PS3 60gb Fan Test

After some clever gamers figured out how to make the 40gb PS3 run a fan test, it seems someone else has found a way to make the 60gb PS3 run one too. See here in this tutorial.

[alan001]

your not suppose to move your ps3, especially putting it upside down when theres a disn inside coz it will scratch the disc.This would be funny if after a month with people doing this to their ps3s the failure rate goes up lol

[Cerberus_Hunter]

the PS3 is upside down not the blu-ray.

just did it and it works, but didn't notice any dust coming out and it's a 1 year old PS3 btw

[xsteinbachx]

i'm not sold on this yet.

[aiphanes]

But I will eject any discs and try this on my 60 gb ps3...

[alcaponedya]

sorry alan

[Thoas]

LOL.....only the xbox 360 scratches your disc to death out of the blue for no reason.

[Percy]

have you tried to scratch a bluray its pretty hard you can take a butter knife to the back of it and it wont scratch. I dont see any way to scratch it inside the ps3 without destroying the ps3.

[Bonsai1214]

cleaning dust out of any electronics has no effect on performance. i have no idea what that guy said that..

besides, my 60 gb is out of warranty. i'm not going to screw it up..

[crck]

You can move a ps3 or ps2 all you want with a disc running. Sony was smart enough even 8 years ago to lock the disc in when its spinning. This is probably why a lot of people got scratched discs with their 360 in beginning. They were expecting the disc to lock in like a ps2. I know I scratched a Perfect Dark Zero disc because I thought so.

Edit: post below. Basically turn on your ps3 and hold it upside vertically so the letters ps3 are upside down. The fans should cycle through a couple of modes then get really loud and blow the dust out.

[Lord Anubis]

The video is not working :(

could someone post the procedure?

[Tyler Durden]

u think u have enough monster cans there buddy

[nbsmatambo]

^^^^^, lol i noticed the cans too

[Utalkin2me]

Wow go figure, go from a fan test to the 360 scratching disc. Where is the post police. And you know who i am talking about.

If the fan test works then great.

[jadenkorri]

i tried it and it worked, i had to play for abit before it actually worked, it was cool when i tried it the first time and it did nothing, but after playing some cod4 then trying it it worked...oh and my cod 4 cd was in there but its not scratched alan001, ur still thinking of 360 where as movement on the 360 ruins your disc...why MS built it that way i'll never know...

[UnasFortuna]

I would not recommend doing this for an extended period of time. If you do this too long, you can damage the electronics the fan is trying to protect. It is not a flaw in the system that allows this but a programmed response to the increased heat that is rising while the PS3 is inverted. The PS3 is simply trying to get rid of the heat and keeps kicking up the fan speed until maxxed out. I tried this (since I have two 60G PS3), and I didn't notice alot of dust coming out; however I use vacuums and compressed air cans to help keep my PS3 clean on a monthly basis. This won't however, make your PS3 run faster/smoother (not sure what that comment was about). This does prove that Sony can release some kind of software upgrade/patch that can do the same test that they put in the 40GB model since the fan itself is capable of those variable high speeds to protect the gear. It is assinine to think they wouldn't release such a fix given that there are not many replacement 60GB models out there available. Dust is a huge menace to any electronics and this is no cheap electronics investment. RELEASE THE FIX SONY... please ;) PS.... come one guys.... give the lad a break.... he obviously doesn't get out much. However, I must confess... what the heck is with the whole shelf of Monster's??????

[Lifendz]

If your PS3 is working fine why tinker with it? Let 360 owners do these sort of "towel trick" like things. I'm not going to mess with my PS3 when it's functioning just fine.

[MUNKYPOO]

ill wait for more people to do it before i try.

[HeartlesskizZ]

I havent try it and I wont do it at all. this guy is burning the insides of the ps3 by making the heat go backwards... such idiot...
when you melt the system let me know

[actas123]

I really don't think ppl should do this. This could be harmful w/out u knowing.. I think Sony should come out and say something about this. I mean if its not good for the system i think they'll release something regarding this issue.

[MUNKYPOO]

yea i was thinking that it could be more harmful then good

[Tony240ZT]

I just tried, works just like the video, fans just cycle through their speeds and then slows back to normal when put upright. I'm surprised that it's never decided to run at some of those higher fan speeds before, reminded me of the noise an xbox makes when idle.

[BSigel81]

What happened to a can of air guys, I use those and it works just fine for me.

[mindedone]

doesn't compressed air blow dust back in though?

[BSigel81]

Well I had no problem with it, when I usually do it a lot more would come out then come in. You don't have to take my word for it though, It would be crazy and messed up at that, if someone would void their warranty just because they were trying to clean their console.

