PS3s faulty

Edz · 24 Dec 2007 at 15:12

I'm on my second PS3, as the drive on the first one stopped working..

On a positive note I had a courier on my doorstep two days later with a new one for me

Now that's what I call customer care..

billbennett · 24 Dec 2007 at 18:44

took mine back today and got a replacement,aparently the 40gig one's have had a few failures since coming out,seems a common problem as the guy had had about 4 or 5 this last week or so,wether it was a batch of them or sony using cheaper parts for the 40 gig models it's anybodys guess.

Margaret · 3 Jan 2008 at 06:41

The drive issue isn't a 40GB issue, it has been happening with launch 60GB's too.

See this thread: http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=113728

On other news my 40GB did the exact same thing, it froze on Uncharted and after rebooting it won't read discs, the drive doesn't even spin up.

So it sounds like what was said on the PS3 forum, the drive controller must have shorted out.

Gonna get it replaced from a certain shop in a bit.

rp2000 · 3 Jan 2008 at 12:20

Jihad said:
The drive issue isn't a 40GB issue, it has been happening with launch 60GB's too.

See this thread: http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=113728

On other news my 40GB did the exact same thing, it froze on Uncharted and after rebooting it won't read discs, the drive doesn't even spin up.

So it sounds like what was said on the PS3 forum, the drive controller must have shorted out.

Gonna get it replaced from a certain shop in a bit.

Don't know if you read this before you return yours, But "deactivate" the ps3 you return. Each PS3 master account can be accessed on 5 PS3s, your broken one is already counted as one, unless you go into account management and deactivate it before you take it back to the shops. It's unlikley you will need all 5 of you licenses but it can be useful if you have more PS3s break, o you wish to share you paid games with 4 other people etc.

rp2000

Margaret · 3 Jan 2008 at 12:48

rp2000 said:
Don't know if you read this before you return yours, But "deactivate" the ps3 you return. Each PS3 master account can be accessed on 5 PS3s, your broken one is already counted as one, unless you go into account management and deactivate it before you take it back to the shops. It's unlikley you will need all 5 of you licenses but it can be useful if you have more PS3s break, o you wish to share you paid games with 4 other people etc.

rp2000

Ah cheers I forgot to do that on this faulty one but I will do on the next.

Logsi · 3 Jan 2008 at 13:27

Thats gutting Jihad!

Thankfully it can replaced quickly. Also, your thread got locked!

Be good if Zefan actually read the thread!!! Haha!

Won't he need the license for Warhawk as thats 1 per console?

Josh

snarloas1982 · 3 Jan 2008 at 14:41

my friends 40gb failed at christmas the day he opened it, would turn on but read nothing

rp2000 · 3 Jan 2008 at 15:02

5bjoshua said:
Thats gutting Jihad!

Thankfully it can replaced quickly. Also, your thread got locked! Be good if Zefan actually read the thread!!! Haha!

Won't he need the license for Warhawk as thats 1 per console?

Josh

No,

If he logs on with the same account as his previous console, Warhawk should work fine. The only difference with Warhawk as opposed to everything else is that you need to be logged in as the "buyer" account to play it. Assuming no-one at the shop he returned it plays with his account, he should be OK

rp2000

Margaret · 3 Jan 2008 at 20:57

5bjoshua said:
Thats gutting Jihad!

Thankfully it can replaced quickly. Also, your thread got locked! Be good if Zefan actually read the thread!!! Haha!

Won't he need the license for Warhawk as thats 1 per console?

Josh

I know, less than 1% PS3 failure rate or so and that dies on me, only had 1 360 out of my 3 die and that's got 33%!!

I got it replaced now and yeah I was wondering what Zefan was going on about.

rp2000 said:
No,

If he logs on with the same account as his previous console, Warhawk should work fine. The only difference with Warhawk as opposed to everything else is that you need to be logged in as the "buyer" account to play it. Assuming no-one at the shop he returned it plays with his account, he should be OK

rp2000

Made sure I deleted the account before I took it back.