Discarding PS3

[The__Malteser]

I did that heat-gun thing, following that same video.

Its useless. Will the PS3 work after? Yes, sure, but after 2 weeks, it will go again. I did it again, and it didn't last more than 1 week and a half. After doing it like 3 times, it never worked again. It can be because my thermal paste wasn't too good. Some people said that with Arctic Silver thermal paste, they got another 7-8 months out of the PS3.

When it did work, it sounded as if my room was a NASA space station. My PS3 was soooo loud.

If I had to give my 2 cents about the idea, I'd say that if you are not willing to spend 1c on the PS3, give it a go, but if you can get the money to replace it, it is SO much better. You will run into problems if the warranty sticker is removed, like I had. I knew a guy working there who helped me though

 

[ZXSpectrum]

I am in need of a BR Drive if its a 40gb phat one?

 

[pabloh20]

I did that heat-gun thing, following that same video.

Its useless. Will the PS3 work after? Yes, sure, but after 2 weeks, it will go again. I did it again, and it didn't last more than 1 week and a half. After doing it like 3 times, it never worked again. It can be because my thermal paste wasn't too good. Some people said that with Arctic Silver thermal paste, they got another 7-8 months out of the PS3.

When it did work, it sounded as if my room was a NASA space station. My PS3 was soooo loud.

If I had to give my 2 cents about the idea, I'd say that if you are not willing to spend 1c on the PS3, give it a go, but if you can get the money to replace it, it is SO much better. You will run into problems if the warranty sticker is removed, like I had. I knew a guy working there who helped me though

I think the idea is to be able to get your PS3 back on so that you can do backups, deactivate your account, etc. Or I should say, at least that's I did it for - I didn't fancy having to do lego star wars, etc with my kids again lol

 

[pabloh20]

Thanks I'll give that a go!

Sorry, not being funny, but just in case you're not aware. As the malteser points out, I wouldn't view this as a permanent fix. I just did it to get backups, etc

 

[Dan7]

Yup I'm just looking to get my data off it - if I've lost everything I can't be bothered getting a new PS3!

 

[pabloh20]

Well the success rate for fixing it using the method in the video seems pretty good, it's just how long it lasts that is the problem lol

 

[The__Malteser]

I think the idea is to be able to get your PS3 back on so that you can do backups, deactivate your account, etc. Or I should say, at least that's I did it for - I didn't fancy having to do lego star wars, etc with my kids again lol

Fair enough. I back up my games frequently

Well the success rate for fixing it using the method in the video seems pretty good, it's just how long it lasts that is the problem lol

true

 

[pabloh20]

I usually back up my ps3 every couple of months, but as luck would have it, I hadn't done a back up since the start of the year. It's always the way lol