[mindedone]

It would be crazy stupid for someone to tell sony that they did this...but for an update, I tried it again and, even though I didn't see dust come out, I could smell it. And further noteI didn't move it while it was on.

update: you can buy them at RadioShack

[TradingWarStories]

Where can I buy compressed air cans ?

[Rice]

wal mart

[Storm23]

So what you just blow this air can stuff into the PS3? How does that work?

[EZCheez]

Some of you make compressed air sound like a secret!

When I was on submarines working with million dollar (literally) equipment, we swore by the stuff. Don't be afraid to use it.

As far as this goes, I wouldn't recommend it. Making hardware do something it isn't supposed to do is never a good idea.

[RecSpec]

Anyone who owns any kind of electronics needs to have compressed air. Does wonders. Or you could try it the old fashioned way and just use your vacuum hose.

[myxomatosis]

compressed air works only for electronics that you can take the casing off of: desktop computers, amplifiers, ect. anything like a laptop or a console, it blows alot of the dust out abit also alot of it gets shoved into a corner of the casing some where and that builds up eventually and can cause major issues with the cooling system.

you best bet is some sort of vaccum. the ones at car washes are very powerful, i dont know maybe too powerful....

[jadenkorri]

compressed air works fine and dandy, i use it on my cp, ps3, wii, every month or so cause its good to get the dust moving rather than sit for awhile and collect...
also found another use for compressed air, a friend had a mouse in the apartment so we sprayed it with compressed air, cept we held it upside down which would spray really cold liquid...sufficient to say, mouse was frozen...

[myxomatosis]

short term, using compressed air works. long term, like 2 or 3 years, it makes problems, the ones i mentions specifically

[Mr_Showtime1]

so theres no way im trying this lol

[jadenkorri]

the fans just run faster to blow dust out, if you ever have a problem with ur ps3, it prob be something they'll get you to do before shipping...besides if this is not something normal, then i can only think the fans run louder to tell you somethings wrong...like you have it upside down....

[mindedone]

but I don't think that my PsS3 was on long enough.

[Varsarus]

Just did it, it works.

@below

I saw quite a bit of dust coming out of mine so...

[Sangria]

Did it too, it worked for me, but it takes time to launch (i didn't count but it's about 30 seconds or more). I didn't saw any dust coming out, but the fan test itself works.

[thisguywithhair]

I just tried it myself and nothing happened. Held it upside down for over a minute and all that happened was the fans got a little louder. Although I don't know if that is normal as I am usually far from the system while I play.

How would I clean the system with compressed air? Just spray the vents? Or open up the system itslef?

[BSigel81]

Just spray the vents out with quick shots of air from the can. I usually get the side, back, and the front and it usually stays clean for like two weeks at least. But, because I have my PS3 next to my a real strong light source(the sun) it usually collects more dust than it should. I know you can find the stuff anywhere be it Walmart, Staples, Office Depot, or any other electronic store.

EDIT: Do not open the system up, that would just lead to more trouble than its worth.

[crazy25000]

w0w id be afraid to drink so many of those, heart attack in the making.

oh yeah, will try this later

[Bloodshedder]

yea :s poor boy probably die cuz of Monster's... what was the video abouth??

[crazy25000]

to show how to clean the fan out if there is a lot of dust in circulation

[Bloodshedder]

i saw a fat boy with alot of Monster's he might die...

[MpV35]

The Monster cans themselves say not to drink more than 2 (I think) of them a day. Now that's pretty messed up. Looks like he's set for the next 2-3 weeks.

[Danielson]

haha he got the Lo-carb monster too, fat ass jk ;)

[Mikelarry]

gs forum some user said he rang sony and asked them about this. and thier reply was they dont know about it. so i wont advice anyone to try this if the makers dont even know about it.

[Sangria]

But if the function exists, it means that somebody placed it. I don't really think nobody at Sony's doesn't know it, maybe that person contacted the wrong Sony guy... (i hope so...)

[Finalfantasykid]

It doesn't sound like it is a feature, but rather a way to trick the PS3 into thinking it is rapidly overheating. The uploader even said that the screen may warn you that the PS3 is overheating even thought it isn't. To some degree this could be labeled as a bug in the OS.

[UnasFortuna]

It is not a hidden function. Simply a safety mechanism. When placed as shown in the video, the heat rises to a place where there are fewer vents... the fan kicks in to high gear to try to dispell the heat to no success... If you try this, don't do it for long or you will damage the electronic components even though I am sure the PS3 can stand a "little" heat for a limited time. This is why Sony stated that this is not a hidden "function" that they are aware of. Kind of surprising that they did not warn of the heat buildup from this process. Way to go Sony for protecting your investors.

