mtshark7 Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 So when I turn the ps3 on there is no red light then I hit the power button a few times and the blue n green lights turn on then it just shuts off. Would this be a hardware failure or is there something else I should look at? Thanks! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 There's nothing user replaceable on a PS3. That's as close to a "POST" code on a PC as the PS3 gets. I'm pretty sure local repair shops are far less than a new unit. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2732221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Also, try booting into safe mode: https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1488/~/safe-mode-on-ps3 You can also try pulling the harddrive out and re-insert it or try another hard drive if you can (just any sata laptop hard drive) Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2732308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 There's nothing user replaceable on a PS3. That's as close to a "POST" code on a PC as the PS3 gets. I'm pretty sure local repair shops are far less than a new unit. There's plenty of stuff that is user replaceable on a PS3 but replacing anything except your hard drive will void your warranty and will probably result in Sony refusing to look at your unit if you ever tried to send it in for repairs. Given the cost of Sony repairs, I took the risk anyway and cleaned my blu ray drive and restored my PS3 to working order a couple of years ago. Sounds like the OP has a different problem though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2732402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 There's plenty of stuff that is user replaceable on a PS3 but replacing anything except your hard drive will void your warranty and will probably result in Sony refusing to look at your unit if you ever tried to send it in for repairs. Given the cost of Sony repairs, I took the risk anyway and cleaned my blu ray drive and restored my PS3 to working order a couple of years ago. Sounds like the OP has a different problem though. Well, there's various degrees of "user replaceable" You, obviously, are high level. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2732404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Warlord Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Which unit is it? I had my original 60GB die on me last year and was not happy. This particular unit has problems with overheating. I got it working a little but lost most of my data so did not have any faith in it and ultimately switched to the slim. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2732447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
damcanadian Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I had this happen on my first gen 80gig a few months back, it was a overheating problem indeed, took it to my local game shop and they used a heat gun to flatten my motherboard and reapply silver to all the cpus, took around a week and has been working great ever since. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2733087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Stupid PS3 !!.... Well...stupid modern consoles!! Mine won't load any game disc at all I won't buy another, that's for sure! PS4 ? Xbox720 ? .... No thanks! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2733090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_c Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Well, there's various degrees of "user replaceable" You, obviously, are high level. Maybe not high level. Just willing to give it a shot. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2733877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 So I also noticed that when I turn the power switch in the back the red idle light doesn't turn on. To turn on the system I have to tap the on button a few times then it lights up green, then a few seconds turns off. I think it's a 40 GB system? My friend gave it to me since it was broke. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2736986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 UPDATE: So it seems like the fan isn't working...it sounds like the HD tries to power on then it beeps 3X's and shuts off. Is there any way to fix this? Also the standby red led light doesn't light up. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2737714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2069 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Stupid PS3 !!.... Well...stupid modern consoles!! Mine won't load any game disc at all I won't buy another, that's for sure! PS4 ? Xbox720 ? .... No thanks! Got to give it up for optical drives. UPDATE: So it seems like the fan isn't working...it sounds like the HD tries to power on then it beeps 3X's and shuts off. Is there any way to fix this? Also the standby red led light doesn't light up. Sounds like issues with your PSU. My friends PS3 was doing the same, he replaced the PSU and has worked ever since. Edited April 18, 2013 by madmax2069 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2737766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Another Update: Well I fixed the fan, it was broken cos it was stuck so I took it off and bent the metal bracket at the three screw holes to push the fan out and now that's fixed but it still turns off. Madmax2069: I was looking online and everyone including yourself said it's the power supply, I think you are right because when it turns off I hear hissing from the PSU. Could be a leaky capacitor? Not sure how to fix since I don't know which capacitor it is and it's value. Anyone have any tips on how to fix the PSU or should I just buy a new one? Thanks again everyone for all your help! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2737780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2069 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Another Update: Well I fixed the fan, it was broken cos it was stuck so I took it off and bent the metal bracket at the three screw holes to push the fan out and now that's fixed but it still turns off. Madmax2069: I was looking online and everyone including yourself said it's the power supply, I think you are right because when it turns off I hear hissing from the PSU. Could be a leaky capacitor? Not sure how to fix since I don't know which capacitor it is and it's value. Anyone have any tips on how to fix the PSU or should I just buy a new one? Thanks again everyone for all your help! From what I understand its mainly due to bad caps, the PSU gets hot and ends up boiling the caps to death, or they can just be crap caps. The best bet is to either take it to a repair shop and have the caps tested and replaced or just buy and replace the PSU. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2737782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Well an upsetting update. I got a different friends PS3 to fix today and his has a working power supply so I put that in my other friends (the one I'm trying to fix now) and it still didn't work Plus I took apart his to see if anything was blown and everything looked fine. So then I took the power supply I thought was bad and hooked it up to my friends PS3 I got today and it worked. So I now know that the power supply works. I think I've run out of ideas. If i took contact cleaner to spray the motherboard, would that fix it? Also I don't know if not having the idle red LED lit is a sign of anything? Ugh! Why can't Sony make a non-defective product!!! Like (hopefully) my Vita Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/211027-playstation-3-wont-start-up/#findComment-2738319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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