ctrek3
CAGiversary!
Hello fellow CAGs,
I just purchased a mostly new 60gb PS3 on ebay and have a question. i had an old 40gb that went YLOD, and upgraded to a slim, which makes a horrible disc reading sound from day one, the sound drives me nuts. this video shows the sound it makes around the 2 minute mark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6mz7xAb2s
So i decided to look for a fat model and went for the original, got a good deal on what i was told was a more or less new system, purchased for grandchildren that never came to play it, taken out an tested when bought, but sat in the box for years in a closet. the firmware on it is 3.15, my question is this, when i turned on the system for the first time, it made a "pop" or "zap" sound, and i saw a puff of smoke or dust come flying out the side/top of the system, and smelled burning, i left the system on, tested a game, turned it off and back on twice with no more sound or smoke, and really not much or any burning smell. the system felt really warm on the side and back, bordering on hot while just sitting in idle for 30 min. o do not remember how hot my 40gb ever got, because i never felt it.
how worried should i be? can i trust this system for a while? i would really like to be able to play through my ps3 without that horrible sound the slim makes.
the purchase came with a still sealed ps2 memory card, and the ps3/ps2 memory adapter, i am inclined to believe the seller about what she stated about the system being mostly new since she also has 100% positive feedback on over 2,000.
I just purchased a mostly new 60gb PS3 on ebay and have a question. i had an old 40gb that went YLOD, and upgraded to a slim, which makes a horrible disc reading sound from day one, the sound drives me nuts. this video shows the sound it makes around the 2 minute mark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6mz7xAb2s
So i decided to look for a fat model and went for the original, got a good deal on what i was told was a more or less new system, purchased for grandchildren that never came to play it, taken out an tested when bought, but sat in the box for years in a closet. the firmware on it is 3.15, my question is this, when i turned on the system for the first time, it made a "pop" or "zap" sound, and i saw a puff of smoke or dust come flying out the side/top of the system, and smelled burning, i left the system on, tested a game, turned it off and back on twice with no more sound or smoke, and really not much or any burning smell. the system felt really warm on the side and back, bordering on hot while just sitting in idle for 30 min. o do not remember how hot my 40gb ever got, because i never felt it.
how worried should i be? can i trust this system for a while? i would really like to be able to play through my ps3 without that horrible sound the slim makes.
the purchase came with a still sealed ps2 memory card, and the ps3/ps2 memory adapter, i am inclined to believe the seller about what she stated about the system being mostly new since she also has 100% positive feedback on over 2,000.