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My ps3 is refurbished (had it about two months). I had the thermal replaced and it isn’t overheating. However, when I play a disc for about 30 min to 1 hr, the system shuts off and shows me the blinking red light. When I play online/downloads, I don’t have this issue. I opened up the ps3 after it shut off and it wasn’t hot. A tad warm but nothing significant. Could a faulty disc drive be the cause? How do I fix this? the fan is somewhat noisy but works fine. thanks in advance, Britt
It is likely your fans are dead or unplugged, this happens sometimes if the fans are missing or broken, did you get the refurbished console from gamestop? Because i have heard they are not the best place to get refurvished consoles as they often have defects.
