40GB PS3 fan test and clean

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 14, 2008, 12:20 AM

I found this video, do you think its news worthy?

YouTube - Ps3 Fan Test!!!

anyone want to try it out?

edit - don't do it! it is unsafe!

N4G.com : PS3 Fan test is Dangerous !

calidan · Apr 14, 2008, 01:34 AM

Maybe that's why people are getting that error code?

Markius · Apr 14, 2008, 02:34 AM

its a fan test, probably somthing sony techs use when they get a ps3 in for repair or whatever, maybe a check that happens before they leave the factory? who knows its use really.

as for the cleaning part...rofl

dipstick · Apr 14, 2008, 02:41 AM

I used this method on my 60GB and it worked quite well. I clean my place every single day and I was surprised at the dust that came out of it.

Markius · Apr 14, 2008, 02:51 AM

damn, when i do finally get my ps3 there is no way in hell ill be doing anything like that 60gb "fan test" as for the cleaning im suprised you say you got dust coming out of it

(there is no dust that came out shown on either vid linked)
ps3 cost FAR too much (in Aus anyway) to risk that shit

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 14, 2008, 03:44 AM

does the 40gb test give errors?

my ps3 is pretty clean i think

Tipstaff · Apr 14, 2008, 02:27 PM

"My PS3 runs quicker now that I've done the fan test."

Bwahahaha!

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 14, 2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

"My PS3 runs quicker now that I've done the fan test."

Bwahahaha!

yea thats pretty hard to believe lol...

dipstick · Apr 15, 2008, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Markius

damn, when i do finally get my ps3 there is no way in hell ill be doing anything like that 60gb "fan test" as for the cleaning im suprised you say you got dust coming out of it

(there is no dust that came out shown on either vid linked)
ps3 cost FAR too much (in Aus anyway) to risk that shit

lol, what did you expect to see? A cloud of dust? As for helping clean it out a little I would personally take the above method over compressed air any day. Also how often would you do this? Every six months? Once a year? Its not something that hurts it, you are just turning it...
I can't say that this will make your PS3 faster but it did quiet mine down a little

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 15, 2008, 02:35 AM

i just found it really is unsafe... so i edited my first message

N4G.com : PS3 Fan test is Dangerous !

IEMC · Apr 15, 2008, 03:05 AM

How would a fan moving burn up your CPU / GPU? That just makes no sense.

Markius · Apr 15, 2008, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dipstick

lol, what did you expect to see? A cloud of dust? As for helping clean it out a little I would personally take the above method over compressed air any day. Also how often would you do this? Every six months? Once a year? Its not something that hurts it, you are just turning it...
I can't say that this will make your PS3 faster but it did quiet mine down a little

no not a cloud of dust, but it wouldve been quiet simple for him to zoom in on this dust that came out of his console and show us a shot of it

randomuser83 · Jun 17, 2008, 07:44 PM

Thanks for the info. I do always worry about there being to much dust.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jun 17, 2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by randomuser83

Thanks for the info. I do always worry about there being to much dust.

don't do it... its bad for the console

Callandor · Jun 17, 2008, 11:21 PM

Don't know about cleanin fans but poppin a hard disk in the freezer cleans it very well.

[hobo]eclipse · Jun 17, 2008, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Callandor

Don't know about cleanin fans but poppin a hard disk in the freezer cleans it very well.

how in the world is that so?

Callandor · Jun 18, 2008, 12:29 AM

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Neat old trick but don't trust the drive.

a) condensation is not a problem other than the external circuitry as the internal is sealed.

b) the freezing shrinks the platters and head mechanism a tiny bit that will often break "stiction" free

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The other day I spent three hours trying to bring a hard drive back from the dead. I believe the drivers got all @#%ed up, and even when a utility could see the drive, it couldn't mount or format it. I tried SCSIProbe, Hard Disk ToolKit, Hard Disk SpeedTools, Drive Setup and Silverlining Pro, all to no avail.

Then I remembered reading the other day that putting a dead drive in the freezer for a while may bring it back to life, even if only for five minutes (hopefully long enough to transfer your most critical data).

