I think my PS3 (One of the old 60gb version) is dead so after some advice on what to do next......
Background: I went to turn on my PS3 last night but there was no power, I switched the power supply button at the back of the PS3 off then on again and this seemed to restore power to the PS3. I turned the PS3 on , it loaded up and then without warning or any beeps/fans etc it just shut off again.
I can repeat the above sometimes with success for a couple of minutes and sometimes not at all......
So my options are :
1) Send to Sony for a repair
2) Send to a third part for repair
3) Fix it myself
4) Bite the bullet and buy a Slim version
I'd prefer to give option 3 a go , I am guessing it is a PSU failure....how easy is it to swap a PSU out and replace with a new one?
It is out of warranty so not worried about opening it up....
My PS3 is central to my home media network so need it up and running again asap!
Background: I went to turn on my PS3 last night but there was no power, I switched the power supply button at the back of the PS3 off then on again and this seemed to restore power to the PS3. I turned the PS3 on , it loaded up and then without warning or any beeps/fans etc it just shut off again.
I can repeat the above sometimes with success for a couple of minutes and sometimes not at all......
So my options are :
1) Send to Sony for a repair
2) Send to a third part for repair
3) Fix it myself
4) Bite the bullet and buy a Slim version
I'd prefer to give option 3 a go , I am guessing it is a PSU failure....how easy is it to swap a PSU out and replace with a new one?
It is out of warranty so not worried about opening it up....
My PS3 is central to my home media network so need it up and running again asap!
