PS3 red light!! ...Help - Blu-ray Forum

omega_man81 · 11-12-2008, 02:58 AM

So I bought Hellboy 2 today hoping to watch it tonight and tried to turn on my ps3 and all I get is it not coming on and red blinking light!!! AHHH Im so aggravated! I looked online and pretty much saw that means its dead. I have an original 20Gb model and an upgraded hard drive. I called the walmart repair center from which I purchased my warranty and they said it will take 3 ****ing weeks to get back to me!!! There goes watching The Dark Knight on time... Anyway I was wondering if I should put my old 20GB hdd back in before I send it off or if you guys had any ideas or options for me? I appreciate any help as you guys ROCK!

SkillzthatKillz · 11-12-2008, 03:02 AM

man thats tough, sucks that it happened. as for the HDD, dont know. maybe ask the repair center what they want you to do?

WriteSimply · 11-12-2008, 03:04 AM

Since it is still under warranty, slot in the original 20GB HDD before sending it off.

fuad

UPSandy · 11-12-2008, 03:08 AM

yeah............why the hell do you have a 20 anyway...just get an 80 man

omega_man81 · 11-12-2008, 03:09 AM

Will my 160Gb hdd still work fine without having to format again once I get it back and put it back in???

omega_man81 · 11-12-2008, 03:11 AM

well I got it right after the launch and I bought the first one I saw. lol Anyway I dont want one of the newer ones cuz it cant play older games and is missing 2 usb ports that I value for playing Rock Band. I know I could just buy a usb hub but really would just like my good old formely reliable original PS3 back

dtrush · 11-12-2008, 03:31 AM

I upgraded my 20gb model to 120gb. It's my favorite PS3. I love the all black look. My 60gb model just plays movies. The 20gb model gets used for EVERYTHING. Since it's hooked straight to the LAN I don't need the Wifi. Don't need media slots as the USB ports work great.

Sorry to hear your PS3 will be gone. Have a spare one on hand in the event of a disaster. These units are fairly reliable.

jamclaur · 11-12-2008, 03:33 AM

Do you guys think the issue with the PS3 RROD is caused by switching drives?

MAPdead · 11-12-2008, 03:35 AM

sucks man hope everything works out for you.

ryoohki · 11-12-2008, 03:35 AM

Nah my friend 20gb had the same thing.. about 1 month after he bought it. It was the PSU that was damaged inside (giving not enought wattage anymore). The exchange was very fast...

groovyone · 11-12-2008, 03:46 AM

This may be an obvious question, but did you try another movie or game? Hellboy II gave my 60GB a bit of grief on the first attempt.

katharsis · 11-12-2008, 03:48 AM

Why would you send it in to Walmart repair service anyways? I wouldn't trust them to repair it. Who knows maybe you get it back with a SDVD drive instead of BD

If you bought it right after launch there is no more warranty left anyways.

Contact Sony, they should be getting it done faster.

I just had to sent in my boss' 80GB (less than a year old). The BD drive died.
You can fill out a form online and get a box sent via UPS to pack it in and ship to them. They said it will take about 10-14 days.

I also have a 20GB since launch and upgraded the hdd to 250GB about 2 months ago... no problems so far (knock on wood).

Blu_Ray_Fan · 11-12-2008, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katharsis

Why would you send it in to Walmart repair service anyways? I wouldn't trust them to repair it.

Read the OP, he has a EXTENDED warranty through them.

Yhats too bad OP! Thats why I think I'm going to get a BD-350 soon. They should be $199 in the next couple weeks (black Friday??)

crackinhedz · 11-12-2008, 11:25 AM

does it allow you to do a system restore?

if not, try unplugging the HDD and plugging it back in.

AikonEnt · 11-12-2008, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omega_man81

Will my 160Gb hdd still work fine without having to format again once I get it back and put it back in???

As far as I know when you put another HDD in it automatically formats it. Whether that still applies when removing and re-inserting the same drive I don't know, but the pessimist in me says that it will! So the fact you can't turn the machine on means you can't backup so you'll lose everything. I may be wrong though, hopefully!

Luis_A51 · 11-12-2008, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UPSandy

yeah............why the hell do you have a 20 anyway...just get an 80 man

A 20gig has backwards compatibility with PS2 games. Also, he's already upgraded the HDD to something bigger than 80gigs.

