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stevoslice · 20-12-2009, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Jackobyte

Maybe if you are running xp, go to control panel, Internet options, then to the security tab. There click on local intranet and put its security level to the bottom.

Hope this works.

nope didn't work, i have now received an email from sony saying to turn off media server connections in the XMB, done that but no joy, i'm running vista and changed my security level for local intranet to low in internet options, and then went out to get a crossover cable as i only have a straight through (which worked fine for my 360). Again no joy. anyone know what the **** is goin on with this? can't find any similar stories on the net. got the console recently from adverts.ie as one with a faulty bluray drive. could it be banned or something?

St. Robbie · 20-12-2009, 22:37

Lads how much do you reckon a PS3 will go down by after Christmas? Thinkin of buyin one but they're still a bit pricey. Thanks

noodler · 20-12-2009, 22:57

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Originally Posted by St. Robbie

Lads how much do you reckon a PS3 will go down by after Christmas? Thinkin of buyin one but they're still a bit pricey. Thanks

Nothing. Best bet to buy now for better bundles tbh.

**F1ngers** · 20-12-2009, 23:13

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Originally Posted by thebhoy

could it be banned or something?

There are no banned PS3s...yet...

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Originally Posted by St. Robbie

Lads how much do you reckon a PS3 will go down by after Christmas? Thinkin of buyin one but they're still a bit pricey. Thanks

There was a price cut a few months ago, so not going to be another one for a good while yet.
Get a PS2, they're cheap and you can put any PS3 game and bluray into it.

stevoslice · 21-12-2009, 01:06

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Originally Posted by F1ngers

There are no banned PS3s...yet...

ok the next thing i've tried was to try and connect wirelessly to my ps3 through an ad-hoc network from my laptop, and now and it won't see my network SSID, although it will pick up the one from next door, also my phone is picking up the SSID i broadcast from my laptop, and from a further distance than the ps3 too, this one has me really stumped guys... bit of a head-melter tbh.

lanod2407 · 23-12-2009, 18:31

Folks,

I'm in the right sh**e!!!
The kids have a PS3, and this is what happened this morning - Dec 23rd!!!!

Switch on PS3 power
Green light comes on for a couple of seconds.
Then a momentary yellow flash - really brief.
Finally a flashing Red Light that stays flashing.

Does anyone have advice for me? Is the PS3 screwed or is it a repairable problem?

With the fat guy due to deliver tomorrow night I'm afraid that the lads will get games that cannot be played!!!

kasm · 24-12-2009, 10:40

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Originally Posted by lanod2407

Folks,

I'm in the right sh**e!!!
The kids have a PS3, and this is what happened this morning - Dec 23rd!!!!

Switch on PS3 power
Green light comes on for a couple of seconds.
Then a momentary yellow flash - really brief.
Finally a flashing Red Light that stays flashing.

Does anyone have advice for me? Is the PS3 screwed or is it a repairable problem?

With the fat guy due to deliver tomorrow night I'm afraid that the lads will get games that cannot be played!!!

It's YLOD- you can try the various methods of getting the system back up with solder/hairdryer etc but there's no garantee that it will work.
If you have it longer than a year then €160 to get it shipped to sony and repaired with a 3 month warranty(?)would be a few days turnaround at least, or €60 to consolerepairs- spoke to them last week and you could be waiting a few weeks to get it looked at as they're up to their eyes- they offer a 1 month warranty.

Sony number is 0818365065.

€250 in pwercity on St Stephens day for a 120GB slim, €279 in harvey normans at the moment(I think)

stevoslice · 24-12-2009, 12:06

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Originally Posted by thebhoy

nope didn't work, i have now received an email from sony saying to turn off media server connections in the XMB, done that but no joy, i'm running vista and changed my security level for local intranet to low in internet options, and then went out to get a crossover cable as i only have a straight through (which worked fine for my 360). Again no joy. anyone know what the **** is goin on with this? can't find any similar stories on the net. got the console recently from adverts.ie as one with a faulty bluray drive. could it be banned or something?

ok so this problem i have just seemed to fix itself... oh well! thanks for the help guys, and happy christmas.

lanod2407 · 24-12-2009, 22:53

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Originally Posted by kasm

It's YLOD- you can try the various methods of getting the system back up with solder/hairdryer etc but there's no garantee that it will work.
If you have it longer than a year then €160 to get it shipped to sony and repaired with a 3 month warranty(?)would be a few days turnaround at least, or €60 to consolerepairs- spoke to them last week and you could be waiting a few weeks to get it looked at as they're up to their eyes- they offer a 1 month warranty.

Sony number is 0818365065.

