PS3 blu-ray drive dead

i'd say dirty. open it up and clean the lens.

 

fusk yes, my ps3 came back right now from Sony. they included a bill fo what was change. here the 3 things they changed

HDD 60GB - # 179769211 - 1x
TAPE (MAIN), VOID - 289758712 - 1x
BD-ROM DRIVE, FOR CECH*110* - REP991000147 - 1x

looks like they have a ton of this.
i wonder why they changed the hard drive, anyhow, they did not mention the price of each unit, they only charge 169$can + tx which is labour only.

 

If it gets stuck in a blu ray or game loading screen, it is likely the hard drive, not the lens at all. To check, back up your saves and such onto a flash drive and format the hard drive. If things now load properly, that was the issue. If not, then you need a new laser. The former is the liklier of the problems though.

 

My unit is on its way back from Sony and they did just charge the $150. Not too surprising since everything but the blu-ray drive was in working order. I was a bit worried because I did dismantle the entire thing a few times previously and left scratches here and there...

 

dont worry, mine was scratched and they wrote "HEAVY SCRATCHES/SMUDGES/DUSTY".
your problems was not physical, it was electronic and thats what they repair.

 

BTW, i found out something very interesting. while starting my ps3 for the first time, i go check if there's any new update since 2.80, and what my surprise is, it tells me the update 2.80 is available for now. my current version was 2.76. i did manage to update my ps3 to 2.80 BEFORE shipping it to Sony. they did change the HDD, could the HDD contain the current Firmware version number and all its data ??? its really strange. my lens stopped working at 2.76 but did they needed a 2.76 updated HDD ??? if no, then yes the system can be downgraded but only Sony know how. i was kinda shocked but in another way, i was like wow, seriously, they can do it. so someone might find out how one day. so yet again, the main board could not be the holder of all these information ! like an update with windows, like service pack, SP1,SP2,SP3, etc... dunno !

 

Hi everyone.
I've also suffered blu-ray drive problems similar to a lot mentioned here.

My drive stopped reading discs but I seem to get a high-pitched whine for about 5 seconds from the drive whenever I insert a disc. I get the loading bubble for about a second and then that's it. Nothing shows up.

As it's out of warranty I tried a replacement KEM-400AAA thinking that was the problem but I still get the same problem with the same noise even with the new laser and deck.
The discs seems to load and eject ok.
Anyone else get the whining noise or is it just me?

 

i have the same problem. mine wont accept discs at all. if you put the disc in it just sits there and it doesn't "suck it up". ive seen videos on youtube and other peoples would do the same as mine but the blue light would blink. mine doesn't blink.

i was hoping one of you kind folks could guide me in the right direction when i take it apart what i should look for first......laser,motor, or board?

oh and NO WARRANTY!

 

here are some pics of what i discovered when i was taking apart my ps3. what do you guys make of this and shouldn't it have the black clip on it? it looks like somone messed with it and tried to glue it or somthing.

 

WOW!!! thats messed up! He must be THE complete idiot to do repairs laike that!

 

I have a different type of problem with my drive. When i turn it on its trying to take a disk!! Even tho i'm not putting one in. When its making this noise i go to put one it and takes it straight away and plays fine. But if i wait till the noise stops then try and put one in i have to force it half way in then take it out then you hear a click, try to put it in again and takes it normally. But if i leave a disk in then its fine.... strange i know. Anyone got any ideas?

 

it might be the sinsor on the top front of the drive thats bad. it detects if there is a disc iserted or not. does the blue light come on when you turn it on and it makes that noise? does it come on when you barely put a disk in after it done making the noise?


any body know if i put a whole you blue ray drive in will it be compatable or do i need to get a sertain model? ive given up and was thinking of buying one off ebay for like $130. some come with 30 day warrantys.

 

Yeh the blue light flashes on the front. But once this has done it accepts and plays fine, just when you first turn it on

 

Sorry and reply to your question lol i think it has to be the same version, but not sure wether changing the blu-ray drive motherboard will help with that i.e change it over to new drive.

 

well the board is F@cked thats why i was just thinking of buying a whole new drive. since most likely the laser will go.....then the motor....then a small fire will start destroying everything else inside this thing.

someone said (i think) if you buy a new drive (complete) that u have to use your board. corect me if im wrong but for me this will defeat the purpose.

 

It would defeat the purpose yeh but, there must be a way round it, i shall do some research....

 

let me know cause i looked for along time and couldn't come up with a positive yes or no. also ebay is selling complete drives for $130 with 30-60 warranties. hell thats way better for sonys $150 maybe fix.

 

Sony give a 90 days warranty when you ship it to them. they also repair much more than just the drive. its worth every penny and its the easiest and cheapest way around this problem.

 

well in my case the board is dead. and as commen as the lasers going out and all the other componts for a little less i can have a whole new drive instead of just the board.