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  • caphair
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    • Nov 2011
    • 1249
    #1

    Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

    Model: BDP-S3100

    Will attempt to boot but gets stuck on logo screen. Sometimes it completes the cycle and I can power it on but it instantly freezes up again.

    I've tried holding down the stop button while booting as I read it resets the resolution and 3/5 times it'll load doing it that way but again will freeze while in the home screen. Not sure if it's just a coincidence that holding stop even helps or just repeated attempts to get it going.

    Would this be a firmware or hardware issue?

    It's a great wifi enabled smart BluRay player and I'd like to get it going again. It's just a little over a year old
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    • caphair
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      • Nov 2011
      • 1249
      #2
      Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

      Spoke to a Sony tech and they had me try resetting the player by holding play and power buttons for 10 seconds.

      That got it to turn off and attempt a boot but it still hangs. They wanted $80 for a replacement! Thing was $100 brand new.

      Anyone know if this issue sounds like firmware and it's pretty much "bricked"?

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        • Th3_uN1Qu3
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          • Jul 2010
          • 6031
          • Romania
          #3
          Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

          I'd crack it open and look for bad caps.
          Originally posted by PeteS in CA
          Remember that by the time consequences of a short-sighted decision are experienced, the idiot who made the bad decision may have already been promoted or moved on to a better job at another company.
          A working TV? How boring!

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            • caphair
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              • Nov 2011
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              #4
              Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

              Originally posted by Th3_uN1Qu3
              I'd crack it open and look for bad caps.
              I checked and the power board caps looked fine, don't have an esr meter. Main board had two smd aluminum electrolytic caps. Would those bulge if bad?

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                • Th3_uN1Qu3
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                  • Jul 2010
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                  #5
                  Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                  Those caps would bulge from the bottom if they were bad.

                  Have you checked any voltages?
                  Originally posted by PeteS in CA
                  Remember that by the time consequences of a short-sighted decision are experienced, the idiot who made the bad decision may have already been promoted or moved on to a better job at another company.
                  A working TV? How boring!

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                    • RJARRRPCGP
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                      • Jul 2004
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                      #6
                      Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                      I would crack it open and reflow the power input section.
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                        • caphair
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                          • Nov 2011
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                          Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                          Originally posted by Th3_uN1Qu3
                          Those caps would bulge from the bottom if they were bad.

                          Have you checked any voltages?
                          I checked voltages from psu to main board and didn't see any fluctuations. Only two voltages 5v and 12v.

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                            • caphair
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                              • Nov 2011
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                              #8
                              Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                              Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP
                              I would crack it open and reflow the power input section.
                              Power input section? Am I looking for a specific chip? I'll try to post pics when I'm home

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                                • RJARRRPCGP
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                                  • Jul 2004
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                                  #9
                                  Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                  Originally posted by caphair
                                  Power input section? Am I looking for a specific chip? I'll try to post pics when I'm home
                                  First, I would try the power input connector.
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                                    • caphair
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                                      • Nov 2011
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                                      #10
                                      Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                      Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP
                                      First, I would try the power input connector.
                                      Reflow that? It's only 4 terminals

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                                        • caphair
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                                          • Nov 2011
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                                          Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                          Here are some pics. It appears there's always two 12v present with unit on or off and they're both present and don't waver.

                                          I measured voltage at the + side of the two smd aluminum caps one is 5v and the other 12v, they might be for the bluray drive though considering their location.

                                          Not sure where to proceed from here.
                                          Attached Files

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                                            • RJARRRPCGP
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                                              Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                              I would also reflow the 6 diodes.
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                                                • caphair
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                                                  • Nov 2011
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                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                                  Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP
                                                  I would also reflow the 6 diodes.
                                                  On the psu?

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                                                    • caphair
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                                                      • Nov 2011
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                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                                      So a friend has a similar unit without wifi but the power boards are identical, he let me swap them to see if there's any change and still giving the same symptom. That rules out any psu fault.

                                                      Any ideas what to try on the main board?

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                                                        • multimeter
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                                                          • Jan 2011
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                                                          Re: Sony BluRay Player - Locks up

                                                          sounds like a firmware issue to me,have you tried looking for any updates via usb from sony?
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