My Daughter put a coin in the drive of my ps3

probebly not a good idea to use without removing the coins. it maybe ok now but if they move it could jam the drive or even short something causing a much bigger problem

Hi you probably still have some coins in there wedged. Easiest fix I've seen. I buy store returns and refurbish them. If your good with a philips screwdriver just take the console apart and get the coins out. Worst that couldve happened is the coins grounded out on the dvd drive board then the ps3 is useless bet sounds like theres still something in there.

open it and try to get the disc port open on then just take out the coins and put it back together (and try to keep coins away from your 2 year old)

Hi,

I am guessing you had a disc in the drive when you took it apart (or maybe the coins had something to do with it).

What you need to do is disassemble the Bluray drive again. With the top cover off of the Bluray drive, power on the PS3, then hit the eject button. The plastic guides should snap into the right position and then you can reassemble and it will work again.

You can start by making sure the power switch is off, and then you can remove the HDD cover on the side of the unit. It should pop off by putting a coin in the small slot. Now you can try to slide out the HDD and back in to reseat it.

There is a small chance that reformatting could cure this, but you will lose all your data. The other possibility would be the drive has gone bad. The can be replaced with a cheap laptop drive, and the ps3 will automatically format it with the ps3 OS once a new drive or formatted drive is detected.

Hello my name is Tim Ehrhart and it sounds like you get the joy of taking a ps3 apart. I have a link to a great site that will walk you step by step how to do this with out messing anything up. This takes a little while but with a little time and patience you will be able to do this yourself. http://www.consolezombie.com/PS3/Sony-PS3-Disassembly-Tutorial.html please leave me feedback as I am new and trying to get a awesome rep.

try this, press and hold eject button for around 15 seconds, this resets the cd drive, hope this helps

I can fix this for you!

go to this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300318746769

when you get back your ps3 the item(s) will be out and it will work!

your Blu Ray load drive needs replacing

Ouch.
whatever you do, dont turn on your ps3.
if your ps3 is in warranty, try to call Sony and tell them about the problem. If they wont accept it, go here.
Its a step by step tutorial on how to open the ps3.
Once open, remove all of the coins.

Good luck with your ps3. hate to see such a piece of machinery get destroyed.