Want to sell my broken 60GB PS3...But

One i cannot get the hard drive out since the stupid screws stripped, any ideas to remove them?

Second i cannot delete any of my information on the actual PS3 Itself and am afraid to sell it and someone have my information, Do i have any options or is it just done?

I cannot send it to sony becuase i opened it to get my game back ( i had another ps3) so i did not want to be without the game.

What are my options thanks

Edit- It had the blinking red light of death, once i turn on it shut off blinking red immediately

My 60GB also broke a few months ago, but I've been hesitant to get rid of it for the same reasons as you (personal information, etc). I'm afraid that I don't know a solution either, so consider this a bookmark for someone in the same hole as you, and hopefully people can help us both and save me making a duplicate topic.

try calling someone with electricity experience. im sure he could open. or go to him directly. it will cost u nothing.

Isn't all the account information and stuff on the HDD?

One i cannot get the hard drive out since the stupid screws stripped, any ideas to remove them?

Second i cannot delete any of my information on the actual PS3 Itself and am afraid to sell it and someone have my information, Do i have any options or is it just done?

I cannot send it to sony becuase i opened it to get my game back ( i had another ps3) so i did not want to be without the game.

What are my options thanks

Edit- It had the blinking red light of death, once i turn on it shut off blinking red immediately

KurupSoldr

Aha, same happened to me - so, what worked for me - was a pair of long nose pliers, as well as cutter pliers - had to fiddle with the stripped screws for a while - however I managed to unscrew them with the pliers eventually without damaging the casing.

Cutter pliers - were for one screw that got really stuck - used them to cut the head half way and used them to turn and unscrew it out

Hope you get it right dude........

You're just gonna have to remove the hard drive cover any way you can. You might break it but if that's what it takes.... How do you intend to sell the PS3? eBay? Just put in the listing that the hard drive cover is broken off.x-2tha-z

try calling someone with electricity experience. im sure he could open. or go to him directly. it will cost u nothing.

big_boss1988

[QUOTE="x-2tha-z"]You're just gonna have to remove the hard drive cover any way you can. You might break it but if that's what it takes.... How do you intend to sell the PS3? eBay? Just put in the listing that the hard drive cover is broken off.KurupSoldr

The best way is to make sure you use the right Trox bit in the first place (T-15 security torx, if i remember correctly). the proper way to remove a stripped screw is with a bit extractor. You can buy one at almost any hardware store or NAPA auto parts (5-6 bucks). it, usually, is a double sided bit with a "Dr. Evil's massive drill" looking head on one side, and a twin sided curved head (like a short, reversed standard drill bit) on the other. Grab a multi-use screw driver (the kind where you can replace the hex shaped tips on it), and insert bit with twin side sticking out.use firm, but slow hand pressure in a counter clockwise motion (no power tools). I believe the screw threads into a plastic tube (no metal thread insert, though i could be mistaken).

Thanks for all the replies!