Tips, Tricks and Fixes

[Uxi]

Not sure Target does it, but Sony will charge the $150.

[Xerios]

Originally Posted by Uxi

Not sure Target does it, but Sony will charge the $150.

well i paid $599 for ps3, sooo target will cover the whole 600 which basically means theyll give me their most expensive ps3 which will be 400, anyway im wondering if i can get another 60gb if i pay 150$ and send it to sony....

[Uxi]

Oh yeah, most definitely Sony will replace or repair and you get a system equal to the one you sent in. I'm still sitting on my 60 and thinking I'll just bite the bullet and send it in. I vary back and forth. Far less urgent now that I have a 160GB/Drake's bundle. Kinda hoping Sony will admit to an issue and do it free maybe. Even if a class action or something happens later, they could still reimburse... really I have lots of data on my 320 (especially the saved games of GTAIV) I'm hoping I can salvage in some way.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Uxi

I have lots of data on my 320 (especially the saved games of GTAIV) I'm hoping I can salvage in some way.

Haven't personally done a PS3 HDD swap yet (I will tomorrow, when my new drives arrive), so I'm just hypothesizing here, but couldn't you...

Pick up an extra 320gb drive... drop it into your PS3 and format it. Then use an enclosure to plug your existing 320gb drive (with all your old save date) into the PS3 and do a Data Restore via the PS3 utility?

Would that work?

Then you could just wipe the 320gb drive and return it. No?

[Uxi]

My biggest problem is that you can only restore saved games to the same PS3. DIY fix isn't probably going to be reliable long term. If I send it in, odds seem to say I'm going to get an entirely different PS3 and still won't be able to restore all my stuff.

Even on the same PS3, if I take my original 60GB (preformatted), take it out put in the 320, format that. If I do reformat the 60 and then try to put in the 320, it will want to reformat it again. If I try to put in the original 60GB drive, it will want to reformat it (the PS3 itself 'knows' what it's current drive is supposed to be).

Basically the entire experience has made me shy away from teh super huge drive and definitely not storing stuff locally anymore. I'll stream music or use an external HDD for media.

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Uxi

My biggest problem is that you can only restore saved games to the same PS3. DIY fix isn't probably going to be reliable long term. If I send it in, odds seem to say I'm going to get an entirely different PS3 and still won't be able to restore all my stuff.

Might be worth a call to Sony to ask about this, or prowl their forums. I thought only PS2/PS1 savegames did not convert, but that all PS3 saves should work just fine, with a few exceptions. I might have mis-read the backup/restore details when Sony fixed my PS3 earlier this year, but I seem to recall this is how it works.

To me it seems pointless for Sony to include a backup feature in the event your PS3 breaks that would then fail to restore what it backed up, which includes PS3 saves.

[71Makaveli96]

Originally Posted by 71Makaveli96

ok my 60gb got the YLOD i read that it cost $150 to send it to sony to get it fixed/or get a refurbished 1, my question is wat r the chances that the refurbished one goes bad

anybody

[BlackLightShark009]

I reformated the hdd. I still get a error. When the update comes out would that possibly fix the bad files?

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by 71Makaveli96

anybody

I don't mind refurbs at all. They are reconditioned. Any defective parts are replaced. They clean it up and test it to make sure everything works right. It's practically new. To me, $150 for Sony to fix it to their spec beats any attempt I could make to fix a PS3 myself--more for the convenience than anything.

I once heard someone complain (about a PC repair) that "the manufacturer would either repair and return my unit, or send me a refurb. I don't want a refurb!" But what this person doesn't realize is, if a mfr fixes YOUR unit and sends it back, they're still sending you a refurb--YOURS!

[71Makaveli96]

Originally Posted by Sylin

I don't mind refurbs at all. They are reconditioned. Any defective parts are replaced. They clean it up and test it to make sure everything works right. It's practically new. To me, $150 for Sony to fix it to their spec beats any attempt I could make to fix a PS3 myself--more for the convenience than anything.

I once heard someone complain (about a PC repair) that "the manufacturer would either repair and return my unit, or send me a refurb. I don't want a refurb!" But what this person doesn't realize is, if a mfr fixes YOUR unit and sends it back, they're still sending you a refurb--YOURS!

ok, thanx for the input, anybody wat methods of paying sony to the repair are, is it only by cc or debit card?

[Xerios]

anyone else strip the screws in the cage for the ps3 hd?

