Haven't turned on my ps3 for 5 months and now system file is corrupted, tried all sort of ways to restore it and no success, tried to update also can't update until 99% and it get stuck forever, tried again and it will loop, tried new hdd also it gets stuck at 43%, fed up alreeady any way to restore my ps3 back to normal?
nope when turning on after 5 months of no usage ps3 says corrupted, so tried all sorts of ways to restore it, thought hdd was the fault and even bought a new hdd but the restore process never completes, reformatted the hdd and tried to update also fails at 99%
did you try to access the recovery menu ? (3) select restore file system
STEPS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE RECOVERY MENU 1.Turn off your PlayStation 3 so you see the glowing red light. 2.Turn on your PlayStation 3 and HOLD the power button. Keep holding until it turns off. 3.Now turn it on again but this time it will be a little different. Press and hold the power button and you will hear. one Beep, one Beep, then two quick Beeps at this point release the power button. If you release it to late it will just turn off again. Return to step 2 if this happens. 4.You will be greeted with a screen asking you to connect a controller with a USB cable. Connect your controller with a USB cable. 5.Congratulations, you've made it to the PlayStation 3's Recovery menu.
yup tried before i reformatted the hdd, the recovery process will always reset and bring me into a loop. So i reformatted hoping it will solve the issue but then it gets stuck at 99%.....bummer