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HeLLKiTe wrote:Hey guys, need your help.

I've been getting this message when i turn on my PS3 "Cannot start. The approriate system storage was not found".
Have tried taking out the HDD and cleaning it but to no avail :( Also tried accessing safe mode but unable to do that after the 2 successive beeps. Any other ideas that you can share?

Haven't use the system for quite some time, probably 2 months or more if that helps.

Thanks!
Mukhang corrupted na yang HDD mo, na-try mo ba gumamit ng ibang HDD?
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altahi wrote:
HeLLKiTe wrote:Hey guys, need your help.

I've been getting this message when i turn on my PS3 "Cannot start. The approriate system storage was not found".
Have tried taking out the HDD and cleaning it but to no avail :( Also tried accessing safe mode but unable to do that after the 2 successive beeps. Any other ideas that you can share?

Haven't use the system for quite some time, probably 2 months or more if that helps.

Thanks!
Mukhang corrupted na yang HDD mo, na-try mo ba gumamit ng ibang HDD?
Not yet. Will probably get a new HDD soon, may way ba para ma-recover pa yung mga save files sa old HDD ko?
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Kung PS Plus subscriber ka at naka-upload mga savefiles mo, pwede mo marecover ng ganun.

Kung corrupted na talaga, malabong marecover yung save files eh...
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Tanong lang po, pano iback-up mga DL psn games sa PS3 at saves to external HD?
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HIndi naba-backup yung na-download na PSN games e. Ang pinaka-backup mo na yung PSN mismo. Nasa download list naman yun ng account mo e. Pwedeng ma-download anytime.
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Daniel wrote:HIndi naba-backup yung na-download na PSN games e. Ang pinaka-backup mo na yung PSN mismo. Nasa download list naman yun ng account mo e. Pwedeng ma-download anytime.
sayang, hassle pala pag magreformat or magupgrade ng HD di pala mabackup PSN games. :| Thanks sir...
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Merong paraan para ma-backup kaso yun ay kung gagamitin mo ito hehe:
http://pinoyps.com/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=63189

Yung backup utility naman halos lahat I-ba-backup nya so hindi pwede psn games lang...
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HeLLKiTe wrote:Hey guys, need your help.

I've been getting this message when i turn on my PS3 "Cannot start. The approriate system storage was not found".
Have tried taking out the HDD and cleaning it but to no avail :( Also tried accessing safe mode but unable to do that after the 2 successive beeps. Any other ideas that you can share?

Haven't use the system for quite some time, probably 2 months or more if that helps.

Thanks!
Getting same problem lately. At first, it freezes randomly(game, in XMB, etc)... then suddenly it wont on na, or atleast, after saying it will check hard drive, nothing. Either the HDD light is always constant or none at all.

Oh well, hope its really the HDD, would suck if I buy a new one then turns out iba pala.
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Super lemon unit nga ata ang nabili kong PS4. It came from service center, hindi ko na tinest sa store assuming na okay na sya pero pagdating sa bahay eh ganun pa rin no power nothing at all. I consider kaya ng store na palitan na Ito ng new unit wala pang 2months TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION console sakin eh...
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lhon04 wrote:Super lemon unit nga ata ang nabili kong PS4. It came from service center, hindi ko na tinest sa store assuming na okay na sya pero pagdating sa bahay eh ganun pa rin no power nothing at all. I consider kaya ng store na palitan na Ito ng new unit wala pang 2months TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION console sakin eh...
do you mean "Sony Service Center"? If yes, ibalik mo dun and request for change unit.
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onewhoknocks_ wrote:Dunno if this is just happening to me or to others. but here..

So I was in a group chat with my friendn (A). He cant hear me and I cant hear him even though both are mics are on and working (they blink when we talk on the mic)

Then, I added another friend (B) to the party to test it out..

heres the weird part...

I can hear B, A can hear B, B can hear both me AND A, but still, I cant hear A.

