My PS3 Slim is Freezing!!

I was going to make this thread about a month ago when the freezing first occured after playing Call Of Duty MW2 for a couple hours, but I decided to just over look it and ignore what had just happened. Yesterday I was using the web and after accepting the use of Plug-In, my slim just froze with the web "busy circle" still spinning for about a minute, then it just froze all together. (Mouse curser did not move whlie the circle was spinning) Do I have a defective Slim? Please let me know if you guys have stumbled upon this issue.

EDIT: And to make matters worse, the Power button was not working, it'll just stay there turned on with the green led light on. Being that this slim doesn't have a rough shutdown switch (Phat PS3's switch on the back), I had to actually unplug the frozen slim in order for it to shut down and restart.!! I'm having regret purchasing it, I might sell it for a Fatty 160gb.

I don't want to be the one to inform you of this, but it is a very common problem especially for PS3 Slims that are about to cease to function. Get as much play as you can out of it, becasue it will soon be gone. I had to pay $180 to get my PS3 repaired because it was 2 weeks out of warranty, luckily I think the warranty should still be valid on your system.

What no one gonna make a joke like "Put some blankets on it" or "Give it some hot cocoa"?

I mean a PS3 becoming cold? That seems impossible in my opinion!:o And yes I know what he means with "freezing".:P

What no one gonna make a joke like "Put some blankets on it" or "Give it some hot cocoa"?

I mean a PS3 becoming cold? That seems impossible in my opinion!:o And yes I know what he means with "freezing".:P

Vyse_Legends

[QUOTE="Vyse_Legends"]

What no one gonna make a joke like "Put some blankets on it" or "Give it some hot cocoa"?

I mean a PS3 becoming cold? That seems impossible in my opinion!:o And yes I know what he means with "freezing".:P

DropTarget

I've been gone from here for a while so jokes used to make everything better. Apparently now the PS3 forums have become serious business.:(

But really man sorry that does suck.

[QUOTE="Vyse_Legends"]

What no one gonna make a joke like "Put some blankets on it" or "Give it some hot cocoa"?

I mean a PS3 becoming cold? That seems impossible in my opinion!:o And yes I know what he means with "freezing".:P

DropTarget

Took the words outtta my mouth, thank you, some a*** here are ridiculous with their dried humor..We'll read a "MY BRAND NEW PS3 CRASHED..HELP!" thread soon from him lol count on it.

[QUOTE="DropTarget"][QUOTE="Vyse_Legends"]

What no one gonna make a joke like "Put some blankets on it" or "Give it some hot cocoa"?

I mean a PS3 becoming cold? That seems impossible in my opinion!:o And yes I know what he means with "freezing".:P

Vyse_Legends

I've been gone from here for a while so jokes used to make everything better. Apparently now the PS3 forums have become serious business.:(

But really man sorry that does suck.

I mean the fact that it's only a few months old, irritates me because I was deciding on a slim and a brand new 80gb (MGS Version) for the same price, I went with "reliable" but bit me in the a**

Wait, so it has only frozen twice over a month or so? Don't worry about it man, they freeze sometimes. You only need to worry if it starts happening regularly.

Even if something does goes wrong, it's under warranty for a year, so no worries.

The PS3 web browser crashes like a b****. I can't count the amount of times it has frozen on me.microwavedapple

this

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[QUOTE="DropTarget"] This is not a time to make jokes. The TC spent hard earned money on the PS3 and for it to be on its last legs only a few months after the purchase is not correct. Let's see you be happy about a $180 repair bill after only a year and 2 weeks of owning a PS3.HoVDaHuSTLa1

I've been gone from here for a while so jokes used to make everything better. Apparently now the PS3 forums have become serious business.:(

But really man sorry that does suck.

I mean the fact that it's only a few months old, irritates me because I was deciding on a slim and a brand new 80gb (MGS Version) for the same price, I went with "reliable" but bit me in the a**

[QUOTE="HoVDaHuSTLa1"]

[QUOTE="Vyse_Legends"]Well then TC forgive me.

I've been gone from here for a while so jokes used to make everything better. Apparently now the PS3 forums have become serious business.:(

But really man sorry that does suck.

DropTarget

I mean the fact that it's only a few months old, irritates me because I was deciding on a slim and a brand new 80gb (MGS Version) for the same price, I went with "reliable" but bit me in the a**

Luckily they dont break nearly as often.

Anyways im haveing some freezing issues myself. I cant remember how many times I used to have freezing on my old ps1 lol but still loved the thing. Anyways I just bought my ps3 about a month ago and it froze a lot the first few times on the first day. then firmware updated once I connected it to the internet and then after that it only froze on me once yesterday when I was trying to access the wirless internet from wired.

Dont like it freezing but it has never once frozen in game for me luckily only while messing with settings. Im sure especially if its new it will fix itself.

The PS3 web browser crashes like a b****. I can't count the amount of times it has frozen on me.microwavedapple

Send it in sir. Mine had the same problem, but it got worse and I couldn't play a full game. Im sorry to tell you it has to be fixed. :(

ive had my slim since launch, and its never froze once. ill leave it on for hours too.

that sux man, im sorry. this slim is my 3rd ps3 though. i had bad luck with the fatties.

I don't know you guys, it just happened again just now! I was on NBA.com trying to recap the All Star events last night and it froze!

my ps3 has frozen 5-7x in 2 years or so. its normal for anything to have troubles anymore. theres alot more under the hood of these then your grandmas SNES, son.

I don't know you guys, it just happened again just now! I was on NBA.com trying to recap the All Star events last night and it froze!

HoVDaHuSTLa1

I would only worry if it happens regularly in games. The web browser is known to freeze a lot for some people (not me personally, but a lot of people say that).

If you're really worried though, send it in, it's under warranty.

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I don't know you guys, it just happened again just now! I was on NBA.com trying to recap the All Star events last night and it froze!

amsfm6

I would only worry if it happens regularly in games. The web browser is known to freeze a lot for some people (not me personally, but a lot of people say that).

If you're really worried though, send it in, it's under warranty.

I understand that but as I mentioned earlier in one of my posts, being that the PS3 Slims lacks the power ON/OFF switch in the back that the PS3 Fatty's provided, I'm forced on having to disconnect the power unit from the wall everytime this occurs being that the power button does not do anything once it's frozen.

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[QUOTE="HoVDaHuSTLa1"]

I don't know you guys, it just happened again just now! I was on NBA.com trying to recap the All Star events last night and it froze!

HoVDaHuSTLa1

I would only worry if it happens regularly in games. The web browser is known to freeze a lot for some people (not me personally, but a lot of people say that).

If you're really worried though, send it in, it's under warranty.

I understand that but as I mentioned earlier in one of my posts, being that the PS3 Slims lacks the power ON/OFF switch in the back that the PS3 Fatty's provided, I'm forced on having to disconnect the power unit from the wall everytime this occurs being that the power button does not do anything once it's frozen.

Using the switch on the back and unplugging it would have the same effect. They both cut the power to the PS3.

What no one gonna make a joke like "Put some blankets on it" or "Give it some hot cocoa"?

I mean a PS3 becoming cold? That seems impossible in my opinion!:o And yes I know what he means with "freezing".:P

Vyse_Legends