-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
My PS3 died and Im trying to live to tell the story
- Thread starter blindrocket
- Start date
The_Inquisitor
Member
I was playing bioshock last night and I saw something quite dreadful. Artifacts. They were brightly colored and flashing everything. I prayed to high heaven it was the HDMI cable, but I knew in my heart it was the RSX. Called Sony and they are sending me a coffin. This is my first broken console ever, I feel a bit sick to my stomach.
So I got the YLOD about 5 days ago. Got my heat gun and compound and fixed that sucker. I'm leaving the top off and air dusting it daily now. On average how long does this fix last? I'm hoping it was just how dusty my ps3 was. Piles of it built up inside. Not to mention there was virtually no thermal compound left on the processor/rsx.
Ok, I'm trying to wrap my head around this. Sony has a known failure rate with the blu ray disk laser, right? My shit died after 2yrs, so I'm out of the warranty. They want $150 to fix this, and whatever system they give me has only a 90 day warranty... when there's a known fucking malfunction in the hardware? So I potentially have to be shelling out $150 every 2yrs because these monkeys have a shit product? Amirite!?
CurlySaysX
Banned
WTF!?
I was playing infamous today and my ps3 beeps 3 times and shuts down.
Now the thing doesn't stay on for longer than 5 mins.
Anyone know what is could be? I initially thought overheated but the fans don't spin up to MAX and it's a fairly cold day.
I might turn it back on in a few hours and back up my saves. Can anyone link me a guide on how to back up my game saves and how long does it take?
WTF? :*(
I was playing infamous today and my ps3 beeps 3 times and shuts down.
Now the thing doesn't stay on for longer than 5 mins.
Anyone know what is could be? I initially thought overheated but the fans don't spin up to MAX and it's a fairly cold day.
I might turn it back on in a few hours and back up my saves. Can anyone link me a guide on how to back up my game saves and how long does it take?
WTF? :*(
MidgarBlowedUp
Member
So I just got my first YLOD today.
I had just put in Babylon AD I picked up from a local RedBox and now I can't get the disk out. I'm pretty pissed because now it's going to cost me $180 or more to get the console fixed because I have to pay full price for the fucking DVD stuck in the console. The other problem is that a prepaid credit card was used to rent the movie and it only had $4.00 on it. How am I supposed to pay the full price of the movie?
If I take my PS3 apart can I get the DVD out of the drive bay and will Sony still fix the unit if the seal is broken?
I had just put in Babylon AD I picked up from a local RedBox and now I can't get the disk out. I'm pretty pissed because now it's going to cost me $180 or more to get the console fixed because I have to pay full price for the fucking DVD stuck in the console. The other problem is that a prepaid credit card was used to rent the movie and it only had $4.00 on it. How am I supposed to pay the full price of the movie?
If I take my PS3 apart can I get the DVD out of the drive bay and will Sony still fix the unit if the seal is broken?
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
This thread has me scared. Is the ylod as bad as the rrod?
I hope my Tripple doesn't die on me
I hope my Tripple doesn't die on me
ZombieSupaStar
Member
i think mines beginning to die, and ive hardly played the damn thing..... (maybe 50 hours in total?)
i was playing valkyria chronicles and in the lower left side of the screen id get a an line of green pixels (it almost looked like bad connection / or static interference), but reading this thread it sounds like its beginning its death walk, no?
its almost a year old (80G BC metal gear 4 packin sku) so im outta the sony warranty, I have a 2 year best buy warranty but....there is of course no replacement for a BC PS3 anymore.... I might just take the gift card, and sell my games (MGS4, MotorStorm, LBP, Uncharted, and Valkyria Chronicles).....man what a waste.
i was playing valkyria chronicles and in the lower left side of the screen id get a an line of green pixels (it almost looked like bad connection / or static interference), but reading this thread it sounds like its beginning its death walk, no?
its almost a year old (80G BC metal gear 4 packin sku) so im outta the sony warranty, I have a 2 year best buy warranty but....there is of course no replacement for a BC PS3 anymore.... I might just take the gift card, and sell my games (MGS4, MotorStorm, LBP, Uncharted, and Valkyria Chronicles).....man what a waste.
CurlySaysX
Banned
GoDLiKe said:
Cheers. I will do that. I have a spare 4gb duo stick.
Btw do I need to save my trophies? I attempted to back up my saves yesterday and it said something about having to save my trophies but the thing shut off before i could figure it out.
Bloody hell.. i was 8 Time Trial events away from getting platinum in Motorstorm Pacific Rift.
