[alienkid]

Originally Posted by nopology I remember one thing I clearly did wrong. When I took the PS3 out for cleaning I forgot to switch the power switch to off position before yanking out the power cord from the PS3, could that have damaged the PS3?

Considering this...it sounds as though you've corrupted the flash.
See here:
http://www.ps3devwiki.com/wiki/Boot_modi#RLOD

You may need a hardware flasher to dump your flash and patch it to fix it.

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by nopology When I took the PS3 out for cleaning I forgot to switch the power switch to off position before yanking out the power cord from the PS3,

if you are talking about the power cable that goes into the back of the ps3, then this should not be the problem.

yanking out the cable is the same effect as pulling the switch.
i just never heard of this problem, i would defenitely check the output of the psu, if there's a steady 5V there.

maybe @jamesnesc709 is right about the ylod thing, but usually the ps3 will turn on and then off again, in your case it just blinks without starting the ps3.

[jamesnesc709]

Originally Posted by Mr.Dutch if you are talking about the power cable that goes into the back of the ps3, then this should not be the problem. yanking out the cable is the same effect as pulling the switch. i just never heard of this problem, i would defenitely check the output of the psu, if there's a steady 5V there. maybe @jamesnesc709 is right about the ylod thing, but usually the ps3 will turn on and then off again, in your case it just blinks without starting the ps3.

I am glad that i am right.

[Mr.Dutch]

Originally Posted by jamesnesc709 I am glad that i am right.

lol, i said maybe

[nopology]

thanks everyone for their input.

Good timing on PS3 breaking though, got an FAA exam coming up in a month, mind as well study for that test.

Since it could be various problem(s), I'll just take it to a shop next month after the exam.

Thanks again