So on occasion my PS3 just waits at the shining ribbon background, but never actually opens the menu. I have to pull the plug to even get it to turn off.
After turning it off it wants to check the disc, but it never finds errors. No problems other than this, games play fine. Why does it do this and what can I do to fix it? Do I have to send it in for repairs?
Best Answer
Your hard drive is most likely trying to crash or has some bad data on it. There are a few options. PS3 can restore the file system/database which gets damaged if the PS3 crashes or when the system hangs when trying to do something and you soft reset. To restore:
If those don't work, you can try doing a restore OR if you know what you're doing, it's super easy and cheap to just upgrade your hard drive and get more space anyway! :) Instructions and specs you need for doing that are here:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/how-to-upgrade-your-playstation-3-hard-drive-6176090/