[RedSoxNation]

I have a recent PS3 horror story that thankfully turned into sweet success about a month ago. After nearly two years of perfect service, the optical drive on my 60 GB PS3 inexplicably stopped working (my PS3 would no longer register a disc of any kind). Thinking I was just over warranty I cursed my bad luck, but I called Best Buy and apparently I had two days left! I brought it back to BB, and not only did they replace my 60 GB PS3 with an 80 GB model right off the shelf, they gave me more than $100 in store credit to make up the cost differential between what I paid two years ago and the model I had selected to replace it... So yeah, one of my luckiest encounters; I swapped an overused, broken ps3 for a new, bigger model, a new controller (i got to keep my old one), and 100 best buy dollars. Who says it doesn't pay to get the warranty?

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by RedSoxNation

I have a recent PS3 horror story that thankfully turned into sweet success about a month ago. After nearly two years of perfect service, the optical drive on my 60 GB PS3 inexplicably stopped working (my PS3 would no longer register a disc of any kind). Thinking I was just over warranty I cursed my bad luck, but I called Best Buy and apparently I had two days left! I brought it back to BB, and not only did they replace my 60 GB PS3 with an 80 GB model right off the shelf, they gave me more than $100 in store credit to make up the cost differential between what I paid two years ago and the model I had selected to replace it... So yeah, one of my luckiest encounters; I swapped an overused, broken ps3 for a new, bigger model, a new controller (i got to keep my old one), and 100 best buy dollars. Who says it doesn't pay to get the warranty?

Oooooh... I did. But I'd eat my hat after that story--good one! Had no idea BB gives you full value replacement. I figured they'd do like everyone else, and just swap it out for a "like model". This will make me re-think my buying strategy next time I need a console.

[RedSoxNation]

Yeah, I didn't either- I thought best case scenario, they'd replace my ps3 with a like-model and I'd be on my way. Don't want to say anything bad about the lady who rang up the transaction since she was very nice during the process, but I'm not entirely sure she knew what she was doing. I was so nervous during the swap- I had this rush like I was stealing from BB a la Robin Hood or something and I wanted to get out of there before they realized it was a mistake (if it was).

[Xerios]

Originally Posted by RedSoxNation

I have a recent PS3 horror story that thankfully turned into sweet success about a month ago. After nearly two years of perfect service, the optical drive on my 60 GB PS3 inexplicably stopped working (my PS3 would no longer register a disc of any kind). Thinking I was just over warranty I cursed my bad luck, but I called Best Buy and apparently I had two days left! I brought it back to BB, and not only did they replace my 60 GB PS3 with an 80 GB model right off the shelf, they gave me more than $100 in store credit to make up the cost differential between what I paid two years ago and the model I had selected to replace it... So yeah, one of my luckiest encounters; I swapped an overused, broken ps3 for a new, bigger model, a new controller (i got to keep my old one), and 100 best buy dollars. Who says it doesn't pay to get the warranty?

hopefully target does the same for me... my 60gb i bought it at 600 bucks and now if they replace it with a 300 dollar 80 gig ps3 id have a smile from ear to ear for 300 bucks in store credit lol i could buy another ps3 at that price

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by RedSoxNation

I was so nervous during the swap- I had this rush like I was stealing from BB a la Robin Hood or something and I wanted to get out of there before they realized it was a mistake (if it was).

Could be worse. You could be these cool people.

[Xerios]

Originally Posted by Sylin

Could be worse. You could be these cool people.

that was awesome

[Azyiu]

Do you guys run into problem such as the PS3 freezes when browsing the web? Especially on certain websites? Recently my PS3 almost always freezes whenever I visit a certain local newspaper site. The thing is, it used to work fine. Anyone have any idea why?

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Do you guys run into problem such as the PS3 freezes when browsing the web? Especially on certain websites? Recently my PS3 almost always freezes whenever I visit a certain local newspaper site. The thing is, it used to work fine. Anyone have any idea why?

Sometimes the browser crashes on me, but I just figure thats due to them still working out the bugs with the browser and nothing abnormally wrong with my PS3.

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

Sometimes the browser crashes on me, but I just figure thats due to them still working out the bugs with the browser and nothing abnormally wrong with my PS3.

Yeah, like I said it only happens on certain websites, and I figured it shouldn't be something to do with the PS3 itself... still, everytime it happens I get a minor heart attack of some sort.