PS3 BluRay Drive Cleaning & Replacement

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***Attention***
If you have a warranty on your PS3 and your BluRay stopped working, DO NOT open the case. Just stick a USB drive in the USB port and perform a full system backup. Then exchange the PS3 for a new one and restore your system from the USB.
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For those of you who do not have a waranty and don't have $400 to replace your PS3, read on.
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Drive cleaning and/or replacement:

You will need:

• Small Phillips head screwdriver
  
• #10 torx tamper resistant screwdriver. The head has to be at least an inch long.
  
• Lens cleaning solution and cotton balls or q-tips
  
• BlueRay drive (if replacing it) Links to PS3 BluRay sellers at bottom

Step One- BACKUP YOUR SYSTEM TO A USB DRIVE.

If you are cleaning your drive. Watch this video.




If you are replacing the drive watch this video.




If you want to see the disassembly and reassembly of a PS3 in fast motion, watch this video.




PS3 BlueRay Players

Under $100 fits all 20/60gig ConsoleShop.com

Under $100 fits all 40gig ConsoleShop.com

$65 - out of stock RepairMyVideoGame.com

$65 on eBay.com

do you think geek squad can do it so I don' create some kind of machine that ends up destroying the entire human race?!?!

[AOG]-Assassin wrote:do you think geek squad can do it so I don' create some kind of machine that ends up destroying the entire human race?!?!

LOL

Geek Squad should be able to handle that for you, but they charge more than any place I have ever seen and they really are not all that good.

I would find a used computer store and see if they can do it cheap.

It really is not hard to do. You just need that damn Torx #10 Tamper Resistant screwdriver. And a Phillips screwdriver.

Before you pay someone to do it, Give it your best shot. If you fail, then pay for a pro. You won't ruin your system if you follow directions. The worst that will happen is the BluRay won't work at all.

BigBlockin just reported in, that he cleaned his BluRay, and now it works. He said you can do this in 15 minutes and it is easy.