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Marine Mike · 02-15-2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caliblue15

Or you can exchange your PS3 into Sony for a Slim.

What do you mean? Like call them up and be like, "Hey, the light is blinking red, fix it". Then they reply "We'll just replace it for you, don't worry about it".

caliblue15 · 02-15-2010, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

What do you mean? Like call them up and be like, "Hey, the light is blinking red, fix it". Then they reply "We'll just replace it for you, don't worry about it".

You pay the same price of $150, but you get a Slim instead of a PS3 that could YLOD death again...

I bought a slim, then sent my dead ps3 in later, so I still have the original, as I've always had the original of every console I've ever bought.

Marine Mike · 02-15-2010, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caliblue15

You pay the same price of $150, but you get a Slim instead of a PS3 that could YLOD death again...

I bought a slim, then sent my dead ps3 in later, so I still have the original, as I've always had the original of every console I've ever bought.

holy crap...it just turned back on....BACKING UP NOW!

Marine Mike · 02-15-2010, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caliblue15

You pay the same price of $150, but you get a Slim instead of a PS3 that could YLOD death again...

I bought a slim, then sent my dead ps3 in later, so I still have the original, as I've always had the original of every console I've ever bought.

Okay, so not only you bought a Slim, but you also sent in your 80GB into Sony for them to fix so you get the original back?

johnya84 · 02-16-2010, 05:27 AM

Is the ylod problem caused by overheating on the cpu and gpu? Correct rite...
The rsod is caused by motherboard issues?

Well, I got the rsod and I couldnt find the original receipt where I bought it from, but got it at Costco and returned it and bought a PS3 Slim at Costco.

So if the ylod or rsod happens again I just need to return it back to Costco and get a need one. Now I just need to backup all my save game files.

TL OWNS U · 02-18-2010, 10:15 PM

my PS3 is now riding on 600MBs. I'm getting a portable HD and getting a new HDD for my PS3 (most likely a 250GB one) and I want to ask you guys who have gotten new HHDs for your PS3 which one is the best to get?

Dmart07 · 02-20-2010, 11:40 PM

Hello,

I'm having a problem with inserting/ejecting discs into my PS3. I've read (including the suggestions on the first page of this thread) and seen the various alignment fixs but none of those seem to work.

I doubt it's the laser because the blue light recognizes a disc is trying to be inserted but it doesn't engage the motor to pull the disc in. So could it be the motor or is something else preventing it from engaging?

ps3blurayuser · 02-23-2010, 02:03 AM

Mostly during madden at the start of game right when I kickoff. But the noise is still going and controller keeps vibrating. i need to do some more testing but I just got ps3 back for 2nd time today and it is still doing it. Its also shows pixels during blurays. Any advice? Could it be the HDMI cable? I assume Sony tests these before sending them back.

christopher2200 · 02-23-2010, 03:00 AM

If you mean that you just got it back from Sony, I would call them immediately. I wouldn't wait for the problem to get any worse. I don't think a hdmi cable can cause the system to freeze that something wrong with the system.

ps3blurayuser · 02-23-2010, 03:10 AM

yep i just got it back for the 2nd time. Anyways they were closed when I tested it on Madden. What else will they do? Send me another refurbished system for the 3rd time and the same thing will happen!

KB24SD · 02-23-2010, 03:14 AM

Which PS3 model do you have?

20GB
40GB
60GB
80GB
160GB
120GB Slim
250GB Slim

?

KB24SD · 02-23-2010, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ps3blurayuser

Mostly during madden at the start of game right when I kickoff. But the noise is still going and controller keeps vibrating. i need to do some more testing but I just got ps3 back for 2nd time today and it is still doing it. Its also shows pixels during blurays. Any advice? Could it be the HDMI cable? I assume Sony tests these before sending them back.

Not sure if they test them before sending them back since they are refurbished systems. But for a price of $150 for sending it to them they sure as hell should test them out before sending the models back to paying customers.

But the way you describe your problem it sounds most likely the culprit of your problem is a bad blu-ray drive lens.

ps3blurayuser · 02-23-2010, 03:36 AM

it is a 40 gb. Its not a slim. But if the problem is the bluray lens...shoudnt sony have fixed it? I may be done with Sony now. Too bad I want to play MLB the show.

DOH43 · 02-23-2010, 05:35 AM

I just had this problem with a new slim I got on Black Friday. Started freezing every once in a while playing Heavenly sword. Then I started seeing polygons and stuff playing God of War. Then Blu ray movies would have long 5 second pauses here and there. Eventually Heavenly sword would not reload after the title sequence and GOd of War would play but the screen would be half smeared and you wouldn't be able to see anything. From start to finish this took about 2 weeks of playing maybe 2 hours a day or every other day. Doesn't take long. I took mine back to Costco for a new one. Great customer service. Otherwise you have to deal with Sony and the warranty.

