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PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 is shutting down after finishing loading

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:50:09 -0700

please i need help when i put on my ps3 and select a game to play like infamous or watch dogs after it finishes loading the game suddenly beeps off i am tired of try please someone should tell me how to fix it.

⟐ Answered June 30, 2026 at 23:50 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 won't boot and is making strange noises

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:48:14 -0700

Please help me. I have a ps3 and my mom dropped it and all of a sudden its been making strange noises when I turn it on and it turns off once I turn It back on.... I don't know what to do... Somebody please help me

⟐ Edited June 30, 2026 at 23:48 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 won't turn on

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:44:59 -0700

Ps3 when I go to turn power on it turns green then beeps a couple times then turns off .???

⟐ Answered June 30, 2026 at 23:44 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: ps3 slim turns on then right back off

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:09:07 -0700

The ps3 slim was giving to me by my sons friend. His father through it though the window and the cover cracked and now it will not start. I know but I - We should be able to fix it with the right parts or knowledge.

When I plug it in there are no lights but when I press the power button the red power standby light comes on. I press it again and the green light comes on, out lights on power and disk buttons come on, and the fan runs for a sec then it shuts down with all lights out.

I tried holding the power button in to check the video output and try to reset but it shuts down after a sec. It only beeps once when I first press the power button.

⟐ Commented June 28, 2026 at 7:09 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 HDMI not connecting to TV.

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:48:52 -0700

So recently my mother bought a used ps3 at a pawnshop and the hdmi does not connect to the Tv. I connect the cables and it gives me a black screen. We took it back for them to test it out because the system turns on but the screen wasnt showing on my tv. Sure enough, it worked with them on a small flat tv, controller worked, system was able to reset. Im assuming since the system works , i need a new HDMI?

My TV is a Sharp Flat Screen with 1080p. I have my own PS3 that was also bought used and it worked with the TV. I never had any problems with my PS3 and the hdmi, however the one that my mom bought doesnt seem to connect.

Things i have tried:

· Resetting with the power button

· Switched the hdmi cables from my PS3 to the current ps3 my mom bought.

· Unplugging the TV and turning it back on

· Changing the ends of the HDMI cords.

⟐ Answered June 25, 2026 at 5:48 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 Slim not reading disk

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:25:32 -0700

Hey there, I have a PS3 Slim that isn't reading disks. It doesn't display any sort of error, but when I put a disk in nothing happens. Is there any way to find out if I need to replace a control board, the blu-ray drive, or just a cable?

Thanks.

⟐ Answer accepted June 24, 2026 at 10:25 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 not start after reflow of bluetooth/wifi chip

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:33:38 -0700

Hi, my bluetooth was not working so i tryed this tutorial about reflow the bluetooth/wifi chip of a PS3 slim using flux liquid and a hair dryer for the warm air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GppwrmXM...

After I did it, the ps3 is not starting. When i connect the ps3 to the energy, the red light is on, but it takes some time to get on. Then, when i press the start button, the light get’s green for a second and the cooler starts to rotate, but then, after a second it stops and the light puts off. Then, after some time it puts red again, and puts off again. The start button does not work at this moment. If i dissconnect the ps3 from the energy and connect again it’s the same, i can start the ps3 and the green light and the cooler are on for one second, after that they stops.

Maybe i broke the connector of the powe supply when warming the chip with the hair dryer? the chip is very near of the power supply connector.

Maybe the flux liquid has broken something? i putted too much liquid and it spreaded on the motherboard.

Exists a solution for this?

thank you.

PD: after giving a little more of warm air and mounting the full console now even the red light isn’t putting red when i connect it to the energy…

⟐ Commented June 17, 2026 at 6:33 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Replaced my disc drive, but now it won't take any discs

Sun, 31 May 2026 08:55:17 -0700

My blu ray laser stopped working in my original disc drive, so I replaced it with a new one--and made sure to insert my old PCB into the new drive. However, after I put it back together and turned it on, my disc drive will not take any discs at all. It makes a noise on initial startup, but after that it just acts like its dead.

I am assuming that I did something wrong when reassembling it, but I wanna try to narrow down where the issue is. I had a lot of difficulty with the ribbons. Would one of them cause the drive to act this way if not correctly inserted? Everything seemed to be in its right place during reassembly.

This is a CECH 2001A model slim ps3. I made sure that the new drive matched the specs as my old drive as well.

