[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]

So you sold your ps3 with plans of not including the HD? Good. I hope you can never get it out.

PEELEDbanana

I listed the auction for parts only and said that the HD was not included. It still bid up pretty high because it is a hardware BC model.

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]

So you sold your ps3 with plans of not including the HD? Good. I hope you can never get it out.

PEELEDbanana

Recently, I sold my old 60 GIG PS3 Fat model with the plan to remove the HD drive if it sold. Unfortunately, I discovered that removing the HD wasn't easy. I removed the cover and tried my regular phillips head screwdriver on the middle blue screen. It wouldn't budge. I tried my thinner size screwdrivers, even my eyeglasses screw drivers, and only managed to pretty much strip the threads.

Am I totally boned here? How can I get this darn HD out of here? This PS3 died on me, so I don't have the option of going in and wiping the HD drive. I'm worried about the new owner having access to make account and CC info as well.

I did a little research online, and found a few references stating that I need a T10 Torx screwdriver to get these special screws out. Is this true? Is there any way I can prevent the new owner from accessing my data if I leave the HD inside?

[QUOTE="FoxAlive01"][QUOTE="FoxAlive01"]litttlejohn

i have to say you are very very wrong on that front my friend. you can redownload your old GAME purchases. (though in your defense the percent of people who are buying other media than games is very very small ) your games purchases can be redownloaded. movie purchases you can not. I had my system break down with ylod and bought a new system. i went to redownload my movies, and it wasnt anywhere in purchases history like the games were. I went to rent a movie that didnt come out on disc yet in the meantime as i tried to track down how to get my "owned" movies i payed a good 30 a pop and i couldnt even rent a movie.

as it turns out you need to deauthorize your first system to play videos in the new system. You must do this from your first system for videos. while you can deauthorize systems from the ps website for games you can not do so for movies and the only remedy to even get new movies you are trying to pay for is to have to go through sony customer service.

then came more good news. it seems on ps3 video "ownership" is rather misleading. you don't own the video despite being told that you do. you instead have an unlimited rental on that system. if you get new systems the movies DO NOT transfer. and lucky me to get them i had to pay yet again if i wanted to see them. some have had luck getting sony to give them the downloads once more for the new system. others lke me were brushed aside and were told too bad.

so take that however you want, if you only have games, you need not worry about another console or transfers. if you do have movies though you have to waigh which option is better for you. getting the system repaired. or paying for a new console, going though what i had to just to be able to give them more money to rent a flick from them, and pay twice for a movie you were told you "owned" (thanks sony, you just ensured i am never going to purchase a movie from you guys ever again. so let that be a little lesson for any of you who contemplate buying a movie off marketplace again)

Yes, this is exactly why I'm a fan of physical media. I just feel like I never really own the content when it comes to DLC and downloading movies.

3. Buy a new one

thats what i'd do to save time , and continue play right away

AmnesiaHaze

I pulled the trigger and bought the 320 gig MW3 bundle. It made more sense money wise. I get twice the HD space, sell MW3 for $30-40 which sets my additional cost for the extra space at $10-20 bucks. I was really tired of fighting for HD space with my old 60 gig anyways.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Can't wait to go pick this up. It was driving me nuts having a huge PS3 game library with nothing to play on it.

[QUOTE="kriggy"]

Do people acctually buy broken stuff? I would never even think of buying or selling a broken console even if it was for a single buck.

2Chalupas

People buy them to fix them up and resell them. You'd be surprised they actually are still worth at least $50-100+ even if sold and listed as "for parts only". Presumably there is money to be made by people repairing and selling broken PS3's in bulk. I suppose if someone had confidence in their abilities with electronics, then it might also be a good way to get a cheap gaming console. But my guess would be most people buy them with intentions of reparing and profiting on the sale.

I think you're right. I did an Ebay search and found someone selling a 60 GB fat YLOD PS3 without the HD for $41 bucks. I'll be thrilled if I can get that $$ and put it towards a new slim.

So I think my best plan is this:

1. Remove HD from broken PS3

2. Sell old fat on Ebay. I can throw in the wireless Sixaxis controller to sweeten the deal

3. Buy 160 gig slim at Best Buy for $249 (current promo gives me 30 dollar Best Buy GC)

4. swap the 160 with my original 60, back that data up to a USB or external

5. Put back in the 160 hard drive, and restore missing data.

Then if I need more HD space in the future, I can buy a 2.5 500 GB sata drive from Newegg for $75 bucks

Based on the youtube videos, it looks really easy to swap out HD drives.

What do you guys think?

None of your options are good, let me tell you. Sending a ps3 back to Sony is tough since they charge you an arm and a leg, and they can't guarantee a fix. My roommate lost his ps3 and a disc he had inside after Sony tried to repair it but failed. Let's just hope that you had an external hardrive.... When mine finally passed away in March after 5 years, I was unaware of the necessity of having your HD backed up on an external. I lost all of my saves, including the 147 hours I had just been putting into Skyrim. Good luck to you friend.FoxAlive01

Wow, so they still charge you $150 even if it can't be fixed? Sad to say, I don't have a external backup, but the only real save I had going on was Valkryie Chronicles, and that should be saved in the cloud.

I suspect I can redownload all my previous purchases at no cost. Does anyone know if this is true?

[QUOTE="ristactionjakso"]

Gamestop does buy broken ps3's because they fix them and sell them at a way higher price.

Endless Elecronics can "reball" your ps3. It is a permanent fix for about 80$.

JoKeR_421

Well that sucks. I would be happy to get anything for it. Looks like this is going in the garbage. Sad considering I paid $400 bucks for the thing back in 2007.

Hey guys,

I'm still trying to decide what to do about my PS3 which crapped out 3 weeks ago with the YLOD. It was a 60 GIG BC fat model, and I do have several PS2 games in my backlog that I still want to play.

I've looked at some of the repair vids on youtube, and it's too much hassle. I would need a heat gun and several hours taking the darn thing apart. And then it could die again soon anyways.

So here's my options:

1. Take it to a repair shop - they charge $90 bucks to repair, but I don't know the guarantee

2. Have Sony repair it for $150 - That's a lot of money to gamble on the risk that it could die again soon

3. Buy a new one, and sell the broken one on Ebay - I like this idea, but I'm worried about the hard drive. It contains my personal info and CC information.

4. Take out the hard drive, throw the broken one in the trash, buy a new one - This is the most hassle free option. Best Buy is currently running a deal where I can get the MW3 360 gig slim bundle for $299 plus a $30 gift card. I could sell MW3 on Ebay and get at least $30 bucks back so that would make it cheaper than the $160 gig model. Course, I would have to buy a PS2 somewhere to play those PS2 games. Argh

What do you guys think? I just miss the good ole days when consoles were built to last, and you didn't have so many different expensive options. $300 bucks for a nearly 10 year old console is too damn high.