Playstation 3 HDD emergency! Help needed - Blu-ray Forum

Ukujiku · 09-01-2008, 09:30 PM

I need help for my Playstation 3. I go and turn my ps3 on today and I get an error saying "File system corrupted, system will be restored" so I press 'ok'. the system goes through restore, then resets. When it is back up the error comes back up again saying system will be restored again.

crackinhedz · 09-01-2008, 09:33 PM

did you recently update?

...as a last resort, I would disconnect the hard disk drive and re-connect it.

Ukujiku · 09-01-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by crackinhedz

did you recently update?

...as a last resort, I would disconnect the hard disk drive and re-connect it.

The last update I did was 2.42 but that was weeks ago.

crackinhedz · 09-01-2008, 09:37 PM

your hard drive may have gone bad.

...as I said, once you have tried other fixes then disconnect the drive and reconnect.

If you still get the error, you may just have a bad HDD. Then call Sony. (or swap out HDD with most any 2.5" SATA HDD.)

quexos · 09-01-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by crackinhedz

your hard drive may have gone bad.

...as I said, once you have tried other fixes then disconnect the drive and reconnect.

If you still get the error, you may just have a bad HDD. Then call Sony. (or swap out HDD with most any 2.5" SATA HDD.)

By the way where in the PS3 is the OS stored ? I mean if it's in the HDD, changing the HDD won't result in a "blank" OS ?

Xerios · 09-01-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by quexos

By the way where in the PS3 is the OS stored ? I mean if it's in the HDD, changing the HDD won't result in a "blank" OS ?

cache memory on the motherboard

Ukujiku · 09-01-2008, 11:42 PM

Well, I ended up going to CompUSA and getting a 60 dollar 120 gig hard drive to replace it, and it's working again.

chnandler_bong · 09-01-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ukujiku

Well, I ended up going to CompUSA and getting a 60 dollar 120 gig hard drive to replace it, and it's working again.

I would go ahead and get a hold of Sony support about the bad HDD. They will most likely replace it for free.

Ukujiku · 09-01-2008, 11:46 PM

even if i got the ps3 back in 2006 or whatever?

theprophecy247 · 09-02-2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Ukujiku

even if i got the ps3 back in 2006 or whatever?

doubt it, theyll prolly charge u for it

Wingman1977 · 09-02-2008, 02:30 AM

Yeah, they would charge you for the replacement since it's out of warranty (the playstation3 comes with a one year warranty from Sony). Anyway, they'll most likely give you a refurbished hard drive. So you did the right thing by going out and buying a brand new hard drive (also, it works for you since now you have a reason to buy a bigger hard drive which is what you seemed to have done.

Aaron · 09-02-2008, 02:51 AM

The same thing happened to mine a few days ago!!!

I formatted my HDD with Windows and now it works.

If that doesn't work for you, then just buy a new HDD. It costs $150 to have it repaired by Sony. And a 500GB notebook HDD is only like $130.

katharsis · 09-02-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

The same thing happened to mine a few days ago!!!

I formatted my HDD with Windows and now it works.

If that doesn't work for you, then just buy a new HDD. It costs $150 to have it repaired by Sony. And a 500GB notebook HDD is only like $130.

What file system is the PS3 hdd anyways and how did you format it under Windows?

Aaron · 09-02-2008, 03:51 AM

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What file system is the PS3 hdd anyways and how did you format it under Windows?

I used an external 2.5 inch drive case and used FAT32.

Aaron · 09-02-2008, 03:55 AM

Try using the PS3 without the HDD in it. Any error messages?

U4K61 · 09-02-2008, 04:08 AM

PS3 and Windows? Windows runs on Intel chips and AMD, but the cell processor is different. I don't see how you can do that. There is a version of Yellow Dog Linux that will work on the PS3.

Aaron · 09-02-2008, 04:13 AM

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PS3 and Windows? Windows runs on Intel chips and AMD, but the cell processor is different. I don't see how you can do that. There is a version of Yellow Dog Linux that will work on the PS3.

