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My PS3 stopped reading discs. It turns on but

My PS3 stopped reading discs. It turns on but won't read discs.

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Hi

This is a very common problem on the PS3. For a full workthrough on the causes and solutions of this see my FixYa Tip at this link.

http://www.fixya.com/support/r3582526-sony_ps3_not_reading_disks_or_games

Many thanks for using FixYa.

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