I Bought a PlayStation Lot.

So a few weeks ago I bought 3 consoles from a second hand place with all the necessaries including a Dualshock 3 controller and 2 Dualshock 2 controllers. The state of all the hardware was unknown. The Seller did know how to plug it in to check because it wasn't really his but from a family member that he receided it from. So i took the risk and paid the price including some shipping costs and a few days later I received the package.

The PlayStation 3 Phat

This is a PlayStation 3  with model number CECHC04. To simplefy the model number this is a Backwards Compatibility (software based) PS3 wich besides playing the PS1 games it also plays PS2 games. Though this model is notorious for giving the YLOD (Yellow Light of Death), so its always scary buying it second hands.

So with that information I expected this PS3 would have the YLOD because of the unknown state from the seller. The PS3 was clearly opent by the previous owner and there was a 250gb hdd inside of it. I really hoped that the PS3 would work. So this was the first console I wanted to try out. Plugged in the cables and... it worked. Screen came up and it showed a screen that the HDD needs to be repaired. So I pressed X and it started repairing.

After 5 minutes of repairing the console shut it self down. So my first though was that it was over heating. However when turning it back on the same thing happend (5 minutes of "repairing process" and the system turn it self off). So after that I replaced the HDD with a HDD that I know for 100% that it works.

So after doing this and formatting the disc for the PS3 the system started working again. I removed the old jailbreak from the system and installed the latest OFW, played 2 hours a PS2 game and everything seems to work as it should. Pretty happy with the overal result of this PS3. Although i'm still want to reinstall the jailbrack just to manage the fan speed so I can enjoy the PS3 for a way longer time. I will post a article about how and why this is a good idea when you have a old PS3 console so check back soon.

The PlayStation 3 Slim

The PS3 slim seaing the history of this PlayStation is way more stable and not that known for the YLOD's. So I simply expected this to just work. How wrong was I to think just that. This PS3 Slim has the YLOD.... 

It seams that this PS3 was fallen from a table or somehing like that and it clearly fell on the front left side when looking at the console. I did not had the time yet to open the system and look wats inside although it felt from a hight I dont think that something broke on the inside and it probaly needs a reflow. I will repost later when I had the time to take a closer look.

The PlayStation 2 Phat

The PS2 is in perfect condition except from some dust. Hooked up on the component cable to get the best screen availble. Played a few hours and the system keeps incredibly quite.

I have some big plants with this one, so check back soon for more information on how to give your  old PS2 give some new life.