Joekak
11-25-11, 06:54 PM
I've had the same bulky PS3 since they came out. Has worked like a champ for what, 4 years? Although, we just moved from apartment to apartment and I think something happened to the PS3 during the move and shuffling around inside of a regular cardboard box.
It starts up just fine, and I can play games that were already on the HD, use Netflix, etc but it will not read ANY discs. Tried CDs, DVDs, Blurays, and PS3 games. You can kind've hear the drive spin, but nothing happens at all with the PS3 and the same discs work fine in other devices.
I tried everything I could with the menus, like resetting to defaults, etc., but teres something physically wrong with the drive. I made the decision to just attempt to replace the laser myself but Im just having a hard time finding a definitive source of information.
For instance, I want to just order the part online, and open it up myself and replace it. The work itself is simple enough, but I can't find a single reliable answer on what the part number is. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good site or resource that might have a list of all the model numbers of the PS3's and what replacement parts go into each one? The replacement laser, for instance, I'm able to find about 8 different item numbers I can order for the replacement, and I don't want to waste $50 on a replacement laser that only works in the PS3 Slim.
Don't need to give me the part numbers and all that jazz, just a link to a website that might have spec sheets or something would be VERY helpful
It starts up just fine, and I can play games that were already on the HD, use Netflix, etc but it will not read ANY discs. Tried CDs, DVDs, Blurays, and PS3 games. You can kind've hear the drive spin, but nothing happens at all with the PS3 and the same discs work fine in other devices.
I tried everything I could with the menus, like resetting to defaults, etc., but teres something physically wrong with the drive. I made the decision to just attempt to replace the laser myself but Im just having a hard time finding a definitive source of information.
For instance, I want to just order the part online, and open it up myself and replace it. The work itself is simple enough, but I can't find a single reliable answer on what the part number is. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good site or resource that might have a list of all the model numbers of the PS3's and what replacement parts go into each one? The replacement laser, for instance, I'm able to find about 8 different item numbers I can order for the replacement, and I don't want to waste $50 on a replacement laser that only works in the PS3 Slim.
Don't need to give me the part numbers and all that jazz, just a link to a website that might have spec sheets or something would be VERY helpful