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Old 12-08-2010, 10:26 PM  
garce
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Originally Posted by CunningStunt View Post
Could be the HDD. Might have overheated. See what happens in half an hour.

How old is it? Mine is still going strong, one of the original cack ones with 40GB HDD. You have to make sure there's lots of air circulation around them, they have serious overheating problems.
Its the 40GB, just over two years old. I keep it clean, lotsa fresh air. It looks like its trying to boot, but can't read anything.

Even though this is an autogenerated, spammy-as-hell article, it seems to suggest its either a misplaced connection, or a dead HD:

http www articlesbase.com/electronics-articles/dealing-with-a-ps3-blinking-red-light-1678489.html

I'll take it apart tomorrow.
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