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laser died,now what?

  • 24-10-2011 9:15pm
    #1
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭


    so my ps3 stopped reading disks (just before a boss fight in Arkham City, sigh) and have done a few things as suggest on youchoob such as resetting the system settings, hoovering around the disk area and nothings working, so I'm getting the drive or laser, or both are bollocked, I got it in december 2009 so its out of warranty, anyone get theirs repaired by sony themselves? or should i just cut my losses and get a new one?


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  • #2
    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    krudler wrote: »
    so my ps3 stopped reading disks (just before a boss fight in Arkham City, sigh) and have done a few things as suggest on youchoob such as resetting the system settings, hoovering around the disk area and nothings working, so I'm getting the drive or laser, or both are bollocked, I got it in december 2009 so its out of warranty, anyone get theirs repaired by sony themselves? or should i just cut my losses and get a new one?

    Get onto retailer(assuming you have proof of purchase) and get a replacement one*:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055795516.

    Thread basically says that a console should work for more than 2 years.

    *Also assuming you have not voided the warranty by removing the sticker.


  • #3
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    thanks for that, its not 2 years old yet, well just under it, so will give gamestop a ring tomorrow and see what my options are, its never beem tampered with, its the original HD and its never given a spot of bother aside from Black Ops crashing a few times but that was happening for loads of people.

    does the system backup work? theres not that much stuff on it anyway as I have an external hd connected to it with all my movies and the like on it, but I sure as sh1te dont want to lose stuff like my COD achievements and emblems, can I just stick the save data onto a usb or my harddrive?


  • #4
    Leeg17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭Leeg17


    krudler wrote: »
    but I sure as sh1te dont want to lose stuff like my COD achievements and emblems, can I just stick the save data onto a usb or my harddrive?

    I may be wrong with this, but are these not linked to your online account, the only thing you would lose would be off-line game saves then just follow this.


  • #5
    eddhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,785 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    If all else fails here's a link to the type of laser you will need.

    http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html


  • #6
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Leeg17 wrote: »
    I may be wrong with this, but are these not linked to your online account, the only thing you would lose would be off-line game saves then just follow this.

    actually I think you're right cos I signed into a friends ps3 with my username and had all the stuff I unlocked, def want to back up my single player saves though


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