I power up my ps3 and I get a red screen that says a serious error has a occurred please contact support for assistance

ok i would do what it says and contact them the number for them is 0818365865 and that number only works from housephones not mobiles hope that helps you

red screen is like the red light of death. ur ps3 might of overheated

The "Red Screen of Death" usually happens in later PS3 Fat models right after you have turned on the PS3. It can happen right after the PS3 logo and wave animation appears. It is a mysterious error that seem to be software related during the checking process (perhaps some corruption in nand flash or harddrive block). When the error occurs, the screen turns red, and you see a message:

A serious error has occurred. Contact technical support for assistance.

Yes this is the red screen error you need to send it in to get this fixed or you can fix it yourself with a good guide

This is called the "PS3 Red Screen Of Death" it's the same as the 360's RROD. The best solution would be to contact Sony about it and they should resolve the issue.

this is probably an warning about problems with your hardware (such as gpu or ram modules) .
The only thing you can do is taking the system to an assistance centre for hardware checking, they will test all the components of the system .

if your system is covered by warranty, don't waste time and call sony as soon as you can !!

unfortunately, there isn't any firmware solution to fix it, because all system functionality is prejudiced.
the only thing you can do (i belive it wont work), is reseting av settings by holding the on;off button when starting up the system .

i just turned on my ps3 today and there was a red screen that said " there was a serious error and i need to call technical support for assistance" in different languages. it wont let me do anything else it just stays in that screen. I cant even go to my menu. Please if anybody has any advice write back!!!!!!!!

Usually it's a motherboard issue, but you can try booting the PS3 WITHOUT the hard drive installed and see what happens.

Let me know.

check security settings? may need to reset.

Its Called THE RED SCREEN OF DEATH.....
and it seriuos you need a technitian.......
call them.....