((btw btw. Anyone know what the problem might be? I think it could be a PSU issue. If it's heat, I guess I could try to reapply thermal paste and dust off my HSF. Seems the fan isn't moving, or the heat sensor isn't telling the fan to spin faster. The top of the trey gets pretty hot but the fan stays on silent.
TurboLibre
Member
jyx said:My ps3 60gig lasted almost two years. I was afraid that I would get a newer model in return. Not the case. After two weeks I recieved a brand new 60gig. Thank you Sony and Nordisk Film!
Lucky SOB. My 60 gig died a couple of days ago and I had to replace it with an 80 gig. I got some extra money out of the deal (Best Buy insurance saved my ass) but I have a large collection of PS2 games I was planing on hitting up soon. That damn Yellow Light of Death sucks.
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Okay guys, I got my PoS3 back, but it's a replacement unit. Different serial #.
I had a larger HD in my CECHA01 model, and kept my backup data on the original HD that came in the system using an external caddy.
Since Sony doesn't repair systems, I had to send back the original drive with the system which contained my backup data.
I have my previous PS3 system HD here; but when I connect it to my Mac it is unrecognized.
Is there any utility I can use to copy over some of my old game data, or am I just fucked?
Thanks.
I had a larger HD in my CECHA01 model, and kept my backup data on the original HD that came in the system using an external caddy.
Since Sony doesn't repair systems, I had to send back the original drive with the system which contained my backup data.
I have my previous PS3 system HD here; but when I connect it to my Mac it is unrecognized.
Is there any utility I can use to copy over some of my old game data, or am I just fucked?
Thanks.
MidgarBlowedUp
Member
Really love how they made the my service code too long to fit in the boxes on the repair card I have to send in. Damn Sony you guys can't afford to print one extra square on a piece of paper?
Just want to close out my experiences with a full report:
This was a launch 60GB unit, with a 250GB upgrade - that I had done without the drive caddy since I stripped the hell out of the screws. (Hey, it still worked.) Issue I was experiencing was that any optical drive media was crashing about 30 minutes in.
Opened case: 5/24 (Sunday, Memorial Day weekend)
Casket shipped: 5/27
Received casket: 5/29
Drop-shipped PS3 to Sony: 6/1
Sony receives PS3: 6/4
PS3 ships back from Sony: 6/9
PS3 received back: 6/12
So the whole process took 19 days (14 business days). The repair of the unit took 4 business days. The PS3 I got back was the exact same unit I sent in - same serial, so I won't have to go through getting my SingStar DLC reset. Optical drive is fine now, and they were kind enough to put my 250GB drive in a new caddy.
This is like night and day compared with what I had to go through for my RRoD in 2007. (Granted, I'm sure Microsoft has gotten better since then, but still.)
This was a launch 60GB unit, with a 250GB upgrade - that I had done without the drive caddy since I stripped the hell out of the screws. (Hey, it still worked.) Issue I was experiencing was that any optical drive media was crashing about 30 minutes in.
Opened case: 5/24 (Sunday, Memorial Day weekend)
Casket shipped: 5/27
Received casket: 5/29
Drop-shipped PS3 to Sony: 6/1
Sony receives PS3: 6/4
PS3 ships back from Sony: 6/9
PS3 received back: 6/12
So the whole process took 19 days (14 business days). The repair of the unit took 4 business days. The PS3 I got back was the exact same unit I sent in - same serial, so I won't have to go through getting my SingStar DLC reset. Optical drive is fine now, and they were kind enough to put my 250GB drive in a new caddy.
This is like night and day compared with what I had to go through for my RRoD in 2007. (Granted, I'm sure Microsoft has gotten better since then, but still.)
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Killthee said:
I figured it was going to be unreadable by the machine as well. :\
Oh well. No big loss.
I guess it's a good thing this generation sucks so bad so I didn't lose a whole bunch of save game data. :lol :lol :lol
Nope. The backup drive has to be formatted FAT32 for the PS3 to be able to use it and PC's can read FAT32 drives. The actual backup data is all split into chunks and placed under a folder titled Backup iirc.The Take Out Bandit said:
paparazzo
Member
Well, if it's the blu-ray laser that's screwed, you might try this method of fixing it yourself, if you're up to it: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=70948McBacon said:
I have no experience with it, though, bookmarked it just in case.
SIP YEK NOD
Banned
I was wondering if ya'll could help me.
I just bought a PS3 for 100 bucks with a dead blu ray drive, now, the Disk doesn't spin AT ALL.
you put the disk in, the little loading riples come up, but it doesn't spin the disk. Is there potential that this is a problem other than the drive itself, or should i just buy a new optical block and swap that shit out.
