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Today's lightening bricked my ps3!!!

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  • 19-05-2015 7:56pm
    #1
    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭


    Had the PS3 on just for spotify today, was in another room and heard the massive clap of thunder and lightening, and it was right overhead. Noticed the music had stopped in the next room, went in and screen was blank.

    Everything else electrical in the house is fine, but when I try to boot up the PS3, the green light comes on, but that's it.

    If I try and feed a disc in, nothing happens.

    Have tried holding the button down for safe mode, but all I get is one beep and it turns off after about 30 seconds.

    Has my PS3 been smoted??


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    #2
    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    And where does repairs?


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    chopperbyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 11,012 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    Change the fuse in the plug.


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    #4
    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    Hi, I've used different leads etc., still no joy.

    A reputable repair place, anyone?


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    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    Right, repair shop have had it a week and just texted to say it's a goner, sob.

    If I buy a second hand one from adverts, and swap out the hard drives, will the new ps3 be able to see the content on that drive? not PS3 store stuff, I think I'll have to redownload that, but movies/photos/mp3s etc. or is that all lost?


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    F1ngers
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    the corpo wrote: »
    Right, repair shop have had it a week and just texted to say it's a goner, sob.

    If I buy a second hand one from adverts, and swap out the hard drives, will the new ps3 be able to see the content on that drive? not PS3 store stuff, I think I'll have to redownload that, but movies/photos/mp3s etc. or is that all lost?

    IIrc when you put in a HD, it gets formatted.


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    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    bugger!

    thanks


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    eddhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,781 ✭✭✭eddhorse


    Plus id say the hard drive is fried also


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    nedd
    Registered Users Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭nedd


    I wonder could you claim something like this on your Home Insurance? Not sure how it works.


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    Faker74
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    nedd wrote: »
    I wonder could you claim something like this on your Home Insurance? Not sure how it works.

    I'd imagine the lightening strike would qualify as an act of god and not be covered by many policies.


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    #11
    the corpo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    I enquired about it, and it is covered. However, I'd forgotten I'd have to pay the excess of 250 towards it, which makes it redundant! Also, would affect premium going forward.

    Have found a near perfect one on adverts that'll do me, just hoping I can rescue some of the media from the drive.


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