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I got my PS3 in February of 2008. About four or five months ago it stopped reading discs. Neither Blu-Ray nor DVD are recognized—the drive never spins up. Everything else seems to work fine.
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I had this same issue last year. I was unable to play Blu-rays and DVDs. The Blu-ray drive is defective, and it needs to be replaced. If the console is under warranty, send it back to Sony and they will repair the console. Otherwise, they will charge you $150 service charge. It's usually a two-week waiting period between the time you call and the time the console gets returned.
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My ps3 super slim does read the game but doesnt show me the game ?
Mine reads the game but the problem is that it dosent wanna show the game to play?
Mine does the same thing..have u found a solution?
I took today call of duty disc but it doesn't work so what can I do in this case
I just got mine a few weeks ago from my brother and it wont read discs i tried to put my game in to play and it wont let me at all can someone help me plzz
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On my PS3, the ejection mechanism skipped a gear because my 2 year old pushed too hard to put a disc in.
The result looked like it accepted the disc but would never play it. Then it would sit there until you ejected it.
I was 3 months out of warranty and didn't like the $150 repair option with a 90 day warranty for the repair, so I took it apart, inserted a disc, watched it not take it in all the way, then moved the ejection mechanism back one tooth on both sides.
Problem solved.
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I had mine for a year and it read every disc except one can anybody tell me haw to dix it please
Same my problem is with skyrim it will play for five minutes then freeze I’ve bought a few brand new copies as a test and come up with the same result from three different game stores, I try loading and it won’t load the save file
My ultra slim PS3 since 3years now doesn't read discs ..and i don't know if the problem is from the lens or if there is another thing wrong
Please i need help
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Your PS3 Should still be in warranty, so if you have not opened the machine your should be able to get it repaired by sony.
Sounds like a hardware issue if the drive is not even spinning up.
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I agree with mobileease. Make sure your device is NOT under a warranty, because if you open the PS3 you will void whatever warranty it is under.
If it is NOT under any type of warranty, it is most likely a defective optical drive, as the discs are not spinning up and neither media is being read.
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My PS3 is over 2 year and its blu ray drive went out. I was able to replace it myself. I wish I had known about this web site then I would have made a guide.
My drive would accept DVDs & Blu Rays but wouldn't play them, found my replacement at MCM electronics, I got the laser & rail KEM-400AAA, this part is easier since the you don't have to remove the laser.
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I hope its a help to all of you also.
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Is it always the laser reader what if you play a game thats hard on the system I tried to play last of us and it made it like that I think I'm not sure
Interesting. "The Last of Us" was the last game MY system played before going "tango uniform". Can one game really be that hard on the system it was designed to be played on?
Mine is a sealed unit
Interesting. "The Last of Us" was the last game MY system played before going wacko too
No way! My last game that it read (only half way there was an error) and I too haven’t been able to play games or movies since! I never put the two together! How can loading a game screw up your PS3? Mine spins non stop but won’t read anything!
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My son's PS3 had the same problem with reading disc's. It seems to be fine now after a full system re-install / restore.
I don't remember how we did it in the menu system but it has worked now for over a month. You loose all your saved user data but I think once you log in you re-download it.
Hope this helps.
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This worked for me I did the hold down the power button and eject button tell I heard the two system beeps then used the fourth choice on the menu and now my system plays games discs again.
What exactly do I need to do
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If you want to make sure the system is fully clean inside there is a way of doing it without taking the ps3 apart. All you have to do is unplug the power wire from the back of the console but before you put it back in hold down the eject button and then plug it back in and turn it on, this should send the fan into overdrive which basically blows all the dirt and dust from inside the machine
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My PS3 isn't coming back on now. thanks a lot
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I had this problem; took the thing apart, blew the dust out of it... it worked for a while then stopped. Decided to try a laser cleaner CD. That fixed it. No problems since then. (Try the cleaner BEFORE taking it apart / sending it back to the manufacturer, etc) Mine did not sound like it was spinning up.
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What's the exact name of the laser cleaner cd
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your blu-ray laser needs
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I have tried 3 blue ray disc drives from 3 different playstations 2 of which were working fine before the YLOD. Now that I have a unit that works I can't get it to read any disc at all, games, CDs , DVDs nothing! I've got the system apart and its spinning the discs but not reading them. It will tell you how many songs on a cd but when you try to play them it says the data is corrupted. Any help would be great!!
