Hello. So I've been trying to deal and fix my ps3 slim for a couple years now and I've had this issue for around the same time 2-3 years, although it's much worse now, to the point of rendering the console not usable.
The problem consists of not being able to boot the console. When I try, it turns on for 2 seconds and then beeps 3 times, shuts downs and remains with a flashing red light. Keep in mind, there is no yellow light to be seen. Additionally, sometimes it doesn't do this after 2 seconds, and when it seems to be booting up successfully, it then shuts down again right before reaching the xmb, beeping 3 times again and staying on a blinking red light. Now comes the weird part. Very rarely it actually manages to boot up without failing and when that happens, it keeps on going like normal, I can use it like I always did without issue, and if I shut it down and to boot it back up again right after, it actually boots normally and successfully. It's only when I shut it down and try again the next day that the same symptoms come back. Then I have to repeat the process and hope to the gods I can catch a good boot. (Video showcasing the symptoms below)
- Opened it all up, cleaning every nook and cranny;
- Opened the bluray drive, cleaning the laser lense;
- Tried booting up without the bluray drive attached;
- Tried booting up without the wifi and bluetooth antenas attached;
- Tried restoring file system (and maybe rebuild database? can't remember);
- Applied thermal paste twice (after removing the previous ones of course);
- Tried blowing hot hair on both the CPU and GPU for the luls (don't actually have a heatgun or anything of the sorts);
What do you guys think is wrong with it, which part may have gone bad? I keep telling myself it's the motherboard but then why can it sometimes boot up and stay working properly?
PS: I've made a post here before mentioning this problem but at the time my focus was on another problem entirely. Now this has become my main issue. And yes it has CFW installed in it but I already had this problem before even doing anything with jailbreaking the system.
PS3 Slim model CECH-2004B
The problem consists of not being able to boot the console. When I try, it turns on for 2 seconds and then beeps 3 times, shuts downs and remains with a flashing red light. Keep in mind, there is no yellow light to be seen. Additionally, sometimes it doesn't do this after 2 seconds, and when it seems to be booting up successfully, it then shuts down again right before reaching the xmb, beeping 3 times again and staying on a blinking red light. Now comes the weird part. Very rarely it actually manages to boot up without failing and when that happens, it keeps on going like normal, I can use it like I always did without issue, and if I shut it down and to boot it back up again right after, it actually boots normally and successfully. It's only when I shut it down and try again the next day that the same symptoms come back. Then I have to repeat the process and hope to the gods I can catch a good boot. (Video showcasing the symptoms below)
- Opened it all up, cleaning every nook and cranny;
- Opened the bluray drive, cleaning the laser lense;
- Tried booting up without the bluray drive attached;
- Tried booting up without the wifi and bluetooth antenas attached;
- Tried restoring file system (and maybe rebuild database? can't remember);
- Applied thermal paste twice (after removing the previous ones of course);
- Tried blowing hot hair on both the CPU and GPU for the luls (don't actually have a heatgun or anything of the sorts);
What do you guys think is wrong with it, which part may have gone bad? I keep telling myself it's the motherboard but then why can it sometimes boot up and stay working properly?
PS: I've made a post here before mentioning this problem but at the time my focus was on another problem entirely. Now this has become my main issue. And yes it has CFW installed in it but I already had this problem before even doing anything with jailbreaking the system.
PS3 Slim model CECH-2004B
