My Playstation 3 bit it recently. It was one of the original 60 GB machines. When I try to turn it on, it flashes a bit, beeps three times, and flashes red. I've searched this out, and it's well-known that this means sending it back to Sony for a minimum charge of $150.
I decided to buy a new one, get the 300 GB drive, and also the Move package. I'm happy with the decision. Life should be great.
My GameFly disk is stuck in the old PS3. I guess I could just take an axe to the damn thing. Short of physical damage, though, is there any way to hold down buttons or put the PS3 in some mode where it ignores everything else and ejects the disk?
Best Answer
Check out the guides on iFixIt.com
The first screw is a T10 Security Torx screw, but a normal T10 Torx screwdriver should remove it. Honestly if you can get the screw out it's not super vital to get it back in so using a flathead and stripping it a bit whilst you remove it isn't too big of an issue.
If you have a heat gun and thermal paste try reflowing the cpu/gpu. You can probably get it working long enough to get your disc out, and maybe even back up your saves.
If not, just follow the tear down guide until you can get the disc drive out. The disc drive isn't too hard to disassemble, and you probably aren't too worried about getting it back together.