€250 in pwercity on St Stephens day for a 120GB slim, €279 in harvey normans at the moment(I think)

Many thanks - found a really brilliant Youtube link showing how to try to fix it, and spent the past hour (its now almost 11pm Christmas Eve!!) working through the instructions, only to find at the last step that I need thermal compound to enable me to re-assemble the unit. Needless to say I don't have any in the house (gave the wife a severe telling off for not having some in for the Christmas!!!) and you'd be surprised how many of your mates don't have a tube handy either!! So, the bottom line is that I'm not going to save Christmas after all, and we'll probably spend more of tomorrow watching movies on tv and actually talking to each other than we'd planned ---- what a disaster!!!

Happy Christmas to all - Hope Maplin or some other thermal compound retailer are open Saturday!

stevoslice · 25-12-2009, 17:02

can't believe no one had thermal compound! What sort of friends do you have! Next thing you'll be tellin us that you don't know anyone with a 1.21 jigowatt flux capacitor.

kasm · 26-12-2009, 16:18

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Originally Posted by lanod2407

Many thanks - found a really brilliant Youtube link showing how to try to fix it, and spent the past hour (its now almost 11pm Christmas Eve!!) working through the instructions, only to find at the last step that I need thermal compound to enable me to re-assemble the unit. Needless to say I don't have any in the house (gave the wife a severe telling off for not having some in for the Christmas!!!) and you'd be surprised how many of your mates don't have a tube handy either!! So, the bottom line is that I'm not going to save Christmas after all, and we'll probably spend more of tomorrow watching movies on tv and actually talking to each other than we'd planned ---- what a disaster!!!

Happy Christmas to all - Hope Maplin or some other thermal compound retailer are open Saturday!

Hope it worked out for you today and you had a great christmas day anyway.

That powercity price advertised pre-christmas seems to have been a mistake- went down to one of the stores today and it (120GB)was still €299 but was with an extra controller.

Daftendirekt · 30-12-2009, 01:51

Here's one that I haven't been able to find a satisfactory answer to anywhere.

Should you leave your PS3 in standby mode? I've heard that switching it off at the back causes a power surge, which puts unnecessary stress on its components if you do it all the time. I usually leave it in standby for a while after playing, then switch it off with the main power switch, but if this is going to reduce the life of my PS3, I'd like to know.

Cheers!

noodler · 30-12-2009, 01:54

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Originally Posted by Daftendirekt

Here's one that I haven't been able to find a satisfactory answer to anywhere.

Should you leave your PS3 in standby mode? I've heard that switching it off at the back causes a power surge, which puts unnecessary stress on its components, if you do it all the time. I usually leave it in standby for a while after playing, then switch it off with the main power switch, but if this is going to reduce the life of my PS3, I'd like to know.

Cheers!

Turning it off causes a power surge?

I don't know why that would be the case. I usually turn mine fully off. Never leave it on standby for very long.

Daftendirekt · 30-12-2009, 20:39

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Originally Posted by noodler

Turning it off causes a power surge?

I don't know why that would be the case. I usually turn mine fully off. Never leave it on standby for very long.

Well, a power surge or a voltage spike, or something along those lines.

Hopefully someone who's a bit more techy-minded than me can clear things up!

noodler · 30-12-2009, 20:52

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Originally Posted by Daftendirekt

Well, a power surge or a voltage spike, or something along those lines.

Hopefully someone who's a bit more techy-minded than me can clear things up!

There is nothing to clear up tbh.

Power surges usually have to do with the electricity supply and are pretty rare.

23-12-2009, 18:31	#81
lanod2407 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Limerick, Ireland Posts: 414 Adverts \| Friends	Flashing Red Light ....... HELP!! Folks, I'm in the right sh**e!!! The kids have a PS3, and this is what happened this morning - Dec 23rd!!!! Switch on PS3 power Green light comes on for a couple of seconds. Then a momentary yellow flash - really brief. Finally a flashing Red Light that stays flashing. Does anyone have advice for me? Is the PS3 screwed or is it a repairable problem? With the fat guy due to deliver tomorrow night I'm afraid that the lads will get games that cannot be played!!!

30-12-2009, 01:51	#87
Daftendirekt Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,276 Adverts \| Friends	Here's one that I haven't been able to find a satisfactory answer to anywhere. Should you leave your PS3 in standby mode? I've heard that switching it off at the back causes a power surge, which puts unnecessary stress on its components if you do it all the time. I usually leave it in standby for a while after playing, then switch it off with the main power switch, but if this is going to reduce the life of my PS3, I'd like to know. Cheers! Last edited by Daftendirekt; 30-12-2009 at 02:00.

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St. Robbie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dun Laoghaire Posts: 36 Adverts \| Friends	Lads how much do you reckon a PS3 will go down by after Christmas? Thinkin of buyin one but they're still a bit pricey. Thanks

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stevoslice Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Limerick Posts: 1,070 Adverts \| Friends	can't believe no one had thermal compound! What sort of friends do you have! Next thing you'll be tellin us that you don't know anyone with a 1.21 jigowatt flux capacitor.