It's basically a video instruction about running a fan test on your PS3 which also blows out the dust and essentially cleaning it up. What's nice is there's very little effort involved, so you can actually do this every day. Just a warning though, it's only for 40GB models -- doing this on other models will cause
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4-12-2008 @ 2:04PM
russell said...
only for the 40g????? how stupid.
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4-12-2008 @ 2:08PM
sean said...
that was funny bout the console exploding lol. i wish this worked on my 60GB. guess there is one reason to have the 40 over the 60.
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4-13-2008 @ 2:43PM
fatherb said...
TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. I searched google and found on gamespot a post about 60GB fan test. It says to just turn the PS3 upside down vertically so the vent is on the bottom (do this in mid-air to prevent blockage of vent) turn on the system and wait about 10-15 seconds so the heat rises causing the system to start to OVERHEAT the fan will then step up in increaments about 3-4 stages until its at full speed when you feel it is done blowing out enough dust. Place back in normal position or it will actually go into an OVERHEAT mode where the system warns you of the condition. It works just do not let it get to the OVERHEAT stage and everything should be fine.
4-12-2008 @ 2:08PM
ThePunisher said...
How do you do this for the 60gb model then?
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4-12-2008 @ 2:10PM
Burns11 said...
Man, kind of sounded like it was going to take flight.
A word of warning though, I wouldn't do this too often because who knows exactly how fast this spins the fan and how much strain this puts on the fan's motor.
There is likely some way to do this on the other models as well, maybe Sony would tell you if you call them and say you think your fan might be out?
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4-12-2008 @ 2:28PM
pescheLi said...
why the hell isn't this working on 60gb? i think this mode can't be unlocked for those models due a firmware update. damn.
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4-12-2008 @ 2:40PM
LAZoftheTamarinds said...
Hmmm... interesting.
Anyways do you guys know if there is a way to do this on the 80GB model? Since the 40 and 80GB models are the newest ones.
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4-12-2008 @ 2:51PM
mcp3 said...
WOW that sounded like a 360 on a normal day lol.
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4-14-2008 @ 4:57PM
Rick said...
hahahahhaahha yeah totally!!
4-12-2008 @ 2:55PM
Latino-LA1 said...
uh this is cool and i would do it, but is the 60gb ps3 able to that without exploding as how this thing says? or is it just for the 40gb, and i shoulnt try it on my 60gb?
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4-12-2008 @ 2:55PM
SG said...
This is probably a 40 gig-only feature, and there are good reasons.
1. The 40 gigs frequently run much louder than the 60 gig ones, so this reduces the resistance dust might add.
2. The 40 gig units' fans can spin MUCH faster than the 60 gig ones (I think Sony used way less heatsink in the 40 gigs as the main cost-cutting measure, and compensated by throwing in a ridiculously powerful fan. So it's only the 40 gigs that are capable of spinning so fast as to essentially blow the dust out.
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4-12-2008 @ 4:44PM
nailerr said...
My 60GB Euro unit (RSX no EE) sounds like a god damn jet turbine and I dust it off daily. The 40GB units in the shops are only audible up close - even during BD playback.
PS3 fan noise is a hot topic on the forums.
4-12-2008 @ 3:26PM
SG said...
The 40 gig units are notorious for being ridiculously loud. However, it's only certain operations that seem to require that much cooling. I have a 60 gig, and my folks have a 40 gig. They complain that it's way too loud ONLY when they upscale a DVD. Blu ray playback, gameplay, even Folding@home will only periodically spin the fan up to really high levels. And I've heard it - my 60 gig, even after running something like Folding@home for 12 hours straight never even remotely approaches the same fan noise level that the 40 gig can, and my apartment is ridiculously dusty compared to my parents' house.
4-12-2008 @ 3:58PM
Rowdehaj said...
That's weird, I barely ever hear my own 40GB ... Maybe it's my European model? FOLDING@HOME? Completely silent. R&C? Quiet. Oblivion? I can hear the drive, and a very low-level rush from the fans, but that's it. I have it stood up vertically, though...
Maybe that's the problem?
Anyway, the Wii is *much* louder when playing Metroid Prime 3, for example.
4-12-2008 @ 5:35PM
eugene said...
uhm, my 40 is whisper quiet during DVD upscaling, BD, games and Folding @ home. My DVR STB makes more noise.
4-12-2008 @ 5:37PM
never$$hort said...
I don't think you know what you're talking about because I own a 60gig and a 40gig and my 60gig is EXTREMELY LOUD compared to my 40gig which I BARELY HEAR AT ALL... DON'T SPREAD MISINFORMATION & FUD!! You do realize that one of the better features of the 40gig models is that they run BOTH QUIETER AND COOLER... Why people speak when they have no idea what they are talking about, I'll never know.
4-12-2008 @ 5:49PM
never$$hort said...
I'm referring to SG by the way... Anyone else notice that he's the only one claiming the 40gb are loud? The only reasons this could be is:
a)He's lying
b)He has a faulty defective model
-You decide
4-12-2008 @ 7:30PM
SG said...
Wow. I don't usually do this, but when I get attacked for no good reason, I'll make an exception: Never$$hort, you're a prick.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aad-tAx1DU0&feature=related
You bash me for "spreading misinformation" because you don't agree with it. You accuse me of being a liar, and not knowing what I'm talking about. What are you suggesting? What would I be getting out of lying?
I don't know what I'm talking about? Funny, because I'd figure having regular access to both a 60gig and 40gig PS3 would make me better qualified than most people who've only ever heard one of the two and say "Mine's quiet."
So you have both units, and you say the 60 gig is relatively loud. In your words, maybe YOU have a "a faulty defective model" (excellent use of the English language by the way, moron).
4-12-2008 @ 8:09PM
never$$hort said...
Ok smart guy... I suppose you know more than these 2 sites too huh?
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/30/40gb-ps3-run-cooler-and-quieter/
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/40gb-ps3s-run-cooler-quieter-use-less-energy/
4-12-2008 @ 8:11PM
never$$hort said...
Quote taken from this very website:
"This means that the 40GB PS3 runs quieter, cooler and at a lower power consumption than its big brothers."
Who's the prick now smart guy??