Hard Disk Corrupted

Last night in a tragic accident, my dog knocked my PS3 onto our marble floor from around 3 feet.

The PlayStation was on half way through a Fifa11 match but no longer worked.

It now says:

Hard disks file system is corrupted and will be restored

But after getting to 100%, it just went back to the same thing above. Now last time my PS3 broke I had to wait a month and pay €150 for a new one but I was wondering could I replace the part myself.

Is it that the hard disk could be replaced or does anyone have some well needed advice

It's happened me before mate. What you have to do is hold down the on button for about 30 seconds. Then, open and close the Disk drive 3 times. On the 4th occasion, put the cd in. Should be working perfectly then mate. Working in computer shops have thought me well

It's happened me before mate. What you have to do is hold down the on button for about 30 seconds. Then, open and close the Disk drive 3 times. On the 4th occasion, put the cd in. Should be working perfectly then mate. Working in computer shops have thought me well

But the playstation fell from a height on to a very hard floor.

Surely something inside has been damaged/broken?

No, if it fell and was fully broken you wouldn't have received that message. Have you tried what I told you to do?

The heat sensor is probably the most common, as its job is to shut down when it detects that the Ps3's temperature has risen above acceptable levels. If it malfunctions, it may very well report that the Ps3 is ALWAYS above the acceptable levels and simply shut it down regardless of its true status. If this happens then you will most likely hear three beeps before the system comes to a complete stop if you put it in the freezer for a half an hour it should be back to normalm hope this helps

The heat sensor is probably the most common, as its job is to shut down when it detects that the Ps3's temperature has risen above acceptable levels. If it malfunctions, it may very well report that the Ps3 is ALWAYS above the acceptable levels and simply shut it down regardless of its true status. If this happens then you will most likely hear three beeps before the system comes to a complete stop if you put it in the freezer for a half an hour it should be back to normalm hope this helps

Won't be putting my PS3 in the freezer!

Did you just join the forum to make me completely F**k it up?

Won't be putting my PS3 in the freezer!

Did you just join the forum to make me completely F**k it up?

'Tis how I recovered the data from my corrupted computer hard drive, now I'm no PS3 hard drive expert but the logic/reasoining of it all makes sense.

'Tis how I recovered the data from my corrupted computer hard drive, now I'm no PS3 hard drive expert but the logic/reasoining of it all makes sense.

You sure???

You sure???

Google it, it's an old IT way of getting data off a hard drive. I wouldn't really advise putting the whole PS3 in though, a lot of electronics to get damp.

Won't be putting my PS3 in the freezer!

Did you just join the forum to make me completely F**k it up?

Have you tried Pudding's suggestion yet? Surely that's worth a shot first.

You sure???

Yes mate, deadly serious.  April fools was a week ago.

Google it, it's an old IT way of getting data off a hard drive. I wouldn't really advise putting the whole PS3 in though, a lot of electronics to get damp.

I did say I was no PS3 hard drive expert (so I wasn't advising it) but in regards to computer hard-drives, which are different to PS3 hard-drives in the sense that they can be detached, it works a treat

I did say I was no PS3 hard drive expert (so I wasn't advising it) but in regards to computer hard-drives, which are different to PS3 hard-drives in the sense that they can be detached, it works a treat

Ps3 hard drives can be removed too, they are basically just a sata laptop hard drive.

Ps3 hard drives can be removed too, they are basically just a sata laptop hard drive.

If I buy a new hard drive, should it work I wonder?

If I buy a new hard drive, should it work I wonder?

I wouldn't imagine so mate as you have to store the operating system of the ps3 onto a external hard drive first and if you can't get on to do that you are pretty much up shits creek without a paddle.

Hold the power button down until the system turns on and turns back back off then let the button go. Then hold the button down again it will beep once then beep twice quickly. Then let it go. It will tell you to plug in the usb cord and connect the controller then press the ps button. After that a menu will pop up, click NUMBER 5 (It says restore ps3 system or something) agree with everything it says and you will have to reset the date and time and all that and then its fixed!

Put it in the washing machine !

Ps3 hard drives can be removed too, they are basically just a sata laptop hard drive.

See I told you I wasn't an expert, I didn't know that.  Never bothered taking one apart to find out, never had any problems with my PS3.  Lucky me

I had to open my PS3 once, when you turned it on it had a red flashing light.

Can you just replace the hard drive?

I had to open my PS3 once, when you turned it on it had a red flashing light.

Can you just replace the hard drive?

Yeh but you need to store the operating system to an external hard drive first, say you have a 40gb, you can upgrade it to a 520gb if you want.

Put it on the washing line.

Put it in the washing machine !

Put it on the washing line.

I've heard both options but apparently flushing it down the toilet works a treat.

My friend Mr X. Box told me. 

But if you flush it down the bog then you're probably gonna have to put it in the washing machine and then lash it on the line.

Maybe the cooker might be the best bet?

True, true. If it's a gas cooker, it might even dry out quicker.