[JohhnyDamage]

I own a PS3 slim and the HDD died.

The system was apparently on 3.65 and now I'm stuck.

thesixthaxis dot com/2011/02/14/3-56-hdd-issue-persists/

That article covers my issue. I'm in the limbo of bricked console and may as well be bricked.

I'm curious if there is anything you guys/gals can point me towards.

Thank you for any help.

[DEFAULTDNB]

If you had a pre march 2011 NON metdlr 0.2 SLIM console with a min FW of 3.56 you could flash CFW with a flasher, or downgrade to 3.55, format the HDD in your PC and reinstal the HDD once 3.55 or CFW is up and running... no?

[JohhnyDamage]

Possibly. This is why I asked here. I have no idea what you said, well most of it, the "NON metdlr" and "CFW" mostly.

Is there a guide that covers what you talk about because I was under the impression that you couldn't connect your HDD to a PC since it would format and unusable way. Then again I used WBFS Manager on my Wii HDD so it should work.

Can you point me in a direction sir?

Also it's August of 2009 manu date CECH-2001A. So I guess it would be pre March 2011.

[DEFAULTDNB]

Originally Posted by JohhnyDamage Also it's August of 2009 manu date CECH-2001A. So I guess it would be pre March 2011.

Yes mate, just read your PM:

CECH-20xxA 0x09 DYN-001 1x 16MB NOR 120GB or 120GB Yes No No No Yes 45nm 65nm 100/250 2 No 9/2009 2.76 2.70 CECH-20xxB 0x09 DYN-001 1x 16MB NOR 250GB Yes No No No Yes 45nm 65nm 100/250 2 No 9/2009 2.76 2.70

Your PS3 is potentially perfect for downgrading, and you would need a NOR flasher (aka E3 flasher for a solderless solution to downgrading).

If you read @baileyscream s guide for E3: http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php...785#post387785 you can see what you might need, and how to approach it. Baileys guide is second to none!

The only problem I have here is this: if you downgrade without a HDD, will it mess up?

Formatting the PS3 HDD in a PC will result in losing all your PS3 data (no big deal) but will mean when your PS3 is flashed back to 3.55 OFW or a 4.30 CFW, you can insert the HDD and it will format it back to PS3 usable.

I think before you go ahead and do anything we should consult @baileyscream , @playerkp420 , and @Sarah1331 for their expert opinion on how to tackle this 3.56 HDD "brick", as I am far from expert on flashers and fixing this specific type of brick.

Hope this helps.

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by JohhnyDamage Possibly. This is why I asked here. I have no idea what you said, well most of it, the "NON metdlr" and "CFW" mostly. Is there a guide that covers what you talk about because I was under the impression that you couldn't connect your HDD to a PC since it would format and unusable way. Then again I used WBFS Manager on my Wii HDD so it should work. Can you point me in a direction sir? Also it's August of 2009 manu date CECH-2001A. So I guess it would be pre March 2011.

are you saying you have items on your hdd that you need? pictures / family vids etc
things that are of personal value?
psn games can be re-downloaded if you hardware downgrade to 3.55 then update back to 3.56 or above.

as it is the hdd is not readable on a pc

you could try buying a second hand hdd of any size
the hdd just needs to be a 2.5" sata (thats laptop size)
and 40gb / 60gb are really cheep

put that in your ps3 and it shoild ask you to re-install firmware

put 3.56 (if you want to stay on that) on a usb stick and re-install it

once done you should be able to put the origional hdd back in and it might work just fine.

this is all if your trying to recover personal items from the hdd that is

otherwise when you put the new hdd in then update to the latest 4.31ofw or hardware downgrade to 3.55

[carldenning]

f**k going back to 3.56 ofw , thats the problem 3.56 v1

[JohhnyDamage]

Original HDD is unreadable, my current one is readable.

I can wipe everything off of it. There is nothing on this drive I care about. I just want my PS3 working.

My problem is every firmware I've thrown at this thing downloaded onto two computer, tried with five USB sticks, comes up as corrupt. I was told it's something to do with the NAND having a conflict or something with the HDD.

I thought if you connected your HDD to a pc then it wouldn't work on the PS3 since you'd need to format it to do anything with it through Windows.

Originally Posted by carldenning f**k going back to 3.56 ofw , thats the problem 3.56 v1

Yes, 3.56v1 is the main issue here.

EDIT: Clarified things.

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by JohhnyDamage Original HDD is unreadable, my current one is readable. I can wipe everything off of it. There is nothing on this drive I care about. My problem is every firmware I've thrown at this thing downloaded onto two computer, tried with five USB sticks, comes up as corrupt. I was told it's something to do with the NAND having a conflict or something with the HDD. Yes, 3.56v1 is the main issue here.

hardware flasher is the only option

[JohhnyDamage]

Originally Posted by carldenning hardware flasher is the only option

Ok thats what I needed. Is there a guide that involves minimum system opening and/or soldering?

I'm not very good with the hardware end of modifications.

Thank you for all the help guys.

[baileyscream]

Originally Posted by JohhnyDamage Original HDD is unreadable, my current one is readable. I can wipe everything off of it. There is nothing on this drive I care about. I just want my PS3 working. My problem is every firmware I've thrown at this thing downloaded onto two computer, tried with five USB sticks, comes up as corrupt. I was told it's something to do with the NAND having a conflict or something with the HDD. I thought if you connected your HDD to a pc then it wouldn't work on the PS3 since you'd need to format it to do anything with it through Windows. Yes, 3.56v1 is the main issue here. EDIT: Clarified things.

its telling you the firmware on the usb stick is corrupt before it even tries to install it?

download miniaide fat32 formatter
http://download.cnet.com/MiniAide-Fa...-75701815.html
format the usb sticks with it
and re-try the firmware update