ps3 red light flashing?

[Pristine20]

greenmedic88 said:
Sounds like it might be overheating. It is possible that your fan isn't working, which would cause it to shut down pretty quickly to prevent heat damage. Although if it shuts off after only two minutes on a cold start up, it could be something else.

Before turning it in, try this:

Hard Reset procedure for the PS3 (as instructed by Sony CS).

Be sure to backup your settings/games saves by doing a System > Backup on your PS3 or you may lose your game saves! Also, this is a last resort procedure prior to exchanging/returning to sony.

1. Power Off the PS3 via the power switch in back and power back on w/switch.

2. Hold Power Button on the Front until you hear 3 beeps.

3. Then go through the initial setup and then run a full Format via System > Format. (will take approx 3 1/1 hours). You may need to have our AV cables ready if your using HDMI (in case HDMI isn't detected after initial reset).

4. Restore your backup you made prior to doing factory/hard reset (optional, if you created a backup).

Hopefully this will solve your freezing problems.

Problems/symptons that this appears to have resolved:
-freezing when doing anything
-no harddrive activity
-freezing when trying to use onboard keyboard or bringing up keyboard
-game/movie disc freezes system

 

It doesn't even come on anymore. The red light just keeps blinking. I called sony and it looks like it's a power problem that just has to be sent in and guess what? My warranty expired on July 17 and it had to crap up now!