbled on your video. I do not know how the RU-vid algorithm didn’t pick it up earlier! Thanks for this!
first of all, thank you so much because this actually works! it's been weeks and my ps4 hasn't ejected the disc at all so I can confidently claim that it'll never happen again. second of all, this actually made me walk into a home depot and purchase a tool to fix the damn thing myself which in and of itself is pretty incredible so thank you for that
Thank you so much for this! Two years of discs ejecting mid-game and incessant beeping has been resolved! I tweaked your fix a little. Instead of covering the sensor, I taped down the metal arm.
I just did this fix today and will be commenting back with an update after a few months or so. Thanks for taking your time and uploading this fix 🙏🏼 I hated hearing the disk drive go off while sleeping.
Holy crap. After over a year of dealing with this problem off and on it started beeping and ejecting literally nonstop for the last few weeks. I had tried all of the suggested fixes (aside from the scratch thing) and was seconds away from throwing my PS4 through my TV after it ejected Dark Souls 3 just when I was finally about to finish off a boss that I was attempting for what felt like the 10th time. Fortunately I was able to chill out, find your video among a lot of other useless/sketchy solutions, and perform the operation. I just did it a few hours ago, but the fact that it has gone even this long without tormenting me is a miracle. I also like the fact that it can easily be undone if necessary. I never comment on anything but had to in this case because this video saved me some serious frustration and possibly a good bit of money too - thank you for your service sir.
+Alexander Lukens Man, thanks for commenting! I totally felt the same way, so when I figured this fix out I made this video hoping others in that situation would find it. :) You're very welcome. Glad I could help!
With the new consoles releasing this year, we felt trapped into waiting for the launch and just living a mundane life without DOA Xtreme 3 Scarlet. But this fixed it! Thank you!
Did this yesterday after almost throwing my ps4 out of the window. Good thing I didn't, I thought to myself "maybe there is a way to disable the function", but I never thought It would have to be through hardware. So I came across this video, and a problem arose, in which I didn`t have the appropriate tool for the screws, but I was so pissed at the moment I was willing to break them. But a pointy knife was the solution for the screws, a lot of pressure and the screws went away with just a little trouble. So far the PS4 is working great, no more ejecting. Thanks dude, you deserve a medal.
+Fernando Cardoso Silveira Glad it worked for you! Yeah, luckily those security screws are short, so they're not too hard to get out. Thanks for leaving a comment!
+Fernando Cardoso Silveira Glad it worked for you! Yeah, luckily those security screws are short, so they're not too hard to get out. Thanks for leaving a comment!
ooooh that was awesome idea, because of this issue i start to download from the ps store to play without of any interruption. thaaaanx dude, from now add one fan to ur list
+I jeddel99 I Does it have a button you have to press to eject, or do you only have to touch it? This fix should work as long as you have touch sensitive buttons.
Had a RU-vid account for many years and never feel compelled to comment on anything but this is ridiculous. Nearly 3 years my Playstation has done this. I’d fallen for the Playstation official method of messing with the rotating screw (despite having googled how it was put together to see what the screw done so knowing full well it was achieving nothing) which SEEMED to work. You are a life-saver and this is easily the most accessible and well presented tutorial videos I’ve ever seen. Genuinely thank you.
Awww man, I've tried so many of those "solutions" that you've talked about in the video and neither of them worked until' I did this one. I know it works because when I press the eject button manually, it doesn't eject the disc, but that's ok because I can eject through the application. I've been trying to fix this problem for like the pass 2 months & you my friend are the truth. Thanks a million.
I can not thank you enough, I have tried this method and my PlayStation has not auto ejected in 3 days which is a record. You have earned a subscriber!!
I've had this problem for 2-3 years now. Every time I would search how to fix it, I would only get the reddit thread to lift up the PS4. Thank you bud! I knew there had to be a way to disable the button. I just didn't know how complicated it would be.
Love you! Been suffering with this for months, I was too scared to open up my PS4 and tried every other method to no success. Only one that works! 10/10!
Hey man, just wanted to show my appreciation after the fix. Mine has been doing it for ~2 years and the belt drive is extremely worn and it was actually struggling to pull the disc back in so I knew I needed to finally fix the console. So yeah this is a permanent fix and so simple I'm actually baffled as to why won't didn't do a recall.
