My friend owns a PS3. He bought MGS4 recently and started to notice that sometimes, the textures will distort.
Distinctively, on a character's model, they will have a pattern across a seam, like down their arms, or around their head, like this:
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Then, tonight, we tried to watch a movie he had downloaded, and it started doing similar patterns across the screen.
So then we threw in a known good DVD that we've watched, without trouble on his PS3, and it started making another pattern across the screen, sort of like green and red squares.
We think something is overheating or has overheated and failed. There's no fan sound that we can hear and a mutual friend of ours said his actually does make a fan noise.
He tried to check for a system update, but it reported that there was none.
So at this point, we're thinking it's probably warranty time. He said he looked online and it gave him the impression that he's going to need his receipt from when he bought it to claim warranty.
A) Has anyone ever had to warranty their PS3 and did they have to have the receipt, or was the S/N enough?
B) Anyone have any idea of stuff he could try? Have you seen this type of thing before?
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Well heres the problem. If he opens it, he can void the warranty, as they will say its been tampered with. As far as an over heating issue, it doesnt sound like it.
If it was a heat issue then it would not produce those errors whens its cool. Secondly if it was a heat issue and has baked something, it generally wont function at all.
Have you tried changing the cords out that connect to the tv or making sure those cords are plugged in correctly?
If it was a heat issue then it would not produce those errors whens its cool. Secondly if it was a heat issue and has baked something, it generally wont function at all.
Have you tried changing the cords out that connect to the tv or making sure those cords are plugged in correctly?
Yeah he swapped out all his HDMI cables, took the tuner out of the circuit, tried different HDMI ports on his tv. ETC.
I've seen video cards on computers get baked and do stuff like this even after they've cooled off.
There was a model of HP computer that came with a GeForce2 MX and for some reason they didn't put a heatsink on the GPU. Over time, the screen would get artifacts like what his PS3 is doing, even when the system hadn't been on long enough to get hot. When I worked at a computer repair shop, I saw a lot of them.
That's why we were thinking there may have been some heat damage, that and there doesn't seem to be any kind of fan coming on to move the hot air out.
I totally agree with the idea of not cracking the thing open. He's only had it for a month and it'd be a shame to void the warranty already.
Edited, Jul 20th 2008 3:01pm by Usagi
I've seen video cards on computers get baked and do stuff like this even after they've cooled off.
There was a model of HP computer that came with a GeForce2 MX and for some reason they didn't put a heatsink on the GPU. Over time, the screen would get artifacts like what his PS3 is doing, even when the system hadn't been on long enough to get hot. When I worked at a computer repair shop, I saw a lot of them.
That's why we were thinking there may have been some heat damage, that and there doesn't seem to be any kind of fan coming on to move the hot air out.
I totally agree with the idea of not cracking the thing open. He's only had it for a month and it'd be a shame to void the warranty already.
Edited, Jul 20th 2008 3:01pm by Usagi
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Well heres the problem. If he opens it, he can void the warranty, as they will say its been tampered with. As far as an over heating issue, it doesnt sound like it.
If it was a heat issue then it would not produce those errors whens its cool. Secondly if it was a heat issue and has baked something, it generally wont function at all.
If it was a heat issue then it would not produce those errors whens its cool. Secondly if it was a heat issue and has baked something, it generally wont function at all.
Actually, having the hardware breakdown before a critical failure occurs is more common then going straight to critical failure. It's just that most of the time the damage accumulating goes unnoticed until the critical failure happens.
With the graphic glitches it sounds like bad hardware. It could also be software though since they recently released a patch that bricked a lot of PS3s. If it's progressively getting worse, it's probably hardware. I have a feeling the issue is related with the optical drive itself, specifically the lens or the connection from the lens.
If the PS3 wasn't registered you're probably going to need both the original receipt and the UPC. They use these to verify the purchase date and that it was purchased new. If it was purchased from a local retailer with a check or debit/credit card, they may be able to do a receipt search. Also, look at the return policy from where it was purchased.
You can check to see if the fan is working using a light weight piece of paper like tracing paper or an unfolded paper napkin. Loosely cover the ventilation holes with the paper and turn the system on, you should get some movement.
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I have a feeling the issue is related with the optical drive itself, specifically the lens or the connection from the lens.
