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Anonymous Posted on Aug 13, 2009

PS3 Won't Take Disc!

A few days ago I posted my movies and games were freezing and sometimes not even reading. Someone suggested to clean the blu-ray lens (thanks). I did, after puting the ps3 (40gb) back together... It won't even open for the disc!!!!!!! I don't know what I did wrong. All I think I did different was cleaning the lens with purified water, not lens cleaning liquid, and when opening the drive my Twilight blu-ray was still inserted, and poped out. Please help.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Hi, I think I was the one who helped you. I'll be happy to be able to do it again. You are going to have to take your DVD drive apart. When you do take it all the way down until you see the laser again,(we are starting all over just like when you cleaned the laser). Now look at the rollers, if they are open that means it thinks there is still a disc inside. While it is apart (please be very careful) plug your PS3 back in and hit the eject button, make sure that the rollers go forward and the laser and caddy go down. Next just place the top on your DVD drive and try to insert a disc, make sure the magnet is on top too. It should take the disc at this point.If it dosen't then keep hitting the eject and try to insert a disc again.. when you hit the eject with no disc in it, and it beeps twice then you know its reset and ready for a disc.Then go ahead and put your PS3 back together. What happened is your PS3 thinks that there is still a disc inside of it and won't let you insert another, until you reset the rollers and "dogs" it won't let you eject or insert a disc.

  • Anonymous Apr 30, 2013

    somebody please read this if your ps3 system is not reading disk what should i do i tried cleaning da cd's still does not work please reply thank u

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Hi, I think it was me who had helped you before. I will be glad to help again. Ok, first you have to tear apart your PS3 (just like when you cleaned it). Now looking at the rollers and "dogs" make sure that they are closed and not open all the way like when a disc is in it. Look at the flap on the top too make sure it opens and closes freely. Next, PLEASE BE CAREFUL!! Plug your PS3 in and try to hit the eject button, if it is reset and ready for a disc it will beep twice when you hit the eject button without a disc in it. Place the top back on the he DVD drive and try to insert a disc. At this point it should take it. If not then try hitting the eject again. Once the PS3 resets and takes and ejects discs again, then you can put it back together.

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