PS3 BLINKING RED LIGHT PROBLEM

There is no greater bummer than having your PS3 blinking it s red light at you just when you're a ready to crush your best friend in the latest video game. If your PS3's red light blinking, the first thing that you should do is checking all cords and plugs to make sure they are in correct position. Just to make sure do a basic reset of the system. If the PS3 light sequence goes yellow to red then you know it's not just your imagination. What you have done most likely is overloaded the system or dislodged the hard-drive. The next step is the crucial part of the do it yourself repair, you now must extract the hard drive from the console and then re install it. Be sure to keep track of all screws and remember exactly how it appears before your take it apart. Remember to unplug the power during this and all repairs. After you re install the hard drive, put all plugs back in and start up the device, if you still have the death sequence of lights then you need deeper help.
Most people will now be faced with a choice they don't want to make: they can try further to fix it, find a friend who says he can do it or just lug it down to the repair shop. What SONY wants you to do is to now take the manufacturer recommended steps and bring your PS3 to a SONY accredited repair place. It is going to cost you most likely at least 100 dollars and quite possibly up to 200 USD. If you don't have that kind of pocket change lying around then you will have to get a hold of one of the aftermarket books or discs that will give you a more technical answer to your problem. Most of the ones that are respected by users are going to cost at least 30 USD. The good thing about these guides is that they also answer a lot more questions about the system and help you do other things that you might want to with it. The most highly consumer rated one is simply called " PS3 Repair Guide." This guide contains hundreds of pictorials and step by step repair/fix instructions for all common problems related to PS3 console. By getting this guide, you will not have to buy a new replacement and does not have to wait two long months until you get your PS3 fixed when you send it to the manufacturer.