⟐ Commented April 20, 2026 at 11:47 MST

⟐ Answered April 05, 2026 at 14:35 MST

I then took off the cover and pushed the switch that the cover would press when it was closed to see how the disc drive would respond, and I saw that the laser head would move a little, but there was no laser shining and beyond the little movement it wouldn't do anything else.

At first I assumed the problem was the ribbon cable going from the laser head to the motherboard because it was a pretty badly wrinkled, so I found a replacement from a seller on eBay and bought it. I switched it out with the new ribbon cable and turned it on, but when I did, a small amount of smoke came from the laser head. I quickly turned it off then switched the ribbon cable back to the old one to check if everything was fine. Thankfully it was, but obviously the disc drive still didn't work. So I put the new ribbon cable back in and this time when I attempted to start the PS3 it would start for a few seconds then automatically shut off.

I contacted the eBay seller to talk about it and he said that the issue was that the disc drive is shorted somewhere. The motor that moves the laser head is independent of it, and therefore that works fine, but it's shorting in the laser head somewhere and therefore won't spin up the disk at all and the reason why its turning off the PS3

So I bought a new disc drive, the exact same one that comes in the PS3 (KEM-495 AAA) and I put it into the PS3 yesterday, but it still won't spin up a disc. The motor moves the laser head, but the laser won't shine either. So I'm back to square one. The PS3 won't spin up a disc despite me putting in a disc drive that is fully tested and working.

Any idea what the issue could be? At this point, I'm thinking it could be the connector where the ribbon cable connects to the motherboard, or it could be an issue on the motherboard, but everything else works fine, so I don't know how that could be the issue. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

⟐ Commented March 13, 2026 at 15:29 MST

⟐ Answered March 10, 2026 at 4:51 MST

⟐ Answer edited March 06, 2026 at 14:28 MST

When I restarts the system, the system update starts from the beginning directly and repeats the same problem. What should I do? Please answer me fast...

⟐ Commented January 17, 2026 at 5:25 MST

⟐ Commented January 06, 2026 at 14:37 MST

⟐ Commented December 26, 2025 at 16:15 MST

The update got stuck in a loop with error message 8002F1F9 at 60%. I changed CMOS battery, but it does not change anything.

Then I downloaded firmware 4.88 from official website, and formatted the HDD disk to FAT32 several times. I entered the safe mode using option 3 to install the firmware from USB. It got stuck in a loop again with error message 8002F1F9 at 46%. I tried as well all the other 5 options in the safe mode, but they all do not give me a pass.

Anyone can help how to save the issue or how to bypass the BT/WIFI check from the firmware 4.88 ?

⟐ Answered December 07, 2025 at 20:52 MST

How to fix?

⟐ Answered December 07, 2025 at 20:48 MST

Today i have a ps3 super slim that, when plugged in, does not turn on or show any lights when plugged in.

I had recently played games on this and had no issues, but noticed the console was getting hot without playing anything.

So I opened it to clean all of the dust out and replace thermal paste. After putting it back together, it started to show signs similar to power supply failure: pressing power button would turn on the console for a few seconds and then power off. Eventually it stopped powering on at all and no longer shows a red light when plugged in.

I have since tried other power outlets, a different power cord, and replaced the power supply. No change in symptoms either. Any other options??

⟐ Commented December 02, 2025 at 4:52 MST

⟐ Commented November 29, 2025 at 8:38 MST

Translation:

Usb and Bluetooth not working on ps3 super slim

⟐ Answered August 17, 2025 at 23:27 MST

⟐ Answered August 15, 2025 at 4:13 MST

⟐ Answer accepted August 05, 2025 at 13:30 MST

My ports now sit 3-4mm higher than they originally did in the casing. I'm not sure if this has to do with me over-tightening something, or just bad placement of the motherboard in the lower plastic case.

Does anyone know the actual reason? Also, is this worrisome enough to warrant another teardown? It's a rather long process and I would rather not do it, but if - for example - the motherboard risks snapping because of some tension, then I'd rather do it.

I've tried to search online to no avail. Here's a picture for reference, taken as frontal as possible (sorry for the bad quality and case scratches!). You should be able to clearly notice the gap by zooming in.

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented July 21, 2025 at 23:28 MST

⟐ Commented June 11, 2025 at 5:34 MST

⟐ Answered June 11, 2025 at 5:14 MST

⟐ Answered May 13, 2025 at 4:44 MST