Step 1: Disconnect all the PS3 power source cables. Step 2: Hold the Power button for about 20 seconds. This operation will turn off your console completely as all the power will be consumed in the process. Step 3: Remove the HDD cover on the left side with a star screwdriver and then take out the hard drive carefully. So, its not like with PS3 and 4 where you can essentially rip the power and eject buttons out and still have a working machine. 1. RinasSam. •. I got it working, but I physically had to put the button on the circuit board and click it. 2. cesarHOE. •. Mines came off so I got my other one and just took the ribbon out put it on the other one Unplug the PS3, then hold the eject button while plugging it back. The fan will go in airplane mode which is normal, don't worry about it. It should also eject your disc. Afterwards, youcan check if putting a disc in will turn the PS3 on, if not it's most likely a PSU issue. yeah, that didnt even do anything. **** me. 1. With the console "OFF", push power button and hold, it will power on, continuing holding the power button until it powers off. 2. Then release the power button. 3. Push and hold the power button again. It will beep and then double beep. 4. After that, release the power button and you should get the screen with the different options. Remove the top layer and remove the power button, the power button presses a button inside the green thing so you will need something small to press it. Keep UPDATE: Well, it seems that for now, it is utterly impossible to enter the safe mode without the original ps3 controller for the average user. However, I did find a youtube video that a guy explained how he programed a joysitck arduino to trick the ps3 into thinking it was the original controller! What I ended up doing is testing my luck and aZYWxQT. Options. To eliminate the hdd as the problem, unplug the ps3 from the wall. remove the hdd and then plug back in. turn on the ps3 WITHOUT the hdd in it. Don't worry it doesn't harm it at all. If the problem is the hdd , you will see a "data storage not found" message on the screen and the ps3 will not shut off. 48. Trophy Points: 57. Location: Germany. Hey, I bought a broken cech 3004 to repair it. I hoped it just got a faulty drive like most of them cause YLOD is no issue with this models anymore. The fault is: It starts for 3-4 seconds than it shuts down instantly and the LED is completly off until I pull the cable and reconnect it to power. @ps3fanatic My first thought would be "no". The yellow light of death doesn't mean the light blinks yellow. It "flashes" a yellow light, then constantly blinks red. I've been out of the repair game for a while now, but I don't think you get a blinking light with a broken blu ray drive. PS3 Super Slim turns off automatically. Green light disappears. The green light disappears seconds after i turn it on. I had this problem repaired a month ago from an unreliable source. He did reballing. Now, it is occurring again when i was in the middle of Arkham series 😪 Is there a way to repair it at home? For starters, the Slim is 33 percent smaller and 36 percent lighter than its predecessors, and it really does look significantly more compact when you put it up against the "fat" PS3. Beauty, of

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