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PS1? Those disc drives were very fragile. Mine didn't work unless I physically tilted console sideways after like 2 years of use.
SDIO mod is almost mandatory at this point. Not an easy mod, though. Certainly not a first time soldering project. You have to carefully scrape away the protective layer of some very thin traces to expose the copper and solder a fine wire to it.
Still, the quality of life improvement is worth it, even if you don't download ISOs off the Internet. Vastly reduced loading times and no dealing with scratched discs.
If you’re going to play with SDIO mod you’re better off on a MiSTer, tbh.
For the PS1 disc drives, typically the issue is caused by a rubber band that hardens and falls apart over time. It's a fairly easy replacement. That and greasing the rails.