[General Plot]

I don't normally ask for help, as I can usually figure out stuff on my own, but this one has me a bit confused. My PS3 (orignally a 40GB fat model, the first non BC model Sony made) just gave me the YLOD the other day. I sent it of for a reball service (if that's what was actually done, not sure) and it came back booting up just fine, but one problem. Now the blue light is on, even when there's no disc in the system. Hitting eject just makes it flash. I've opened hte PS3 up to check the connections from the drive to the board, and all looks good. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[jezcullen09]

you will need to open up the bd drive and reset the cogs. fairly simple just a bit of fiddling around with it. it pays to leave it all open and turn it on a few times once you have done it just to make sure it wont do it again.
hope this helps


i tried looking up a decent tut video but im using a dial up connection from my phone. google reset bd drive mechanism and you should be able to find one...

some times you have to be a bit forceful with the mechanics to get it.

[dwood18]

either that or replace the light....

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by General Plot but one problem. Now the blue light is on, even when there's no disc in the system. Hitting eject just makes it flash....

do you hear the motors from the drive?, i'm guessing that when the blue led is on while no disc inside that multiman hangs and games won't boot..(assuming you are on 3.55)

pressing eject won't turn the led off, because i have a 40GB ps3 that had the same problem, but in my case the motors were also dead, i changed the flat cable from drive/motherboard, it did solve the blue led problem, but motors were still dead.

[itskamel]

i think holding down eject for sometime will re align the drive or attempt to anyway.

[General Plot]

Originally Posted by Mr.Dutch do you hear the motors from the drive?, i'm guessing that when the blue led is on while no disc inside that multiman hangs and games won't boot..(assuming you are on 3.55) pressing eject won't turn the led off, because i have a 40GB ps3 that had the same problem, but in my case the motors were also dead, i changed the flat cable from drive/motherboard, it did solve the blue led problem, but motors were still dead.

Yeah, there's sounds of the disc loading mechanism motors working, but just doesn't do anything. I'm not on CFW anymore (updated to latest OFW), so can't test multiman anymore.

[Annelies]

Does it still accept discs? Personally I wouldn't mind the light as long as I could still use it. I like the blue light.

[DANNY G]

i had this it was the ribbon cable.replaced and fixed.

[General Plot]

Originally Posted by Annelies Does it still accept discs? Personally I wouldn't mind the light as long as I could still use it. I like the blue light.

Nope. Won't take a disc at all. If it wasn't for having PS+, I'd have nothing to play on it. I've heard about the ribbon cable too. I'll investigate that on my next tear down of the PS3 tomorrow.

[DANNY G]

when i changed the cable i could not see any sign of damage.