I left the drive in the freezer for about two hours, then very quickly (to avoid condensation forming) plugged it into an external box. Some of the utilities could now see it (when they couldn't before), but that's all. However, Silverlining Pro was now able to totally reformat the drive. I've since run a number of tests on the drive, and it passes with flying colours.

The question I now have is this: How the hell did this work? Any theories?

Put your dead hard drive in the freezer - ehMac.ca

Quote:

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Hard Drive in Your Freezer to Recover Data

Both a technology urban legend, as well as a fact of physics -- putting your [COLOR=blue]hard drive[/COLOR] in a freezer can work to "repair" your hard drive long enough to pull your information off of the drive. It can be used as a last ditch effort when your hard drive has crashed and left you in a bind -- providing up to two hours of time to pull the data off!

This technique usually works with damaged or problematic hard drive where the failure was not of a mechanical nature. The reason for this is that by lowering the temperature you are changing some of the chemical / physical aspects to the drive - head geometry, electrical resistance is lowered, and the electrical contact points are adjusted. All of these can add up to a temporary (and possibly permanent if you repair or re-format the hard disk) working solution for you valuable data!

In fact, it is a technique that many data recovery specialists have known about for years. So, I explain all of this to tell you of my recent experience with trying to pull some data off a hard drive.

If you recall, my Lenovo T61 laptop gave me the 'Error: 2110 HDD0 (Hard Disk Drive)' error a couple of weeks ago leaving me without a working drive. Giving me no other choice after trying to slave the drive to another machine, the freezing the hard drive was my last chance.

For those who have not experience the trick, here are the important steps that give you the opportunity for this to work. Pictures below are from my actual test.

SLB: Hard Drive in Your Freezer to Recover Data

This trick has worked for some of my friends dead drives a couple of times, just make sure the drive is in a ziploc bag.

IEMC · Jun 18, 2008, 12:34 AM

That doesn't CLEAN it, as you said. That lets it work for a little bit.

Callandor · Jun 18, 2008, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by IEMC

That doesn't CLEAN it, as you said. That lets it work for a little bit.

Could work permanently afterwards if you format it. rtm. Should have put "cleans" in quotes to avoid confusion lol. Obviously I didn't mean actual dirt.

Edit: locate your funny bone

IEMC · Jun 18, 2008, 12:47 AM

I kinda thought that, but then you posted that fixing hard drive mess and confused me.

Callandor · Jun 18, 2008, 12:51 AM

Soz dude, my bad.

randomuser83 · Jul 15, 2008, 11:14 PM

Putting it in the freezer sounds like a crazy idea. Lol ill just use my warranty for now.

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Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	its a fan test, probably somthing sony techs use when they get a ps3 in for repair or whatever, maybe a check that happens before they leave the factory? who knows its use really. as for the cleaning part...rofl __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

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Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	damn, when i do finally get my ps3 there is no way in hell ill be doing anything like that 60gb "fan test" as for the cleaning im suprised you say you got dust coming out of it (there is no dust that came out shown on either vid linked) ps3 cost FAR too much (in Aus anyway) to risk that shit __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Apr 14, 2008, 03:44 AM	Thread Starter #6
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	does the 40gb test give errors? my ps3 is pretty clean i think __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

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dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I used this method on my 60GB and it worked quite well. I clean my place every single day and I was surprised at the dust that came out of it.

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	"My PS3 runs quicker now that I've done the fan test." Bwahahaha! __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

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BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	i just found it really is unsafe... so i edited my first message N4G.com : PS3 Fan test is Dangerous ! __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

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IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	How would a fan moving burn up your CPU / GPU? That just makes no sense. __________________

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randomuser83 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the info. I do always worry about there being to much dust.

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Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Don't know about cleanin fans but poppin a hard disk in the freezer cleans it very well. __________________

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IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	That doesn't CLEAN it, as you said. That lets it work for a little bit. __________________

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IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	I kinda thought that, but then you posted that fixing hard drive mess and confused me. __________________

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Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Soz dude, my bad. __________________

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randomuser83 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Putting it in the freezer sounds like a crazy idea. Lol ill just use my warranty for now.