So ps3 was having an issue saying that it was corruoted and needed to be restore so I did that and it would go up to 80% and then a black screen would come up. I searched online for a fix and apparently going to safe mode and restoring to default settings would fix it. When you start or quit PlayStation®2 format software, controller number assignments are cleared. Follow the steps below to assign controller numbers. When starting a game: Press the PS button on the controller when the game is displayed on the screen. When quitting a game: Press the PS button on the controller when the home menu is displayed. If you're not getting the red light/LED, unplug the power cable again and wait at least a couple of minutes before plugging it in again (make sure it's properly connected at both ends). If

If anyone else has this problem just hold it until it shuts off. Ohh for safe mode you need a wired controller/use the wire that comes with your ps3 controller. It wont wirelessly sync. I tried a wired third party controller and that didn't work either.

I can't get into trying safe mode (holding down the power button to turn off, then holding power button down to wait for the beeps) because after 5 minutes of holding the power button there were no other beeps. I tried this with no hard drive in. I tried it with the original hard drive put back in. Same issue: the green button lights up, the Step 1: Disconnect all the PS3 power source cables. Step 2: Hold the Power button for about 20 seconds. This operation will turn off your console completely as all the power will be consumed in the process. Step 3: Remove the HDD cover on the left side with a star screwdriver and then take out the hard drive carefully. Then put the hard drive m7bPSCk. 266 157 89 384 41 9 348 133 346

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