I just bought a PS3 for 100 bucks with a dead blu ray drive, now, the Disk doesn't spin AT ALL.
you put the disk in, the little loading riples come up, but it doesn't spin the disk. Is there potential that this is a problem other than the drive itself, or should i just buy a new optical block and swap that shit out.
I'm afraid I may have to join your ranks soon.
I pretty much know the answer to this question, but what does it mean when your PS3 makes a prolonged, high pitched beeping noise? It sounds kind of like the sound your PS3 makes when it turns on, only much louder.
It doesn't turn off and it's only happened once, but I don't trust any of these machines. Afterwards it's been fine, no problems.
So anyone experience this?
I pretty much know the answer to this question, but what does it mean when your PS3 makes a prolonged, high pitched beeping noise? It sounds kind of like the sound your PS3 makes when it turns on, only much louder.
It doesn't turn off and it's only happened once, but I don't trust any of these machines. Afterwards it's been fine, no problems.
So anyone experience this?
Aenima
Member
Played Ico recently on my 60GB PS3 and was pretty quiet. The loud noise of the fan is from the hot weather. Summer is comming, fans will start to spin faster to cool the machine off and that makes more noise. Nothing to worry about, just make sure the console is in a well ventilated place, if you put it in a closed space it will overheat.ShortBus said:
My PS3 died this morning. No warning at all; perfect performance until the end. I tried to turn it on, and it beeped three times, flashed yellow once, then started flashing the red light continuously. Is there any way that this could be a dead harddrive, or will I have to send the system in to Sony? I'm not crazy about making the effort since the machine was bought around launch and is well out of warranty. I'm sure it'll cost a chunk of change to fix, and there's no guarantee I'll get my system back, or even a replacement 60 GB. I'd hate to pay $150 or whatever for someone else's refurb.
Since the PS3 gets extremely heavy use in my household I might as well just buy a new $399 replacement, but it reaffirms my frustration about losing hardware backwards compatibility. I now lack the means to play SD PS2 games on my HDTV with PS3 upscaling that makes them look better than many of the Wii games on the market. That's not a dig at the Wii, but it's a fact that the Wii's aliased graphics put me off using the system. With PS3 smoothing, I had no problem going back to replay PS2 games. They may be soft, but there's not jaggy, and still very easy on the eyes.
I'll probably buy a new system, but send in the old one and hope to get a working 60 GB back.
Since the PS3 gets extremely heavy use in my household I might as well just buy a new $399 replacement, but it reaffirms my frustration about losing hardware backwards compatibility. I now lack the means to play SD PS2 games on my HDTV with PS3 upscaling that makes them look better than many of the Wii games on the market. That's not a dig at the Wii, but it's a fact that the Wii's aliased graphics put me off using the system. With PS3 smoothing, I had no problem going back to replay PS2 games. They may be soft, but there's not jaggy, and still very easy on the eyes.
I'll probably buy a new system, but send in the old one and hope to get a working 60 GB back.
MidgarBlowedUp
Member
So I just get my PS3 back from Sony (It's actually a refurb) and I get back my redbox DVD that was stuck in the system.
The only problem now is that it plays everything except PS3 games.
Does Sony not test the stuff they send out?
So, I'm doing a full format of the hard drive and if that doesn't work then I'm sending it back to Sony.. again.
This makes 3x Xbox360s and 3x PS3s.
I really hate giving this PS3 back to them as it seems to have a perfect output display too. I think my old one had something wrong with it in that regard.
The only problem now is that it plays everything except PS3 games.
Does Sony not test the stuff they send out?
So, I'm doing a full format of the hard drive and if that doesn't work then I'm sending it back to Sony.. again.
This makes 3x Xbox360s and 3x PS3s.
I really hate giving this PS3 back to them as it seems to have a perfect output display too. I think my old one had something wrong with it in that regard.
Aske said:
My 60GB (3 years old, now) recently failed on me due to overheating (stupidly, I had it on top of my DISH DVR unit). Sony charged me $150, I removed my HDD before sending it in (320GB), and in return I received a brand new 60GB unit with a HDD included. I noticed that the new HDD was a different brand than the one that originally came with the 60GB, so I'm hoping the Blu Ray Laser issue was resolved later on in their production as well?
Also, my friend's 60GB unit (~2.5 years old) just has its Blu Ray laser go belly-up a few months ago.
All-in-all, I am still pretty pissed that my $600 console shit out on me, especially because it sounds like the 40GB and 80GB SKU's rarely ever fail (in other words, the early adopter once again gets screwed); and it's even more aggravating b/c the replacement unit only has a 90 day warranty. However, considering the thousands of hours I've spend gaming on Sony consoles, I've never had one fail on me (I still own the original fat PS2), so I suppose I was about due. Regardless, I hope this one lasts at least until the price of a new one is under $300, because I'm now thinking that maybe it wasn't so important to snag the 60GB just to have 100% backwards compatibility (I don't even have enough time to enjoy all my PS3 games, let alone go back and play PS2 titles).