We both did port forwarding, enabled dmz and upnp and still nothing. we're already nat 2 (even prior fixing the upnp, etc)

is it something with our ISP? We're both Fibr eh. Even ANOTHER friend of min cant hear me and friend A. :|
Baka naka prioritize sa party settings yung game sound instead of the party chat sound sa party settings niyo?
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Ano ba ang kelangan para gumana sa ps3 yung vga monitor?
May nabasa din kase ako na di daw working ang vga sbi naman ng iba pede daw
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SinkOrSwim wrote:Ano ba ang kelangan para gumana sa ps3 yung vga monitor?
May nabasa din kase ako na di daw working ang vga sbi naman ng iba pede daw
HDMI to VGA cords.
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Lahat po ba ng lcd/led tv eh working sa ps3?
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SinkOrSwim wrote:Lahat po ba ng lcd/led tv eh working sa ps3?
Yes. Basta kaya niyang mag-display mula HDMI o component cable, siguradong gagana yun sa PS3.
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Mga sir nagrerestart magisa TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION PS3 Fat ko then nagbliblink TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION red light indicator nya.. San kaya pwede ipagawa ito?? I think sign na ito ng YLOD diba?? Maganda ba sa mga malls?? Game and Gizmo ata TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION name ng shop? or kung may iba pa kayung masusuggest na mas mura pero mas maganda suggest naman ho kayu, miss ko na maglaro e T_T by the way Im from Cavite City, thanks sa mga makakatulong
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carloxy wrote:Mga sir nagrerestart magisa TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION PS3 Fat ko then nagbliblink TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION red light indicator nya.. San kaya pwede ipagawa ito?? I think sign na ito ng YLOD diba?? Maganda ba sa mga malls?? Game and Gizmo ata TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION name ng shop? or kung may iba pa kayung masusuggest na mas mura pero mas maganda suggest naman ho kayu, miss ko na maglaro e T_T by the way Im from Cavite City, thanks sa mga makakatulong
try this http://www.pinoyps.com/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=50988

sa raon yung pwesto nya, nung huling punta ko. malapit sa sta.cruz, manila at may lrt station naman. text mo muna siya.
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Daniel wrote:
carloxy wrote:Mga sir nagrerestart magisa TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION PS3 Fat ko then nagbliblink TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION red light indicator nya.. San kaya pwede ipagawa ito?? I think sign na ito ng YLOD diba?? Maganda ba sa mga malls?? Game and Gizmo ata TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION name ng shop? or kung may iba pa kayung masusuggest na mas mura pero mas maganda suggest naman ho kayu, miss ko na maglaro e T_T by the way Im from Cavite City, thanks sa mga makakatulong
try this http://www.pinoyps.com/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=50988

sa raon yung pwesto nya, nung huling punta ko. malapit sa sta.cruz, manila at may lrt station naman. text mo muna siya.
Sir thank you po sa reply pero binasa ko yung thread muka naman pong walang special dun sa mangagawa ng PS3 kasi sabi ng ibang customer nya bumabalik din daw yung sira. Kasi kung ganun din naman din, sa malapit nalang ako magpapagawa kung same lang din. Wala po ba talaga yung magaayus tapos hinde na babalik TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION sira? or kahit tumagal lang siya ng mga 6 months hangang makabili ako ng PS4 :(
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carloxy wrote:Sir thank you po sa reply pero binasa ko yung thread muka naman pong walang special dun sa mangagawa ng PS3 kasi sabi ng ibang customer nya bumabalik din daw yung sira. Kasi kung ganun din naman din, sa malapit nalang ako magpapagawa kung same lang din. Wala po ba talaga yung magaayus tapos hinde na babalik TEXT SPEAK VIOLATION sira? or kahit tumagal lang siya ng mga 6 months hangang makabili ako ng PS4 :(
sakit talaga ng fat units yun e. naayos siya pero hindi na tulad ng dati. minsan may game na mag-shutdown pa rin siya, due to overheat. upgrade to slim/super slim ang ma-suggest kong solusyon. :(
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