Hi everyone
my PS3 is not reading games or any cds so i opened it up and found out that the drive was not rolling the disc when the disc goes in it just stays there doesnt roll for the lens to read it
does anyone know why that is or how to fix it
i havnt played the PS3 for almost 3 months or more i think thats why but how can i fix it

how do mate i would put it back together very carefully and get sony to repair it under warranty, fiddling around with it can void this if they can see evidence of DIY repairs.

it is over a year i cant take it to sony because it will be cheaper for me to buy a new 1 than take it to sony
so i cant repair it until i take it to sony thats not good i know it the motor in it thats bad its not rolling the disc and i need to either replace it or fix it

i would replace it myslef but if you google it you might find repair instructions

well im in london things here are much more expensive i will probably end up paying £100-£150

though new one will be 310.00 or it is up north anyway.
ill have alook on tinternet though see if i can find repair websites that tell you how.

there for sale and one torrent dowload but work wont let me on it just type ps3 repair guide in to google.com

hi, i am currently on my third replacement, i did phone sony and they seemed really surprised(what a shocker) looking on different forums its fair to say we are not alone.
Its not worth putting things like music etc on it, never know how long this one will last. if your going to buy one get it at GAME, you can go back and exchange it every time, rather than send it off to manufacturer.

Hey gang, I've unfortunately got a new twist on this one:

Played COD4 for a couple hours last night on my approx. 6 month old 80gb no probs, booted it up tonight, stuck in COD4, nothing, tried GH3, nothing as well. THe system sucks the disks in but doesn't sound like it's trying too much to read the disk. After finding this and similar threads (and rebooting, trying game disks again and again, etc) I decide my drive is dead and it's sony tech support time...

BUT before I shut it down for the last time I saw Monty Python and the HG DVD sitting next to the machine, and stuck it in just for s--ts and giggles...DVD boots right up and the first few mins of the movie play just fine...huh?

Testing after that shows with game disks shows games are once again booting and seem to be playing normally. Huh huh?

What do you guys think? A "hiccup" or a drive motor that is about to die at any moment?

The unit was purchased in early december, so if the warranty is 12 months for free replacement of faulty US units (please confirm that if anyone knows), I guess I will just keep an eye on it? Not sure if I should do that or go ahead and start the replacement process (pretending it never started working again, of course) while it is still under warranty...

Thanks for any input...
J