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Tech-Recipes: PS3 - How to do a factory / hard reset | Games | Tech-Recipes

  • Sal · 9 months ago
    my ps3 isn't giving me a picture.. i just bought it pre-owned.
    I haven't got a HD TV so im using the av cable, but it wont work in either jack mode or scart socket.
    I've tried a system hard reset but it dont help coz i have no picture.. any ideas would be good!
    pls add me on msn rs_redbabe@hotmail.com
  • nikbaby1 · 1 month ago
    im having the same problem now i can hear the sound but no picture...Can u help me please cuz i been crying all day cuz i cant play it
  • robert · 1 year ago
    what is a system backup
  • dan · 1 year ago
    Thank you sooo much, you saved my ps3 :D
  • Naturekill · 1 year ago
    A new GOD is "born"
    THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!
    I thought my system were totally crushed, because I didn't format my hdd and tried to install ydl. After that only kboot terminal was there and nothing else! I tried everything but nothing works. But this option!!!!
  • NEED HELP · 1 year ago
    is this an option for solving the problem of discs that do no tregister with the system, whether it be games, dvds, or BRdiscs? i mean i put the disc into the drive, and nothing happens except a few odd, quiet noises form the dist drive.
  • Maccaz · 10 months ago
    Nope this can't be fixed by hard drive reset or anything else you try. It is a hardware problem to do with your bluray diode (the disc reader) not functioning. It is Error Code "80010514"
    and you will need to send it back to Sony for a new copy for free, or if your don't have a warranty for a fee.

    Or you can try and fix it by buying the faulty part and following tutorials on the internet to install it.
  • 3398 · 4 months ago
    It fixed mine. It wouldn't register any games or movies after a power outage. I thought the Blu Ray drive was screwed but the reset fixed it. Thanks!!!
  • abe · 1 year ago
    ok hey dude plz i really need ur help my msn is soccerowner_72@homail.com i need u to help me ok when ever i turn my ps3 there is this updata and when it gets to 62% it says error and give me a Gay code i turn of my ps3 and on Same problem i really need ur help plz and thank u MY wish SO far IS TO FIX MY PS3 PLZ HELP ME
  • yee ting · 1 year ago
    ps3 not able to restore; doesn't hear the 3 beeps.
  • feloncbf · 2 weeks ago
    my ps3 tries to restore itself, gets all the way through, nothing happens it just tells me it needs to restore itself again... did you get this fixed? luke_cullender@hotmail.com
  • cattle77 · 11 months ago
    Hey bro just wanted to say thanx , i was really bummed out about my playstation. worked like a champ. At first i thought it wasnt going to but it was just not registering the hd. Have a good one bro thanks for sharing that.
  • ed · 11 months ago
    it didnt work
  • Mark Cordoba · 11 months ago
    can you make a video of how to do the hard reset and what shows on the screen?
  • James · 11 months ago
    Thanks a lot!
  • Jonathan Molloy · 9 months ago
    My PS3 hasnt been reading any kind of disc. I talked to the company and because I dont have my reciept anymore they wont take it back. Can anyone help me out? jonathan.s.molloy@gmail.com
  • sb · 8 months ago
    cheers was helpful!
  • user name=mideasternmafia · 8 months ago
    hello my ps3 was working fine yesterday with no problems at all then today it won't even get to the main menu. it will turn on then make the sony ps3 noise then it will freeze. and the only way i can turn it off is through the back switch? i dont want to lose my content or user name or anything. what do I do?
  • DrillPress · 7 months ago
    Mideasternmafia, Did you resolve your problem? Mine just quit in the same fashion. Title screen only, menu does not load. It looks like a firmware/hardware lockup. Can you give me some info on how you solved your problem? Can anyone else help?
    Thanks.
    DrillPress.
  • hey · 8 months ago
    Thank you so much for the help... Will be back to tell you if I fixed it or not... But thanks a bunch...
  • Mike hunt · 8 months ago
    It didn't help I can sign in but the screen freezes after I sign in I have tried to reset but it doesn't work please help me
  • Scidude0 · 6 months ago
    this solved all my problems with my ps3! thank you sooo much!
  • desperate dude · 5 months ago
    I have a problem that my ps3 doesn't read any disc's. But i can watch videos/movies from an external hard drive. I tried this "factory reset" but it didn't do anything. I just lost 3,5 hours of my day.
  • frdranger · 4 months ago
    Strange - I held the button in but only heard one beep, followed by a pause and another beep and it shut down. No three beeps.

    However, it did reset everything back to default as if it were out of the box (Settings wise). Proceeding with a full-format now.

    My issue was freezing/locking up the system when playing anything disc related, such as a Blu-ray movie or a retail game.
  • petmalu · 4 months ago
    my ps3 freeze when i update the firmware 2.80,I have tried to reset but it doesn't work please help me
  • tom94tom · 3 months ago
    ive got same problem :<
  • Douglas Linn · 4 months ago
    Bought older (backwards compatible) ps3
    wont let me connect online with new e-mail (let me do it once or twice after first booting up, now it just brings up original user)
    will hard reset work?
  • tom94tom · 3 months ago
    my ps3 wont update and its nothing to do with internet connection is gets error 8002f147 at 3% on install advice?
  • bewareofme_17 · 1 month ago
    Yo minedid that before but i restored my ps3 settings and work i still dnt know how it work it only work about 4 months than stop ... i think u should try that.. if it works good luck .... if it does not work send it back to sony and buy a new one peace out .....
  • aubreyb420 · 3 months ago
    whooohooo... fixed mine!!
  • rida · 1 week ago
    how
  • Bobbie · 3 months ago
    Power outage for few seconds.....blank when hooked up to tv...tried hard reset, got three beeps, third one shut off machine......HELP! Cannot use my PS3! Same happened to my WII and my PSP, can't use any of my consoles..........HELP
  • mary villa · 1 month ago
    my ps3 does not any discs and tried everything i tried to restore the settings and still nothing happen!!!!! i even tried to delete all the settings of the ps3
  • bewareofme_17 · 1 month ago
    Yo i need help with my ps3 i took it apart and clean the vents and nothing happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i tried to delete all the things in my hard disc and it took 4 hours of my day i just want to play my games not to sit around and do nothing who can help me just text me in the psn= the playstation network u can add me so u can help me with my huge problem bye ........
  • gurra · 2 weeks ago
    I didnt hear the 3 beeps when I held my finger on the power switch in the front of the ps3.WHY didnt i hear them I only heard 1. And my ps3 doesnt play or read any discs.Plzzzzzz help me and someone contact me llillgurra@hotmail.com I really want helppppp, I love playing games but cant.
  • bewareofme17 · 2 weeks ago
    Sup people i need help my system is messed up i ship it to sony they did not want to give me a new ps3 system then i threw that ps3 away than got a ps3 slim its way better than the old ps3 so if it happens again i will need your help .... can u text me in the playstation network my online ID is bewareofme_17 and you can tell me .............. their can be another problem my frist ps3 .. anytime i will turn it on it just died the light went yellow then red and i tried it again it didnt want to turn on at all the ps3 system has major proplems remerber just text me at the playstaion network peace out .......
  • rida · 1 week ago
    my ps3 has is not working because when i put it on it said a serious error has ocurred on your play-station please contact technical support but I don't no what to do,the back-round was red and it had different languages .please can you help me and tell me what to do.thank you very much