PS3 not reading discs?
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Topic: PS3 not reading discs?
Posted By: HanFei
Subject: PS3 not reading discs?
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 2:45pm
| While it accepts disks, it does not show up on the crossbar. Sould I attempt to replace some component or purchase a used console. How much does either run? |
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Posted By: BAIN
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 3:55pm
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try searching youtube to see what it would take to replace the blueray drive assuming that's the problem. ------------- |
Posted By: HanFei
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 5:41pm
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That's my initial thought aswell... Should I buy a broken used one and cannibalize it? ------------- |
Posted By: Aquaknot
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 5:42pm
Yes and no. Usually someone selling a broken one doesn't know what part is broken. You could end up buying the same problem. I suspect a ton of used PS3 units will be hitting ebay any moment. ------------- A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -- Thomas Jefferson |
Posted By: Crypto-_-421
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 5:49pm
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Rite?!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Zoltrekun
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 11:42am
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I had this problem. Opened it myself and cleaned the lens. Works like a baby again. Just don't use any liquid!!! Wipe it with DRY ear stick.
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Posted By: HanFei
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 2:20pm
Thanks, I'll try this. Got a new one just in case. ------------- |
Posted By: Zoltrekun
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 5:27pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSwimBxV74 There, watch this video, it explains how to open it, step by step. ------------- |
Posted By: GOW_KillinUGood
Date Posted: 31 May 2011 at 1:56pm
| Just turned my PS3 on last night, and.....no discs are being detected. CD's, DVD's, or BluRays. Sum b****. It is a old 40 gig from christmas 2007, but I think I'll try replacing the blu ray drive before I go out and buy a new one. 40 gigs are pretty much full so a bigger hard drive would be nice. Thats what I get for not playing for a week. Grrrrrr. |
Posted By: BAIN
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2011 at 12:46pm
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just get a 320GB and be done with it. it's really nice having over 200GB of free space after you re-install everything. ------------- |
Posted By: Milly
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2011 at 3:26pm
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Maybe just blow in it then take a q-tip and clean it with alcohol.... hey it worked for nintendo games.
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Posted By: GOW_KillinUGood
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2011 at 5:06pm
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I got it working again last night. The Bluray drive's motor failed, and it was a real easy fix by swapping it out with the extra one I already had here at work. Luckily we had an old broken PS3 a customer just gave to us (broken power supply). Well I say easy, I must have taken it apart and reassembled it 6 times before it finally worked. You have to keep your original control circuit board and remount it on the new bluray drive, else it doesnt work as I learned late last night. I'll probably just get a bigger hard drive to install in it.
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Posted By: unknown_latina
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2011 at 9:32am
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yea my ps3 wont read any flippn disc anymore:/ idk if i should open it or not. or just sell it n buy a new one ------------- PSN : psycho_twinkie, unknown_latina |