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My PS3 died and Im trying to live to tell the story
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SecretBonusPoint
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SecretBonusPoint said:
No advice? I've ordered one with the deck anyway. Will try it on it's deck, if that doesnt work, take it out, put the old deck out and just put on the new laser? Shouldnt fuck anything up now should it? I'll be able to see what the difference is between KEM-400AAA and my KEM-400ACA visually when I can put them side by side I hope.
Feeling mentally drained. Absolutely hating this hobby at the moment :/
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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My 60GB is on its way to completely shitting its pants 
CrayzeeCarl
Member
I would probably do the same. Good luck.SecretBonusPoint said:
Aquavelvaman
Banned
So I've done all of the safe-mode system restore options, including doing the full hard drive format/restore that takes a couple hours. Still has the same issue: xmb runs fine, games off the harddrive run fine but the disc drive doesn't recognize any type of disc. Discs go in, doesn't make any weird noises but nothing ever shows up on the xmb or auto-plays. Really frustrating. Last chance to help me gaf before I blow $300 on a slim
(60 gig fatty)
(60 gig fatty)
So I got the YLOD the other day. I'm gonna send out for the coffin but I'm wondering what to do about my HDD.
I'm not able to wipe it because I can't turn the PS3 on so I was wondering if you can send the PS3 without the hard drive and they just send you one back with out a hard drive?
Anybody happen to know?
I'm not able to wipe it because I can't turn the PS3 on so I was wondering if you can send the PS3 without the hard drive and they just send you one back with out a hard drive?
Anybody happen to know?
Alright GAF I need your help please.
So I'm playing FFXIII last night and all of a sudden the game music goes away. At first I thought this was the game so I continued. About 10 seconds later the game froze, and subsequently the PS3 froze. I turned my PS3 back on and it did not recognize the disc. So I took it out, put another one which it recognized and then put FFXIII back in and it recognized.
Started playing again and after a few minutes did it again. I decided to let it rest for the night, and then today I was playing for about a half an hour and it did it again.
Has anyone ever experienced this? and do you think Sony would give a shit? I really want to find some way to save my console since it is the old 60 gig full BC version.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, ty.
So I'm playing FFXIII last night and all of a sudden the game music goes away. At first I thought this was the game so I continued. About 10 seconds later the game froze, and subsequently the PS3 froze. I turned my PS3 back on and it did not recognize the disc. So I took it out, put another one which it recognized and then put FFXIII back in and it recognized.
Started playing again and after a few minutes did it again. I decided to let it rest for the night, and then today I was playing for about a half an hour and it did it again.
Has anyone ever experienced this? and do you think Sony would give a shit? I really want to find some way to save my console since it is the old 60 gig full BC version.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, ty.
sloppyjoe_gamer
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Skel said:
Sounds like your Bluray drive is on its way out. You're obviously out of warranty if this is a launch 60GB so your choices are to call Sony and expect to pay at least $150 to fix it, or try replacing the drive yourself. Others here have done this, and could point you in the right direction for how-to's.
$150 would be better than paying $300 for one that isn't BC. If I ship them my 60 gig would they replace the Blu Ray drive do you think and ship it back, or just send me a new console?
In the meantime if someone could post a link as far as replacing the drive I'd appreciate it.
In the meantime if someone could post a link as far as replacing the drive I'd appreciate it.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Skel said:
I believe they only send you back a refurb (not new) of the same model of your current system if the one you send in is completely dead (ie...YLOD). If the system itself still boots up, etc...they may only replace the drive and send you your same system back. To be safe, if you do send yours in i would totally backup all of your saves first.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Skel said:
Yes, YLOD is the 'yellow light of death'. Another thing to consider...and im not trying to scare you here....but i would say 90% of the YLOD cases are launch 60GB units. So, worse case scenario, you could pay $150 to get a new BD drive in your current system through Sony, get it back (all sony repairs come with a 90 day warranty), then 4 months later you YLOD. Sony most likely will tell you you're out of luck and make you pay $150 again to send it in...this time almost certainly you would not get your original system back.
