Its dead again

**keefy** · 10-12-2011

My PS3 has died for the second time. I won be buying a replacement if I can't fix it I mainly use it for Blu rays and streaming movies.

**MATRIX 2** · 10-12-2011

Sucks.

**F34R** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by keefy

My PS3 has died for the second time. I won be buying a replacement if I can't fix it I mainly use it for Blu rays and streaming movies.

you aren't a true sony fan then.

**oneJ** · 10-12-2011

my phat died for a second time the other day. has a dvd of the x files season 8 stuck in it.

paid $149 to have it repaired, maybe 7 months ago?? barely used it, (as i got a new slim on the cheap) mainly for movies in the bedroom, and was quite disappointed to find out it has died again. i have been reading at a few places that any repair thats done to it, isn't permanent, and you won't get the same amount of use out of it as if it were brand new.

**F34R** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by oneJ

my phat died for a second time the other day. has a dvd of the x files season 8 stuck in it.

paid $149 to have it repaired, maybe 7 months ago?? barely used it, (as i got a new slim on the cheap) mainly for movies in the bedroom, and was quite disappointed to find out it has died again. i have been reading at a few places that any repair thats done to it, isn't permanent, and you won't get the same amount of use out of it as if it were brand new.

Which is why I wouldn't send shit to Sony....

**oneJ** · 10-12-2011

I didn't send it to Sony. I don't trust sending items like that through the post that can't be replaced if lost.
I took it to a console repair place that had a good rep, they even had a 12 month warranty (i lost the receipt) but now the warranty they offer is only 3 months. they re-flow the motherboard?? Which I thought sounded a-ok, but I now find out it seems to be only a temporary fix.

**Two4DaMoney** · 10-12-2011

I'm selling my piece of shit 60gig. I'm not even gonna bother fixing it or trying to fix it this time.

**faaeng** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by Two4DaMoney

I'm selling my piece of shit 60gig. I'm not even gonna bother fixing it or trying to fix it this time.

If it's a launch 60 (CECHA01) or 20BG (CECHB01) your eligible to upgrade it to a new slim for $99 + tax/shipping through Sony. All I was told I needed was the original HDD for the unit.
Better then spending $250 right?

**AaronSOLDIER** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by faaeng

If it's a launch 60 (CECHA01) or 20BG (CECHB01) your eligible to upgrade it to a new slim for $99 + tax/shipping through Sony. All I was told I needed was the original HDD for the unit.Better then spending $250 right?

Considering you can easily get $150 - $200 for a backwards compatible PS3 on ebay, not really lol

**faaeng** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by AaronSOLDIER

Considering you can easily get $150 - $200 for a backwards compatible PS3 on ebay, not really lol

$150-200 FOR A BROKEN BC PS3? o_O?
I can get them for $50-75 easily.........
Working ones, sure you can get 150-200 for them, but not for a non functioning units.

I would never "downgrade" a fully functional BC20/60 GB unit or even a BC80GB unit to a slim. If it's broken, thats a whole different story and requires more thought tho.

*Side note: Not saying this is what your suggesting, just saying in general.
People who temp fix their broken PS3s and turn around selling them as perfectly functional units while not mentioning the system has died and has been repaired and how? It disgusts me in all honesty.

**AaronSOLDIER** · 10-12-2011

Nope, sold mine broken for $150. Seen them go for more too.

**VintageElise** · 10-12-2011

Mines dead too. Just spits the disk back out.

*goo · 10-12-2011

For Keefy and VintageElise:

:'(

**F34R** · 10-12-2011

Present ARMS!

**MATRIX 2** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by *goo

For Keefy and VintageElise:

:'(

Don't think Japanese products deaths warrant taps. Knife in the center is more like it.

*goo · 10-12-2011

And yet Taps is what they got.

**F34R** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by *goo

And yet Taps is what they got.

+rep lol

**MATRIX 2** · 10-12-2011

Originally Posted by *goo

And yet Taps is what they got.

**keefy** · 10-12-2011

I will attempt a temp fix tomorrow using guides I came across on youtube and such to get it working long enough to sell it and get a media streamer like the Live TV form Western digital.
Are they any good?

**faaeng** · 10-13-2011

Originally Posted by AaronSOLDIER

Nope, sold mine broken for $150. Seen them go for more too.

That's pretty surprising. o_O
Lucky. =P

**Two4DaMoney** · 10-13-2011

Originally Posted by faaeng

If it's a launch 60 (CECHA01) or 20BG (CECHB01) your eligible to upgrade it to a new slim for $99 + tax/shipping through Sony. All I was told I needed was the original HDD for the unit.
Better then spending $250 right?

They'll do this even if the console is void(I've fixed it myself a few times).

**keefy** · 12-07-2011

i managed to do the reflow thing I know its only temporary but at least its working for now.

I found these videos very helpful.

Part 1
http://youtu.be/4_Ic1_TY-GU

Part 2
http://youtu.be/Vr1zyAGwnuU

Part 3
http://youtu.be/VHgCa3XEPic

**Lethal_NFS** · 12-07-2011

+rep keefy! I had an old 40gb that would shut off right away and I followed this video and I am putting 3.5.2 custom firmware on it right now.

**P51-SN95** · 12-07-2011

Originally Posted by oneJ

I didn't send it to Sony. I don't trust sending items like that through the post that can't be replaced if lost.
I took it to a console repair place that had a good rep, they even had a 12 month warranty (i lost the receipt) but now the warranty they offer is only 3 months. they re-flow the motherboard?? Which I thought sounded a-ok, but I now find out it seems to be only a temporary fix.

Reflowing is basically the at home fix, Reballing is a much better fix.

Originally Posted by faaeng

If it's a launch 60 (CECHA01) or 20BG (CECHB01) your eligible to upgrade it to a new slim for $99 + tax/shipping through Sony. All I was told I needed was the original HDD for the unit.
Better then spending $250 right?

Really? wish I'd have known that, My launch day 60gb just died on me and I went and picked up a 320gb slim for $299 (uncharted Bundle)

Originally Posted by keefy

I will attempt a temp fix tomorrow using guides I came across on youtube and such to get it working long enough to sell it and get a media streamer like the Live TV form Western digital.
Are they any good?

which model do you have? If you have a 20/60 I'm not sure how you can get the disc out if you have the YLOD, but if you have a 40/80 you should be able to do the fan test trick and get the disc out that way. turn off the system (from the switch in the back) turn it back on while holding the eject button for like 5-10 seconds and then the fan should kick on and then while it's doing that just keep hitting eject and it should work. There are plenty of Youtube vids on how to do it.

EDIT: the system has been fixed once before right? so even if you do the fix (reflow by using a heat gun) it'll last even less time than the first fix. each time you do that the fix will last less and less time. I'd imagine you may get a day or few hours out of it. Maybe a week if you're lucky.

I did the reflow on mine and it lasted all of 15 seconds.