[Marceles]

lol...it sounds like you're not supposed to do that, like it was saying "turn be back around plz!"...I guess I'll try it though

[ChefDejon]

those monsters in the background on the shelf!!

[No FanS Land]

I wouldn't believe the advice of a guy that lives on monster cans, look the shelf you'll understand. theres gotta be another way than turning upside down the ps3.

[krisq]

...it just overheats your console :) Whoever called this trick 'a fan test' is a moron. You don't have to flip it, just cover ventilation holes with a hand and it will jump to a highest gear. 40GB has a fan test, 60GB don't.

[Dpa]

Yeah, heat rises. hence putting it up side down your trapping alot of the heat, so the fans go into overdrive mode. I am willing to bet that if you left it doing this for too long your PS3 would break.

[kingOVsticks]

umma try that my ps3 has gotten been making some noise while reading disc s o this may clean out most of the dust

[Ali_The_Brit]

i have my PS3 horizontal (laying down) so theres no real way for dust to get inside in the first place just lie ontop of it so theres no real reason for me to do this

[Buubar]

Your PS3 "sucks" dust in, it doesn't just fall in. ;)

[Area_51]

That is pretttty Funny!!

[myxomatosis]

you do know that the air intake with also intake dust even if it the console is sideways. dust follows air movement, getting sucked into your ps3 from the sides.

[Marceles]

Damn it really works...once the highest fan level turned on a big cloud of dust shot out of the back...it was quite a work out holding the system long enough for it to turn on too. But still I wouldn't recommend doing this all the time...it's probably the last time I'll do it

Edit: And as far as the system running so amazingly faster after doing this...no, that was a big overexaggeration. It cleans the dust out of your system and that's it.

[alcaponedya]

"quieter"

[Marceles]

I don't even notice it running quieter...my first time noticeably hearing the fan for a long time was when I did this test, but I could see it running quieter for people with alot of dust in their systems and the fans going faster from the dust

[Swat20]

anyone know if this works for the 20 GB haha yea thats right im a sucker with a 20

[xsteinbachx]

Oh we still love you.

[Storm23]

I don't. (Just kidding...but seriously...lol)

[aftrdark21]

Well it's a 120gb now (thanks ebay) but I love it.

[Hagaf22]

i did it with my 20, works just like the 60

[LiquifiedArt]

no dust came out. Kinda useless. Just get canned air. Also make sure you hold it steady. I did it with a disc inside, but you really shouldnt. As long as your not on the bluray icon yoru disc wont spin.

[OJ_juice]

Yours is probably clean already. It depends where you put your ps3. I put mine in a glass inclose space where dust barely gets in. I tried this test and no dust came out.

the guy on the video has his standing up in an open area, where dust can easliy go in the system.

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 4]

Fan???
It's SOOOOOOOO QUIET didn't know it had a Fan!!! ;-D
The xBox360 sounds like a washing machine!!! ;-D

p.s Sorry to all you washing machines out there didn't mean to insult you!!! ;-D

[brothersimon]

Fail

Ugly fat american is fat.

[Danja]

Can you imagine what would happen if there's a 360 fan test...

it would seem as if an Atomic Bomb was detonated....lol

[OJ_juice]

that's hilarious. Don't let the military know. They'll use it and It will be apocalypse as we speak of.

[jke82]

the ps3 can clean itself through a small flaw in the os....the 360 can kill itself because of its huge flaws with everything

[juuken]

You fail for even posting here. :D

[Obama]

If the military knows it will start dropping 360s intead of bombs in Iraq. The horror.

[Kaz Hirai]

Ugly Xbot PIG is ugly.

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[Xlll]

you know if we let the 360 heat up enough then drop them like bombs that could save a lot of money and still do the job. What else besides burning down a house and cooking a steak this the 360 good for?

[DrPirate]

YOU IDIOTS

THE VENT IS PLACED ON THE SIDE BECAUSE ITS ACROSS FROM THE FAN SO AIR PASSES OVER THE GPU AND CPU.

By turning it upside down you allow the heat to congregate to the very top of the PS3 melting the friggin processor and GPU. The fan was not meant to push air against it's intended direction.

It senses it's overheating BECAUSE IT IS. All you idiots trying this ARE hurting the PS3, it cycles the fans because it detects air is not flowing to the processor and GPU.

Report this story now before more people get stupid ideas.

[captainpwn]

you only do it once?

[DrPirate]

Then I guess it's fine.

This kid in the video sounds like he did it a couple of times, thats why he got those overheating messages.

[ReBurn]

What if once is all it takes to kill your PS3?