I am from Hong Kong. I bought a day-1 PS4 for my son and the annoying disc ejecting problem occurred frequently since about two years ago. My son was mad with it when he was in the middle of online FIFA game, which virtually is the only game he plays with the PS4. Today, I saw your video and have just performed the fix accordingly. Hope it will be a permanent fix. When I was young, Sony used to be a very prestigious brand. Now, it is sad to see the big name faded to such a level. It is a totally unacceptable flaw which shows that Sony rushed out the product without thorough testing. Apart from hardware issue, couldn't the designers of the console do anything in software aspects to disable disc ejection while in the middle of a game? When the problem happens, it will make you look like surrendering to your opponent.
This happened on my day one ps3 then I got a later brand where you physically had to push in the button. Irk why they went back to this thing where you barely touch it and it elects bc they did the same thing as ps3. They made a leather gen ps4 where you have to physically press the eject button in. I guess they did a repeat of the ps3 to make ppl buy another system down the line? But lucky for ppl, we have this guy that made this video that solved the problem.
Awesome video. Been looking for a solution for months and this is the only thing that worked! Thank you so much for posting this. Pro tip: The screws require a T9 SECURITY torx bit. Make sure it's the correct size and that it's security (i.e. that it has the hole in the center of the bit).
Thanks for the tip! Opened it up and instead of covering the contact point, I cleaned the dust out from the area behind the eject button. Been a full day without the dreaded beeping so far. Will definitely cover it if it starts up again.
You've just saved my life with this. I got RDR2 and in the last few days I couldn't even play 10 minutes without the console ejecting the disc. It's happened a few times here and there through the years (first day purchase), but nothing like has happened lately. I tried every "tip" (remove rubber band, switch off and on, etc) but your method seem to be definitive, used a flat screwdriver and it worked just fine. Thank you so much, I just gave a BIG like and subscribed, it's the least I can do. :D
Just got my torx screws in the mail today bought electrical tape and done the deed bro.... IT FREAKING WORKED!!!! havnt had a auto eject problem all day sure its only been a day but do you realize that 22$ just saved me 2 or 3 hundred 1000 thumbs up
Thanks for posting this video, it works. I went through and gave a like on all your videos to hopefully help out your channel. As someone who puts effort into your videos, you should have a lot more views! It's a shame that RU-vid doesn't do a better job of promoting them. But maybe that will change in the future. Thanks again!
Yo I wanna thank you so much for putting this video out! My ps4 would eject disc randomly and even just beep over and over again when it was off. I taped that stupid little piece off and all my problems are gone! Thought my laser went bad again or something (changed my self) thanks man, you saved me from throwing my ps4 against the wall lol
Saw this video a while back, was putting it off until recently when I got fed up with the constant ejecting on my 4 year old machine. Actually a pretty easy and reliable fix, all you need is a torx head or flat head of the right size and some scotch tape and it's as easy as that. Thanks for the tip 👍
I KNEW IT, first there was a problem with their wireless controllers because there was no real wire, now theres a problem with their eject button causing discs to eject out all on their own because there is no real button. Maby Sony and PS need to go back to the days when they used REAL wire and REAL buttons that worked forever without a headache ever.
You sir are the absolute best. I tried every single method on the internet. Even brought it in for repair and they told me my ps4 is “unfixable”. Tried this method and all my woes are gone. Now I don’t have to purchase a new one.
First time commenting on a RU-vid video. I bought a secondhand PS4 for cheap because the owner said it won’t stop ejecting discs. I was able to fix the problem in less than 10mins. Thank you bro! 👏🏻
You just saved me. Had tried every other fix and none of them were working. Was thinking about just buying a new one. I and my wallet thank you. LIFESAVER!!!
Pablo Escalante strip it down and apply new thermal paste and clean the fans while your at it. I had to do it for ghost of tsushima, it sounded like a jet engine
You are a God. I've been having this problem for 8 months now. I thought about this and started searching for videos of people that tried it. Your video is the first I saw. Thank you soon much
You figured it out good job I kept hoping through a software update they would give the option to deactivate the eject button and like you stated eject with the remove disc software option instead
Fixed my problem, thanks alot, mine just start having this problem, I got a day one console, this is the only problem I've ever had with my ps4. Again thanks for the video.
Walter White same here with my day one console. just started happening to me yesterday and I was wondering why cause I had no disc in and I hardly use discs lately. But the PS4 has been pretty reliable all this time I must say. Good to know it's a relatively easy fix and I haven't completely lost the disc drive
I know this is a relatively old video but I just wanna let you know That In 2022 this fixed the issue. I really appreciate your step by step guide. Helped a ton.
