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Nilu Merchant — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:35:24 -0000

i have update version 3.66 now i want to re-install my old version 3.55 so what can i do for it

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James17291 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:03:14 -0000

system backup is where you put everything from your ps3 and put it on another hard drive, liars go to hell

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dumbas2000 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:20:42 -0000

its a plate you sitck on the back of your ps3 system to up it.... dumb people

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John Bevan — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:54:05 -0000

does anyone know how to fix my ps3 because when i go to play mw2 ad it goes to the part where you have to connect to matchmaking sever, my ps3 doesnt do it, ive tried that many things dunno what to do , would reseting my ps3 work ?

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Nath8286 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:39:15 -0000

the hard reset and format worked a charm it fixed my disc drive and hard drive and now finally allows me to use my hdmi cable,u are a legend bro u saved me $500 bucks bro, i owe u a couple beers bro

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Michael6265 — Sat, 07 May 2011 15:38:51 -0000

my profile was corrupt! I logged in a a second profile and it would play the discs

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Brad — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:00:25 -0000

This worked for me! Thanks for posting!
Went through the exact same process of elimination with formating and restores - it wasn't until i completed a Full Format through the initial setup that the system became responsive to discs.
Thanks again.

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DarkAngel0115 — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:43:02 -0000

Thank you for this post, I had a very frustrated son when his ps3 showed 'hard disk corrupted'. We tried many things to reset the system to no avail but thanks to your post we now have a working ps3 and a happy little boy. He has lost all his data but not a high price to pay if he gets to play COD again!!!! Thanks again, peace is restored in my household :)

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Sm0k3w33d — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:53:36 -0000

gonna try this have a prob getting disc started expecially COD Black Ops it seems to have started with black ops and gottin worse hope this works thx

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JP — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:23:18 -0000

Will this fix the blinking red light issue/not powering up?

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TGOD717 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:16:16 -0000

do you have to update after you do this???

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Lindsay — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:19:15 -0000

Our system stopped working while my husband was playing a game .. now the system will not read any disc that we insert. We tried the above recommendations but it still does not read discs. Any further insight?

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Londontheater — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:10:20 -0000

it does 1st time try again

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ziurm430 — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:24:22 -0000

I held the power button, but instead of 3 beeps, it just powers down. What did I miss?

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Kalle Anka — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:34:10 -0000

If you have the slim model of ps3,hold power on button long time and DONT release,first you hear one pip and after a while one more pip and after that system reboots it self and you keepon presing button NO release yet,then you hear one pi again and after a while 2 PIP in fast row.Now you relese button and voila,hard reset meny with file system restore and many options.I first did filesystem restore,rebooted and it didnt work so i did the stuff all over aginan and also choosed complete system restore with format and the ps3 worked again.
This is for rotating icons and hanged when i put gamedisc in,good luck.

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Fishjamin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:17:54 -0000

take the disc out first then try reset

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Mahmoud Mohammad Abu Awad — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:01:14 -0000

does this restore the system update to before?

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PS3 SUX - had about enough — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:59:19 -0000

I had this problem. My systems turned on, worked fine but would not play a game or read a disc. Your LASER is fried. You need to find a store that will repair the laser. Sony wanted $200. Totally LAUGHABLE. I got it fixed for half that amount. 14 months ownership!! They said.... SORRY! and sent me a box. Read Hunter19army's post.

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PS3 SUX - Had about enough — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:54:31 -0000

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I have this GREEN LIGHT-BLACK SCREEEN problem, however, my system will NOT go to the reset window. I did all the fancy restarts, called SONY, they guided me through the restart.... nada.
1) changed TVs
2) changed cables
3 changed HD
NOTHING!

So, the question is, why is there NO ANSWER? Seriously? This is now my second problem with this system in 2 years. The laser went after 14 months, now this!!!

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greenday1987 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:14:15 -0000

Does this restore the FW version to what it was when I got the PS3? ie can I downgrade my firmware by doing this?

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Pun_32 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:07:51 -0000

try to eat it

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D_m — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 06:34:18 -0000

I love you man! Thank you sooo much.

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ALPACA16 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:44:01 -0000

Im wit u My ps3 hdd got corrupted and they wont even talk to me on the phone or give me a new ps3 so now i am using my money for XBOX and telllin everyone about how bad ps3 is

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Hunter19army — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:02:15 -0000

Why is there a product that costs $300 and has so many problems. I just want to play a game and after the PS3 got updated it would not read the game. I have tried all the reboot videos to fix and all that did was make me angry and aware that it is a problem for many people. I can say that without a doubt the dead PS3 I own will be the last one I ever buy, fool me once shame on me.. Sony's lack of caring about the problem has cost them one customer to never return, and hopefully I can let others know prior to being taken for the $300 and countless frustrating hours spent trying to repair it.

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Mohammadlabaran — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:08:52 -0000

my ps3 is not reading any dvd, game cd/bluray,only from hard drive or other storage media. I've tried to format it via full format but it's still not working. please help me out.???