I removed the PS3's HDD, put it in an external drive case, hooked it up to my Vista laptop, and formatted it.

U4K61 · 09-02-2008, 03:45 PM

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I removed the PS3's HDD, put it in an external drive case, hooked it up to my Vista laptop, and formatted it.

I was hoping to get windows on the PS3. But I imagine the OS kirnel would have to be re-written, especially the HAL, and that will never happen as Windows is not open source like Unix. When I get around to it, I will partition the drive and will put Yellow Dog Linux on it. I will have a non gamer's OS, but still not have the apps I really want.

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You can run Windows (XP or Vista) on the PS3 through Linux. But it's dogshit slow. It takes like 10 minutes to open Notepad.

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I've tried to watch some live concerts of the internet on the ps3 and they wouldn't open, but they always do on my computer that uses windows, maybe that's a reason...

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Aaron · 09-02-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig Ruchman

I was getting my hopes up. It would be a deam come true to get windows on the PS3. But the OS kirnel would have to be re-written, especially the HAL, and that will never happen as Windows is not open source like Unix. When I get around to it, I will partition the drive and will put Yellow Dog Linux on it. I will have a non gamer's OS, but still not have the apps I really want.

You can run Windows (XP or Vista) on the PS3 through Linux. But it's dogshit slow. It takes like 10 minutes to open Notepad.

Psx0005 · 09-03-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

You can run Windows (XP or Vista) on the PS3 through Linux. But it's dogshit slow. It takes like 10 minutes to open Notepad.

Hell, it takes 10 minutes to open Notepad on my PC running Windows XP

09-01-2008, 09:30 PM	#1
Ukujiku Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Safety Harbor, FL Blu-ray collection:88	Playstation 3 HDD emergency! Help needed I need help for my Playstation 3. I go and turn my ps3 on today and I get an error saying "File system corrupted, system will be restored" so I press 'ok'. the system goes through restore, then resets. When it is back up the error comes back up again saying system will be restored again.

09-01-2008, 09:37 PM	#4
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	your hard drive may have gone bad. ...as I said, once you have tried other fixes then disconnect the drive and reconnect. If you still get the error, you may just have a bad HDD. Then call Sony. (or swap out HDD with most any 2.5" SATA HDD.) Last edited by crackinhedz; 09-01-2008 at 09:42 PM.

09-01-2008, 11:46 PM	#9
Ukujiku Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Safety Harbor, FL Blu-ray collection:88	even if i got the ps3 back in 2006 or whatever? Last edited by Ukujiku; 09-01-2008 at 11:59 PM.

09-02-2008, 04:08 AM	#16
U4K61 Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Connecticut Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:4	PS3 and Windows? Windows runs on Intel chips and AMD, but the cell processor is different. I don't see how you can do that. There is a version of Yellow Dog Linux that will work on the PS3. Last edited by U4K61; 09-02-2008 at 04:11 AM.

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09-01-2008, 09:33 PM	#2
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	did you recently update? ...as a last resort, I would disconnect the hard disk drive and re-connect it.

09-01-2008, 11:42 PM	#7
Ukujiku Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Safety Harbor, FL Blu-ray collection:88	Well, I ended up going to CompUSA and getting a 60 dollar 120 gig hard drive to replace it, and it's working again.

09-02-2008, 02:30 AM	#11
Wingman1977 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:The empire state Trading Score:23	Yeah, they would charge you for the replacement since it's out of warranty (the playstation3 comes with a one year warranty from Sony). Anyway, they'll most likely give you a refurbished hard drive. So you did the right thing by going out and buying a brand new hard drive (also, it works for you since now you have a reason to buy a bigger hard drive which is what you seemed to have done.

09-02-2008, 02:51 AM	#12
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	The same thing happened to mine a few days ago!!! I formatted my HDD with Windows and now it works. If that doesn't work for you, then just buy a new HDD. It costs $150 to have it repaired by Sony. And a 500GB notebook HDD is only like $130.

09-02-2008, 03:55 AM	#15
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	Try using the PS3 without the HDD in it. Any error messages?

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