My 60gig PS3 won't turn on...

Came home from work to find that my 60 gig model PS3 won't turn on. My brother in law

was playing Fallout 3, and I guess from what he said the game auto-saved, and then the power on the Playstation blipped, and now it wont turn on. Can anyone help me figure out what I need to do?

i would interrogate your brother in lawLP4EVA2005

[QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]i would interrogate your brother in lawpsyum

Came home from work to find that my 60 gig model PS3 won't turn on.

xYamatox

This normally happens to people who don't turn their PS3s off properly. I.e pressing the PS button and opting for "Turn of System". Or if indeed the game DID freeze, then you can get around that by holding down the reset button for 3 seconds and the PS3 will switch itself off.

If your brother in law didn't do any of these things then your harddrive could be corrupt. Which means you've lost all your saved games and stuff. So you can phone Sony up and hope for a replacement or format your PS3 hardrive using your PC. BUT, the best thing to do is phone Sony.

Trust me, I got pretty mad at him, but I have a feeling he didn't do anything wrong. He's an electronics junkie, and respects my things. Called Sony, and they said to unplug it, cool it off with a fan, and if it doesn't work, then I'm gonna have to send it in for repairs ($149...8-12 buisness days....and I had Killzone 2's pre-order all paid off...... kinda wanna jump off a bridge atm, lol)

I'll respond when I find out if unplugging/cooling it will help. If not, then no Killzone 2 for me....had my whole weekend free just to play it....xYamatox

I'll be more specific with what happens when I turn it on.

WHen I try to activate the power via controller or touch sensor switch, the system will power up, and I can hear the fans going. However, the green light turns to yellows, beeps a couple times, then goes to a blinking red. That's all I can say, really. Tryed cooling it next to a cold fan for an hour with all plugs taken out, and it still won't seem to work.

[QUOTE="psyum"][QUOTE="LP4EVA2005"]i would interrogate your brother in lawLP4EVA2005

I'll be more specific with what happens when I turn it on.

WHen I try to activate the power via controller or touch sensor switch, the system will power up, and I can hear the fans going. However, the green light turns to yellows, beeps a couple times, then goes to a blinking red. That's all I can say, really. Tryed cooling it next to a cold fan for an hour with all plugs taken out, and it still won't seem to work.

xYamatox

sounds like to me that you have the yellow light of death. check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4FRp_2hm4

[QUOTE="xYamatox"]Came home from work to find that my 60 gig model PS3 won't turn on.

NukleaWorfair

This normally happens to people who don't turn their PS3s off properly. I.e pressing the PS button and opting for "Turn of System". Or if indeed the game DID freeze, then you can get around that by holding down the reset button for 3 seconds and the PS3 will switch itself off.

If your brother in law didn't do any of these things then your harddrive could be corrupt. Which means you've lost all your saved games and stuff. So you can phone Sony up and hope for a replacement or format your PS3 hardrive using your PC. BUT, the best thing to do is phone Sony.

whats wrong with that ??? thats the way i do it :cry: !!!

is the back switch off? lolstinkyfriend

[QUOTE="NukleaWorfair"][QUOTE="xYamatox"]Came home from work to find that my 60 gig model PS3 won't turn on.

Ipik_Fenris

This normally happens to people who don't turn their PS3s off properly. I.e pressing the PS button and opting for "Turn of System". Or if indeed the game DID freeze, then you can get around that by holding down the reset button for 3 seconds and the PS3 will switch itself off.

If your brother in law didn't do any of these things then your harddrive could be corrupt. Which means you've lost all your saved games and stuff. So you can phone Sony up and hope for a replacement or format your PS3 hardrive using your PC. BUT, the best thing to do is phone Sony.

whats wrong with that ??? thats the way i do it :cry: !!!

Sorry lol, I meant i.e "NOT" pressing the PS button and opting for "Turn of System".

You have the Yellow Light of Death. Either repair it yourself via online guide on youtube, Send it in to sony to fix for $150, Or buy a Slim.