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Ps3 Help!

  • 29-03-2009 1:42am
    #1
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭


    Im New to this site but iv read all about the faults in the ps3 etc etc....
    My mate has a ps3 that wont read games.he said he,d give it to me for nothin :D....And iv seen on this forum the different procedures people have went threw to get theirs repaired.

    His Ps3 is a few years old and i was wonderin wat my best bet would be?
    Get it repaired with console repairs,ring sony and chance my arm or wat?

    Any Advice?

    Sound


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  • #2
    wcarey1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭wcarey1975


    depending on how hand you are the best thing would be to get a new drive mechanism from console repairs and install it yourself. There are a number of good videos out there with how to replace the bluray drive. This is most likely the reason that the system wont read games. If when you put a disk in it just has the accesing indicator in the top RHS of the screen the bluray drive is most likely the cause. But for ease and piece of mind then console repairs is probably a better bet. Hope it helps.

    W

    PS love the user name YNWA


  • #3
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    if ya ring sony they will charge ya 250 cos its second hand


  • #4
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭El Nino 09


    wcarey1975 wrote: »
    depending on how hand you are the best thing would be to get a new drive mechanism from console repairs and install it yourself. There are a number of good videos out there with how to replace the bluray drive. This is most likely the reason that the system wont read games. If when you put a disk in it just has the accesing indicator in the top RHS of the screen the bluray drive is most likely the cause. But for ease and piece of mind then console repairs is probably a better bet. Hope it helps.

    W

    PS love the user name YNWA


    Yea i wudnt be that handy at them!:p id give it a shot but i cud Fook it up all together then haha....I no it costs 90 euro to get consol repairs to fix it.but then 8 months down the line and the same ting happens..another €90..

    O and Cum on d Pool!!!!!!!:D


  • #5
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭El Nino 09


    guil wrote: »
    if ya ring sony they will charge ya 250 cos its second hand

    What if i jus said its not 2nd hand...?wud it only cost €150?


  • #6
    wcarey1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭wcarey1975


    El Nino 09 wrote: »
    What if i jus said its not 2nd hand...?wud it only cost €150?

    It's not cos it's second hand that they charge. It's totally up to them whether they want to repair it for free or €250. The 250 price is for out of warranty. But i'd say this if you're getting it for free €90 is not that bad a price for a PS3. It could last for a few months or a couple of years. Depends on whether you get another dodgy mechanism or not. GIve them a bell defo worth a punt.


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  • #7
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭El Nino 09


    just found out its only a few months old...:D

    He has no receipt doe??

    Do i need the receipt if i want a replacement??


  • #8
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Yes, you need from proof of purchase.
    Either the purchase receipt or debit/credit card transaction record.


  • #9
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭El Nino 09


    awh S***....

    its not even a year old....!!

    Wud a serial number not do?


  • #10
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,373 ✭✭✭ongarite


    El Nino 09 wrote: »
    awh S***....

    its not even a year old....!!

    Wud a serial number not do?

    No, think about this logically.

    Where is the proof that you bought this PS3 from the shop in question?

    You have no till receipt or debit/credit card data to prove you actually purchased a PS3.


  • #11
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭El Nino 09


    yea i no wat u mean..

    Ah well.

    Might ring sony and chance me arm:)


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  • #12
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    So,your mate who only has his PS3 a few months and it goes on the blink decides to give it you.
    He doesnt go back to the shop or contact Sony??

    No offence,but hes either an idiot and/or the PS3 is robbed


  • #13
    El Nino 09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭El Nino 09


    im giving him a bit 4 it..

    He just bought a 40 gig a while after it went bust...mainly bcoz he has d money and can afford it..:D


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