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-diVe- · 04-23-2008, 04:12 AM

It's possible there's dust on the lens preventing it from reading discs. The Blu-ray lens is more sensitive to dust than a normal CD/DVD lens. A laser lens cleaner will probably solve this issue.

BirdManJr · 04-23-2008, 04:12 AM

Only thing i can think of other than fixing it for 150 would be...Selling it to a unexpected gamestop...sometimes they dont check the consoles they just give you store credit or cash...If you want another ps3 get the store credit...and keep hold of the receipt...

Marine Mike · 04-23-2008, 04:16 AM

I would bring it into a gaming store thats no where near you and see if they can fix it.

matthewrounds · 04-23-2008, 04:23 AM

Can your friend buy another 40gb ps3 and use that receipt? I cannot recall if the receipt has the ps3 model specific information. You could also check around here to see if anyone is willing to give up or sell their receipt.

I sold the bar code off of my PS3 so probably anything is possible.

chnandler_bong · 04-23-2008, 04:26 AM

If he bought it from Best Buy he can probably get them to reprint the receipt. Maybe at other stores too.

ajkj9 · 04-23-2008, 04:26 AM

thanks for the ideas i'll show him the thread on the topic of buying a receipt.. anyone willing to sell one? lol

Jackeroo75 · 04-23-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ajkj9

hey all-

a friend of mine bought the 40 gb ps3 not too long ago and just a couple days ago it stopped working. It wont read any discs at all. He called sony and they said it's the disc reader or laser or somethin like that. If he has his receipt it'll be free to fix but otherwise he has to come up with $150 Problem is he threw the receipt away. Is there anything that anyone knows of that could help him out? It's bad enough he won't be able to play COD or GTA IV until it's fixed... he really doesn't wanna put up $150 too. Thanks for all your help!

Just tell your friend to call Sony and if he bought it within a year then it's in warranty. Call Sony about the loading issues and they will send you a prepaid box with instructions. The instructions states if you loss your receipt to contact them so they can verify through there database.

Blinkman987 · 04-23-2008, 04:15 PM

Funny, this just happened to me and a few other people, all with 40g and all within the last week.

A person on the boards recommended to hold the eject button for 30 seconds while the unit is powered on and has no disc in. That temporarily fixed my problem, but then it came back. =(

jizzle · 06-04-2008, 02:21 AM

should ask them if they need your hard drive in the PS3, if not take it out.

04-23-2008, 04:12 AM	#1
-diVe- Active Member Member since:Apr 2006 Location:Alabama Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:190	It's possible there's dust on the lens preventing it from reading discs. The Blu-ray lens is more sensitive to dust than a normal CD/DVD lens. A laser lens cleaner will probably solve this issue.

04-23-2008, 04:12 AM	#2
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	Only thing i can think of other than fixing it for 150 would be...Selling it to a unexpected gamestop...sometimes they dont check the consoles they just give you store credit or cash...If you want another ps3 get the store credit...and keep hold of the receipt...

04-23-2008, 04:16 AM	#3
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	I would bring it into a gaming store thats no where near you and see if they can fix it.

04-23-2008, 04:23 AM	#4
matthewrounds Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Tucson, AZ Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:52 Trading Score:21	Can your friend buy another 40gb ps3 and use that receipt? I cannot recall if the receipt has the ps3 model specific information. You could also check around here to see if anyone is willing to give up or sell their receipt. I sold the bar code off of my PS3 so probably anything is possible.

04-23-2008, 04:26 AM	#5
chnandler_bong Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 4K collection:91 Blu-ray collection:598 DVD collection:182 Digital collection:97 iTunes collection:132 Trading Score:329	If he bought it from Best Buy he can probably get them to reprint the receipt. Maybe at other stores too.

04-23-2008, 04:26 AM	#6
ajkj9 Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Nebraska Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:1	thanks for the ideas i'll show him the thread on the topic of buying a receipt.. anyone willing to sell one? lol

04-23-2008, 04:15 PM	#8
Blinkman987 Banned Member since:Mar 2008	Funny, this just happened to me and a few other people, all with 40g and all within the last week. A person on the boards recommended to hold the eject button for 30 seconds while the unit is powered on and has no disc in. That temporarily fixed my problem, but then it came back. =(

06-04-2008, 02:21 AM	#9
jizzle Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Dallas, TX Blu-ray collection:165	should ask them if they need your hard drive in the PS3, if not take it out.

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