[sjtupeeler]

Hi everyone, I'm now trying to downgrade my CECHL01 PS3 from 4.20 to 3.55.

But something happened after the installation of E3. When I turned on the PS3, the green light flashes as usual while no picture displayed. I'm pretty sure I have right configuration for the TV.

Then I installed back my hard drive and PS3 works normally. It seems the problem of E3 flasher. May you people kindly give me some hints or direction how I should proceed? Any comments will be really appreciated!

Thanks for looking at my post.

[Bigbones87]

Do you have the esata station? If so is it plugged in and turned on with the ps3 hard drive inserted in it? If yes to all, then make sure the flasher is in the hard drive bay all the way, and make sure the ribbon clip is installed correctly and firmly on both ends. Report back
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Also, where did you get the flasher from?

[sjtupeeler]

Originally Posted by Bigbones87 Do you have the esata station? If so is it plugged in and turned on with the ps3 hard drive inserted in it? If yes to all, then make sure the flasher is in the hard drive bay all the way, and make sure the ribbon clip is installed correctly and firmly on both ends. Report back ************* [ - Post Merged - ] ************* Also, where did you get the flasher from?

Hi Bigbones87, thanks for your reply! I was so careless that I didn't plug HDD on. I now could start my PS3 normally. But I just met another quite weird problem. I can start normally without TF cover on. But if I put the TF cover on, PS3 will keep telling no storage system found. I don't know why. May you also give me some hints?

PS: What was the position of all these switches originally?

PS2: I got E3 kit from the website e3-tech.net recommends. Any comments?

Thanks!

[Bigbones87]

Originally Posted by sjtupeeler Hi Bigbones87, thanks for your reply! I was so careless that I didn't plug HDD on. I now could start my PS3 normally. But I just met another quite weird problem. I can start normally without TF cover on. But if I put the TF cover on, PS3 will keep telling no storage system found. I don't know why. May you also give me some hints? PS: What was the position of all these switches originally? PS2: I got E3 kit from the website e3-tech.net recommends. Any comments? Thanks!

By tf cover you mean the cover with the switches? Or the actual metal flap that hold the tf card in? You have to make sure the tf cover is on the flasher motherboard good, and then you need to make sure the flasher motherboard is actually hooked onto the hard drive dock inside the ps3, not just sitting in the hard drive bay. Like make sure it is plugged in the hard drive spot and not just sitting in there.

[sjtupeeler]

Originally Posted by Bigbones87 By tf cover you mean the cover with the switches? Or the actual metal flap that hold the tf card in? You have to make sure the tf cover is on the flasher motherboard good, and then you need to make sure the flasher motherboard is actually hooked onto the hard drive dock inside the ps3, not just sitting in the hard drive bay. Like make sure it is plugged in the hard drive spot and not just sitting in there.

Thanks for your comments! I mean the TF cover with switches.

So I should check the clip is firmly connect with the motherboard? But I'm still quite confused why I may start PS3 normally simply without TF cover on. Any comments?

PS:my E3 kit doesn't give me any screws to firmly install my flasher.

[Bigbones87]

When the cover with the switches is off, it allows the flasher motherboard to seat all the way on the ps3 hard drive hook up. When yu put the switch cover plate on the flasher, it kinda pulls the motherboard away from the ps3 hard drive hook up. You will have to play with it, but you should be able to get the cover plate on and have the flasher seated on the hard drive hookup. You don't need screws.

[sjtupeeler]

Originally Posted by Bigbones87 When the cover with the switches is off, it allows the flasher motherboard to seat all the way on the ps3 hard drive hook up. When yu put the switch cover plate on the flasher, it kinda pulls the motherboard away from the ps3 hard drive hook up. You will have to play with it, but you should be able to get the cover plate on and have the flasher seated on the hard drive hookup. You don't need screws.

Thanks! It's kind of tricky. Seems hard to start PS3 normally with the cover on. Any tips on doing that? Or just a trial and error game until get it done? This can be really frustrating...

Thanks!

[Bigbones87]

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[sjtupeeler]

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Or do you happen to know any good idea to fix the connection between E3 flasher and hard drive bay?...

Thanks!

[Bigbones87]

When you put the tf cover board on the flasher, does it light up when the system is on? If so, then make sure the sata cord is plugged in good in the flasher board and in the back of the esata station.