After a couple of years my PS3 is now broken. PS3 warranty is just 1 year so sending it back is not an option.
When I power it up the light will stay green for 10 seconds then switch to amber for a half a second then beep 3x and will go to a constant flashing red light. I don't hear the fan anymore its just quiet. It still accepts and ejects discs but doesn't load it. There is no image on the display at all.
I did a search online to try to fix it myself. Tried removing the hard drive and even formatted it and replaced it back into the PS3 but no change. The hard drive itself seems functional since I was able to FAT32 format it and as a test I copied some files from my PC onto it and was successful. Switching HDMI cables also didn't solve the problem.
Based on the lack of a fan sound, my guess is that there is a motherboard problem.
Any help and advice on how to repair this would be welcome as I don't want to have to buy a new system. Even if you can point me to someone reliable in the GTA who fixes PS3s would be very helpful!
When I power it up the light will stay green for 10 seconds then switch to amber for a half a second then beep 3x and will go to a constant flashing red light. I don't hear the fan anymore its just quiet. It still accepts and ejects discs but doesn't load it. There is no image on the display at all.
I did a search online to try to fix it myself. Tried removing the hard drive and even formatted it and replaced it back into the PS3 but no change. The hard drive itself seems functional since I was able to FAT32 format it and as a test I copied some files from my PC onto it and was successful. Switching HDMI cables also didn't solve the problem.
Based on the lack of a fan sound, my guess is that there is a motherboard problem.
Any help and advice on how to repair this would be welcome as I don't want to have to buy a new system. Even if you can point me to someone reliable in the GTA who fixes PS3s would be very helpful!
