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Originally Posted by haz367 it could be at first that the MM install was corrupt..but it wouldn't go back to XMB without reporting the "corrupt install" error..and a BARE install is enough to run..but for example if he releases an update..then u cannot skip any update or its corrupted aswell... like playerkp420, the 800xxx17 error could be from e.g running the DEX version on retail/CEX console = that error/fself..... if the BD drive would be broke, then installing and running qa_toggle would also fail..correct?! that other guy got it with "blackbox" only..then i thought...the qa_toggle maybe can run..cuse i'm not sure where it writes to = eeprom or such? but again it would fail on installing with bad BD drive that other guy with the identical problem on kmeaw, another guy fixed it by a "full format"...he failed at it...now a full format for a PS3 HDD can be done many ways to....perhaps he did not fully format the HDD afterall?! u could try connecting the HDD to the PC and use the tool "HDD low level format" thats a real great tool to fix HDD problem like e.g OtherOS stuff etc.... but u should not do the "quik MBR format" in the tool but the "full way" instead...it depends on the size of the HDD how long this gonna take ofcourse....it's worth a try....else no clue hehe just thinking along.. @playerkp420 ... yes noticed it...sucks indeed..

I did exactly that with both HDD took them out and gave them a full format with my PC fat32 of course. When people are saying a bluray problem the discs do load fine. But there is a indentation on the main ribbon that go's from the logic board to the drive.image.jpg
I don't know if this can cause a problem at all. It was caught in between the drive and the black plastic screw mount that can bee seen in the back of the photo. Any thoughts on this?