PS3 Fan test is Dangerous !

MURKERR - 616 days 13 hours ago

who the hell would copy a ten year old kid tanked up on redbulls evils offspring?

he had so much caffiene and sugar in his system his a diabetic in waiting.

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Tarasque - 616 days 13 hours ago

Well it shoudlnt void your warranty cause there is nothing in the manual about it, you know not doing it. They shouldnt even allowed the console to do this i dont think. Nothing beats a good ol can of air anyways.

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schommerc - 616 days 13 hours ago

well i have heard compressed air can actually be bad for the consoles as well. something about it caking the dust even deeper inside.

i could be wrong...

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sonarus - 616 days 13 hours ago

lol. PS3 is a tank and i doubt it will be affected but i am not doing it regardless

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mikeslemonade - 616 days 12 hours ago

Sony is just trying to be safe so thousands of PS3s won't be jeapordized, but really this technique is just tricking the PS3 to think it is overheating to turn up the fans.

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gameraxis - 616 days 12 hours ago

when that fool said, fan testing or whatever i asked myself how can this kid be that stupid??, i mean really something as dumb as turning ur system upside down triggering a fan test instead of pushing a button or going to an option, truly truly DUMB! Like in the ps3 manual

"if you want to test ur fan levels, turn on ps3 and hold upside down in mid air for 30 sec to a minute." what and IDIOT!

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spandexxking - 616 days 11 hours ago

are they refering to the 40 gb or the 60? because you've got to be an idiot to believe the fat kid but the 40 gig fan test seems quite safe. if its something the console allows then why would it damage it?

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ReBurn - 616 days 5 hours ago

What do you mean it shouldn't void your warranty because they didn't tell you not to do it? Some things should just be common sense.

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jadenkorri - 616 days 6 hours ago

regardless if your stupid enough to hold it upside down for a cpl hrs till its really really hot, i think u deserve it to overheat...2ndly, i tryied it and only left it upside down for a little bit, like a min or so and i think it really all depends on how long you do it for...i know it will be ok, its those dumb people who'll turn it upside down and leave the room while the console "cleans itself" if you get my point...

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Fishy Fingers - 616 days 14 hours ago

If your PS3 is still functional I wouldnt concern yourself to much. But I highly recommend you don't try it again as it may seem fine now but cause problems at a later date.

If you need to get the dust out of the system, buy a can of compressed air.

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bigman7387 - 616 days 1 hour ago

"oh crap i new it was dangerous but i saw comment of people trying it and working fine so i thought i should try it. dam it what if you only tried it only once? im i still alrite?"

did anyone else think that he sounded like someone who did drugs once or had sex once with this chick and she got pregnant? he just sounded so worried.

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cl63AMG - 616 days 9 hours ago

have there been any reports of damaged systems?

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schommerc - 616 days 13 hours ago

yet...

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Killjoy3000 - 616 days 12 hours ago

dont listen to assman...hes a fat blubbering fool. i bet anybody here can own him in any game period....me and him go waaaaaaay back on psn....dont worry about it.

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ChantsTheMan - 616 days 3 hours ago

hi assman. u got owned in cod4 by me and killjoy3000.

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schommerc - 616 days 13 hours ago

nobody is stopping you from doing this. Everyone, including Sony, is simply recommending that you refrain as it could possibly lead to damaging your system.

If you want to jump off a forty foot bridge then do it, we're just saying theres a chance you could break something.

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Statix - 616 days 13 hours ago

I agree, I don't see any reason why this fan test would damage the system. Certainly, the author of this news report got it wrong when he said that it causes the system to overheat. The source link message doesn't give any good reasons as to how or why the fan test damages the system either.

Everyone's taking this news report as fact, without even reading the words closer, or looking at the source link.

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gameraxis - 616 days 12 hours ago

that's what I'm saying, the fan is going faster because theres a reason, no to test them. good post some people are just dumb

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DrPirate - 616 days 10 hours ago

Did you not see my post where I warned everyone in large capital letters why this is dangerous?. Go back to the oroignal post and look for it.

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evilbubble - 616 days 3 hours ago

Look at the process, you havent actually turn on the system yet (as in the CPU and GPU etc). You just flick the power switch at the back on. There is no way this will overheat the CPU or GPU as they are not doing anything or even on yet.

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Sarick - 616 days 1 hour ago

"Nobody is stopping you from doing this. Everyone, including Sony, is simply recommending that you refrain as it could possibly lead to damaging your system."

I didn't say do it. My post is asking to acknowledge real facts. You see the article doesn't include these things. It just says confirmed by Sony. This simple response doesn't satisfy my understanding of the problem.

At the time of my post no evidence of why, or how it damages a system was available. I'm like that student in the back of the room that raises his hand when he wants to clear things up. I'm definitely not the student who doesn't ask questions and fails come test time.

It's a great sign of intelligence to seek knowledge instead of blindly accepting what you hear. The response you posted implies that I'm attacking the problem in retaliation. No, I'm simply seeking to broaden my knowledge and satisfy my concerns.

Edit: It seems this news is being confused with the 40gb fan test. The one listed is for a 60gb (forced test) after reviewing this I can see why Sony says "Don't do it!" The 40gb test is unrelated and not destructive like the 60gb test mentioned here.

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The_Firestarter - 616 days 12 hours ago

I tried it for my PS3, and it's still working. (40GB version)

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Statix - 616 days 12 hours ago

Ok, cool. Thanks for clearing that up.

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The_Firestarter - 616 days 12 hours ago

That's good to know!

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Mr_cheese - 616 days 12 hours ago

lol this is so true

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GIJeff - 616 days 1 hour ago

the ideal is both. blow into the intake with compressed air and suck the exhaust with a vac. :) air doesnt "pack" dust, unless the dust is sticky....or wet..like mud...i dont get who decided blowing on dust packs it... youre all crazy. Especially the fool up top who thinks hes smarter. *sigh* grow up...

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flambeau - 616 days 8 hours ago

The 40GB fan test sounds safe. But the fat kid is retarded if he does this regularly.

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Spinner - 616 days 12 hours ago

No, you're not trapping heat into the 40gb when you do it on there.

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GIJeff - 616 days 1 hour ago

360 implemented the power switch... sorry, i couldnt resist.

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Lumbo - 616 days 10 hours ago

actually its just that the heat sensor is located in the bottom of the ps3, under normal conditions it would react to heat buildup cause the hot air has to manage to heat up the whole system to get the sensor up to max, but by turning it upside down the hot air goes UP directly to the sensor and therefor faking a system overheating situation resulting in the fans powering up, a lot.

So basically this is just a way to make your PS3 think its overheating and it reacts as it should .. by giving more power to the fans.

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juuken - 616 days 8 hours ago

And you still haven't changed that icon to 360 FAIL.

How sad.

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Fernando8777 - 616 days 5 hours ago

Gay Xbot fanboy go call microsoft when ur new xbox will be in after that rrod

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Xlll - 616 days 5 hours ago

Take it easy juuken and fernado that 360 is one hell of a grill. cooking a steak on a 360 takes way less time then on a bbq.

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Z F1GHT3RS - 615 days 20 hours ago

yer i usally fry my breakfast on the goerge forman grilling machine.
which is delay station 3

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brothersimon - 615 days 16 hours ago

lol girls dont get mad :-D

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Xlll - 615 days 6 hours ago

no sony console ever started a house fire. looks like you fail again xbots.

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PopEmUp - 616 days 4 hours ago

the job?

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