Sony PlayStation® 3 (80GB) Console "fan keeps running" Questions

...keeps flashing red! Can't hear any fan running Try pointing a house fan or to the console while it is off an then test the console. If the problem is solved but you still can't hear the fan, contact ...

...hold down eject and power at the same time and turn on the rear power switch. Keep holding till the fan runs at full speed. There will be a noticeable increase in fan speed, this might help clean ...

...button. keep holding it after it turns green. It should then beep and reset... You can also try a fan test to blow out your system. this works much better than using an air compressor. To do this, ...

...environment? This question is only to help eliminate the possibility of the HDD failure. Does the fan run? My guess this may be a hardware failure. Is your PS3 still under warranty? If not, you may ...

...keeps freezing up. Do I have to send back for reapir? What can they do about it? Will they do anything about it? do yo have your console in an enclosed space? the ps3 has a tendency to overheat. try ...

...fan, (like the clip on kind), and point it towards the clean air intake, this should stop it from running "hot", make sure you keep your games "clean", a good way is to just squirt some dawn on the ...

ps3 plays for an hour then wont load Your PS3 may have overheating problems. If any of the fans are no longer working, it could slowly overheat. Also, you should keep it in an area where the air can ...

...anything your fan is just fine it's just running faster to keep it cool when you hear a clicking sound at high speed then you should be worried about it cause your fan is failing and should be ...

...keeps turning off The most common problem is the fan in the playstation. It might have overheated melting some of the components much like the xbox360 red ring of death. If that is not the problem ...

my playstation 3 fan runs constantly and don't seem to stop unless the power is off. Hi my name is Juan and I am here to help you on this the fan on this unit is allways on especailly that ou have the