sirvice said:
I experienced it. Im sorry to bring you the bad news but HDD swapping isnt possible (the new system would force you to reformat your HDD). If you want to keep your data you have to get your ps3 running again and transfer your data. Back up works,i dont know about that direct link between two ps3s. The repairing is really simple, all you need is a fitting screwdriver, a hot air blower and some filler paste. You should have a simple screwdriver somewhere (many youtube vidos claim to use some special phillips ones, forget that, just use a simple one which works) , rent the hot air blower (10euro/day) and buy the filler paste (1-15euro). After opening the case i recommend to clean the inside gently with a vacuum cleaner, then go along like the youtube videos suggest. Be aware that the selfrepair solution is only of temporary nature, sooner or later its going to happen again (for me it was around 2months) My personal conclusion: When your machine works again, do a back up, format the disk, untie your psn account with the old ps3, sell it (or at least the bluray drive) and buy a new one. Thats how i did it. Hope it helps a little. |
Backing up is a bad idea if you want to keep most of your stuff since the new PS3 won't take it all.
Your best option is the data transfer utility which will bring over 99% of your stuff.