If you are having issues with your PS3 read this!!!!

[chucknorris078]

Here's my scenario, just received MK vs DC from Gamefly and I pop it in and the system resets itself when I push okay to download the update. Does this 3 times in a row. I try two other games (GTA 4 and Dead Space) same problem and I've never had this problem before. I turned my system off for one hour then tried again, same problem.

So I'm very worried I search the internet and stumble across something:
Hold the reset button down until for about 10-12 seconds and a menu will pop with a bunch of options. (okay I knew about this)

Select the option that say restore files. What this does is checks all the config/system files for defects. You know what mine said........... hard disk files corrupted press x to restore. My stomach sunk when I saw this, I have a 250 gb hard drive. So I did it anyways.

After it finished everything was still there and my xmb ran faster, all three games loaded with no problems. Now I get to play this crappy MK game. lol

So before you send your loved one back to Sony try this quick tip that may save you time, money and a huge headache.

[Altimus]

I had the same problem and held the reset button and didn't get any kind of pop up message.

Which PS3 do you have?

[chucknorris078]

It doesn't matter which one. The PS3 has to be off hold the power till you here 3rd set of beeps then let go. If the PS3 turns off you've held the button to long and if it asks for you optimal display setting you haven't held it long enough.

[Altimus]

Thanks for clearing that up. For some reason last night I thought reset meant eject.

Thanks!

[Altimus]

Just tried it, got the same error message and did the restore. Updates now work from the menu.

Much thanks to chucknorris on this one!

I never knew you can access that screen like that, good to know!

[chucknorris078]

I'm almost wondering all the people sending there crap into sony, if this is what sony does to fix it, and you pay the 150.00 for it. I thought my system had an overheating problem or something, but wasn't that hot. Maybe the program that controls the autoreset/power down function had a bug that caused it to prematurely reset the system. Who knows i'm just glad i know about this now.

[Carpe_Omnious]

I am so glad i ran across this thread. My ps3 has been stuttering for a couple weeks. It would freeze, it wouldn't play dvds or blu ray movies. I tried reformating the whole hard disk, erasing everything, and that worked....for about 2 weeks. I just did the file system thing, and it is faster than ever and hasn't frozen yet. Thanks man, seriously.

[mjc0961]

I never knew about that, but now I have to try it just to see what it looks like. Thanks, TC.

[Mark]

Much appreciated
thx

[TNT]

i did this even though my ps3 isn't broke all it does is freeze but it seemed to freeze more and more often so i tried it and WOW you can really tell my in-game XMB loads ALOT quicker and so far *touch wood* it hasn't froze.

thanks man