PS3 Help
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I've got a problem with my PS3 at the moment, it freezes after load up (at the screen with floating things in background).
I've gone into safe mode and chose options 3 and 4 to no avail and I've also contacted Sony for help and they said that I should restore the PS3 system.
The problem is I'm adamant that the problem is actually INSIDE my PS3. When I've been playing games it's been making weird ticking noises and clunking during transitions.
Another problem is I can unscrew all the screws bar one (one on bottom left/top right) the little rubber bit on the protective casing has come off but not the casing itself and it's impossible to get into the screw.
Does anyone know what the problem is, how I can fix it and more importantly how can I access that final screw?!
I've gone into safe mode and chose options 3 and 4 to no avail and I've also contacted Sony for help and they said that I should restore the PS3 system.
The problem is I'm adamant that the problem is actually INSIDE my PS3. When I've been playing games it's been making weird ticking noises and clunking during transitions.
Another problem is I can unscrew all the screws bar one (one on bottom left/top right) the little rubber bit on the protective casing has come off but not the casing itself and it's impossible to get into the screw.
Does anyone know what the problem is, how I can fix it and more importantly how can I access that final screw?!
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I would pretty much eliminate the fan and BD Drive straight away, leaving the HDD as the most likely culprit.
If the HDD is corrupted, then following Sony's advice would work, as the noise could be from the HDD trying to access the damaged data.
If the HDD is physically broken, then it will need to be replaced.
I would explore the above before trying to take the console apart.
yeah that sounds like a dying HDD
I did a few tests with the HDD on my PC and it failed one of the tests using SeaTools which showed that there was a mechanical fault with the drive.
Back up all your save data, sync your Trophies and replace your HDD.
It's only started happening since yesterday, I was able to go on and I wanted to change my connection to my BT Home Hub to BT Wifi with FON, and it's froze ever since. Could this be a problem? Longshot but seen it mentioned before as a potential problem.