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  • madan1
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Nov 2016
    • 712
    • Bulgaria
    #1

    PS3 not reading discs

    Howdy everyone.

    I have a PS3 CECHG03 which has troubles reading discs.
    It also used to get stuck on black screen while trying to connect to/install playstore, which I fixed by replacing the HDD.
    I have reflashed the firmware from USB, but that did not fix the disc problem.
    I tried the console with another two drives ( from ylod-ed consoles, so do not really know if the drives are fine, but the hell are the odds all drives to be dead??? ) but again no joy.
    When a disc is inserted, the blue light ( next to the power light ) flashes and then goes to solid blue, so I guess at least the motherboard knows there is a disc present in the drive.
    The closest thing to a working drive is getting the tracklist of an audio CD (with two of the drives ). It lists the tracks with their times, but doesn't play them ( after some time shows an error message - "bad data" or smthng ).
    Any ideas what might have gone wrong?

    Oh, I also switched the PSU because the original one was lil' bit noisy ( audible noisy, have not checked it on the scope though ).
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    • madan1
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Nov 2016
      • 712
      • Bulgaria
      #2
      Re: PS3 not reading discs

      Here is a SM, page 18 is the connector on the MB
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        • stj
          Great Sage 齊天大聖
          • Dec 2009
          • 31199
          • Albion
          #3
          Re: PS3 not reading discs

          you cant swap the drives, only the mechanicals.
          the drive boards have a serial that the console is locked to.

          did you clean the laser?

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            • madan1
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Nov 2016
              • 712
              • Bulgaria
              #4
              Re: PS3 not reading discs

              Originally posted by stj
              you cant swap the drives, only the mechanicals.
              the drive boards have a serial that the console is locked to.

              did you clean the laser?
              Thanks for the reply, just came to update with the same conclusion .

              I've read previously that PS4 drives were "married" with the mainboards, tried searching about PS3, did not find anything so I thought PS3 was not affected...

              I run the original drive without the case and noticed it was not spinning the disc. Installed its board to one of the other drive mechanics and voila - works like a champ.

              So the initial problem was caused by faulty mechanics and simple drive switch does not work, but only adds more false symptoms.

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                • stj
                  Great Sage 齊天大聖
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 31199
                  • Albion
                  #5
                  Re: PS3 not reading discs

                  well the fat ps3's had a common problem,
                  the laser sled did not like shocks - if you knocked the consol over or hit it really hard the laser had to be replaced.
                  i suspect optics, either a lense or mirror breaking loose.

                  i dont know if newer drives have the same issue.

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                    • CapLeaker
                      Leaking Member
                      • Dec 2014
                      • 8327
                      • Canada
                      #6
                      Re: PS3 not reading discs

                      here is my run in with my PS3 not accepting DVD's anymore. https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=62405
                      Maybe it helps...

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                        • Vyressi
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                          • May 2019
                          • 3
                          • USA
                          #7
                          Re: PS3 not reading discs

                          Originally posted by madan1
                          Thanks for the reply, just came to update with the same conclusion .

                          I've read previously that PS4 drives were "married" with the mainboards, tried searching about PS3, did not find anything so I thought PS3 was not affected...

                          I run the original drive without the case and noticed it was not spinning the disc. Installed its board to one of the other drive mechanics and voila - works like a champ.

                          So the initial problem was caused by faulty mechanics and simple drive switch does not work, but only adds more false symptoms.
                          Do yourself and your vision a huge favor and don't treat lasers lightly, I would never recommend powering on a blu ray drive wtihout its case unless you were wearing frequency-deleting eyeware designed around that laser.

                          It's unlikely to blind yourself with a reflection from something as low powered, but you can never be too careful.

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                            • stj
                              Great Sage 齊天大聖
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 31199
                              • Albion
                              #8
                              Re: PS3 not reading discs

                              there was a disc obstructing the beam.

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