broken ps3 fix...?

[minnieman]

i just got a 60gb ps3 on ebay with weird lines going through the screen... should i use the heat gun fix? any ideas are excepted!

[HotDog-Cart]

Check the cables. Change TVs, change outlets, etc.

[minnieman]

well i guess... if i cant fix it that way, what are some other ways?

[Goldy]

well i guess... if i cant fix it that way, what are some other ways?

you could use a heat gun on it, theres a couple of chips i would heat for this problem but its not a guaranteed fix,

i would heat the graphics chip the ram and the display chip, ill try findign a picture and highlight where i mean. though i guess while youre at it you could heat the cell too



heat each section for about 20seconds at around 300C(i think, my heatgun has the stupidest dial ever). don't move it for about 15-20minutes after heating then turn it over and do the reverse side of the blue areas. then leave to cool for 15-20minutes again and put it all back togeter, ensure you plug in the fan and battery.

Do this at your own risk.

also I know that a EU 60GB PS3 but those chips are in the same place on the US and Jap ones.

[bassmasta]

well i guess... if i cant fix it that way, what are some other ways?

you could use a heat gun on it, theres a couple of chips i would heat for this problem but its not a guaranteed fix,

i would heat the graphics chip the ram and the display chip, ill try findign a picture and highlight where i mean. though i guess while youre at it you could heat the cell too

Heating things randomly is usually not a good idea.

[minnieman]

well i got it and fixed it in like 2 1/2 minutes . they were obviously noobs, tried to install linux and failed. i just put it into safe mode and then reinstalled the original os and viola! works like new! but thanks guys!

[Goldy]

Heating things randomly is usually not a good idea.

Isn't random,

the hdmi chip the graphics and cpu.

Though he fixed it in an unlikely way, i assume it was showing the weird lines not on the xmb/in games.

[minnieman]

well thats what the ebay page said, and it was just a faulty linux install! yay for noobs