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Playstation 3 Hardware \ my ps3 doesn’t read anything anymore

nick23q
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guys plz help me wat u rekon it is and has it ever happen to any1 else.. plz help, would i help to format my ps3
06/03/2008
owning every1 with C4 in domination
longarms
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nick23q said: guys plz help me wat u rekon it is and has it ever happen to any1 else.. plz help, would i help to format my ps3

what dosnt it read Discs, USB devices, the hard drive?
06/03/2008
Central Coast (NSW)
nick23q
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it dosnt read discs. all is says after i click a game is *an error occured during startup* or some**** like that.. and if i format my ps3 do all my freinds get deleted?
06/03/2008
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liam_w
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So it sees that the game is there though?
06/03/2008
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nick23q
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yes, it shows cod4, when i click it says error occured during startup, wat u rekon it is and my ps3 is running very slow i thikn i need to format it, but dose it delete all ym freinds??????
06/03/2008
owning every1 with C4 in domination
ANZAC
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i have that particular problem with unchartered. All i do is take the disc out and clean the fingerprints off it and it works. Doesnt happen for any other game though. Maybe you have really grubby hands?

Do a backup to an external drive before you format. Then restore and you wont lose anything
06/03/2008
Sydney
nick23q
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o ok, so i do lose freinds if i format, i would have thought they save to like ur psn network thing like msn lol
06/03/2008
owning every1 with C4 in domination
ANZAC
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nick23q said: o ok, so i do lose freinds if i format, i would have thought they save to like ur psn network thing like msn lol



im not 100% sure cause i backed up and restored. i cant remember if they were there before i restored. There maybe an online manual somewhere thats tells you this stuff. i would think a format would wipe everything including your local PS3 account (not your network login). So now i think about it i think you have to setup a new user on your ps3 after formatting but once youve logged in your friends should still be there
06/03/2008
Sydney
ozchap
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yeah your friends will be there cos when you do a game swap with someone for their psn games, all it takes is to log into their account and their friends list pops up on your machine straight away so yeah, it is like msn if thats what they do...
06/03/2008
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longarms
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nick23q said: o ok, so i do lose freinds if i format, i would have thought they save to like ur psn network thing like msn lol

I would assume that your friends list would be kept on Sony’s servers not your console. so I don’t think that formatting would delete them.

but i don’t think that formatting is your answer any way. It’s possible that you have a broken disc drive. so you might need to call up Sony and get them to fix it(if its still under warranty that is)

06/03/2008
Central Coast (NSW)
SpaceSteve
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I would more worried about having a broken ps3 than losing my friends list. Like longarms says a format probaly wont help you, but you could just try removing all of your cod4 files and starting the game again.
06/03/2008
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FamiliaGTX
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does it to it with other games aswell? I would initially be thinking the disc, rather than the PS3. give the disc a good clean and then try again.
06/03/2008
mid north coast NSW
Wamo
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My Ps3 screwed up doing that as well, I had to send my in to Sony, lucky I had one month left of warranty.

06/03/2008
Adelaide
zyxses
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These reports of disk drive problems are becoming increasingly common. What's the bet with the mean one year warranty Sony provides, that the day after my warranty runs out (March 24) that my...or your disk drive ****s itself?
06/03/2008
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J-San
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Depends, if you store a lot of media, and use your PS3 like a comp, a format could possibly help in case it's junked up with files etc.

As Familia said, try out another game, that's the most obvious.
06/03/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
PStriple3
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Once again, another broken PS3 due to COD4.

I am telling you right now, there is something wrong with that game.

PS3's do not just stop reading discs for no reason, they are very reliable.
06/03/2008
Victoria
LK25
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oh no i just bought cod4!
06/03/2008
Arizona
nick23q
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oo well, so ur saying cod4 breaks playstations, oo well im 80% formated now, weill c how it goes if it still dosnt read ill just get a new playstation, luckely for me i sell them lmao
06/03/2008
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PlayG3ar
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nick23q said: oo well, so ur saying cod4 breaks playstations, oo well im 80% formated now, weill c how it goes if it still dosnt read ill just get a new playstation, luckely for me i sell them lmao



COD 4 is a dangerous game , i didnt buy it because it clearly busts machines, and formatting wont help , the laser probably kicked in mate
06/03/2008
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skua
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give sony a ring mate
06/03/2008
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PStriple3
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I think its because it is such a big game with good graphics, the blu-ray laser had a hard time reading the disc and wears it out extremely quickly. Its also because COD4 is a popular game and people play for hours on end each day.

My tip, never buy COD4.
06/03/2008
Victoria
skua
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lol, cod4 is the best

it may be a software issue, does it happen with any other game of yours? and is it an import
06/03/2008
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chuz
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I just had a brainwave about all this rubbish about COD4 ruining consoles. Cos let's face it...how the hell can a game just kill a console's laser or anything else?? It's just a game, nothing malicious and doesn't have mini razor blades or anything, same as any other disc. What I think is that the reason so many PS3s are stuffing up playing this game is because its so freakishly awesome that 99% of PS3 owners buy it and play it 99% of the time they are using their PS3s. So if 99% of PS3 owners play it 99% of the time, well course it's dam likely that it will be what's being played at the time of faulty-ness-ing.
*Note: Actual statistics may vary (greatly) from those supplied*
06/03/2008
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longarms
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chuz said: I just had a brainwave about all this rubbish about COD4 ruining consoles. Cos let's face it...how the hell can a game just kill a console's laser or anything else?? It's just a game, nothing malicious and doesn't have mini razor blades or anything, same as any other disc. What I think is that the reason so many PS3s are stuffing up playing this game is because its so freakishly awesome that 99% of PS3 owners buy it and play it 99% of the time they are using their PS3s. So if 99% of PS3 owners play it 99% of the time, well course it's dam likely that it will be what's being played at the time of faulty-ness-ing.
*Note: Actual statistics may vary (greatly) from those supplied*

but the truth is far less interesting.
06/03/2008
Central Coast (NSW)
Pin0yB0y
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dude, i had the same problem as you, just go back to the store you bought it from, and replace it, as long as you have the receipt and all the necessary stuff for returning
06/03/2008
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