SMfan's Gallery |CLOSED| TLGT 2&3 - 14.01.2014

[matt-mtb]

Hope to see this gallery firing on all cylinders some time soon.

 

[SMfan]

It's a pity that your gallery is closed you are one of the best here 👍

I wish you will come back!

Спасибо за отличные фото!

Good luck SM - until we meet again 👍

Let's just say 'Aurevior' - Goodbye is sooo final!

That's a huge pity.
Hope to see you here soon!

I hope you will get your PS3 asap. Anyway i'll visit your Flickr photostream time to time.

Closed !?
А я только только отправил тебе фотки на почту
Жаль ...

?! Nooooo!

Do come back, hopefully you'll fix your PS3 fast.

GTKitty isn't amused.

This is sad, sad news.

Hope you come back soon
i'll check your Flickr account for updates

Hope to see this gallery firing on all cylinders some time soon.

Thanks for the kind words guys.
Really, THANK YOU.👍

It's funny that a day after I close the gallery ShaolinMasta sent me some unedited pics. Basically, I closed the gallery cause nobody sent anythung there. So now you can expect one more set.
As for the PS3 - it's been confirmed - it's dead.
The problem was in the processor for sure. And the service dudes said it costs a thousand bucks!(Whaaaaaat????) Btw, has anyone here ever bought it?

Dunno what I will do. I think the next month or so is gonna show what's more important for me: a PS3 or a computer. Why month? Cause I hate being wrong and I'll need some time to decide. Anyway, I'm probally gonna work this summer and get some money myself, but, oh, it's so far away...
Heh, I think it's my longest post since the "political problems" thing.

 

[BkS]

SMfan, the service repair guy has you dangling by your nuts, in the most pleasant way possible i can say. The "Cell Broadbnad Engine" CPU, which was developed by IBM is only somewhere around the 450 GBP mark. If I were you, I'd buy a spare parts PS3, take the CPU out of that, put it in yours and hey presto! Don't worry, the PS3 runs on a Linux kernel, it won't take a kernel panic, or brick the PS3.

Hint: The PS3 cost Sony 800 GBP to produce, they sold it for half of what it cost to make. They make a total loss of 1.3 million EVERY year.

 

[SMfan]

SMfan, the service repair guy has you dangling by your nuts, in the most pleasant way possible i can say.

I basically told him that but he was like: it's not me, it's Russian Sony and so on.
However, I do think that it's possible to find it cheaper, right now the cheapest way to solve the problem is to buy a new one. Not only is it new and working, it also has a minimum of 320 GB HDD which is 4 times bigger than my current one is.

The "Cell Broadband Engine" CPU, which was developed by IBM is only somewhere around the 450 GBP mark. If I were you, I'd buy a spare parts PS3, take the CPU out of that, put it in yours and hey presto! Don't worry, the PS3 runs on a Linux kernel, it won't take a kernel panic, or brick the PS3.

Hint: The PS3 cost Sony 800 GBP to produce, they sold it for half of what it cost to make. They make a total loss of 1.3 million EVERY year.

In Russia (Moscow, more specifically) PS3 costs from $380 to about $550.
So even though the price is pretty high, a $1000 for a processor is just F-ing insane.

 

[matt-mtb]

Ye so To help you out when I do sets for my gallery Ill send some of my pics over.

 

[DarkR]

Sorry to see this gallery close

As for the PS3 - it's been confirmed - it's dead.

If you send it for repair, tell the people of the SAT, to NOT touch the hard drive

 

[SMfan]

Ye so To help you out when I do sets for my gallery Ill send some of my pics over.

That'd be nice.

Sorry to see this gallery close
If you send it for repair, tell the people of the SAT, to NOT touch the hard drive

Did you have this kinda problem?
Oh, and by dead I meant unrepairable, but after you said that I'm worried bout my HDD.

 

[DarkR]

That'd be nice.

Did you have this kinda problem?
Oh, and by dead I meant unrepairable, but after you said that I'm worried bout my HDD.

It wasn't so serious, but the BR of my console died last September, so I sent it for repair, when they returned to me, it came with the hard drive completely formatted

That's why I tell you,to ask them not to touch the hard drive

 

[matt-mtb]

Sent you some pictures mate!

