UMD Drive not working

[ExCIA]

I bought a phat psp off a friend for $30. He said that the UMD drive wasnt working. He said that the motor spins but the laser doesnt light up. When you put a UMD into it, the psp loadis for a few seconds then the error message " the psp could not read the UMD or what ever" comes up. Im getting the psp on Monday. I need help fixing it. Thx

[Sussex_Chris]

Try going to system settings and select restore settings or format settings (Cant remember exactly what it says!).

You could alternatively install custom firmware to the PSP and play games from the memory card, then you would have no need to use the UMD tray

[ExCIA]

Im planning to resell teh psp and even though its already hacked, im pretty sure i would get more if i fixed it