tiguy99

Quick update....FIXED!!!!

Super cliffs....

Tested the ebay bought laser once more today...turned out to be junk. It ended up accepting the games after all but turned out it only plays DVDs and CDs but no Blue Ray Discs....no movies nor games.

I uninstalled that and ended up locating a seller locally who had one KES-400AAA Blue Ray laser drive left. I purchased the drive from him for 50 bucks and installed that.

Tested it...at first it wouldn't take discs but turned out the gears etc must match where they were before. Fixed that....made a quick video which I'll also upload later....tested COD4

and

let's just say I'm one happy camper now! Time to reinstall a few games starting with Devil May Cry 4 and MGS4 and go from there. I feel like a million bucks I swear

Does anyone have a 6 pack of MGD lol

Mizouse

now if only that was my issue with my ps3

tiguy99

What's wrong with yours Mizouse?

Kikaida

Wow! Congrats!

On to the laser gun... LOL

tiguy99

Well I wouldn't celebrate so quickly. After a couple hours, I inserted a disc and got an error message with code #80010514

I did some researching and found out what it really means...

here's an example

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=123712

basically, the new blu ray drive malfunctioned as well and now my system is not reading discs again. I'm really ticked off about this whole ordeal and frankly I'm just going to deal with the sellers to try and recover a replacement working laser or my money back.

Then I'm going to take a long break from this stuff for a while

that is all

Mizouse

wont turn on.

fsttyms1

My sisters BF had his stop reading disks after the 2.52 update. Id really like to know why they cant make a update that doesnt fuck up the system.

Alperovich

wow that was a up and down, i was just about to suggest that i have a 12pack of corona ready to go...

*knocks on wood* no issues with my ps3 yet since the update....

tiguy99

Yeah it sucks period. Take a look at some information concerning the quality of some of the replacement PS3 lasers on the market. Scroll down to Shadow's post about half way down the page

Here's what I found out earlier this morning about the blue ray laser I got yesterday.



It was one of the white necked ones on the right which would explain why I only got a couple hours of game play before it crapped out on me.

As for me, I showed this to the seller who instantly agreed to swap it out
for the new PS3 blue ray drive the KES-410 with the dual laser setup



Again....fingers crossed. I pray this is it

Kikaida

Wow, that sucks!

Is the seller who agreed to send you the KES-410, the one from eBay, or the local one?

Good luck with the new drive!

On a sidenote, why would a firmware update kill a laser?

tiguy99

Kilaida, I'm still like??? about the last question. Maybe it juices up the power soooo much the laser implodes! Seriously I have no idea.

The local seller is the one who has agreed to swap it out for me. (Thank god...I wonder how long this whole ordeal would have taken if I were to go through ebay.)

Which reminds me...let me check my ebay messages to see if they other guy's responded yet

fsttyms1

???? But reading all the forums on this subject its happening a awful lot!

03aspec

now I'm scared to update mine to 2.53...WTF SONY!!!!

tiguy99

Take a look at the topics on the playstation network forums....

ALOT of people are complaining about updates on PS3...

Like I said before, if this new laser doesn't work, once I'm done swapping the Ebay one I'm shelving my PS3 and moving on to something else that won't take up all my time.

I should be spending time enjoying my gaming console not repairing it/researching how to fix its issues.

Mizouse

shouldve just sent it to sony to fix?

tiguy99

Perhaps....but then I'd be out a 150.00 and a PS3 for about 3 weeks..

I thought about it...sure its peace of mind on the backend but since I'm a hands on person, the prospect of never knowing I could have fixed it instantly for 50.00 would have eaten at me especially knowing I could have theoretically had it working in a much shorter time frame.

Its a curiosity thing I guess....I'm always fixing/building stuff. Ever since I was a kid, I've successfully fixed all kinds of things. The PS3 isn't difficult. As long as you have the right working parts and you pay attention it can be done

Mizouse

if only i knew what was wrong with my unit i would attempt it myself, but i have no idea.

if you dont know, here is my thread about it

https://acurazine.com/forums/console-computer-gaming-13/could-i-think-my-ps3-died-395395/

Kikaida

The bad thing is that I wonder why Sony doesn't fix out of warranty PS3s on good faith like how MS is doing with the RROD.

It is possible that it is coincidental that peoples lasers are dying the same time as the firmware updates, but there seems to be an awful lot...

SG81

iTrader: (1)

wow man. i don't even know what to say. This is the first Playstation i've ever had (i use to be an Xbox guy) and Sony is really turning me off from ever buying a PS again. it appears the updates are screwing everyone and now your HD is gone and they won't comp you for a game, which you have proof you paid for...WTF!

I hope Sony gets a lot a neg attention for these updates and poor quality blu ray lasers.
Good luck tiguy, let us know what happens.

JediMindTricks

tiguy99

Thanks I will. At this point, Sony's appearing to be the Verizon of console mfgrs. especially with how they deal with customers on the backend.

At the end of the day though, between our choices of next gen consoles, I will take my chances with a faulty laser vs the red ring of death IMO. Most Xbox owner are probably on pins and needles vs PS3 owners at least based on what I'm seeing online.

Again let us all knock on wood that neither of our consoles fail period. I'll keep everyone posted. I picked up the new 2 eye laser yesterday but the seller didn't have the deck to go along with it.

