PS3 Broken, Red Flashing Light

Was in the middle of playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 when my PS3 cut out, the power light was flashing red. I touched the power button and the system beeped once before returning to a steady red light. Now when I turn it on it stays on for about 5 seconds then it cuts out again and the red flashing light returns. I dont get any amber/yellow light at anytime just goes stright from green to red flashing then red when i touch it.

I know I should call sony and I plan on doing that but I get the feeling the are gonna want a sum of money £100+ perhaps? and so I thought id check with you guys first to see if the problem is familiar to anyone and what the actual problem and more importantly the solution is without calling sony straight away

Ive left it for almost 40 mins now, was only playing for about 20-25 mins before it cut out. I dont see how it could overheat in such a short space of time, the systems been in the same place since a couple of months after uk launch and ive had some lengthy gaming sessions over the years without any issues. The overheating was suggested on another forum so i guess thats what it is, maybe my ps3 is just coming to the end of its lifespan :(

How long do you have to play your PS3 to cause to overheat like that?thepoop7

That sound like what happened to my last PS3. It wouldn't turn back on. The only thing I could do was restore it and lose every thing I had.

If it won't turn back after some time and you're sure it's not the heat restoring it is all you can do.

Hold the power button until it turns on and beeps then turns back off. Then press and hold the power button again until it beeps twice quickly and let go. It should tell you to connect a Controller using a USB cable. Then a menu will come up and you can pick restore.

It will wipe your system clean but at least you'll be able to play it again.

Like I said, if it won't turn back on, this is you're only choice :(

The vents are pretty clean i tend to keep my system tidy (and everything else in my room, bit of a cleanfreak). Im hearing more and more about the system overheating so i think thats what it must be however im willing to give anything a shot. I have my old original 60gb hdd i could put that back in before i restore it atleast that way i wont completely lose all my saved data im willing to try just about anything before i resort to sending it away to be fixed

I get the yellow light now before the red flashing one, that sucks

I called sony the guy on customer services gave me these options, i can get a refurbished original 60 gb from them for £131 with a 3 month warranty, a refurbished slim or or i can buy a myself a new system. Think ill find a cheaper alternative to getting it fixed. Got my disc out after i left the system alone for awhile and turned it back on it gave me a good 5 mins before crashing again i got the disc out during that time thankfully. I couldnt get my dvd out the first time i sent my system away and it took almost a year for them to send it back! atleast i got it back though ive heard of people just losing theres

exact same thing happening to you is happening to me right now. I have a 60GB US model. I have never changed the HDD or done anything to it. Sony guy gave me the same options he gave you. that is, trade in my 60GB and pay $140 for a new 120GB or pay $190 for 60GB to be fixed. My system has the exact same blinking red light problem you mentioned above. I've gotten out my FIFA 10 disc but thats about the only good news. :( Please let me know what you end up doing.

Thank you

exact same thing happening to you is happening to me right now. I have a 60GB US model. I have never changed the HDD or done anything to it. Sony guy gave me the same options he gave you. that is, trade in my 60GB and pay $140 for a new 120GB or pay $190 for 60GB to be fixed. My system has the exact same blinking red light problem you mentioned above. I've gotten out my FIFA 10 disc but thats about the only good news. :( Please let me know what you end up doing.

Thank you

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mine just died last week and i even had a intercooler on it im going to buy a ps3 slim at the end of may early june im noy going to pay sony $150 i have the 60gb model but i have a 500gb hardrive in it but im taking mine to geek squad so they can at least take my hardrive out and im having them transfer my 500gb hardrive in the ps3 slim when i get it so i can still have my saved data