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Forums - Sony Discussion - took apart my ps3...

Okay, my ps3 is having DRE. It doesn't acknowledge that there is a disc in the drive. When I put any type of media in it wont show up on the xmb to launch in... my question is how do I know if I need to replace the entire disc drive or just the laser?



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Looks like a dead laser to me. Not sure if you should attempt to fix it yourself.



Currently playing on PS3: God of War III

Currently playing on Xbox360: Final Fantasy XIII

Currently playing on NDS: Chrono Trigger

I think you just need to replace the laser. I think If you try to replace the drive it has to have the main board from the old drive because the drive is married to the PS3.  There are several sources that sell the BD laser for approx. $50 - $60 USD.



Thanks. Found the laser and deck for about 60 dollars on ebay.



let us know how it works out.



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and please post some pics of your opened PS3 and the other things