Unsafe Shutdown on PS3

So I was in the middle of browsing the web with two windows open the browser started to act funny. I then tried to close the window that had caused the problem only to find that my PlayStation had froze. I'm still getting used to my PS3 so I wasn't sure what to do and I held the power button until it turned off. When I rebooted the PS3 I was given a message that the console was improperly shut down and that doing so could cause damage to the system or corrupt data. What are the chances that I damaged the system when I did this? What kind of damage could I have caused?

Thanks

Not too sure...but I can tell you that this has happened to me a few times when my ps3 has stalled. I don't seem to have lost anything yet. I think a lot of ppl have seen this error if/when their system has stalled.

Yeah, mine seems okay too, and since I don't plan on making a habit of it I think I'm okay, just a bit OCD about that $250 piece of equipment sitting on my shelf. Thanks.

And I did use the reset button so no worries there either. Thank you.

It is just a warning really and you should not worry. The only thing you need to do is to only switch it off, from the back, as a last resort. If anything is lost, the system restores itself to bring back everything, this has happened to me numerous times from unsafe shutdown.

this is the problem of the ps3 only having 256mb of ram for use since te graphic card dont help with web browsing.. happens to every1 a way to stop this from happening is waiting fot the clock to stop spinning then move around the webpage... YEA i know most f us cant wiat which is why we get the problem in first place lol