So to me its a gamble...how much is PS2 compatability worth to me, vs just biting the bullet and spending the $300 for a new, redesigned system that most likely does not have the same (unproven, but likely) design defect that causes the system to YLOD around the 2-3 yr mark. Plus, you could always pay an extra $30 (if you buy from Target or Walmart) or so and get an extended warranty with your Slim thus protecting you for 4 years. By that time im sure PS4 will be out...
CrayzeeCarl
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Also, I think Sony is still doing that thing where they'll let you trade in your broken PS3 for a slim for like $115. So when you send them your system they give you the option to get a slim back instead of your original console for a reduced price. They are probably running low on the older systems.
Went to play some FFXIII and my I got the dreaded green, yellow, then blinking red light of death. Hooray! 60 gig system here.
If I keep the HDD, will Sony still take it? I have no way of backing up my saves at the moment and I don't want to lose them. Also, my FFXIII disc is stuck in there. Will they return it to me?
If I keep the HDD, will Sony still take it? I have no way of backing up my saves at the moment and I don't want to lose them. Also, my FFXIII disc is stuck in there. Will they return it to me?
SecretBonusPoint
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Right, well my KEM-400AAA laser arrived today without me knowing (Recorded Sign For Delivery apparently also means "just jam it in post-collection box outside flat" who knew :lol)
and it seems just identical to this KEM-400ACA part thats in mine. I can see no visual difference at all, so I'm gonna start off by just swapping the whole decks and seeing if that will work. DON'T CHANGE MODEL NAMES FOR NO REASON SONY.
If this doesnt work I'll have to take out the new deck, remove the laser, put that onto the old deck and install that which will be a fucking ball-ache, so am hoping this will sort it from the start. What a fucking ride this has been :/
and it seems just identical to this KEM-400ACA part thats in mine. I can see no visual difference at all, so I'm gonna start off by just swapping the whole decks and seeing if that will work. DON'T CHANGE MODEL NAMES FOR NO REASON SONY.
If this doesnt work I'll have to take out the new deck, remove the laser, put that onto the old deck and install that which will be a fucking ball-ache, so am hoping this will sort it from the start. What a fucking ride this has been :/
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
Awww man, the only difference in this KEM-400AAA from the 400ACA seems to be the brown ribbon cable on the back.
Old 400ACA ribbon cable shape:
New replacement 400AAA ribbon cable fitted poorly for the moment:
The newer one doesnt curve round to clip into the grooves and into its slot, rather it just straight up. If I put it under the big fat blue cable it could get snagged on the moving laser part, if I put it over it might be touching the metal of the back of the drive tin. I have no idea what the brown ribbon cable controls so no way of saying if just putting it in like this is a good or bad idea. Any thoughts, anyone?
Old 400ACA ribbon cable shape:
New replacement 400AAA ribbon cable fitted poorly for the moment:
The newer one doesnt curve round to clip into the grooves and into its slot, rather it just straight up. If I put it under the big fat blue cable it could get snagged on the moving laser part, if I put it over it might be touching the metal of the back of the drive tin. I have no idea what the brown ribbon cable controls so no way of saying if just putting it in like this is a good or bad idea. Any thoughts, anyone?
CrayzeeCarl
Member
SecretBonusPoint said:
SecretBonusPoint
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Tell you what, this has been such a shitty experience of wrong parts, failure and whatever that I'm not going to take a "risk" and I'll swap the lasers. At least we now know what the difference between the 400AAA and 400ACA is! Its a fucking different shaped and unremoveable brown ribbon cable! YAAAAAAY! Update all your shitty info charts gentlemen!
All the guides for replacing the laser itself seem to suck ass though, especially the one at the Blu ray.com forums, just skipping out any depth for the clearly most fiddly part of swapping out brackets and rods on the unit itself.
All the guides for replacing the laser itself seem to suck ass though, especially the one at the Blu ray.com forums, just skipping out any depth for the clearly most fiddly part of swapping out brackets and rods on the unit itself.
