can i fix this and does anyone know how before i buy it

[krazyone2006]

ok so i found this ps3 slim 120 gig for $160 but i need to know if i can fix this


http://cleveland.craigslist.org/vgm/1546177570.html

please let me know need to know a.s.a.p won;t last long thanks

[TwisTtheTwiTcH]

Yes you can fix it. If it is what I think it is, it'll be easy. Start it in safe mode and you'll have a few simple choices to pick from. Check my tut here in the PS3 section. Worst case borrow a hard drive from a friends ps3 and copy there data. They didn't give a whole lot of detail. Grab the PS3 and shoot me a PM when you get it and I can help you more.

-TwisT

[krazyone2006]

ok got it got it home booted it up its wanting me to put the 3.10 update on a usb stick and hit start and select at the same time downloading the update now will  let everyone know how it goes yay i got a PS3 finally LOL keeping my fingers crossed LOL

[jrfhoutx]

nice man, good find, good luck getting it working...

[krazyone2006]

oh yeah i feel like a kid on christmas morning and i talked the guy down to $150 for it so i got a 120 giger for half price basically came with box and all oh yeah for me


ok that didn't work got the update off a sony's website and put it on a usb stick and it just says

No applicable update data was found
Connect storage media that contains update data version 3.10 or later abd then press start and select at the same time

gives it to me everytime i try to read the update off the 2 gig usb stick any clue anyone

[TwisTtheTwiTcH]

PMed you.

-TwisT

[krazyone2006]

got it working twist you are a GOD among men ever need any help just ask i owe you my first born child will be named in your honor LOL

[Slim Hacker]

anyone care as to share what you had to do to fix it? as ive never heard of a situation where the recovery menu didnt work immedeatly (besides a ylod)

[krazyone2006]

i had to download the latest update for the PS3 firmware from sonys website put it in a update folder inside a folder labeled PS3 stuck it in the ps3 usb port hit select and start at the same time when it said to and it reformated the harddrive and installed the update and now i got a brand new 120 gig ps3 for $150 oh yay for me and thanks to twist


god i love craigslist LOL

AND IF I COULD ADD 1,000,000,000 POST POINTS TO TWIST I WOULD LOL

[TwisTtheTwiTcH]

I PMed krazy with instructions to not just put the system update on the flash drive but to make a folder titled "PS3" in the root of the drive and within that folder make another folder titled "UPDATE" and then to put the update file within that folder and to then follow the instructions already given.

-TwisT

Added: Haha that is funny. I decided to answer this guys question too. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100110123311AAqHgvp

[krazyone2006]

your just everyones savior tonight LOL

[mvprac]

also noted the words have to be capital letters PS3 and UPDATE inside the PS3 folder