PS3 Repair and/or Death Thread

[CaptainZombie]

Re: PS3 Repair and/or Death Thread

I'd wait for the 2100 series. It may be there already.

The new slims should be out in the wild now. I've been reading around other boards of people finding them already.

[DJ]

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I'd wait for the 2100 series. It may be there already.

I just got a 250gb PS3 Slim yesterday @ Best Buy and it wasn't the 2100 series. Not too worried though as I did buy the protection plan to cover me so if something does happen, I can then get the 2100 series since they should be the only ones out on the shelves.

[HustlinOwl]

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can get $205, for my 60gb towards a slim at gamestop

[Rawdeal28]

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can get $205, for my 60gb towards a slim at gamestop

$205?????????????????????

from gamestop for just the system itself??????????????

are u serious? u giving them games too?

[rudyjuly2]

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I'd like to hear how as well. $205? I'd do that in a New York minute!

[HustlinOwl]

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$205?????????????????????

from gamestop for just the system itself??????????????

are u serious? u giving them games too?

$180 with controller and all connections. Current deal an extra $25 with hardware trade in

[ZM Punk]

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My PS3 crapped out on me last weekend. Just sent it in to be repaired yesterday.

Do these repairs actually work? Because from reading this thread, it seems that the common consensus is that most crap out again within a month of them getting fixed. If thats the case I'm just going to trade mine into gamestop or put it on Ebay and get a slim.

But if the repairs actually work, I wouldn't mind keeping my original.

[Rawdeal28]

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180 is still good. hope i can get that much. where do u live Owl?

[Rawdeal28]

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My PS3 crapped out on me last weekend. Just sent it in to be repaired yesterday.

Do these repairs actually work? Because from reading this thread, it seems that the common consensus is that most crap out again within a month of them getting fixed. If thats the case I'm just going to trade mine into gamestop or put it on Ebay and get a slim.

But if the repairs actually work, I wouldn't mind keeping my original.

if u sent it in to sony, they will send you a refurbished system. meaning if u had a 60gb for example, they will send you a refurbished 60gb system (not the one you sent it).

when i got mines back, it lasted exactly 1 year so you are good for a while. but when that time comes, think about trading it in before it craps out again. good luck!

[Mintsa]

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Guys..need some help.

Just turned on my ps3 (have not turned it on all day). It booted up fine, loaded up and as I was scrolling thru the XMB the system just froze, screen went black & then the system turned off and the red light just blinks.

Now, if I try to turn it back on...the sytem starts up, the light go's green but then the system beeps, light turns yellow & then red (when the system turns itself off).

Is my system dead ???

Has it just over heated ?? (I haven't turned it on all day, but my house is very humid inside)

Any help would be appreciated.

[ZM Punk]

Re: PS3 Repair and/or Death Thread

Guys..need some help.

Just turned on my ps3 (have not turned it on all day). It booted up fine, loaded up and as I was scrolling thru the XMB the system just froze, screen went black & then the system turned off and the red light just blinks.

Now, if I try to turn it back on...the sytem starts up, the light go's green but then the system beeps, light turns yellow & then red (when the system turns itself off).

Is my system dead ???

Has it just over heated ?? (I haven't turned it on all day, but my house is very humid inside)

Any help would be appreciated.

Its dead.

Thats the same thing that happened to mine except I was playing a game when it happened.

[HustlinOwl]

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180 is still good. hope i can get that much. where do u live Owl?

Im just outside of Sacramento, in Jackson CA

[Mintsa]

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Its dead.

Thats the same thing that happened to mine except I was playing a game when it happened.

Great !!!



Now.....are my pics, vids, gamesaves lost or can I just buy a new ps3 and swap the HD ???

Also, is this repair covered by sony ??? (I have a launch system by the way.)

[DJ]

Re: PS3 Repair and/or Death Thread

OK, question for the PS3 Slim owners: is it normal for the back of the console to be hot? I noticed this today after playing for 2 hours or so. The top of the console was barely warm, the game disc wasn't warm at all but the back of the console was hot.

I guess it's probably b/c the air vent isn't that large in the back. I don't have the system elevated (it's on my entertainment center with plenty of ventilation), but if that helps, I will prop it up.

[bevo24]

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Great !!!



Now.....are my pics, vids, gamesaves lost or can I just buy a new ps3 and swap the HD ???

Also, is this repair covered by sony ??? (I have a launch system by the way.)

The hd is encrypted and mated to the system it resides on. If your system goes down, your data goes down with it. The only way to get it back, until someone defeats the encryption, is to get that same system up and running again and then do a backup. It will ask to reformat if you put it in a new system.

Sony will charge you $150 to get back a refurbished one with your data gone. There are shops that can fix it for less, albeit temporary, and give you a chance to back your data up before it goes down again.