PS3 Slim Problem - "the hard disks database will be rebuilt"

[richiem2282]

hey guys, my PS3(slim 250GB) froze a few nights back and when I rebooted it, I got a message saying the the hard disks database will be rebuilt and then it sent a message to Sony. I'm hoping this is nothing too serious, anyone else ever come across this issue and what lies ahead for my PS3, oh and not that it matters I think but GT5 was loading when this happened.. Thanks ahead guys...

 

[nick09]

It's nothing serious. You just turned the PS3 off improperly though I would look into the freezing problems.

 

[richiem2282]

Thanks Nick, what would you recommend on how to look in to the freezing issue?

 

[nick09]

There is a good chance that the PS3 is overheating from years of use. I'd look into the dissemble tutorials and clean the dust and replace the thermal paste.

 

[Grayfox]

back up your data just incase, could be early warning signs of a dieing HDD.

 

[richiem2282]

Have all my game data saved on PSN+, if the drive goes, is it just a simple case of replace the drive and reinstall the games, updates and my saved game files from the PSN servers? Thanks for the help lads...

 

[Darren.]

I get a similar message saying
The hard disk's file system is corrupted and will be restored
Is this bad?

 

[bergauk]

Not necessarily bad. As long as the restoration process goes ok you're fine. Just think of your PS3 as if it's running programs like chkdsk, fixmbr, and spinrite [third party program]. It's just fixing the file system so your data can be read correctly.