PS3 noisy fan attack

[rutherford]

so my 16-month old PS3 started having palpitations yesterday during a bout of cod4. Never knew before but it's got a mega-loud fan inside. Presumably it's dust build up blocking the airways. When this happens on my laptop I normally take as much of it apart as I can then use canned air to blast out the mothballs, which can get pretty solid at times.

I hate the noise (reminds me of work environment) and was one of the main reasons I dropped my laptop for a netbook and why I loved the PS3 gaming experience so much.

Anyone know a good methodical way of removing the dust from the PS3 system?

 

[Abedeus]

Am I the only one that understood the title as "PS3 noisy fan(boy) attack"?

I think you can try compressed air, opening the console might void the warranty.

 

[rutherford]

yeah but as my PS3's over a year old I don't really think that matters too much.

sorry about fanboy confusion lol I'm not really into the flamewars thing

 

[GodsOneMistake]

Am I the only one that understood the title as "PS3 noisy fan(boy) attack"?

Ya I thought the same too

 

[Yooz]

Yeah, PS3 fans tend to be noisy. When taken out of context!

That's weird, though, my fan is actually quiet.

 

[rutherford]

yeah mine was too until last night. I actually switched the thing off straight away cos I thought it was gonna blow lol. Googled it and apparently the ps3 has a really noisy secondary fan built in that isn't normally used. So it must be that.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Compressed air (like you said) or vacuum cleaner at the vents, don't go opening anything up, it would be nice if you could just open them up like PCs, but I can't see Sony liking that too much.

 

[CheeseSandwichCake]

Gof22 attacks this thread in... 5... 4... 3...

edit : Yeah I'm an idiot, misinterpreted as FANBOY attack.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought he might be actually having a problem with his fan.
If you have a 40gig ps3 try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhU4_Rm0GQU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fplaystation%2Ejoystiq%2Ecom%2F2008%2F04%2F12%2Fclean%2Dyour%2Dps3%2Dfan%2Dwith%2Dquick%2Dn%2Deasy%2Dtest%2F&feature=player_embedded

 

[y8c616]

so my 16-month old PS3 started having palpitations yesterday during a bout of cod4. Never knew before but it's got a mega-loud fan inside. Presumably it's dust build up blocking the airways. When this happens on my laptop I normally take as much of it apart as I can then use canned air to blast out the mothballs, which can get pretty solid at times.

I hate the noise (reminds me of work environment) and was one of the main reasons I dropped my laptop for a netbook and why I loved the PS3 gaming experience so much.

Anyone know a good methodical way of removing the dust from the PS3 system?

If i were you I'd just check the air flow around the console; It's recommended that you have a minimum of 5 inches of air space above the vents on the top (if you store your ps3 vertically) Although i probably dont have that much with mine, and it's not too noisy, so i'd say its dust in yours

 

[Guitar Gamer]

I'd try compressed air, I got the 80 gig so it has a lot of vent holes