PS3 will not read any discs??

**horns** · 05-07-08, 07:54 PM

Hi Guys,
My ps3 60gb will no read any discs. Was working fine a few days ago because i watched a blu-ray movie...now will not read anything, bd movies, dvd movies, games....nothing. It does not have any error messages, just does not know the disc is in the drive. any ideas?
thanks
Horns

**urban_s0ulja** · 05-07-08, 07:55 PM

does it accept the disc and not read it?

did u upgrade to 2.40?

**horns** · 05-07-08, 07:57 PM

yep, disc goes in and blue light flashes but then does nothing. i have tried turning auto load on/off and rebooting, but nothing

**urban_s0ulja** · 05-07-08, 08:08 PM

time to go back to sony i think mate

last ditch effort reformat hard disk but i doubt that'll fix it

gl

**cwispy** · 05-07-08, 08:08 PM

Try a music cd. Wouldnt be surprised that its a dead laser.

**horns** · 05-07-08, 08:14 PM

thanks guys... i just got the service number from their website....will call monday

**ozchips** · 07-07-08, 09:08 AM

seems to be getting more common this
did it happen after you did a system upgrade ?

i have now had quite a few of these come to me , the icon for reading is there , but you get no drive icon to choose at all , it will not recognise any disak at all and will not give any error message
Also if you listen , the drive is not spinning at all

there are four things which could be wrong

firmware update has shagged it (did this to my own jap ps3 , no fix I know of yet) everything is ok though just a firmware issue

The spindle drive is stuffed (unlikely but have seen just the one) , test it on an independant psu or batteries)

the laser controller chip is dead , yes guys the dreaded BA/LA is back with the PS3 , I have repaired a few of these the chip to look for is BD7956FS

and also the laser itself could have fried , now i have no idea why this is happening also after f/w updates , but have had a few machines that have died after playing cod4 , they do the update , play the game , switch the machine off , and next time they try to play nothing .Replacing the laser has worked on some but not all machines , maybe about 40%

**Ljay** · 07-07-08, 10:26 PM

All laser faults down my way Oz....same sympton(no spin)

**ozchips** · 08-07-08, 08:42 AM

ljay , you seen any with the dead controller chip ? i have done 5 or 6 of these now
but generally I find the ps3 a very stable machine
In terms of reliability , I would put the consoles in this order

1 . nintendo Wii , nearly bulletproof
2 . PS3 , very relaible , but like anything electrical does have certain issues
3 . Xbox 360 , need i say anything about this

that is just my opinion as someone that repairs the things all the time and I am going by how many I get in for repair with the same issues and level of difficulty of the repair

**horns** · 08-07-08, 07:48 PM

I did the firmware update about a month ago. Not sure what version it was as i have now formatted the hard drive. When i inserted a disc there was no icon at all. There was also no hard drive activity when it was inserted. I just did nothing as if no disc was inserted. I called the tech support and they told me to do the usual stuff ie. hard reset, system restore and finally format the hard drive. But still no go. The guy i spoke to told me that even though it is out of warranty they are still honoring all ps3 warranties till further notice, so i'm guessing it is fairly widespread. I have to call back tomorrow to organize repair/exchange or whatever they are going to do with it. Thanks for all the help

**nixfix** · 07-09-08, 01:54 AM

hi there to all, i did a update to my 60gig ps3 to play a game that needed later firmware.all went fine with the update, but now no icon or loading of any type of media.i was pissed off.sent it to sony 6 weeks later $395 fixed price repair,they said they had to reflash the unit.
not happy jan. p.s. only 3 months warranty with the repair.

**evilkittin** · 02-11-08, 05:13 PM

so where can i get my ps3 fixed and how much should it cost.

**evilkittin** · 02-11-08, 05:19 PM

so where can i get my ps3 fixed and how much should it cost.

**urban_s0ulja** · 02-11-08, 05:23 PM

pm ozchips

05-07-08, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
horns Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Spent time on board: 18:29:03	PS3 will not read any discs?? Hi Guys, My ps3 60gb will no read any discs. Was working fine a few days ago because i watched a blu-ray movie...now will not read anything, bd movies, dvd movies, games....nothing. It does not have any error messages, just does not know the disc is in the drive. any ideas? thanks Horns

05-07-08, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-07-08, 07:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
horns Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Spent time on board: 18:29:03	yep, disc goes in and blue light flashes but then does nothing. i have tried turning auto load on/off and rebooting, but nothing

05-07-08, 08:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
horns Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Spent time on board: 18:29:03	thanks guys... i just got the service number from their website....will call monday

07-07-08, 09:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
ozchips Super Moderator iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ipswich QLD Posts: 753	seems to be getting more common this did it happen after you did a system upgrade ? i have now had quite a few of these come to me , the icon for reading is there , but you get no drive icon to choose at all , it will not recognise any disak at all and will not give any error message Also if you listen , the drive is not spinning at all there are four things which could be wrong firmware update has shagged it (did this to my own jap ps3 , no fix I know of yet) everything is ok though just a firmware issue The spindle drive is stuffed (unlikely but have seen just the one) , test it on an independant psu or batteries) the laser controller chip is dead , yes guys the dreaded BA/LA is back with the PS3 , I have repaired a few of these the chip to look for is BD7956FS and also the laser itself could have fried , now i have no idea why this is happening also after f/w updates , but have had a few machines that have died after playing cod4 , they do the update , play the game , switch the machine off , and next time they try to play nothing .Replacing the laser has worked on some but not all machines , maybe about 40%

08-07-08, 08:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
ozchips Super Moderator iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ipswich QLD Posts: 753	ljay , you seen any with the dead controller chip ? i have done 5 or 6 of these now but generally I find the ps3 a very stable machine In terms of reliability , I would put the consoles in this order 1 . nintendo Wii , nearly bulletproof 2 . PS3 , very relaible , but like anything electrical does have certain issues 3 . Xbox 360 , need i say anything about this that is just my opinion as someone that repairs the things all the time and I am going by how many I get in for repair with the same issues and level of difficulty of the repair

08-07-08, 07:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
horns Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 Spent time on board: 18:29:03	I did the firmware update about a month ago. Not sure what version it was as i have now formatted the hard drive. When i inserted a disc there was no icon at all. There was also no hard drive activity when it was inserted. I just did nothing as if no disc was inserted. I called the tech support and they told me to do the usual stuff ie. hard reset, system restore and finally format the hard drive. But still no go. The guy i spoke to told me that even though it is out of warranty they are still honoring all ps3 warranties till further notice, so i'm guessing it is fairly widespread. I have to call back tomorrow to organize repair/exchange or whatever they are going to do with it. Thanks for all the help

07-09-08, 01:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
nixfix Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Spent time on board: 7:03:44	hi there to all, i did a update to my 60gig ps3 to play a game that needed later firmware.all went fine with the update, but now no icon or loading of any type of media.i was pissed off.sent it to sony 6 weeks later $395 fixed price repair,they said they had to reflash the unit. not happy jan. p.s. only 3 months warranty with the repair.

02-11-08, 05:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
evilkittin Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Spent time on board: 0:27:59	ps3 so where can i get my ps3 fixed and how much should it cost.

02-11-08, 05:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
evilkittin Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Spent time on board: 0:27:59	ps3 so where can i get my ps3 fixed and how much should it cost.

02-11-08, 05:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
urban_s0ulja Banned iTrader: (15) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,420	pm ozchips __________________ (Advertising Space For Rent) $20 A Year. Pm Me

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