rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Guys, my out of warranty 80 GB Fat PS3 is freezing during start-up screen. What to do??? Don't want to take it to Sony as my FIFA tourney would be f**ked over if i do that. Everyone is suggesting to restore factory settings but that will format everything right??? Should i remove my 300 GB HDD and put in the original 80GB HDD and then restore and after that put back my 300 GB HDD??? will the 300GB HDD work or will it require a format then?? Please help ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosh Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 did you try after disconnecting it from wired/wireless network? i had read about this long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 http://www.indianvideogamer.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33439 something like this ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltonfan Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 You'll have to backup the data before removing the hdd. If you remove the hdd and put it back in, the ps will format it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNB Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 can't you play your tourney matches from a friends place? You live in delhi right , you can do it from my place or Sahil as well. We've talked about ManCity v ManUtd live screening No clue about solutions. My PS3 can run a broken fifa 12 disc and it worked for the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 did you try after disconnecting it from wired/wireless network? i had read about this long ago yea done that You'll have to backup the data before removing the hdd. If you remove the hdd and put it back in, the ps will format it. Crap. why didn't i back it up can't you play your tourney matches from a friends place? You live in delhi right , you can do it from my place or Sahil as well. We've talked about ManCity v ManUtd live screening No clue about solutions. My PS3 can run a broken fifa 12 disc and it worked for the tournament. where do u live bro??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNB Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 where do u live bro??? South Delhi. Safdarjung Enclave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltonfan Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 yea done that Crap. why didn't i back it up where do u live bro??? Yeah you can go to a friends place and play! Did you trying that reset where you hold the power button for 10-15 seconds (not the av reset) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Yeah you can go to a friends place and play! Did you trying that reset where you hold the power button for 10-15 seconds (not the av reset) yea the one where the Debug menu shows up or the one where u just hold down power button for 10 secs till it turns off??? Tried both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 So it is not going in after start up always? or just once or twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 So it is not going in after start up always? or just once or twice? It's flickering at start-up then it freezes when those particles float. If i move the analog stick on the controller after that then i can hear the noise of the XMB moving for 5 secs and after that it stops as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltonfan Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 yea the one where the Debug menu shows up or the one where u just hold down power button for 10 secs till it turns off??? Tried both Damn Googled/ you tubed the problem?There has to be something about this there. And any chance you ps was on for a long time before this happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosh Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 does the same happen in av mode? tried changing hdmi ports? different cable? HDD light blinking after the freeze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 does the same happen in av mode? tried changing hdmi ports? different cable? HDD light blinking after the freeze? No blinking. will try AV mode and different HDMI cable tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Damn Googled/ you tubed the problem?There has to be something about this there. And any chance you ps was on for a long time before this happened? Everyone saying to rebuild or format the complete thing. Nah the PS3 was OFF. It was on standby (red light) last night for 6 hours but that happens every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelivolusDas Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Go to the 'Recovery' menu of the PS3 and select 'Rebuild Database'. And no, that does not format the PS3's HDD AFAIK... Google/Tube it if you are not sure how to do it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Go to the 'Recovery' menu of the PS3 and select 'Rebuild Database'. And no, that does not format the PS3's HDD AFAIK... Google/Tube it if you are not sure how to do it.... It's not rebuilding. it keeps restarting when i do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltonfan Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Everyone saying to rebuild or format the complete thing. Nah the PS3 was OFF. It was on standby (red light) last night for 6 hours but that happens every night. Dude you should never leave it on standby for long. Had read somewhere long back that it causes problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man In The Box Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Have left it on standby for days but have had no issues. Infact, I haven't turned the main switch off for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltonfan Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Was referring to the phat. Dunno, had read about it a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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