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Reload the OS takes care of a lot of these issues. Just Try it!!!
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I got PSU blown up PS3 by heat (was forgotten running in closed glass tv platform). And disc drive jammed by that.
PSU had blown buck convertor(?) i replaced it but didnt work yet so give up trying to get PSU working.
So i ended up using ATX 400W PSU. Motherboard had couple thermal fuses too which i replaced.
Disc Drive was jammed and inside drive entry there was that plastic stick up which prevents inserting extra discs in so disc drive needed resetting mechanically...
After reset it didnt still load any discs (DVD movie or PS3 (bluray)games) but it shouldn't have both read lasers broken at once..
I had reset PS3 system too.
I noted then it didn't even start spinning disc properly so disc didn't go in place yet properly.
Some Youtube videos shows "fixes" to tilt machine little bit or more while ejecting disc in.. it did help so..
I opened PS3 and heard that disc when inserted wasn't balanced (i forgot put that what comes top of disc drive that freely spinning magnetic disc... ops)
it started finally spinning discs and works still this day.
Hope this gives ideas to go through symptons and find out what is wrong in your case. Not just blindly say what is chosen option over here. It's horrible wrong to not know what really is problem.. lazy people not able diagnose problems!
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This guy needs to reread his posts before posting! It reads like a 12 year old posted this!
rlgarcia25 possibly written by a 12 year old. Great for the 12 year old, smart kid. Also possible that it was written by someone to whom English is a second or maybe even third language. Even better. Participation by anyone on here is welcomed. We do not flame, discriminate or bully anyone for the way they express themselves, nor do we tolerate it.
I am not 12 years old. I am eletrician and adult. Whats wrong with you with my comment so need be so racist and blaming me to be 12 year old and unnative english speaker? Sorry of its hard to read sorry of that i could rewrite it. I just hate the chosen answer to this problem which just throws hands up for the problem without explaning details what is wrong with ps3 disc drive.. its useless in ifixit community where is supposed to be guides to fix.. not replace.
I am finnish. Thanks all and bye.
@xanthefin there will always be people that find fault with others. Like I stated in my above comments, we do not tolerate this on iFixit. There is nothing wrong with your answer and your participation is appreciated. Do not judge the iFixit community based on a few simple minded individuals but let us all work together to eradicate stereotyping and stupidity. Olet varmasti tervetulleita iFixit
@oldturkey03 thank you for your commenting. Sorry my attitude towards iFixit as i have bad moments. Anyway i am okay and will not carry anything against anyone here.
Kiitos :) have a nice day you and you who first replied as well !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxsHk3YWA... Guys have you seen this video directly after doing that my ps3 did start to load all discs!!!!! I did take my ps3 apart, safe mode and so on.. but that one thing just worked immediately!!!! In the video he turs the system upwards and it also worked for me... try it out!
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if you want to read disk on your ps3, you have to clean the disk, you get your get your game then turn it around, you have to put your breath on like you were cold, then you have to clean it with a soft clothing then try it, hope it WORKS._.
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I just had this issue myself. I went into the settings and reset my ps3 back to default settings which fixed the problem. Though I understand if that doesn't work you can hold down the power button, you'll hear a beep then a second beep then a double beep. Let go after the double beep and you get a boot menu, pick the third option and run through the routines and it should fix the problem.
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I'm guessing thAt too much storage space is being used so, the ps3 must be restored.
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I'm guessing thAt there isn't enough space for the system to read the disc with Netflix and memory cards combined. 1 or the other. No offence.
I couldn't run “Call of Duty” on Ps3. The game would start and then get stuck right at the beginning. So I went to the Settings and ran Restore Default Settings. After setting up the preliminary settings I went to the game and I was able to play. ;) Hope it works for others having the same issue.
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Does the drive inject and eject discs?
par Chris Green
The drive will still continue to accept and eject discs. It just will not read them. In some cases, it will attempt to spin the disc and nothing will happen. When it happened to my 60GB PS3, the optical drive would not my read discs (Blu-ray, DVD, CD, etc.) at all.
par Walter Galan
Not sure why this was modded down. The drive accepts and ejects discs without any problem.
par Reed
ok, because i was wondering if maybe, there was a severed connection somewhere.
par Chris Green
I'm also having this issue it will take in an eject movies fine plays movie for about ten men an then it freezes won't play no more as far as I know its only movies haven't tried games
par xena7288
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