I just found out that my touch pad (Power, Eject) is not working AT ALL i have tried everthing so i've come to the conclution that its busted. I bought my PS3 on launch day so its been a year and i think the guarantee has expired, so what can i do? should i call Sony? anyone have or has had a similar problem?
No idea, were you like cold or something? lolz because I know it only works with your finger, but thats only from what I've tried to turn it on with, toys, sticks, and cloth. + my launch date PS3 died, and the warranty I got was expired, they still gave me great service and stuff. Just call em, see if they can just help first.
[QUOTE="chicagog19"]You can do everything with your controller. I mean power and eject by that.link-a-link
..... Just wow, I can't believe I didn't think about that... lolz w00t!
I knew you could do that with the controller but im still concerned about what happened
Dunno, I am definately no tech genius, maybe something got moved? Drop your PS3? lolz who cares, you can still play games. Just gotta hold down a button on the controller.
[QUOTE="chicagog19"]You can do everything with your controller. I mean power and eject by that.link-a-link
..... Just wow, I can't believe I didn't think about that... lolz w00t!
I knew you could do that with the controller but im still concerned about what happened
i also want to know what happened..since im gonna get a PS3 soon...humm...is there a way that you can send me a message or something, telling me what happened ???? :)
There could be a very fine film of oil from your skin that has built -up on the these switches that would insulate the heat from your finger being tranfered to the sensor. This may be the only thing wrong with the buttons, you may want to try a very mild cleaner to try and see what happens. Also you have to leave your finger on the button long enough for the time delay and temperture sensor to activate the sensor.
Note I know some people that actually have to warm there hands in warm water or some other method to bet this type of switch to work.
i have tried cleaning it with cleaners...the thing is the touchpad was working fine for the last year that ive had my PS3 but all of the sudden it just stops working...
my ps3 done the same thing i took it apart and realised the metal touch bits which go 2 the mothorboard were rusted but u can just touch the motherboard bits and it will work i still cant find any parts i can buy though
my ps3 done the same thing i took it apart and realised the metal touch bits which go 2 the mothorboard were rusted but u can just touch the motherboard bits and it will work i still cant find any parts i can buy thoughboblet_69
How on earth would they get rusted? :? Oh, and...zombie thread.
If your fingers are even slightly moist the heat sensors can be thrown off.
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Well, I have the exact same problem. It's been going on for about 3 months and it worked after I rubbed my finger against it for some time, but this time it just really won't work. This is the first time I've seen someone with this problem.
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