PS3 with broken Blu Ray drive, Fixable?

LateX'Dog · 17 Feb 2011 at 11:52

Hey guys, my PS3 has just broke and i'm pretty sure its just the Blu Ray drive that is broke.

Checked around ebay and they have a lot of working PS3 drives for sale.

Is it as straight forward as changing the drives around? Or do i have to take other things into consideration?

Thanks.

Chronictank · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:00

http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-g...lace-ps3-blu-ray-drive-laser-lens-100237.html

looks fairly straight forward

iv-tecman · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:08

I've had two PS3 consoles do this, each time Sony Customer care replaced mine for free..!!

The last one was a few days ago, and I didn't shout that much just demanded to speak to a supervisor and after 10 mins they'd agreed to send me a replacement FOC..

Try calling Sony Customer services first if out of warranty - you never know they might send you a replacement. Its a very well known fault...

deSade · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:59

Easily fixable using video guides found on youtube - did this with mine a year or two back. Think you can buy them on the 'Bay for less than £50 now.

Dup · 17 Feb 2011 at 15:02

You must get the right drive for your system! But other than that it's very easy to do. It's a few screws and ribbon cables, just need a steady hand.

D-Ranged · 17 Feb 2011 at 19:04

Chronictank said:
http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-g...lace-ps3-blu-ray-drive-laser-lens-100237.html

looks fairly straight forward

In that video, at the start why does he put his non existent hair behind his ears?

End Creditz · 17 Feb 2011 at 22:50

D-Ranged said:
In that video, at the start why does he put his non existent hair behind his ears?

The same reason amputees still try to scratch itches on limbs they no longer possess

LateX'Dog · 18 Feb 2011 at 07:41

Dup said:
You must get the right drive for your system! But other than that it's very easy to do. It's a few screws and ribbon cables, just need a steady hand.

When you say the right drive? I presume its as straight forward as Model number matching?

mame · 18 Feb 2011 at 08:46

LateX'Dog said:
Or do i have to take other things into consideration?

My fat PS3 is still working fine but if the blu-ray drive broke, I'd sell it as faulty on ebay and buy a slim. It might seem wasteful but I'd probably get £40 for it, you can buy a slim currently for £196 (i've seen them new as cheap as £159) so if you knock off the price of a replacement blu-ray drive and the ebay sale, it costs about £100.

If you change the drive and then get YLOD, you haven't gained much apart from a lot of hassle. That's what I would/will do. Also, I'd really enjoy a new console being delivered but I wouldn't enjoy having a disk-drive arrive.