 

[SMfan]

It wasn't so serious, but the BR of my console died last September, so I sent it for repair, when they returned to me, it came with the hard drive completely formatted

That's why I tell you,to ask them not to touch the hard drive

There's a bit of a problem... it's already been to a service.

Sent you some pictures mate!

Thanks dude.

 

[BkS]

I basically told him that but he was like: it's not me, it's Russian Sony and so on.
However, I do think that it's possible to find it cheaper, right now the cheapest way to solve the problem is to buy a new one. Not only is it new and working, it also has a minimum of 320 GB HDD which is 4 times bigger than my current one is.

In Russia (Moscow, more specifically) PS3 costs from $380 to about $550.
So even though the price is pretty high, a $1000 for a processor is just F-ing insane.

Russian Sony my black 🤬 ! That's a pure piss take, all service centres of Sony are technically the same. I'll tell you one more thing. They get that processor from IBM for pennies. They just add VAT & Delivery costs onto it. So if your Russian courier costs $1000 just to delivery your PS3, I'll sure as hell won't be using them XD

 

[SMfan]

Russian Sony my black 🤬 ! That's a pure piss take, all service centres of Sony are technically the same. I'll tell you one more thing. They get that processor from IBM for pennies. They just add VAT & Delivery costs onto it. So if your Russian courier costs $1000 just to delivery your PS3, I'll sure as hell won't be using them XD

Hmm, I'm still thinking it could be much lower. And I mean that the service CAN set the price a lot lower but they just don't do it. Just think about it: a PS3 costs $400-sumn, and at the same time the taxes are higher for it (Due to our laws, it's cheaper to get it inside the border as separate parts, but it's actually delivered as a complete thing), than for a processor (which is just one part), but a processor costs a thousand! You kiddin??

 

[BkS]

Hmm, I'm still thinking it could be much lower. And I mean that the service CAN set the price a lot lower but they just don't do it. Just think about it: a PS3 costs $400-sumn, and at the same time the taxes are higher for it (Due to our laws, it's cheaper to get it inside the border as separate parts, but it's actually delivered as a complete thing), than for a processor (which is just one part), but a processor costs a thousand! You kiddin??

Victor no kid. You must obey Victor!!! (Sorry had too XD)

Personally I think you'd be best getting them to send your console back, buy either a spare parts PS3 and DIY or buy a used PS3 and swap the harddrives.

 

[matt-mtb]

When my PS3 went Kaput, mt dad just got a refurbished one.

 

[nanabu]

ask the EU maybe they give you money for PC and PS3

i hope you get this fixed soon mate .

good luck

 

[SMfan]

Victor no kid. You must obey Victor!!! (Sorry had too XD)

Personally I think you'd be best getting them to send your console back, buy either a spare parts PS3 and DIY or buy a used PS3 and swap the harddrives.

After talking to a bunch of people I found out some things:

-It's highly unlikely that my HDD is formatted, cause the system was never actually turned on. I'm still worried though.

-If I just put my HDD into another console, it will be formatted.

-The only way to save my data is to get a processor somehow.

-It's pretty risky to get a processor from a used console, as it's easily damaged while being removed.

When my PS3 went Kaput, mt dad just got a refurbished one.

That's probably what I'm gonna do.

ask the EU maybe they give you money for PC and PS3

Aww, come ON.

i hope you get this fixed soon mate .

good luck

Thanks.

Thanks to everyone that donated some shots to me.

I'm still editing them but I can already show you a preview (taken by FishyJuice)

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[nanabu]

if you get a new ps3 i will help you out getting it finished very quick , sharing cars and so on , sending you stuff . np 4 me

 

[SMfan]

if you get a new ps3 i will help you out getting it finished very quick , sharing cars and so on , sending you stuff . np 4 me

Thanks, man, I really appreciate it.👍

 

[LeoRX]

Nice preview picture!) 👍 Good luck with PS3

 

[BkS]

After talking to a bunch of people I found out some things:

-If I just put my HDD into another console, it will be formatted.

-It's pretty risky to get a processor from a used console, as it's easily damaged while being removed.

2 things;

1) Whoever told you your HDD will be formatted when you put it into a new console talks absolute gibberish. All the PS3's run on Linux's kernel and some basic code (the other half was change by Sony since it's open-source) and also, all PS3's are identical under the case. They all run on the same motherboards, CPUs, GPUs, Chipsets, etc, etc... all the way down to ON/OFF gates or transistors. And if your scared about losing your data, then there's something you can do.