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Then, tonight, we tried to watch a movie he had downloaded
Its not an optical problem.
If hes gonna send it in anyways, why not leave it on running a game over night and see what happens? This would confirm if its a heat problem.
If hes gonna send it in anyways, why not leave it on running a game over night and see what happens? This would confirm if its a heat problem.
For what? Piece of mind? If he's going to send it in anyway, what does it matter what the problem is?
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For what? Piece of mind? If he's going to send it in anyway, what does it matter what the problem is?
Just out of curiosity. Aren't you ever curious, or are you some kind of robot?
Just out of curiosity. Aren't you ever curious, or are you some kind of robot?
I'd be curious if it wasn't obvious that the VRAM's bad. I'm really uninterested in why it's bad. A heat sink fell off, a fan broke, or it's just a sh*tty chip that degraded, what difference does it make? It's black box hardware that someone overpaid for specifically so they *wouldn't* have to bother troubleshooting broken components. nVidia uses low binned DDR3 for the PS3, it's going to break some of the time. Where's the mystery?
Edited, Jul 21st 2008 12:00pm by Smasharoo
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I'd be curious if it wasn't obvious that the VRAM's bad. I'm really uninterested in why it's bad. A heat sink fell off, a fan broke, or it's just a sh*tty chip that degraded, what difference does it make? It's black box hardware that someone overpaid for specifically so they *wouldn't* have to bother troubleshooting broken components. nVidia uses low binned DDR3 for the PS3, it's going to break some of the time. Where's the mystery?
Because it might not be that easy. Yes it probably is just a fan or something stupid like that, but it doesnt mean that im not curious to know what it is. I'm sorry you have no interest in finding out what exactly is wrong but some people do, me being one of those people.
Its not like it would hurt anything to leave it on and see if anything happens. Its not like it requires tons of effort or anything.
Because it might not be that easy. Yes it probably is just a fan or something stupid like that, but it doesnt mean that im not curious to know what it is. I'm sorry you have no interest in finding out what exactly is wrong but some people do, me being one of those people.
Its not like it would hurt anything to leave it on and see if anything happens. Its not like it requires tons of effort or anything.
Yeah, the point you're missing, ace, is that it's not like it's going to tell you anything to satiate your curiosity.
You leave it on overnight and it fails. This tells you what exactly?
It's bad VRAM. It's throwing errors in a way that can only be bad VRAM. G70s don't generate those kinds of artifacts when overheating, you know what does? Bad VRAM. Here's what you're suggesting. Someone shows up with a car with a broken window. I say "Hey, something hit your windshield." You say "Maybe the engine gets so hot it melts the glass. Leave it running overnight to see if it'll melt the glass."
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Yeah, the point you're missing, ace, is that it's not like it's going to tell you anything to satiate your curiosity.
You leave it on overnight and it fails. This tells you what exactly?
It's bad VRAM. It's throwing errors in a way that can only be bad VRAM. G70s don't generate those kinds of artifacts when overheating, you know what does? Bad VRAM. Here's what you're suggesting. Someone shows up with a car with a broken window. I say "Hey, something hit your windshield." You say "Maybe the engine gets so hot it melts the glass. Leave it running overnight to see if it'll melt the glass."
You leave it on overnight and it fails. This tells you what exactly?
It's bad VRAM. It's throwing errors in a way that can only be bad VRAM. G70s don't generate those kinds of artifacts when overheating, you know what does? Bad VRAM. Here's what you're suggesting. Someone shows up with a car with a broken window. I say "Hey, something hit your windshield." You say "Maybe the engine gets so hot it melts the glass. Leave it running overnight to see if it'll melt the glass."
Your to caught up the error part of this. I was just really curious if it was heat. As you mentioned its probably not. Even if it burned out while being left on over night it would still not exactly tell us whats going on.
He mentioned heat and fans so much I simply suggested what he could do to rule it out or not. It probably is VRAM or something but I'm still curious about it. Hell I even mentioned first things it was a heat problem. I simply stated that if he wanted to be sure that is what he could do.
I simply stated that if he wanted to be sure that is what he could do.
I know, but he wouldn't be sure of anything other than that it failed being left on over night. Or that it didn't. If you really wanted to test for heat issues, he could buy some dry ice, pack the thing in that and see if it still artifacted (which it will).
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