actually, sooner or late you will have to but it in its side (at least thats how it works with the older ones) my buddy had it flat for some time, then for some reason it couldnt even recognize it and it said insert disk, or no disk. And then some relative suggest to flip it over (just like the original playstation) and it works

this is how it is;
first it is either flat an or to the side
then it would be ...the opposite; if it was flat then go to the side , if to the side, then make it flat.
then if it STILL doent work, flip it backwards 9we are not on this stage yet, but i believe we will soon go there

its weird but thats how to maximize the usage of that darn thing