Jon Weaver
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I have a Slim PS3 in my bedroom which has only been used for a few hours, over several years.
Over the past year, I often find that when I turn it on, it freezes, but if I play around for a while I can get it stable and then it seems to work again, until I stop using it again for an extended time.
But last night I wanted to use it, and its now got into a state where it boots and then freezes in a matter of seconds and I can't get it stable. I also can't get a controller to sync wirelessly to it (it will work with a cable, but not via Bluetooth), which seems odd!
When its in this condition, its absolutely frozen.. What ever is on the screen stays there, and it won't respond to any of the buttons on the PS3.. They don't even beep.. The only option is a "Power down".
I have gone into Safe mode and tried the 2 restore/rebuild options.. And they havnt' had any effect.. BUT, one thing I have noticed which is interesting is that after I do a "Restore" the system boots and it stays stable.. But when I go into standby and back again the problems return.
Because its unstable, I can't even back it up.. But I am hoping that I can do a restore, then a backup.. And then try to reformat to see if that fixes it.
Does anyone have any other thoughts as to the cause? Or anything can try?
Jon
Over the past year, I often find that when I turn it on, it freezes, but if I play around for a while I can get it stable and then it seems to work again, until I stop using it again for an extended time.
But last night I wanted to use it, and its now got into a state where it boots and then freezes in a matter of seconds and I can't get it stable. I also can't get a controller to sync wirelessly to it (it will work with a cable, but not via Bluetooth), which seems odd!
When its in this condition, its absolutely frozen.. What ever is on the screen stays there, and it won't respond to any of the buttons on the PS3.. They don't even beep.. The only option is a "Power down".
I have gone into Safe mode and tried the 2 restore/rebuild options.. And they havnt' had any effect.. BUT, one thing I have noticed which is interesting is that after I do a "Restore" the system boots and it stays stable.. But when I go into standby and back again the problems return.
Because its unstable, I can't even back it up.. But I am hoping that I can do a restore, then a backup.. And then try to reformat to see if that fixes it.
Does anyone have any other thoughts as to the cause? Or anything can try?
Jon