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| Author: | pcernie [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Faulty PS3 - help needed! |
My PS3 keeps freezing up after autosave operations and/or freezing during cutscenes - it doesn't appear to be a dirty lens and I don't think it's overheating as it's been cleaned up, has a fan on it (I've also tried it without the fan, same problem) and is generally well ventilated, all of which makes me suspect the HDD... I'm gonna try saving out my data and wiping the HDD unless anyone else has a better idea 
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! |
If it is freezing when saving then yes, that could well be the HDD. Could be a good excuse to put a bigger one in... |
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| Author: | TheHobgob [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:54 pm ] | |||||||||
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Or an SSD  now that would speed up those damned loading times!
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:51 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! | ||||||||||||||||||
It makes a bit of difference http://uk.gear.ign.com/dor/articles/984 ... svb7e83ny9 The article is crap though, not one single real game loading time for a game installed the the hard drive ignoring the obvious bottleneck of the optical drive... |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! |
Love the idea of an SSD, but they're too dear just for what I want it for  I hate the thought of buying a HDD only to find it's more of an internal problem, or the BR drive  Considering getting a new one, except the whole point of this one is that it plays PS2 games, has a bunch of USB ports and card readers... Oh, and I was looking forward to getting some quality game time in over my Xmas break, not paying over the odds for a PS3 at the likes of Game just to do so  We'll just have to see how the HDD wipe goes, I've seen people suggest it's a corrupt game save that sometimes does it - I'm looking at you GTA4, you buggy POS  Needless to say, I'll wipe it first just to begin with, but I don't hold out much hope... |
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| Author: | adidan [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:37 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! | |||||||||
Fingers crossed, it sounds plausible and worth a try before losing all hope. Possibly hanging back myself now on getting one TBH. I'm currently obsessed by my PC gaming and have 2 under the tree that will keep me going until the January sales, or beyond. I like to think of myself as frugal rather than a tight git.
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| Author: | pcernie [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:59 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! | |||||||||
That's another thing - I've got about 15 games already (really cheap bundles off eBay), and I've only played two of them yet for any decent amount of time 
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| Author: | adidan [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:02 pm ] | |||||||||
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Hope it works out Ern, Christmas is a good gaming time. |
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| Author: | Nick [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! |
Get a 360, they're really reliable. Made by Microsoft don't-you-know! 
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| Author: | leeds_manc [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:11 am ] | |||||||||
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:35 am ] | |||||||||
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Well you don't lose data, and at least the returns process is quick and relatively painless compared to sony 
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| Author: | adidan [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:35 am ] | |||||||||
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You Company Man you.
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| Author: | veato [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! |
Had this been a thread about the Xbox the Sony fanboys would be climbing all over it shouting "eggbox lolz sony rulez" etc etc. |
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| Author: | tombolt [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! |
Could be worth contacting Sony. My optical drive broke. I rang Sony and they sent a courier round to pick it up the next day, then dropped it back a week later with a new drive. Was very impressed with their service. |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:18 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Faulty PS3 - help needed! | |||||||||
2nd hand PS3 unfortunately, old enough to be a 60gb model in fact And the PS3s are loud enough without anyone suggesting I buy an Xbox, thanks
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