PL_ Veteran Posted April 13, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 13, 2008 As we all know, electronics are like dust super magnets. Your house could be completely sterile and your favorite console will still somehow manage to accumulate copious amounts of dust over a short period of time. Thankfully, half of that dust can easily be wiped off with routine cleaning rituals. The other half on the other hand is more troublesome both in effect and treatment. This is of course the dust that enters through the ventilation and proceeds to lie dormant inside the console until it builds up to a level which either overwhelms the circuitry or leaves your home in ashes.Sony have seemingly thought of an answer to this with a unique feature on the PlayStation 3 which effectively allows it to clean itself. Owners of a 40Gb PlayStation 3 feel free to try this at home. By turning the console completely off from the switch at the back of the console and turning it back on while holding the eject, the PlayStation 3 console will enter a self maintenance mode. All of the fans instantly go for maximum revs and in the process makes and noise that we all thought the PS3 incapable of. Ten seconds later and the sudden burst of air from the fans has cleared the internals of all dust. As it stands, this is functionality unique to the 40 gigabyte SKU and as such will not be relevant to owners of the 60Gb console. Now that the cat is out of the bag on the hidden functionality, fans across various message boards are calling for the inclusion of this feature in future firmware updates so that all users can benefit. While they're at it, Sony should code up a firmware which makes the PlayStation 3 impervious to fingerprints and teach the designers of all electronic companies that Piano Black is the worst idea ever. Saw this in a forum post...can anyone confirm? YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTHw497f2Gg EDIT: Source: http://mygen.com.au/article.php?page_id=12...id=29&rss=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Yes it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted April 13, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 13, 2008 Didn't know this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHMan Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I want this on my 60Gb, sunds like a a hairdryer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHaez Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 It definitely works/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bear] Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Just did it on my 40GB. It is loud like a vacuum when it tests the fans. When i restarted it afterwards I couldn't even hear my ps3, I think it really does expel a lot of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I doubt this would help PS3s in homes where people smoke. I can't stand working on smokers PCs as they stink and the dust melds with the cigarette smoke making the dust sticky. Nearly impossible to clean that crap off PC innards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Surely it'd make a massive dust cloud? It does sound like a really good idea though... My PS3 could do with a clean I think, it is pretty dusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted April 13, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 13, 2008 Works for me. Don't really see how it can clean out the internals though. A lot of dust is pretty hard to shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Advancer Subscriber² Posted April 13, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted April 13, 2008 Just tried it, and it sure makes so much noise that I thought I had fired up my Xbox360 :p But indeed, it sure makes a storm with the fans on full rev! Good idea to run this self-cleaning program once in a while :) Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoJD Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Just tried it, and it sure makes so much noise that I thought I had fired up my Xbox360 :p But indeed, it sure makes a storm with the fans on full rev! Good idea to run this self-cleaning program once in a while :)Thanks for the tip! :laugh: Haha, it reminded me of my 360 too. Yeah, great nice little thought out utility. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 The fan-test in the video sounds like my 60GB after 3 minutes of playing when it gets above ANYTHING but room temperature. Guess that's my hidden cleaning option, just using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 The fan-test in the video sounds like my 60GB after 3 minutes of playing when it gets above ANYTHING but room temperature.Guess that's my hidden cleaning option, just using it. Sounds like your PS3 is faulty then :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Sounds like your PS3 is faulty then :p Wouldn't be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBOURNE Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Cool tip thanks :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Wouldn't be surprised. Perhaps you sat on your X360 controller which turned the X360 on and you mistakenly took the X360 sound for the PS3 one? :o You never know - strange things happen.. But seriously, return it before its too late.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I don't own a PS3, but that is freaken awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted April 13, 2008 MVC Share Posted April 13, 2008 I just did it. Wow, it does get loud. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I have a 60gb :( in a year I've never really cleaned it up.. I havent noticed it accumulating dust at all. I have it in the "open", in a big table just next to the tv. Not inside the spaces that you usually use to put your DVD player or anything. TO sum up, not a in a "dust-accumulating" area. I do clean the "regular" dust off but I've never taken special care with it. Meh my post doesnt make any sense anyway xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted April 13, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 13, 2008 As cool as this is, it does worry me that if this is so helpful, why didn't Sony just tell us this? Though I'm sure it wouldn't be built in if it was harmful. And it seems that you can do it on the 60GB too, but it requires a little more effort. Placing it vertically normally. Turning it off. Then holding it upside down vertically. Wait 15-20 seconds. And it does the whole fan noise thing. You can see a video for 60GB here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dc'1 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) How do people find these things lol, I want to go try it, but I'm too lazy lol. [Edit] Tried it, that is loud! lol. Edited April 13, 2008 by Dc'1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac9 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Cheers for the vid Corris, I was wondering how to do it on the 60GB ones. Works great by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laughing Man Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I have an 80GB, any idea about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac9 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I have an 80GB, any idea about that? It says to do the same as the 60GB version. Let us know if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Now you guys know how some LOUD PS3 owners feel about sound, my old 60gb used to sound as loud as this after less than 5 minutes of playing ANY game... this is really cool I love it on my 40gb :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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