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  • garce
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2001
    • 7103
    #1

    Fucking PS3 just died

    Playing Need For Speed Hot Pursuit online, and the screen went black in the middle of a race. The red light on the front of the console started blinking.

    I shut it off, and turned it back on. The green light came on, the PS3 beeped, and the red light started blinking again. I'm guessing the hard drive went south. No YLOD. Just green, beep beep, flashing red.

    Son of a bitch. Any suggestions? Not shipping it back to Sony, I'll just grab a new model when I get the time. Hard drive failure?
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    • CunningStunt
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2006
      • 5594
      #2
      Could be the HDD. Might have overheated. See what happens in half an hour.

      How old is it? Mine is still going strong, one of the original cack ones with 40GB HDD. You have to make sure there's lots of air circulation around them, they have serious overheating problems.
      Last edited by CunningStunt; 12-08-2010, 08:14 PM.

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        • brassmonkey
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          • Sep 2005
          • 77397
          #3
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            • garce
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2001
              • 7103
              #4
              Originally posted by CunningStunt
              Could be the HDD. Might have overheated. See what happens in half an hour.

              How old is it? Mine is still going strong, one of the original cack ones with 40GB HDD. You have to make sure there's lots of air circulation around them, they have serious overheating problems.
              Its the 40GB, just over two years old. I keep it clean, lotsa fresh air. It looks like its trying to boot, but can't read anything.

              Even though this is an autogenerated, spammy-as-hell article, it seems to suggest its either a misplaced connection, or a dead HD:

              http www articlesbase.com/electronics-articles/dealing-with-a-ps3-blinking-red-light-1678489.html

              I'll take it apart tomorrow.

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                • CunningStunt
                  Confirmed User
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 5594
                  #5
                  What a pisser. Hard drives are cheap though. You'll lose all your save games though I guess.

                  They're just notebook sata hdd's I believe. You can get a 640Gb for $80: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136459

                  Keep the receipt in case it isn't that!

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                    • AnimeFevers
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                      • Apr 2009
                      • 3566
                      #6
                      Scrap get xbox 360
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                        • ~Ray
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                          • Jun 2003
                          • 18361
                          #7
                          make sure to give the old system a "proper" goodbye
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                            • HBKKH
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2008
                              • 1013
                              #8
                              had that happen to my xbox. sucks. Had to replace the HD
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                                • Gerco
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2005
                                  • 2052
                                  #9
                                  HAve a 60GB that I bought when it first came out. Still going strong. I take it outside every once and awhile and use canned air to blow it out and get all the dust bunnies out. (Anytime I hear the fan running more than usual)

                                  Running and cooling right, the high speed fan should only kick in during really hardcore parts of a game. Other than that you should hardly even hear it. It should also go back to the "silent" fan upon exiting the game within a minute or so if not faster... If not, clean it.
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                                    • CamTraffic
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                                      • Feb 2008
                                      • 6538
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by AnimeFevers
                                      Scrap get xbox 360
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                                        • iSpyCams
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                                          • May 2009
                                          • 4436
                                          #11
                                          Try reseating the hard disk, maybe the connections just got a little corroded.
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                                            • Altwebdesign
                                              #12
                                              gives you more time to work! :D

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                                                • Phoenix
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                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                  • 35475
                                                  #13
                                                  dress up like they did in office space and take a bat to it

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                                                    • CurrentlySober
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                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                      • 38957
                                                      #14
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                                                        • rogueteens
                                                          So fucking bland
                                                          • Jul 2006
                                                          • 8005
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by AnimeFevers
                                                          Scrap get xbox 360
                                                          I'm on my 4th Xbox and i hardly use it. really unreliable buggers, they are.
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                                                            • scuba steve
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Oct 2008
                                                              • 1888
                                                              #16
                                                              i'd cry if mine died :'(

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                                                                • garce
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Oct 2001
                                                                  • 7103
                                                                  #17
                                                                  My son just confessed (this Tuesday night) that he was playing Joe Danger and teasing the dogs at the same time. They (the dogs) ended up knocking my PS3 onto the floor and he picked it up, and he put it back in it rightful place of authority. Without telling me what happened.

                                                                  In lieu Christmas presents for my twenty-year old son, I will be purchasing a new PS3 Slim. I hope he enjoys his card.

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                                                                    • 96ukssob
                                                                      So Fucking Banananananas
                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                      • 12991
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by garce
                                                                      My son just confessed (this Tuesday night) that he was playing Joe Danger and teasing the dogs at the same time. They (the dogs) ended up knocking my PS3 onto the floor and he picked it up, and he put it back in it rightful place of authority. Without telling me what happened.

                                                                      In lieu Christmas presents for my twenty-year old son, I will be purchasing a new PS3 Slim. I hope he enjoys his card.
                                                                      oh man that sucks

                                                                      glad you found out what the cause is... could always sell it on CL for about $200 probably
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                                                                        • garce
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Oct 2001
                                                                          • 7103
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by bossku69
                                                                          oh man that sucks

                                                                          glad you found out what the cause is... could always sell it on CL for about $200 probably
                                                                          I turn it on and it rattles like a baby. I could replace the HD or send it in for repairs (its a 40GB - pretty much useless...), but I'm just going to grab a slim.

                                                                          Think I'll give my my son the busted PS3 as a Christmas gift. He turns twenty Dec. 20th. Time to man up - should have told me what happened weeks ago.

                                                                          All my saved games are gone! Son of a bitch!

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                                                                            • CPA37710T
                                                                              business ready hit me up!
                                                                              • Aug 2010
                                                                              • 1115
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by garce
                                                                              My son just confessed (this Tuesday night) that he was playing Joe Danger and teasing the dogs at the same time. They (the dogs) ended up knocking my PS3 onto the floor and he picked it up, and he put it back in it rightful place of authority. Without telling me what happened.

                                                                              In lieu Christmas presents for my twenty-year old son, I will be purchasing a new PS3 Slim. I hope he enjoys his card.
                                                                              oh nice! is joe danger worth buying? i have the demo and havent finished it yet .. ist a very long demo lol

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                                                                                • garce
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Oct 2001
                                                                                  • 7103
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by CPA37710T
                                                                                  oh nice! is joe danger worth buying? i have the demo and havent finished it yet .. ist a very long demo lol
                                                                                  I wouldn't know. My kid crapped out my PS3.

                                                                                  Actually, Joe Danger's a pretty cool game. I was more interested in my lvl 50 Red Dead dude and my NFS Hot Pursuit career. Kids today. Aaaarrrgggghhh...........

                                                                                  My Playstastion Plus account. Oh! Geez! Just shut up - it hurts. I lost all my saved games.

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                                                                                    • CPA37710T
                                                                                      business ready hit me up!
                                                                                      • Aug 2010
                                                                                      • 1115
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      lol man that really sucks!.. well i just hope u have the patience to play what you have achieved so far!..

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