Good luck

Jeremiah · 02-23-2010, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ps3blurayuser

yep i just got it back for the 2nd time. Anyways they were closed when I tested it on Madden. What else will they do? Send me another refurbished system for the 3rd time and the same thing will happen!

Are you sure you received the same unit you sent in? Often, they will simply replace it with an already refurbished unit from someone else who had issues.

If you had two different units having the same issue, it's either the game itself (doubt it) or Sony's slacking off!

gamer4eva · 02-24-2010, 02:07 AM

Alright i upgraded my PS3 hard drive 2 years ago to 250 gigs and last month it got corrupted after i bumped into my ps3(trying to fix the connection of my speakers from the back of the TV) while it was saving a game .......
then i formatted the whole thing lost about 170 gigs of data including games, game saves, videos, music etc then during the course of the month i re-installed all my PSN games and and the discs back on the PS3 and started to play my games from the start..........
today somehow my hard drive became slow all of a sudden (after i installed a FIFA 10 patch which i later deleted) and it took like 5 minutes just to load a game from the disc then i backed up all my files on a portable just in case.........
now the main PROBLEM is when i play a PSN game it works smooth off the HDD, when i play a blu-ray movie it works perfect, when i play music videos saved on the PS# they work fine HOWEVER when i play a game on the disc(tried 4 of them now) they lag pretty hard out even to get to the menu screen it takes about 2 minutes and once the game starts about 5 minutes in and after than it lags just off the disc and the whole PS3 slows down once this happens and turns off after a minute or 2

I've got no idea what the problem is anyone have any ideas where this might be coming from?????

gamer4eva · 02-24-2010, 04:08 AM

should i replace my hard drive or send it to sony i formatted it and after 3 hours it took to format the HDD light is always on when the ps3 is "working"

idk what to do with the damn thing

mywhitenoise · 02-24-2010, 04:30 PM

This is weird, in the last week my wi-fi has been REALLY slow for PS3, but it works fine for other devices.
I tested the connection and the PS3 gets around 1.5 Mbps for both upload and download speeds with wi-fi (my computer is nowhere near that slow when connected by wi-fi). When I connected an ethernet cable to the PS3 I was getting 19 Mbps for download, and 13 Mbps for upload...that is a HUGE difference and I'm having trouble trying to find out why all of the sudden my PS3's wi-fi has turned to crap. Hopefully someone can help me resolve this issue.

Blu Titan · 02-24-2010, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mywhitenoise

This is weird, in the last week my wi-fi has been REALLY slow for PS3, but it works fine for other devices.
I tested the connection and the PS3 gets around 1.5 Mbps for both upload and download speeds with wi-fi (my computer is nowhere near that slow when connected by wi-fi). When I connected an ethernet cable to the PS3 I was getting 19 Mbps for download, and 13 Mbps for upload...that is a HUGE difference and I'm having trouble trying to find out why all of the sudden my PS3's wi-fi has turned to crap. Hopefully someone can help me resolve this issue.

Have change the location or palcement of the PS3 in any way? How about your wireless router, is it in the same place?

alphapyro · 02-24-2010, 04:38 PM

It's wi-fi. Expect any number of atmospheric conditions to adversely affect your wireless connection. The ozone in your house, the humidity in the room, whether or not you flushed the toilet or if you have wallpaper instead of painted walls, the cat is sleeping near the router, cloudy outside, etc...

And hooking up anything to ethernet will be monumentally faster than any wi-fi as it's just the nature of the technology.

btw, you speed checked your PS3, what does your computer normally pull with a speed check?

Also, your computer is likely in a different spot than your PS3, have you tried moving your PS3 near your computer if that's possible?

02-23-2010, 02:03 AM	#1968
ps3blurayuser Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:20	ps3 freezing! Mostly during madden at the start of game right when I kickoff. But the noise is still going and controller keeps vibrating. i need to do some more testing but I just got ps3 back for 2nd time today and it is still doing it. Its also shows pixels during blurays. Any advice? Could it be the HDMI cable? I assume Sony tests these before sending them back. Last edited by ps3blurayuser; 02-23-2010 at 02:11 AM.

