spratters Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Well today my PS3 decided to die on me. Which was nice. I know there's loads of shit on tinterweb about it but I was wondering if anyone had any first hand information of what the problem most likely is. The unit is pretty well ventilated away from obstacles etc. Is it a case of motherboard failure or hard drive. I know my hard drive was pretty low on space. Happened while playing Killzone just after I had done the most recent software update. If anyone's got any helpful tips that would be good. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide spratters's signature Hide all signatures Jet fuel can't melt dank memes Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 lol why do they all die now, my sega is not dead and it must be like 40 yrs old or somethign Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 On 3/12/2011 at 5:29 PM, sup said: lol why do they all die now, my sega is not dead and it must be like 40 yrs old or somethign Yeah my game boys still running sweet Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide spratters's signature Hide all signatures Jet fuel can't melt dank memes Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpentintollwut Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 is it the slim version or the original one? (not that I could help, just asking ... ) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Do you have an extended warranty or is it less than a year old? what color sequence? check here to see what the problem is: http://us.playstation.com/support/answer/index.htm?a_id=1733 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bubba69's signature Hide all signatures https://intervallux.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 On 3/12/2011 at 8:44 PM, Terpentintollwut said: is it the slim version or the original one? (not that I could help, just asking ... ) i bbeleive every original model ps3 is prettty much doomed to heat up and die out. (especially if playing newer games like killzone) Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 On 3/12/2011 at 5:26 PM, spratters said: Well today my PS3 decided to die on me. Which was nice. I know there's loads of shit on tinterweb about it but I was wondering if anyone had any first hand information of what the problem most likely is. The unit is pretty well ventilated away from obstacles etc. Is it a case of motherboard failure or hard drive. I know my hard drive was pretty low on space. Happened while playing Killzone just after I had done the most recent software update. If anyone's got any helpful tips that would be good. Hmmm... I remember Ryan Davis from GiantBomb.com talking about him having the exact same problem with his old PS3. It was in a podcast from 2010... I'll see if I can find it and if they came up with an answer for it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Nice one. Cheers for the help. It's a few years old. Standard small hard drive because I haven't bothered getting a bigger one to whack in it. There is someone on ebay offering to swap a broken one for a new 120gb slimline for £120 which leads me to think that it's probably worth fixing the one I've got myself. Edit: This is exactly whats gwarnin:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVXzN7jCcRA Edited March 13, 2011 by spratters Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide spratters's signature Hide all signatures Jet fuel can't melt dank memes Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 On 3/12/2011 at 5:46 PM, spratters said: On 3/12/2011 at 5:29 PM, sup said: lol why do they all die now, my sega is not dead and it must be like 40 yrs old or somethign Yeah my game boys still running sweet my gameboy colour died on me. it served me well though (i probably treated it like shit)! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest placidburp Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I'm sorry for your loss also, ZELDA!!! :D Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1534560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 It's quite possible that no-one gives a flying fuck but, I managed to fix my PS3 today with a heat gun and some thermal paste. Took about an hour so well worth it. Back to Killzone. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide spratters's signature Hide all signatures Jet fuel can't melt dank memes Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 oh nice, success stories seem pretty common these days from those who actually attempt to repair it the right way. I'm glad to hear it worked for you as well. I've looked at the video's on how to do it and it doesn't look like fun. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bubba69's signature Hide all signatures https://intervallux.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drukqs Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 On 3/12/2011 at 5:46 PM, spratters said: On 3/12/2011 at 5:29 PM, sup said: lol why do they all die now, my sega is not dead and it must be like 40 yrs old or somethign Yeah my game boys still running sweet Planned obsolescence is more prevalent now, I think. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gravity Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I guess it's just because game consoles are practically mini-PCs nowadays. The insides are a lot more complex. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) i was extremely sad when my PS3 stopped working directly after the last firmware update. There was a class action lawsuit in Canada, but i couldnt join it since i am american. Everything still worked except for the blueray drive found out the only way to 'fix' this problem was to buy a new laser assembly, fuck that Edited March 27, 2011 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 On 3/27/2011 at 12:03 AM, Awepittance said: i was extremely sad when my PS3 stopped working directly after the last firmware update. There was a class action lawsuit in Canada, but i couldnt join it since i am american. Everything still worked except for the blueray drive found out the only way to 'fix' this problem was to buy a new laser assembly, fuck that whoa..wait....what??? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
posture Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Glad you fixed your PS3, just stoppin in to say there are so many nice Avatars in this thread. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide posture's signature Hide all signatures LSN soundcloud last.fm Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 pity about your PS3, mr. tiger, but i must admit it's nice to hear about PS3 death lights instead of 360. you'd think PS3s didn't break Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64445-ps3-flashing-death-light/#findComment-1544523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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