UGHHHHH! This Blows... New PS3 Slim isn't working

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#1 fuzzypoobear
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I've had my PS3 slim for about 2 or 3 weeks now. The past couple of days, I've turned it on, the XMB starts to load and nothing would happen. I'd get the swirly arrows under the Playstation Network, and they'd just keep loading, never going anywhere. Then if I scrolled over to settings and tried to click on anything, it would freeze, then the screen would go black. Also, if I tried turning the system off from the controller while this was happening, the screen would go black and and beep a couple times, but wouldn't turn off.

I'm probably going to have to send it in, but can't find my freaking receipt.

Has anyone else run into this problem? I haven't found any problems like this.

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#2 FanaFall
Member since 2009 • 275 Posts

I don't think you even needreceipt Slim hasn't even been out for a year... yet.

And you can usually call up retailers to getreceipts and can't you return it within 30days?

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#3 Myzz617
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I've had my PS3 slim for about 2 or 3 weeks now. The past couple of days, I've turned it on, the XMB starts to load and nothing would happen. I'd get the swirly arrows under the Playstation Network, and they'd just keep loading, never going anywhere. Then if I scrolled over to settings and tried to click on anything, it would freeze, then the screen would go black. Also, if I tried turning the system off from the controller while this was happening, the screen would go black and and beep a couple times, but wouldn't turn off.

I'm probably going to have to send it in, but can't find my freaking receipt.

Has anyone else run into this problem? I haven't found any problems like this.

fuzzypoobear

They can look it up in their database by Serial if you cant find you receipt. Just bring it back where you got it. They should give you a new one.

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#4 MethodManFTW
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wow wtf.. that sucks dude, i hope they dont give you crap for not having your receipt... i just got a ps3 off craigslist a few weeks ago... I'm glad I have the fat version over the slim... But I did think the slim was supposed to be superior.
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#6 biggie131991
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does any 1 kno how to sync the controler to the ps3 cuz i cant play games cuz i could only use the bd controller
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#7 bizzy420
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does any 1 kno how to sync the controler to the ps3 cuz i cant play games cuz i could only use the bd controllerbiggie131991
hmmm plug it into the usb cable?
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#8 other44
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are you connected to the net... try disconnecting your modem, then switch it on... might be glitchy network connection errors... but probably not... just a thought to try...
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#9 killerband55
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i have the slim too and at times, that would happen to me too, like it used to turn on, then it wouldnt show my usernames to choose from screen, then i would have to unplug the cord out of the outlet to turn it off, but now i think its working, but before then it would have to restore my hard drive, lucky i didnt lose any data

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#10 AgentZero225
Member since 2007 • 1718 Posts

I feel like TC is trolling. Look if you have really do have exchange it or call sony.

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#11 jimm895
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If you go to the Sony web site and look under tech support there is a way of starting the PS3 up in safe mode to allow some issues to be corrected (all but one of these methods can be done without loseing any data on your system). Also if you can disconnect the router or modem (just turn them off or unplug them and try again because there could be something locking the system down in the network.