CrayzeeCarl
Member
Did you close it all up before you tried it? I would leave the top of the drive cover off while you insert a disc (with power on, obviously) so you can see what's happening.Massa said:
Well there's an optimistic report. I have the same model and it does the same stuff you mentioned. No issues, either. My bro got a slim and it runs pindrop silent and cool even after hours of play. SO jealous. I keep tempting myself to get one eventually, but I love my BC.Classic24 said:
CrayzeeCarl said:
Well, I opened it and messed a bit with the loading mechanism (with my dad's help) and it seems to be working.
For anyone replacing their lens I'll recommend this guide instead of the one I posted earlier, it should help you avoid having the problem I had: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mfQLol0sKg
SecretBonusPoint
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IT LIVES!
The metal casing of the blu-ray drive scraped my raw flesh from the absurdly tight screws that required wrenching into activity and drew blood that dripped down onto it. I am convinced the machine did not require a new blu ray laser, it simply required MY BLOOD :lol
I used this guide in the end : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQRah3wzspM
Taking off that part and sliding the rod was a lot easier than fucking around with the metal brackets.
Oh man, its finally over..
CrayzeeCarl
Member
SecretBonusPoint said:
Delete Game Data (Not Game Save Data), Movies that that be re-downloaded, demos, music etc.Fox1304 said:I Need a little help
I'm trying to backup my saved PS3 in order to transfer to a new one.
But all I have now is a 8gb usb key...
What can I delete from the console to fit in this key ? I need 2825Mb less according to the backup utility.
Since my 80GB PS3 was showing signs of aging I thought it would be a good idea to go trade-in for slim at GS. I backed up every thing (took about 2 hrs), deactivated the accounts and formatted the HDD. Got my slim and happily started the restore process. WTF it took just 5 mins to restore. I was like thats kinda weird. Well I find that it only restored fucking game saves and some account info. Also I found out that my Demon's Soul, KZ2 saves are not there!!!!!!! FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK !!!!!! DS soul level 60 gone down the drain!!!!!!!! ((( I am so fucking pissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why the fuck did they lock the game saves ... you MOFOs!!!! I put in so many hours in to DS and now I have nothing!!!!
And I thought it would restore all my demos and PSN games since the fucker took 2 hrs to back up but now I find that it only restores the game saves and account info if you restore on a different PS3. WTFFFFF Sony !!!!!!!!!!!! why not fucking tie it with the account that backed up. Fuck now I have to download every thing again. At least fucking state the facts when I am backing up so I could have known this shit.
Every thing else I can live with but losing my DS save ... FUCK! I am not sure I can start all the way from the begining now :'(
((( I am so fucking pissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why the fuck did they lock the game saves ... you MOFOs!!!! I put in so many hours in to DS and now I have nothing!!!! And I thought it would restore all my demos and PSN games since the fucker took 2 hrs to back up but now I find that it only restores the game saves and account info if you restore on a different PS3. WTFFFFF Sony !!!!!!!!!!!! why not fucking tie it with the account that backed up. Fuck now I have to download every thing again. At least fucking state the facts when I am backing up so I could have known this shit.
Every thing else I can live with but losing my DS save ... FUCK! I am not sure I can start all the way from the begining now :'(
A.R.K said:Since my 80GB PS3 was showing signs of aging I thought it would be a good idea to go trade-in for slim at GS. I backed up every thing (took about 2 hrs), deactivated the accounts and formatted the HDD. Got my slim and happily started the restore process. WTF it took just 5 mins to restore. I was like thats kinda weird. Well I find that it only restored fucking game saves and some account info. Also I found out that my Demon's Soul, KZ2 saves are not there!!!!!!! FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK !!!!!! DS soul level 60 gone down the drain!!!!!!!!
And I thought it would restore all my demos and PSN games since the fucker took 2 hrs to back up but now I find that it only restores the game saves and account info if you restore on a different PS3. WTFFFFF Sony !!!!!!!!!!!! why not fucking tie it with the account that backed up. Fuck now I have to download every thing again. At least fucking state the facts when I am backing up so I could have known this shit.
