hi, are u experienced with Max drives etc?
the cd is very difficult to load properly, due to its size. mine doesnt fit in flush, and usually takes 4-5 tries of slowing the tray down as it goes in to make sure it doesnt jump the grooves in the CD tray when i insert the PS2 disc.
have a play around, and hold the tray back slightly as its going in to smooth it off because it jerks quite a bit and skips loose, and then doesnt get picked up by the PS2 laser equip, and makes a whirring/doesnt spin up properly.