Oh, and BTW: the whole return process took less than 2 full weeks (3 days for the pre-paid coffin to arrive, 3 days to ship it to Sony, one day for them to replace it, and 3 days for it to be shipped back). Most productive 2 weeks I've had in years. LOL.
MidgarBlowedUp
Member
Another YLOD. Only had the new PS3 for 3 days.
I really hate sending this one back as the output display was just wonderful. My old one seemed to have gamma issues. It was really noticeable on games like Tomb Raider and GTA4. The new one was just spot on perfect and my old ps2 games looked fantastic wih the blaze hd disk.
Here is crossing my fingers on the next one
I really hate sending this one back as the output display was just wonderful. My old one seemed to have gamma issues. It was really noticeable on games like Tomb Raider and GTA4. The new one was just spot on perfect and my old ps2 games looked fantastic wih the blaze hd disk.
Here is crossing my fingers on the next one
Andronicus
Banned
7 hours of gaming in a room that started out at 40c when the session began has claimed the life of my 60gb launch unit earlier today. i don't know how hot the room was at the end of it but when you walk into a room and the air you inhale is hotter than your exhale....it cant be good:lol :lol :lol my sweaty brother comes up to me and is like dude your PS3 just turned off while i was playing. yellow light for 1 sec then flashing read....ps3 dead
I'll be getting my replacement in the AM....gotta love knowing people in low places
I'll be getting my replacement in the AM....gotta love knowing people in low places
The_Inquisitor
Member
Looks like a shitload of 60 gigs are biting the dust. (including mine) I am not happy at all.
McBacon said:
This just happened to me! I was finally getting around to watching my Diebuster the Movie Blu-ray, when all of a sudden the movie just stops. I can hear the drive having trouble reading the disc, so I quit out and go back to the XMB. Now it doesn't read any discs I've put in (Kino's Journey vol. 1 DVD, Cross Edge Game Blu-ray). And the system is now out of warranty (MGS4 80GB brought on the 12th last year). I have the Best Buy 2 year replacement plan too, but I really want my PS2 BC. This is actually the first console that's failed on me. Well it still plays HD based media & games, but yeah no go on discs. I even updated to 2.80, no dice. *Sigh*
So what should I do? Call Sony, have Best Buy reimburse me for the possible $150 repair? (Is that even possible?)
Schrade
Member
Was browsing the Playstation 3 Secrets page: http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html
(awesome depository of information that is constantly updated) and noticed that they have a link to a posting with a ton of error message explanations.
Going to post the list here, might be useful for some people:
http://www.edepot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=955
(awesome depository of information that is constantly updated) and noticed that they have a link to a posting with a ton of error message explanations.
Going to post the list here, might be useful for some people:
http://www.edepot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=955
Code:
0710102 - DNS Error; No DSN server available.
8013030 - System Error due to failed update download
80010001 - Major Error , Game ability stopped
80010006 - An error occurred during the start operation (corrupted folding install)
80010007 - An error occurred during the start operation (during disc swap tests)
8001000B - it happens when trying to establish wireless connection
80010017 - Cant start BlueRay Game
8001050B - Will not play demo hard drive games, (when blue-ray disc is inserted) - cause unknown
8001050D - An error during the start operation; Ps3 game swapped using the eject function and then play pressed quickly - ps3 game inserted again
8001050F - Hardware failure. Cannot update firmware or connect to internet.
80010510 - Will not play games installed on the hard drive
80010514 - Possibly reading blu-ray disc problem
80010516 - An error occurred during the start operation; Ps1 game swapped using the eject function and then play pressed quickly - ps1 game inserted again
80023101 - Unknown
80028E07 - which pops up when i try to update to 1.93 and says that i have been disconnected from the server
80028EA5 - User cannot connect to PS3 network
80028EA6 - Connection error , Possible Proxy error power cord. Then shut off your modem/router, for about 5 minutes, then turn the modem back up first and let it sync, then turn the router back on(if using one) and let it sync. Reconnect your power cable and flip the back switch up again. Then make a new network connection.
80028EA8 - Seems to mean unable to authorize isp account details
80028F10 - Go to Display Settings then HDMI (or whatever your connection is) and choose Automatic,
80028F17 - Ps2 disc Boot Error , An error occurred during the start operation; Ps2 game swapped using the eject function and then play pressed quickly - Backup ps2 game inserted again
80028F18 - Ps2 Disc Error, unsupported disc; eg. Utility discs, BB discs, IQ Remix game etc. ode).