Every thing else I can live with but losing my DS save ... FUCK! I am not sure I can start all the way from the begining now :'(
It's as if i have read this exact same message dozens of times before.
A.R.K said:Since my 80GB PS3 was showing signs of aging I thought it would be a good idea to go trade-in for slim at GS. I backed up every thing (took about 2 hrs), deactivated the accounts and formatted the HDD. Got my slim and happily started the restore process. WTF it took just 5 mins to restore. I was like thats kinda weird. Well I find that it only restored fucking game saves and some account info. Also I found out that my Demon's Soul, KZ2 saves are not there!!!!!!! FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK !!!!!! DS soul level 60 gone down the drain!!!!!!!!
And I thought it would restore all my demos and PSN games since the fucker took 2 hrs to back up but now I find that it only restores the game saves and account info if you restore on a different PS3. WTFFFFF Sony !!!!!!!!!!!! why not fucking tie it with the account that backed up. Fuck now I have to download every thing again. At least fucking state the facts when I am backing up so I could have known this shit.
Every thing else I can live with but losing my DS save ... FUCK! I am not sure I can start all the way from the begining now :'(
No, you failed.
Restore your backup to the 80GB, then use the data transfer utility to get your data off your 80GB to your new slim.
http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/transferutility.html
Hyphen
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A.R.K said:Since my 80GB PS3 was showing signs of aging I thought it would be a good idea to go trade-in for slim at GS. I backed up every thing (took about 2 hrs), deactivated the accounts and formatted the HDD. Got my slim and happily started the restore process. WTF it took just 5 mins to restore. I was like thats kinda weird. Well I find that it only restored fucking game saves and some account info. Also I found out that my Demon's Soul, KZ2 saves are not there!!!!!!! FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK !!!!!! DS soul level 60 gone down the drain!!!!!!!!
And I thought it would restore all my demos and PSN games since the fucker took 2 hrs to back up but now I find that it only restores the game saves and account info if you restore on a different PS3. WTFFFFF Sony !!!!!!!!!!!! why not fucking tie it with the account that backed up. Fuck now I have to download every thing again. At least fucking state the facts when I am backing up so I could have known this shit.
Every thing else I can live with but losing my DS save ... FUCK! I am not sure I can start all the way from the begining now :'(
Did you not initially have the option of doing the straight PS3 to PS3 data transfer utility? Or didn't you know about that option?
Azerach said:
Hyphen said:
No I did not know that the backup doesn't restore every thing on a new PS3. Also I traded-in my old for the new PS3 so the transfer was not an option. But since I did this just yesterday, if GS still have my 80GB PS3, would they let me do a restore and then transfer it using PS3->PS3? Would that solve my problems?
Boombloxer
Member
My new Slim gets here tomorrow.
Never had a chance to deactivate the Phat, the video card died all of a sudden. All my saves, etc have been backed up, but man, I have so much catching up to do...
RE5 DLC
U2
Heavy Rain
God of War 3
My first actual backlog. Ah well, least I won't be seeing random ass lines and blue flickers everywhere...
Never had a chance to deactivate the Phat, the video card died all of a sudden. All my saves, etc have been backed up, but man, I have so much catching up to do...
RE5 DLC
U2
Heavy Rain
God of War 3
My first actual backlog. Ah well, least I won't be seeing random ass lines and blue flickers everywhere...
Shit.. I may have to do that.°°ToMmY°° said:
As for the last poster, yea I know it is a bug in the game, but I really do not see SE releasing a patch anytime soon to fix this, and I have 50 hours+ into my game and I wanna freaking finish it. From what I've heard most Slim users are in the clear, and then I'll have a fresh new system.
Sigh.. Idk what to do.
So it turns out the reason my 60 gig ps3 has been dying is because the power supply was on it's way out. Dude I gave it to for fixing already charged me 60 for the reflow, and will charge another 30 for the power supply. At this point I'm conflicted. Do I send it to Sony for 150 for fixing (I live in Oregon) or do I get that new power supply and use it, or do I get the new power supply and trade it in? Help gaf! I'm also unemployed, so cash is a huge issue.
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