PS3 Hard drive problem HELP!!

[scoll]

Ok so i havent turned my ps3 on in two weeks as ive been on holidays so when i got up this morning to play GTA i got a error on the opening screen of my ps3
" The ps3's hard drive is corrupted and will need to be restored"

Ive run the restoration about 20 times now and still it comes up the same. Anyone have any other ideas of what i can do or is it dead??

[Seraphus Y]

If you've done the restoration option and it doesn't solve the problem, I'm afraid there's little left you can do.

You could buy a larger (or new) HDD and see if it works for you. Might be an option if you wanted to increase the HDD capacity anyway.
Or you could call Sony.

Even if a larger/new HDD works fine, call Sony and have them replace the HDD/PS3 if your machine is under warranty.

[turkmen117]

Thread moved to "PS3 Help" section

[scoll]

Yeah how long does the warranty last i got mine on launch day 60g so i woundnt say they will replace that! Thanks for the input doh ill call sony

[Tutankhamun]

Well then your warranty is up but they might play nice and replace it anyway

[kalishnikov]

Yeah how long does the warranty last i got mine on launch day 60g so i woundnt say they will replace that! Thanks for the input doh ill call sony

You get a year from Sony when you buy it but depending on where you bought it you may have an additional warranty from them. For example I got a year from Sony and an extra 2 from Wal-Mart when I bought mine, maybe try calling the store you purchased it from as well.

Even if it's put of warranty, worst-case scenario is you send it to Sony and pay them $149 for the 'Total Refurbishment' and have it back in 7 days, but I've heard many claims of people having issues with launch consoles and getting them fixed/replaced for free and they were quite good to me when my launch 20 gig died.

Or you could try buying a new HDD and swapping, your call really.

[menefreghista]

i'd try removing the HDD, cleaning it around a little and plugging it back in before i go buy a new one

[scoll]

Thanks for the help lads, tried removing the HDD and cleaning it all there was a bit of dust but the same happened,

called sony then they said that it will cost €250 to get it replaced and ill get my 60 gig back but will lose everthing i have saved:(

[kalishnikov]

That sucks that you'll lose everything but at least you could game again. I guess the moral of the story is back things up, at least occasionally, to a USB stick/external HD/etc.

It does suck losing your saves though, when mine went under I lost about 80 hours of Oblivion and haven't played it since (which is a shame because its a great game) as it just doesn't feel worth it.

[Spraggy]

I had this problem today rang sony and even though out of warranty they are replacing for free because it is apparantly a problem with gta4. Make sure you tell them it is caused by grand theft auto and they should replace.

[menefreghista]

Sony wants €250 to replace a 60gb HDD ? :o

if that's all they're going to do then i reckon its far cheaper to DiY

[scoll]

I had this problem today rang sony and even though out of warranty they are replacing for free because it is apparantly a problem with gta4. Make sure you tell them it is caused by grand theft auto and they should replace.

I will defo try this then did they say what the problem is woth GTA4, Seems a bit strange doh as my ps3 was not on for 2 weeks and then this came up. Might have to be a bit firm with them to get the new one!

I will defo be backing everthing up in future now at least once every two weeks losing all my saves,music and pics:cry:

[scoll]

Sony wants €250 to replace a 60gb HDD ? :o

if that's all they're going to do then i reckon its far cheaper to DiY


Yeah its real steep man couldnt beleive it and im only 2 months outa warranty was thinks of just buying a new HDD myself and upgrading

[scoll]

Ok guys thanks for all the help i got it resolved, went searching the internet and found a threat that said if you take your HDD out and put it in another PS3 it will allow you to format then so i tried this and it worked. My system is back up and running only problem is im back to factory settings:(

[menefreghista]

well that sucks but it won't be too long before ya get all your game saves/downloads in order so just hang in there and make the most of your old but new HDD :)

[javiieerrrr]

i booted my hdd and when i put it back on the ps3 it says to insert storage with update data ????????