PS3 not starting up

Just after sitting down to play some BAttlefield 1943 and much to my horror when I tried to turn on my PS3all I get is a black screen. II've tried holding down the power button in a bid to reset the video setting in case it was that but nothing is happening.. When I put ina game A small circular symbol appears in the top right hand of the screen for a few seconds before returning to the black screen. Anyone experience this and if so got any solutions to fix it.

Dr_Phil

Have you tried to disconnect the power cord for afew minutes?

WarZoneBrother

Maybe the cables aint in corectly? Are they?

Tried everything. It was working fine last night and when I turned it on earlier it would only go as far as the wavey lione screen so I turned it off for awhile and when I came back I just get the black screen.

Dr_Phil

Deleted User wrote: »

Tried everything. It was working fine last night and when I turned it on earlier it would only go as far as the wavey lione screen so I turned it off for awhile and when I came back I just get the black screen.

Have you tried to remove the hard drive too?

PS: If you tried everything and it's still down ring Sony...

Removed the hard drive and still nothing, anyone got the number for Sony handy?

Dr_Phil

http://www.sony.ie/view/ShowSiteSection.action?selectedTab=5&section=ODW+SS+en_GB+Support+Sub3&site=odw_en_IE


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Sirsok

hey man exact same happened to me,but i forget the exact way to fix it.it involves holding down the reset button til you hear two beeps or something.but the playstation care line are excellent when it came to it.

when youve fixed it can you post the way you did fix it?

Gummy Panda

Have you checked the hdmi cable is in fully on ps3 and tv

Sirsok

Sirsok wrote: »

hey man exact same happened to me,but i forget the exact way to fix it.it involves holding down the reset button til you hear two beeps or something.but the playstation care line are excellent when it came to it.

when youve fixed it can you post the way you did fix it?

That sounds to me like the video modes when you go from HDMI to output cables. Holding down the reset button till it beeps is the solution.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Have you checked the hdmi cable is in fully on ps3 and tv

Yeah, tried 3 different cables. As I said when I put in a disc I get a little circular symbol in the top right hand of the screen followed again by a black screen.

Glico Man

That little circle symbol is showing you that the disc is trying to load and the blank screen after is real bad news as it sounds to me like your laser is fooked....

Unlucky

aaronh007

aaronh007 wrote: »

That little circle symbol is showing you that the disc trying to load and the blank screen after is real bad news as it sounds to me like your laser is fooked....

Unlucky

I was thinking laser myself though the machine should still turn on and let me access the other files on it I would have thought.

Sirsok

no man the exact screen your describing to me,is what happened to me.they made me turn it on and off and hold the reset button then turn it off and it just continutes like that.seriously give the playstation helpline a call.my playstation was out of garuntee and they said if it didnt work after that theyd take it away and fix it for free.its worth a try.i know for a fact it had nothing to do with the hd cables

Sirsok

Sirsok wrote: »

no man the exact screen your describing to me,is what happened to me.they made me turn it on and off and hold the reset button then turn it off and it just continutes like that.seriously give the playstation helpline a call.my playstation was out of garuntee and they said if it didnt work after that theyd take it away and fix it for free.its worth a try.i know for a fact it had nothing to do with the hd cables

Did they take it away and fix it and if so what was the problem with it?

Reading online it would in fact seem to be a laser issue with thousands of machines suffering from it.

Sirsok

no didnt take it away as the playstation started working after i done what they said.they even rang me back like 2 weeks later to see if it everything is allright.just give it a try man.

Sirsok

Sirsok wrote: »

no didnt take it away as the playstation started working after i done what they said.they even rang me back like 2 weeks later to see if it everything is allright.just give it a try man.

Ah right, I thought from your post that they had no idea what was wrong with yours and it was still broke. Plan on ringing them later.

byte

Maybe firmware corruption? Like what Sirsok seems to have had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqACMhLQNeo&feature=related

Rang Sony help and the guy was far from helpful, he said that they would not fix my machine and would only offer me a replacement for 160 euro. I asked him why some people were having it fixed for free and he said that was not the case. I also asked him if he could try and talk me through a repair over the phone and he refused to do so.

byte

byte wrote: »

Maybe firmware corruption? Like what Sirsok seems to have had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqACMhLQNeo&feature=related

I'll give that a try now thanks.

byte

byte wrote: »

Maybe firmware corruption? Like what Sirsok seems to have had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqACMhLQNeo&feature=related

Worked a treat man, PS3 working away without a bother. If only the guy on the phone had been as helpful as you were. Many thanks.

byte

Deleted User wrote: »

Worked a treat man, PS3 working away without a bother. If only the guy on the phone had been as helpful as you were. Many thanks.

Glad to see it worked out for you.

Gummy Panda

byte wrote: »

Maybe firmware corruption? Like what Sirsok seems to have had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqACMhLQNeo&feature=related

I think you should add that to the technical sticking at the top.

Good work!