80028F19 - PS2 Disc Error , fsck; the internal PS2 disk got corrupted and I guess that you can use HDD utility disc to fix it
80028F1A - Ps2 Disc Error , invalbnnetcfg; network config error
80029023 - Exchanging Key Information exchange has timed out
80029024 - The attempt to obtain an IP address has timed out.
80029301 - An error occurred during the delete operation (attempting to delete some ps2 homebrew from virtual mem card)
80029501 - connection
80029509 - When the PSN network is down for maintenance.
80029513 - This content cannot be accessed on your account (80029513)
80029516 - Sign in to PLAYSTATION-Network (needed for some games or Ps3 processes - have to sign in to use them)
80029564 - Downloaded game will not install
80029751 - warhawk wont start but eveything else seems ok
80029945 - Cant playback burn BD movie
80029946 - Attempting to play burnt Dual layer NTSC disc on a PAL ps3 ( workarounds is to transfer files to ps3 via TVersity )
80029C68 - Corrupt data usually on external device
8002A10B. It shows up when I try to view my friends trophies, profile etc.
8002A10D - Unable to Add friend in XMB
8002A4A6 - Cannot load game to play online
8002A515 - Error Signing in
8002A524 - connection
8002A548 - Unable to remain logged in - either to game or server
8002A705 - Unable to connect to server/host. Check router port configuration.
8002AD23 - Unknown
8002AD3D - Cannot Log into PSN - Is the PSN down? Try manually configuring your PS3 IP info. Try disabling medai server connection in the PS3.
8002B241 - DVI has no audio.
8002B71A - Possible NAT Error , Can log onto Game Server but cant join game and cant host game
8002F994 - Too many people downloading the update (download it later on)
8002F997 - Can not update XMB firmware
80030001 - Deleting messages from inbox
8003041F - An error occurred during the copy operation (using media server)
80030517 - It seems to happen when you copy large media files.
8003051E - Game will not save
80030920 - An error occurred during the copy operation, the file may be corrupt or there isn't enough memory (Try copying data from original source)
80031150 - "Setting information is corrupted.Press the x button to repair and restore default"
80031601 - Error Creating Account
8013013D - A connection error has occurred - May be to do with the SSID of the Router or signal strength if the connection drops Putting the PS3 into DMZ may help - otherwise check WPA key Ps3 cant handle WPA2 only WPA or none
8013013D - connection
8013013E - WEP Key error, change WEP key to all numbers (on router homepage) and try agian, or which to WPA. - Otherwise disable security
80130203 - PS3 connects to internet but not to network - Typically means that the required ports are not open to connect to store but PS3 can connect to internet.
8013030F - Access Point not detected
8041040F - Communication with the server failed. A dsn error has occured.
80410418 - DNS Error
80410A0B - Internal PSP error, hardware fault. Send back to be replaced/fixed.
80710016 - Playstation Network is down.
80710092 - An error has occurred. youve been signed out from the ps network , "Media Server Error: A network error has occurred (80710092)"
80710101 - Connection error
80710102 - IP conflict , PS3 Cannot connect to the router with current IP information - Try rebooting your router
807101FF - An error occurred during communication with the server. This is a DNS error - This is a DNS error
8071053D - Hard boot the PS3, turn off the PS3 to stand-by, flip off the back switch and completely remove the power cord. Shut off your modem/router, for approx. 5 minutes, then turn the modem back up first and let it sync. Then turn the router back on (if you're using one) and let it sync. Reconnect your power cable and flip the back switch up again. Then make a new network connection
80710541 - The connection to the server timed out.
80710723 - Possible Port Error - Try opening ports , TCP port: 80, 443, 5223 and UDP port: 3478, 3479, 3658. or add Ps3 to DMZ
80710A06 - An error occurred during the install operation (error when downloading game from PSN - network error occured
80710B23 - PS3 Network is Down or PS3 Network is too busy to respond
80710D23 - Turn the PS3 off for approx. 30 minutes with the power toggle, not standby mode
81019002 - Error copying saves from location A to location B not open to connect to store but PS3 can connect to internet.PsychoJecht
Banned
My buddy's 60gig just bit. Won't read a lot of blu ray discs, and on infamous he can load the game up but he has to stay in the same one block radius because it won't stream the data it seems. :lol
Anyway, $150 repair, not so funny.
Anyway, $150 repair, not so funny.
prodystopian
Member
Remy said:
Did it cost $150? Or were you under warranty?
Similar threads
- Locked