Turns out the new laser only interfaces with the newer 40GB, 80GB and 160GB PS3s so I'm out of luck there since I don't think anyone sells the deck for the new laser by itself yet.

Anyway, its now for sale on craigslist and I'm about to post it online on Ebay. Its in mint condition, so whoever needs it should be a happy camper.

As for me, I got an email from the Ebay guys admitting selling me a faulty laser that only reads DVDs and CDs and they've asked me to send it back for a full refund. Go figure

I had to order another KES-400AAA laser and should have it in a couple days. I'll post all pics and walkthrough information once the install's successfully completed and tested

I read through your thread Mizouse. What ended up happening in your case?

vthree

iTrader: (1)

mine too crapped out after playing wall-e.. i swear it was that blue ray disc... kept freezing. then eventually all my bdiscs froze.... i called in 11/29/2008 for repair.. and luckily i bought it 11/30/2007 LOL.. unfortunately i coulnd't find my receipt... and the sony store couldn't even reprint one for me.. the tech on the phone said i could use the statement from my sony card... which is what i did - i just hope they consider it valid...

bz268

I just got a 80gig PS3 a month ago. Just how old are those bricked PS3?

If they last only for a year or so, I think I will start putting a dollar a day in my piggy bank. So, I can go buy a new one when mine is done next year.

SG81

iTrader: (1)

you can also buy a 2 yr extended warranty for about $90-$100, which would give you a total of 3 yrs of warranty

Kikaida

I was in GameStop yesterday, and overheard someone mentioning that they are on their 8th Xbox 360.

tiguy99

ssssshhhh dang son! 8 Xboxes? Even if they overnight the system to you, that's 8 times someone had to get up unplug and rebox all their equipment, drive down to the post office burning their gas, pay $$$ or at least stand in line and let Microsoft pay postage (if that's an option) and then ship their 360 off to Mr. Gates

Imagine this whole ordeal for me taking at least a week now, being one incident. I cannot imagine doing this 8 times. That's insane.

You should be fine if the rep said you can do it AND they have it on file AND you documented everything said AND they email you something in writing saying you can swap it. Fingers crossed. Vthree, did you get the 80010514 error code before it crapped out on you?


SG sometimes I wish I bought my system at Walmart or something. I would have swapped it out a week ago and settled for an 80GB in a heartbeat

JediMindTricks

yea i'm definitely not updating the firmware.

it's not even connected to the internet anymore since i got a new router.

tiguy99

Here's my Ebay page in case anyone's looking for the new dual eye blu ray laser

Model # KES-410ACA

Jedi, what firmware are you running now

Mizouse

iirc, the 2.40 update bricked alot of ps3s and sony fixed those for free.

Mizouse

mine was a release unit so its 2 years old.

i wouldnt worry too much about your ps3, its mostly the release units that are going bad and also the failure rate is pretty low.

JediMindTricks

it's the one after 2.4 was released and bricked a lot of systems. 2.42 i think?

tiguy99

Jedi, you should be fine then. 2.53 added full screen youtube support and a couple other minor mods. Nothing too major to worry about.

Mizouse, come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I'm running a launch 60GB unit as well.

vthree

iTrader: (1)

just spent about an hour or so talking with a sony rep...
as i figured the sony card statement was not enough proof of purchase.. lol i made my case: i bought my sony product at a sony store with a damn sony card.. and there's no way to reprint my receipt!? lol... the statement didn't even meet their requirements b/c it did not have the store # on it... but its a sony card and it only works at sony stores...
anyhow after a good 20 min or so chat... the rep had me on hold.. and kept trying to get me to try to use a different card.. which made absolutely NO sense... i asked for a manager.. voila! fixed.. lol they issed a "one-time" courtesy repair..

i say try to call in before you take things into your own hands!

purchased (according to card): 11/30/2007 i called in 11/29/2008.

tiguy99

V3, the only issue is, I bought my PS3 on Craigslist in June and the owner got it refurbed from Gamestop last summer 07.

He didn't buy any extended warranty... At this point I've gotten at least 6 months of usage from my system. I'll be happy with at least another 6 months or so lol.

Seriously, I may buy a backup laser later in case this happens again. At least I would have more control over how and when my PS3 gets repaired.

Kikaida

Did you get your PS3 working, or is it still broken?

tiguy99

I have to wait until tomorrow when the new lense gets here. UPS changed the delivery date from today to tomorrow EVEN THOUGH I paid extra for 2 day shipping grrr

In the meanwhile, I found my old Dreamcast and cleaned it this morning. I've been enjoying a few games I haven't played in over 5 years

Kikaida

Ooh! Dreamcast! That was a great system!

Too bad it didn't do well...

Mizouse

maybe if everyone didnt pirate the games it wouldve done better.

Alperovich

ooo i have a old dreamcast and psONE laying aorund someplace with like 3 or 4 binder's of pirated games laying around, but idk if i really wanna go thru all that trouble to play them again.

i'll stick to my damn iphone games, those are easy to pirate and are freaken awesome!

Kikaida

True, but every system has pirated games, with exception to the PS3 (as far as I know). And I am pretty sure people are working at that.

I am pretty sure more people were pirating PS2 and Xbox games than Dreamcast...