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PS3 No Sound/ No HDMI/ NO Safe Mode!!!!!

Alright guys, I have a true quandary on my hands. I have a CECH-L01 that recently I couldn't get to display a picture. I did a Remote reset and Voila!! I could get a picture using AV Cables. Well that was just the beginning, I noticed there was no sound at all!!! So i figured i would try to get HDMI to work again. I tried everything that I could do from the XMB menu. I turned the unit off and tried to get it to go into safe mode... but I hold down the button and it just stays green!! There's no second beep for the video reset, no double beep for the safe mode indicator, just solid green. Eventually, If I hold the button long enough, the PS3 does power off.... ANY Ideas as to what could be causing this?? I've already tried a different hard drive, checked all cables, etc.!?!?!? HELP!!!

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What do you mean by a remote reset?

If you are able to connect the PS3 to the tv via AV, bring up the XMB. navigate to System settings and choose "Restore Default Settings". All the settings will be reset to their factory defaults which should resolve any problems caused by incorrect setup.

If you connect a HDMI cable after that it should auto detect it and ask if you want to use it.


Also, I don't think safe mode would be much use in this situation, but to enter it regularly, you'd turn it on and off again by holding the power button till it goes on, then off. And then release then hold again till it double beeps.
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Strangeplaice,

 

Sorry if I confused you:

 

1. There is a remote reset button on the back of the PS3 controller that you can use to reset the system as well.

 

2. Restore mode doesn't work... AT ALL.. meaning that when i press and hold the power button.. nothing happens.. the light just stays green and then will eventually just turn off the system... I have tried it 100 times with the same effect.. unplugged it, plugged it back in.. everything.

 

3. I have already tried restoring the default settings via the xmb menu.. still nothing... It is the weirdest error I've ever had.

 

I can't help but think that the unit not being able to enter into restore mode and the issues with HDMI are related. I have just never had a unit that wouldn't go into restore mode... I just find that really weird.... Any other ideas on what could be the issue?

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the reset button on the rear of the controller only resets the controller, for example, when it won't pair with the PS3.

Some people have a lot of difficulty getting into safe mode. It seems the best way is to turn it off, then hold the power button right through till it goes off again, then wait about 5 seconds and do it again. The second round is usually more successful and more likely to double beep.


It might be an idea to try a new HDMI cable, and try another TV and see if it works okay.
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Yes, I know it only resets the controller, however I have gotten units to work by doing that trick.. it seems to "wake up" the ps3 sometimes. I have tried turning it off, retrying it. I have tried 3 different TVs and 3 Different HDMI cables... I'm really at a loss unless there is something wrong with one of the chips on the motherboard. I just haven't heard of anyone else having this problem. On top of that, I don't even get a single beep when holding down the power button.. it's almost as if it doesn't recognize that i'm holding down the power button at all, but will turn on.. .Now when i do hold down the button, it eventually shuts off. but maybe like 25 second after I'm holding it down.

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It sounds like the beeper might be broken. It might help to use a youtube video to help you gauge when you should be releasing the button.
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hmm.. the beeper broken? Is that a fixable problem?

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However, if the beeper was broken, then I'm assuming I wouldn't get a beep when I initially power on the system and It does beep once when i do that.

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Ah, I wasn't sure whether or not it was beeping at all.

Here's a thought, try connecting up the PS3 using the Scart cables that came with it, and see if you can play sound using that in SD. If you're unable to use the reset beeps, you'd be best setting the PS3 to standard definition in Display Settings prior to swapping the cable so you don't get a blank screen.

(Hopefully that makes some sort of sense to you^)

It might be a problem with the HDMI connector on the PS3, though if we're getting into PS3 hardware problems there's nothing really you can do to fix them.
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I was wondering if anyone ever found a solution to this problem, I have the slim 160 GB model that is doing the exact same thing

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