⟐ Commented May 31, 2026 at 8:55 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Not reading the game

Tue, 05 May 2026 06:01:59 -0700

Not reading the e

⟐ Answered May 05, 2026 at 6:01 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Porque mi ps3 slim tiene color banding?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:17:36 -0700

Mi ps3 slim tiene color banding

Translation:

Why does my PS3 Slim have color banding?

My PS3 Slim has color banding.

⟐ Answered April 21, 2026 at 9:17 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Why does my PS3 turns on but never turns

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:58:34 -0700

When ever I turn on my PS3 it turns on but doesn't read the HDD and doesn't display any output and never turns off till I rip the power cord out please help.

⟐ Commented April 18, 2026 at 2:58 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: I don't know what this problem is, any hints?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:37 -0700

So I got a PlayStation3 Slim model CECH-2004A, PAL 120, I guess; and when I press the power button, green light, it beeps three times and then red blinking light. Is it the famous Yellow Light Of Death? What can I do? (weird fact: i checked the HDD and it said it was 40GB, is it possible?)

⟐ Answer accepted April 15, 2026 at 14:20 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Games loading in but just sits with the badges spinning

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:40:01 -0700

I got a PS3 2001a and wanted to play some older titles, i did the two things to organize the files and fix corrupted ones however only certain games work, God of war, gta4, and dmc4 all work, but for instance twisted metal, war on Cybertron they will boot up, update fine, but they will get into the first black screen after the company logos and just show the spinning loading badges infinitely, I don't know what to do

⟐ Answered April 11, 2026 at 3:40 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Are all blu ray drive lasers the same across the fat and slim PS3's?

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:29:42 -0700

I have a slim PS3 CECH-2501A that no longer reads bluray discs, but reads CDs and DVDs just fine. I've looked at replacing the bluray laser, but I'm looking to see what laser I need, and if other PS3's, mainly the fat ones, have the same laser I can harvest from a broken console?

Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted April 05, 2026 at 17:29 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 display is not working

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:34:03 -0700

I'VE ALREADY TRIED THE HOLD DOWN that "resets" the display but doesn't work

I've tried different hdmis, and different ports the controler isn't turning on all the way and there's no yellow light. Along with it is no audio. All the answers I see are the hold down the power and reset but that is not working for me. My TV is fine it displays no signal and I've tried it onto different monitors it was working fine yesterday.

Any help

⟐ Commented March 05, 2026 at 11:34 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PS3 From usa 110V works at 220v?

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:10:57 -0700

Hi,

I just bought a PS3 320GB from USA, its writed 120V on the side of the ps3

I decide to move to my home country there we use 220V

Is it safe to plug it directly 220V ?

⟐ Answered February 26, 2026 at 8:10 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: Why does the ps3 slim automatically turn on

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:23:58 -0700

am near the ps3 and yet they console turnson automatically why is this

and this morn when I tapped a key on the laptop the ps3 started by itself any reason why it should do this even when i do not press the controller home button or the power button on the console itself

⟐ Commented February 08, 2026 at 15:23 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: PlayStation 3 screen is not working, TV says no signal.

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:25:50 -0700

Hello, my device seems to be working, but the screen won't turn on. When I first got it, it didn't work at all, but after waiting 3-4 days, the screen turned on. I reset the screen and it turned on, but it suddenly turned off when I attached the steering wheel. Unfortunately, I don't have a controller. I'm from Turkey. please help. All the lights are working.

⟐ Commented February 07, 2026 at 19:25 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: My PS3 Slim CECH-3004B has stopped reading discs after disassembly.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:43:09 -0700

Hi,
Over the weekend I decided to disassemble and clean my PS3 Slim with isopropyl alcohol. At the same time I replaced both the thermal paste and the CMOS battery. After careful reassembly I turned the console on and saw a bit of white smoke coming out from under the Blu-Ray Drive (around the CMOS battery to be exact), although I didn't hear any bangs or pops from the console.

The main problem is that the PS3 has stopped reading discs, with no prior failure indicators. The console hadn't been opened before, so I presume any wrongdoing is my fault. I have tried rebuilding the file system via the safe mode menu and reconnecting the drive to no avail. How should I go about fixing it? Should I replace the laser/the entire Blu-Ray drive, or try some further diagnosis?

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Answered January 20, 2026 at 12:43 MST

PlayStation 3 Slim: I'm having problems with error code 8002F1F0

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:01:32 -0700

I tried updating my system, and it failed multiple times before giving me this error code. (8002F1F0) I can't even get into safe mode. Help!

⟐ Commented January 14, 2026 at 16:01 MST