02-24-2010, 02:07 AM	#1976
gamer4eva Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:18	HELP!!!!! PS3 Hard Drive problem!!!!!! Alright i upgraded my PS3 hard drive 2 years ago to 250 gigs and last month it got corrupted after i bumped into my ps3(trying to fix the connection of my speakers from the back of the TV) while it was saving a game ....... then i formatted the whole thing lost about 170 gigs of data including games, game saves, videos, music etc then during the course of the month i re-installed all my PSN games and and the discs back on the PS3 and started to play my games from the start.......... today somehow my hard drive became slow all of a sudden (after i installed a FIFA 10 patch which i later deleted) and it took like 5 minutes just to load a game from the disc then i backed up all my files on a portable just in case......... now the main PROBLEM is when i play a PSN game it works smooth off the HDD, when i play a blu-ray movie it works perfect, when i play music videos saved on the PS# they work fine HOWEVER when i play a game on the disc(tried 4 of them now) they lag pretty hard out even to get to the menu screen it takes about 2 minutes and once the game starts about 5 minutes in and after than it lags just off the disc and the whole PS3 slows down once this happens and turns off after a minute or 2 I've got no idea what the problem is anyone have any ideas where this might be coming from????? Last edited by gamer4eva; 02-24-2010 at 03:34 AM.

02-24-2010, 04:30 PM	#1978
mywhitenoise Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:California Home Theater Gallery:19 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:238 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:4	Having trouble with Wi-Fi speed This is weird, in the last week my wi-fi has been REALLY slow for PS3, but it works fine for other devices. I tested the connection and the PS3 gets around 1.5 Mbps for both upload and download speeds with wi-fi (my computer is nowhere near that slow when connected by wi-fi). When I connected an ethernet cable to the PS3 I was getting 19 Mbps for download, and 13 Mbps for upload...that is a HUGE difference and I'm having trouble trying to find out why all of the sudden my PS3's wi-fi has turned to crap. Hopefully someone can help me resolve this issue.

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TL OWNS U Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Missouri PSN: TLOWNESU Blu-ray collection:47 Blu-ray reviews:15 Trading Score:2	my PS3 is now riding on 600MBs. I'm getting a portable HD and getting a new HDD for my PS3 (most likely a 250GB one) and I want to ask you guys who have gotten new HHDs for your PS3 which one is the best to get?

02-20-2010, 11:40 PM	#1967
Dmart07 New Member Member since:Feb 2010	Hello, I'm having a problem with inserting/ejecting discs into my PS3. I've read (including the suggestions on the first page of this thread) and seen the various alignment fixs but none of those seem to work. I doubt it's the laser because the blue light recognizes a disc is trying to be inserted but it doesn't engage the motor to pull the disc in. So could it be the motor or is something else preventing it from engaging?

02-23-2010, 03:00 AM	#1969
christopher2200 Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:282	If you mean that you just got it back from Sony, I would call them immediately. I wouldn't wait for the problem to get any worse. I don't think a hdmi cable can cause the system to freeze that something wrong with the system.

02-23-2010, 03:10 AM	#1970
ps3blurayuser Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:20	yep i just got it back for the 2nd time. Anyways they were closed when I tested it on Madden. What else will they do? Send me another refurbished system for the 3rd time and the same thing will happen!

02-23-2010, 03:14 AM	#1971
KB24SD Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:San Diego Blu-ray collection:166 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Which PS3 model do you have? 20GB 40GB 60GB 80GB 160GB 120GB Slim 250GB Slim ?

02-23-2010, 03:36 AM	#1973
ps3blurayuser Member Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:20	it is a 40 gb. Its not a slim. But if the problem is the bluray lens...shoudnt sony have fixed it? I may be done with Sony now. Too bad I want to play MLB the show.

02-23-2010, 05:35 AM	#1974
DOH43 New Member Member since:Mar 2008	I just had this problem with a new slim I got on Black Friday. Started freezing every once in a while playing Heavenly sword. Then I started seeing polygons and stuff playing God of War. Then Blu ray movies would have long 5 second pauses here and there. Eventually Heavenly sword would not reload after the title sequence and GOd of War would play but the screen would be half smeared and you wouldn't be able to see anything. From start to finish this took about 2 weeks of playing maybe 2 hours a day or every other day. Doesn't take long. I took mine back to Costco for a new one. Great customer service. Otherwise you have to deal with Sony and the warranty. Good luck

02-24-2010, 04:08 AM	#1977
gamer4eva Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:18	should i replace my hard drive or send it to sony i formatted it and after 3 hours it took to format the HDD light is always on when the ps3 is "working" idk what to do with the damn thing

02-24-2010, 04:38 PM	#1980
alphapyro Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Kansas Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:14	It's wi-fi. Expect any number of atmospheric conditions to adversely affect your wireless connection. The ozone in your house, the humidity in the room, whether or not you flushed the toilet or if you have wallpaper instead of painted walls, the cat is sleeping near the router, cloudy outside, etc... And hooking up anything to ethernet will be monumentally faster than any wi-fi as it's just the nature of the technology. btw, you speed checked your PS3, what does your computer normally pull with a speed check? Also, your computer is likely in a different spot than your PS3, have you tried moving your PS3 near your computer if that's possible?

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