A repaired 20gg is much better than a new 80gig

MOONPHASE · 11-12-2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by groovyone

This may be an obvious question, but did you try another movie or game? Hellboy II gave my 60GB a bit of grief on the first attempt.

when you get the red lights on the ps3 it becomes unusable no matter what you do unless you can do some kind of system restore or something like that

Sonny · 11-12-2008, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamclaur

Do you guys think the issue with the PS3 RROD is caused by switching drives?

No. All 3 of my PS3 60gigSKU's have 320gig HDD's & they have had 120gig & 250gig HDD's also. I have never had a problem ( knock on wood

)

Sonny · 11-12-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UPSandy

yeah............why the hell do you have a 20 anyway...just get an 80 man

groovyone · 11-12-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luis_A51

A 20gig has backwards compatibility with PS2 games. Also, he's already upgraded the HDD to something bigger than 80gigs.

A repaired 20gg is much better than a new 80gig

11-12-2008, 02:58 AM	#1
omega_man81 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:New Orleans, LA	PS3 red light!! ...Help So I bought Hellboy 2 today hoping to watch it tonight and tried to turn on my ps3 and all I get is it not coming on and red blinking light!!! AHHH Im so aggravated! I looked online and pretty much saw that means its dead. I have an original 20Gb model and an upgraded hard drive. I called the walmart repair center from which I purchased my warranty and they said it will take 3 ****ing weeks to get back to me!!! There goes watching The Dark Knight on time... Anyway I was wondering if I should put my old 20GB hdd back in before I send it off or if you guys had any ideas or options for me? I appreciate any help as you guys ROCK!

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11-12-2008, 03:02 AM	#2
SkillzthatKillz Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:214 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:1	man thats tough, sucks that it happened. as for the HDD, dont know. maybe ask the repair center what they want you to do?

11-12-2008, 03:04 AM	#3
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Since it is still under warranty, slot in the original 20GB HDD before sending it off. fuad

11-12-2008, 03:08 AM	#4
UPSandy Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	yeah............why the hell do you have a 20 anyway...just get an 80 man

11-12-2008, 03:09 AM	#5
omega_man81 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:New Orleans, LA	Will my 160Gb hdd still work fine without having to format again once I get it back and put it back in???

11-12-2008, 03:11 AM	#6
omega_man81 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:New Orleans, LA	well I got it right after the launch and I bought the first one I saw. lol Anyway I dont want one of the newer ones cuz it cant play older games and is missing 2 usb ports that I value for playing Rock Band. I know I could just buy a usb hub but really would just like my good old formely reliable original PS3 back

11-12-2008, 03:31 AM	#7
dtrush Active Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Sandy, UT U.S.A. Blu-ray reviews:1	I upgraded my 20gb model to 120gb. It's my favorite PS3. I love the all black look. My 60gb model just plays movies. The 20gb model gets used for EVERYTHING. Since it's hooked straight to the LAN I don't need the Wifi. Don't need media slots as the USB ports work great. Sorry to hear your PS3 will be gone. Have a spare one on hand in the event of a disaster. These units are fairly reliable.

11-12-2008, 03:33 AM	#8
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	Do you guys think the issue with the PS3 RROD is caused by switching drives?

11-12-2008, 03:35 AM	#9
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	sucks man hope everything works out for you.

11-12-2008, 03:35 AM	#10
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	Nah my friend 20gb had the same thing.. about 1 month after he bought it. It was the PSU that was damaged inside (giving not enought wattage anymore). The exchange was very fast...

11-12-2008, 03:46 AM	#11
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	This may be an obvious question, but did you try another movie or game? Hellboy II gave my 60GB a bit of grief on the first attempt.

11-12-2008, 03:48 AM	#12
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Why would you send it in to Walmart repair service anyways? I wouldn't trust them to repair it. Who knows maybe you get it back with a SDVD drive instead of BD If you bought it right after launch there is no more warranty left anyways. Contact Sony, they should be getting it done faster. I just had to sent in my boss' 80GB (less than a year old). The BD drive died. You can fill out a form online and get a box sent via UPS to pack it in and ship to them. They said it will take about 10-14 days. I also have a 20GB since launch and upgraded the hdd to 250GB about 2 months ago... no problems so far (knock on wood).

11-12-2008, 11:25 AM	#14
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	does it allow you to do a system restore? if not, try unplugging the HDD and plugging it back in.

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