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Some of you may have read my Sacred 2 guide and will understand why my PS3 is now acting like Iggy Pop on the insurance ads.
Due to this I am going to attempt to disassemble it to clean and dust it, and check the cooling system. It is my hope that this is the cause of it sounding louder than Paris Hilton on a night out, and be easy to resolve.
I'll let everyone know how it goes.
Due to this I am going to attempt to disassemble it to clean and dust it, and check the cooling system. It is my hope that this is the cause of it sounding louder than Paris Hilton on a night out, and be easy to resolve.
I'll let everyone know how it goes.
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that will be a good idea because you don't want to have to worry about it
I'm going to sell my PS3 that I have atm for an upgrade. Should cover some of the cost.
I'll be doing this the next time my Xbox breaks, and if it doesn't fix, I'll be converting to a PS3.
Alfoncy wrote:
> Doesn't that void the warranty?
What are you? an angel? ;)
It's out of warranty and they wanted £150 to repair it. Pffff.... it took 20 minutes.
> Doesn't that void the warranty?
What are you? an angel? ;)
It's out of warranty and they wanted £150 to repair it. Pffff.... it took 20 minutes.
Edgy wrote:
>
Maybe so, but what about Number 5...
>
No disassemble! Number 3 is alive!Maybe so, but what about Number 5...
Doesn't that void the warranty?
Yay, reviving this thread. because my PS3 broke last Wednesday. YLOD (strangely close to WHY.... LORD!?"
Anyway, bought myself a heat gun and some thermal paste and went to town on it.
Tried to do my mates at the same time. (His was YLOD too).
Mine now works perfectly, but his does not :( Oh well, 1 of 2 aint bad.
I'm amazed at how different the Gen 1 is from the Gen 2 and later models. It's like a representation of how screwed up the release model was.
Anyway, bought myself a heat gun and some thermal paste and went to town on it.
Tried to do my mates at the same time. (His was YLOD too).
Mine now works perfectly, but his does not :( Oh well, 1 of 2 aint bad.
I'm amazed at how different the Gen 1 is from the Gen 2 and later models. It's like a representation of how screwed up the release model was.
Yep, mine got replaced because of the laser under CP (2 days wait and then a week of downloading the content back on my hard drive!).
Most of the time though the laser going tends to resort in unreadable discs straight away rather than skipping or pausing games, which tends to be the overheating issue.
With my 360 when it went all RROD I asked them to replace the disc drive at the same time as I knew it was an issue with the 360's!
Most of the time though the laser going tends to resort in unreadable discs straight away rather than skipping or pausing games, which tends to be the overheating issue.
With my 360 when it went all RROD I asked them to replace the disc drive at the same time as I knew it was an issue with the 360's!
pb wrote:
> You wrote: "if push comes to shove I may have to replace
> the laser." Hence the Drive comment.
>
> Usual questions are: Is it outside, not in a cupboard? Is it
> well ventilated? I'm sure the answer is yes.
>
> Have you tried a compressed air canister to clean through the
> grills to the fan? Works well for PCs, have one in my Belkin
> kit.
Ah right, I see no. Thought you actually meant the drive itself. The laser is a last resort at the moment, although it is a common issue with the release PS3's.
It is ventilated yes, and well aired. The only thing is our TV stand is solid glass so attracts dust like Brittany Spears getting out of a low vechicle attracts papa's!
I'm going to try the canister soon, but opening and cleaning is still the route at the mo. Going to re apply some thermal paste too I thinks.
> You wrote: "if push comes to shove I may have to replace
> the laser." Hence the Drive comment.
>
> Usual questions are: Is it outside, not in a cupboard? Is it
> well ventilated? I'm sure the answer is yes.
>
> Have you tried a compressed air canister to clean through the
> grills to the fan? Works well for PCs, have one in my Belkin
> kit.
Ah right, I see no. Thought you actually meant the drive itself. The laser is a last resort at the moment, although it is a common issue with the release PS3's.
It is ventilated yes, and well aired. The only thing is our TV stand is solid glass so attracts dust like Brittany Spears getting out of a low vechicle attracts papa's!
I'm going to try the canister soon, but opening and cleaning is still the route at the mo. Going to re apply some thermal paste too I thinks.
Warhunt wrote:
> I'll look into CP.
>
> I am fairly confident it is overheating to be honest, not sure
> why you mentioned the disc drive.
>
> The symptoms are random and seem dependant on what type of
> action I am performing. If I watch a DVD its ok, most ps3 games
> ok. When I play Sacred 2, or play online multiplayer it crashes,
> freezes, whirs and does everything but blow up after 30 mins or
> so.
You wrote: "if push comes to shove I may have to replace the laser." Hence the Drive comment.
Usual questions are: Is it outside, not in a cupboard? Is it well ventilated? I'm sure the answer is yes.
Have you tried a compressed air canister to clean through the grills to the fan? Works well for PCs, have one in my Belkin kit.
> I'll look into CP.
>
> I am fairly confident it is overheating to be honest, not sure
> why you mentioned the disc drive.
>
> The symptoms are random and seem dependant on what type of
> action I am performing. If I watch a DVD its ok, most ps3 games
> ok. When I play Sacred 2, or play online multiplayer it crashes,
> freezes, whirs and does everything but blow up after 30 mins or
> so.
You wrote: "if push comes to shove I may have to replace the laser." Hence the Drive comment.
Usual questions are: Is it outside, not in a cupboard? Is it well ventilated? I'm sure the answer is yes.
Have you tried a compressed air canister to clean through the grills to the fan? Works well for PCs, have one in my Belkin kit.
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