If you own a Playstation 3, your world may have been turned upside down recently because you needed Playstation / PS3 repair. There is nothing like spending 300 and then watching your investment just fall apart. Many PS3 owners have experienced this and haven’t been able to fix it without paying more money. Today’s systems are much more sophisticated, so it’s not like you can blow in the cartridge or Nintendo to get it up and running again. The good news is there are a few fixes you can do at home.

The warranty will be the first thing you should consider. They last about a year, and if you’re still under warranty then make sure you take it back. If you don’t then you’re going to have to do things yourself or send it off and pay more money. Warranties will extend to mechanical defects that lead to malfunction. However, spilling your coke on the gaming console doesn’t count.

Whatever you do, don’t try to fix your PS3 while it’s still under warranty. If you do have to send it off anyways and they notice your best efforts, it voids the warranty. So make sure it’s outside the warranty area so you can start making the fixes on your own.

One issue that you might notice is the “Yellow Light of Death.” It’s very common and means that your hard drive is done. The failure is usually caused from the gaming console being overworked with the combination of the motherboard, CPU, and graphics interface. They make the system extremely hot and eventually the heat will damage the solder. When this occurs the motherboard begins to crack and will disconnect. Unfortunately, the only option left is to have it professionally repaired.

If the system comes on and doesn’t work, but the yellow isn’t there, chances are you just need to reset it. This can be done by pressing and holding the power button for about 20 seconds. You will hear 3 beeps in between, and after you release it the Playstation 3 should come on again.

Sometimes there is corrupted data in your hard drive. When this happens it simply needs a clean sweep to get things back to normal. Freezing up can be the issue here, which could happen while trying to play DVD movies, or even Blue Ray discs. The easy fix is to find a hard drive format. Just make sure you back up all the data before formatting it. You have to remember that this is just like erasing everything on a computer.

There are a bunch of other repair options if you want to fix your system at home, and most are pretty common. While this is true it’s still possible you will have no other choice but to send it to the manufacturer. If you’re willing to take risks and gifted in console repair, you can find spare parts online.

Many Playstation 3 owners take the time to invest in repair manuals that contain many tips and tricks to making your game system function again. These manuals range from simple cleaning and reset options to more in depth Playstation / PS3 repair. The best option is a manual that contains a little of both!

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