Hey Cookie Monster, been racking my brains and surfing the net, finally found the solution as I had the same issue. Try the following:
Step 1 - Turn off the playstation 3 by holding the power button on the front of the unit till the power light is red.
Step 2 - Touch and hold the power button, you will hear the first beep, meaning the playstation 3 is powering on.
Continue to hold the power button and after about 5 seconds, you will hear a second beep, indicating the video reset.
Continue to hold the power button and after about 5 seconds, you will hear a third beep and the system will power off (power light is red).
Step 3 - Touch and hold the power button, you will hear the first beep, again for the playstation 3 to power on.
Continue to hold the power button and after about 5 seconds, you will hear a second beep for video reset.
Continue to hold the power button and after about another 5 seconds you will hear a quick double beep. At this point release the power button. if you succeeded in activating the safe mode, you will see a message on the screen saying 'connect the controller using a USB cable and then press the PS button.'
Step 4 - Perform the safe mode options in the following order until one of the options works for you. If one option works, do not continue onto the other options.
Restore Default Settings
Restore File System
Rebuild Data Base
Restore PS3 System etc...
Goodluck!
Restore File System
Rebuild Data Base
Restore PS3 System
i click on resore defualt settings and then yes and the screen goes black wat do i do? please help
this is SONYS doing!
ADD ME Josue3995 cod mw2= 37 cod mw=42
i got a ps3 like a year ago its an 80gb and i play my old ps2 games sometimes but my fav ps2 game don work like it loads a lttle then stops. it pisses me of cause i just but a new copy of it and it still don work. and i dont want to restore my ps3 help me out
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4853494-fix_playstation_3_corrupted_hard_drive
Issken
please help!!!
Leave it to continue, obviously if it stops at your 19% and hasn't changed or gone further after an hour than yes there is a problem.
Try again first and give it time. Still have issues then email again, and will try help.
Eventually after trying first 3 instructions had to restore data but you lose everything which you have on there so not very happy boy but ps3 is working again, hope this helps !!
michelle
Restore Default Settings
Restore File System
Rebuild Data Base
Restore PS3 System
but in rebuild data base, it says hard disk cannot be accessed...
W@ to do?