I just did this!! I've had enough!!! I'll leave this in my favs and come back later to comment the results! Thank you very much! Update: it's been almost a couple of weeks. I finished God Of War without any ejection! Thank you for this video, really! Greetings from Colombia!
Just dropping in to give you ALL the kudos man, I have a launch PS4 still and it started doing this recently. It literally woke me up in the middle of the night last night after I completely turned it off, it was just beeping constantly trying to eject a disc that wasn’t even in there anymore. Woke up this morning, popped some electric tape over that sensor and I’m all good again! You’re the best!
Haha RU-vid recommended this to me again, after having already watched this years before :D Didn't remember if I left a comment then, but thank you for making this help video!
Thank you! I couldn’t take twisting that screw one more time. I’ve never been more happy to disable a feature on a console before, but it’s 100% worth it to stop discs from ejecting every time I want to play a game.
I am literally subscribing because of this video. You have cured this plague that has been haunting my PS4 for so long. I’m so happy to have finally resolved this dumb problem. THANK YOU!
OMG FKEN GOD I LOVE YOU. I CAN FINALLY FUCKEN PLAY GAMES WITHOUT WANTING TO PUNCH A MIDGET. I BEEN LOOKING FOR SO LONG FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I CAN FUCKEN KISS YOU.
I got 10 minutes into RDR2 and the disk ejected, forcing me to start again. Taking the rubber foot off worked temporarily last year, but I think is time for me to use a real fix.
@@nivaneh1010 it's the only solution that works, you can also do the same thing for the power button if it keeps turning off on it's own like mine, both my buttons are taped and my ps4 has been working perfect for years.
@@lyhthegreat I'm not going to tape mine I'm just gonna bend back the metal thing that keeps touching the sensor. I want to be able to use the eject button and additionally, if I ever want to sell it then I want it in peak condition.
@@nivaneh1010 you can remove the tape and it would be back to the way it was originally..imo taping the chip is the least harmful way to fix this issue.
RuthlessTyrant its not a faulty product, its just the normal issues with capacitive buttons. Mine was being triggered by dust inside the system in that spot where it connects to the board.
God I wish I had found this video 2 years ago. This is the only fix that truly worked. Tried all the others without remedy: Remove rubber, have PS4 stand, firmware update (including the necessary backup of all data), etc. etc.
I can't believe this video has been on RU-vid for YEARS..and I've been searching for a permanent fix for YEARS.. and yet somehow I JUST NOW FOUND YOUR VID. Well sir, if I could find you.. I would kiss you. Shit I might even throw in a hetero-hj for good measure. Thank you so much my friend. You have no idea how much you are appreciated.
Raven Baxter I used a small flat head normal screwdriver and got in between the screw and undid them fine, saves buying a legit security torx head, PS4 now working as it should 👍 Sony should recall and repair all PS4’s which have this problem but they won’t, as they want you to buy another one!
I had to come back here 2 weeks later after trying this procedure to fix the ejecting disc issue on my ps4 whenever playing disc games. All I have to say is that you’re a genius. Thank you so much for presenting this way to cure that issue for good!! I tried other suggestions from another video and none of them did a damn thing, but i was recommended your video and My ps4 has had no issue at all with ejecting discs again. More people need to see this video for issues like that. God bless!!
I hope Sony never puts touch buttons on their hardware again. In revisions they've always reverted to old school clicky buttons. The touch buttons are cool for the first few months at most, after that it's no different from regular buttons which are probably more reliable anyway. Gonna plan on doing this soon and will clean out the PS4 while I'm at it I guess...
Did the fix just a few minutes ago. I hate opening hardware stuff up; I'm a klutz. But this was easy enough to do. Eject button doesn't respond so something went right. The other day it randomly turned itself on though so I hope the problem doesn't happen with the power button, too. Fucking touch controls... -_-
I love how so many people are extremely happy to lose a vital function of their PS4, the grief and frustration for many of us is worth doing this solution without the care in the world that the PS4 no longer works as intended 😂😂 and you sir, you win today's internet for me, I have my PS4 in my bedroom 'beep beep beep' and periodically in 'beep beep beep' the night I would 'beep beep beep' wake me up!! BEEP F**KING BEEP no MORE!!! Happy days!
