PS4 Ejecting Disk Randomly

Nazbit · 29 Dec 2017 at 17:08

Hi,

Has anyone else had this? If so have you found a fix?

I have a PS4 from mid to late 2014. It is randomly ejecting discs, this can be during game play or even when there is no disc loaded and the machine is turned off. It will suddenly come to life and eject the disc.

This is making my PS4 totally unusable as it is just spitting the disc out minutes or seconds in to a game.

It seems to be a common issue, there are various suggested fixes online, nothing seems to help.

Have you had this? We're you able to solve it?

Thanks!

Suicidal Ferret · 29 Dec 2017 at 17:13

Is it on a glass shelf/unit? I seem to recall early ps4s having this problem. Try putting something under it. Iirc its the button, theyre touch sensitive, rectified on later models with actual buttons that need to be clicked.

Nazbit · 29 Dec 2017 at 17:50

It's on a wooden cabinet. I'll try elevating it. Your right that it is the touch sensitive button

Dano · 29 Dec 2017 at 18:09

Take it apart and put a piece of insulation tape over the contacts between the eject switch and motherboard, it'll never do it again.

Suicidal Ferret · 30 Dec 2017 at 16:33

It's static build up.

Nazbit · 31 Dec 2017 at 00:38

Dano said:
Take it apart and put a piece of insulation tape over the contacts between the eject switch and motherboard, it'll never do it again.

Did this earlier today. So far so good!

Diddums x · 1 Jan 2018 at 14:17

Mine does this now and again too. Turn off, unplug, leave for a few minutes for all capacitors to discharge, turn on again, fine for a few weeks

Alex_6n2 · 2 Jan 2018 at 10:22

There's a rubber "foot" in the middle of the underside, removing this stopped mine from ejecting the disc at random. Dano's solution is the other option

Kyle009 · 2 Jan 2018 at 14:58

I just pulled the eject switch out of mine and it stopped doing it. You can easily eject discs from the home screen so never need to use the physical button.