Not too long ago I suffered a major problem with my PS3. Yup, all the sudden I was looking at black screen on my tv and was sure I had a broken PS3. I literally drove myself crazy for a few weeks trying to figure out what the problem was. I was certain I was going to have to either send my PlayStation away for repair, or just go out and buy a new one. I certainly didn't want to drop $400 on a new system. And the thought of sending my system away, paying $150 for a repair, and waiting six weeks for it to be sent back wasn't that appealing either. I wish I had known there were PS3 repair guide available!

So I set out to figure out determined to figure out how to fix my broken PS3 on my own. First thing I figured out quickly. There is a lot of bad information out there. And, I mean a lot. But I was able to pick up a few good ps3 repair tricks. And I also discovered there are actually quite a few problems aside from just the black screen issue.

Anyhow, here are some tips I found that make sense and actually helped a few folks.

You can reset your machine by powering your PS3 down, then holding the power button in for a total of five seconds. You should hear a beep confirming that your system has been reset to defaults. After this make sure you check all connections to your to and from your console. It is also a good idea to re-seat your hard drive by removing it and setting it back in.

These simple tips will actually solve most peoples problems. Whether you are suffering from a blinking error, a problem with your PS3 bluetooth controller, issues with freezing movies and games, and no display errors.

For the rest of you folks, you are going to have to take the route I took to repair my broken PS3. You will need to invest in a PS3 repair guide. A well written repair guide can walk even the biggest technophobe through all the steps required to fix virtually any PS3 problem.