Buy 2 USB > SATA cables, make a copy of how your HDD is before you install it (using Macrium Reflect or similar) and then copy it to the HDD you take out of the PS3. Simple really.

2) That's true, but it can only get damaged if you bend the pins, which in all honest bend quite easily but only if you put it in the wrong way or press to hard on it. It would save you a lot of money though.

Nice preview by the way! =]

 

[SMfan]

Nice preview picture!) 👍 Good luck with PS3

2 things;

1) Whoever told you your HDD will be formatted when you put it into a new console talks absolute gibberish. All the PS3's run on Linux's kernel and some basic code (the other half was change by Sony since it's open-source) and also, all PS3's are identical under the case. They all run on the same motherboards, CPUs, GPUs, Chipsets, etc, etc... all the way down to ON/OFF gates or transistors. And if your scared about losing your data, then there's something you can do.

Buy 2 USB > SATA cables, make a copy of how your HDD is before you install it (using Macrium Reflect or similar) and then copy it to the HDD you take out of the PS3. Simple really.

Isn't there a problem with Playstation's security (or whatever it's called) system?
I mean the fact that it's not supposed to let you copy the data from the HDD (A friend of mine claims to have tried that and failed).

2) That's true, but it can only get damaged if you bend the pins, which in all honest bend quite easily but only if you put it in the wrong way or press to hard on it. It would save you a lot of money though.

So, basically, you're saying, if the pro's do it, it ain't a problem, right?

Nice preview by the way! =]

Thanks.

 

[jus1029]

Hey, Alex! Check out your Gmail!

 

[matt-mtb]

Nice update

 

[ShaolinMasta]

Nice preview !
Glad to see that your gallery is still alive 👍

 

[BkS]

Isn't there a problem with Playstation's security (or whatever it's called) system?

I mean the fact that it's not supposed to let you copy the data from the HDD (A friend of mine claims to have tried that and failed).

Sony's proprietry file system is encrypted yes, but not many know that you can indeed clone your HDD using HDclone (free version) to do a bit-by-bit clone of the HDD. 👍

It's been clarified many times that it works, but be careful, sometimes it doesn't always work apparently usually for newer CECH-3000(s) Slimline models. See this post, for more info

So, basically, you're saying, if the pro's do it, it ain't a problem, right?

Well they don't get robots to do it, hahaha. You just need to have a steady hand, be gentle with it and you should be fine. Course, it's not for the faint-hearted.

 

[SMfan]

Hey, Alex! Check out your Gmail!

Nice.👍
Thx J.

Nice update

Nice preview !
Glad to see that your gallery is still alive 👍

You are one of the people who've made it possible.👍

Sony's proprietry file system is encrypted yes, but not many know that you can indeed clone your HDD using HDclone (free version) to do a bit-by-bit clone of the HDD. 👍

It's been clarified many times that it works, but be careful, sometimes it doesn't always work apparently usually for newer CECH-3000(s) Slimline models. See this post, for more info

There's a thing about it. Yes, you can copy it, but can only be a backup not a way to get the data from one system to another. It still is helpful, but not so much in my case.

Well they don't get robots to do it, hahaha. You just need to have a steady hand, be gentle with it and you should be fine. Course, it's not for the faint-hearted.

Look like it's not a job for me.

My dad will try to contact one of the (main) guys in the Russian Sony (yes, it coulda happened a bit earlier, but he's a pretty busy man, both of 'em are) and talk about possible ways to cure() my PS. Technically, I've got 2 plans now: if the cost of the repair (including the cost of the processor, of course) is not higher than 5-6000 RUB (half the price of a new Playstation), then - aight, repair it. If it's not possible to have it that way then F the data, I'll need to buy a new one.

 

[SMfan]

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Huge thanks to ShaolinMasta, matt-mtb, FishyJuice, Gtuned and jus1029.👍
Of course it's not all, I've still got many unedited ones on the computer.
So, expect more updates!

 

[BkS]

Still looking hot SMFan! 👍

 

[jus1029]

Great update! How come I tried editing my Minolta and it was rubbish, but when you edited it, it looked spectacular?!?!?!

 

[DarkR]

Beautiful pics, I love both of the 86 GT and the Minolta