[xplosneer]

My 20GB started it's fans to a certain point, but I held it for 3 minutes and wouldn't go any faster. However, when I turned it back on, the fans were normal.

[xplosneer]

I am going to KILL this guy. My PS3 now kicks into third gear while folding, and fans in front seem to be blocked by something except on the bottom!!!

[captainpwn]

I've noticed that my launch PS3 manufactured in October 06 has been getting a bit loud lately...

[Skerj]

Holy Sh*t!! It DOES work, my PS3 kicked out so much freaking dust out the back and bottom it was crazy. Then when I put it right side up, it kicked out more dust in my face, we had some words.

[Danja]

Just tried it...but no dust came out , maybe it's cuz I normally just used compresed air..to blow it out

is there ne difference in speed after..as that dude was mentioning ?

[Skerj]

Not that I can tell, it's quieter though right now but then again it was always quiet. I was just amazed to see how much dust shot out though, it was crazy.

Edit:

Ok it is quieter by one level at least during folding.

[INehalemEXI]

Haha

[Marceles]

hehe the same thing happened to me, but only I got a disagree lol...nice to see i wasnt hallucinating

[viperman240]

By flipping your ps3 and putting it upside down, all the heat is going up tricking the sensors into thinking the Ps3 is over heating, thats why the fan keeps getting stronger and stronger cause more heat it traveling up the system.

So this is not a fan test....and thats why many of you don't see dust coming out the system, please don't do this, it can mess up the fan in the long run, if your ps3 is dusty clean it simple as that.

[Sangria]

Sure, but can we clean completely it without opening it and breaking the warranty?

[Spinner]

Use a nice powerful vacuum to suck up the dust through the vents.

[yanikins111]

Cant a high powered vacuum cleaner damage the fan or something?

[Spinner]

No ...

What's it gonna do? Make it spin?

[jke82]

for all the above reasons and then some just go get a cheap can of air and spray dust it out, vaccum the hell outta it, get an air compressor (like me) with a air sparayer and boom same thing (just try not to go full pressure on the air though) and it all does the same thing

[MasterOne]

The fan comes on due to heat. This is a fact. I can't believe that people would be a kid hyped up on Monster. Can you imagine telling Sony Service what you did when you call for help. Think about the silence on the phone when you tell the service rep. that a kid overdosed on power drinks recommended the procedure.

[Goodfella78]

You are overheating ur ps3,dont believe me?,then place ur hand on the right hand side and ull find its warm/hot.now think about gravity and how heat rises,now considering these factors,this means that your making the hot air go back into the ps3, when u do this little upside down pony trick on ur beloved ps3 ur in actuality making the air thats meant to be dispursed sideways or upwards start rising straight back into the console.,well anyway ive tryed so its up to uz what uz do,but i wouldnt.peace out.......

[myxomatosis]

heat doesnt exactly rise because of gravity, it rises because it is less dense than colder air.

[yanikins111]

For those of us that didnt fail physics, the fact its less dense means less material in the same space, = less mass/ cubic whatever = less weight/cubic whatever and yes, gravity is the force that causes movement due to weight.

[Rapture333]

ROFLMAO +1 zing for Danja!!!

[Duckyfuzz]

I did it and it worked fine it got a little bit of dust out.. I only tried it cause my room is pretty dusty, behind my PS3, 360 and my PC. It gets pretty loud i don't know if i would recommend it still but it worked fine for me

[ScottEFresh]

I wanna try it but I'll stick with my trusty Kenmore vacuum.

[OJ_juice]

The air in systems go out, not in.

[ScottEFresh]

Riiight but I clean my 60GB with a vacuum while it is off. It sucks all the dust out and works wonders. You should give it a try :)

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 4]

The xBox 360 SUCKS to!!! ;-D

[OJ_juice]

sorry ScottEFresh, I read your post wrong. I though you were making fun of the ps3 of bieng a vacuum cleaner because of the loud fans.

[juuken]

I wouldn't try it. I'm very skeptical of these things.

[c64days]

"fun test"?

what this guy does, is overheating hes console, and ppl in here, actually listening to 10 years old boy, that know nothing of what hes doing.

[Ovidius]

I'm just curious to see if dust will come out. My first time doing this shall be my last.

EDIT: No dust popped out, held it upside down for 2 minutes. How long did it take for those of you that got dust to come out?

[aiphanes]

Somebody prove it? All you are doing is reversing your console and bringing on the fans to full to blow out the dust...there is no way you will overheat your console if you do this just once...remember you are only doing this for less than a min...and it will blow out all the dust that compressed air could not get. This trick does work...but you do not want to use it all the time.

The 40\80 GB PS3 fan test is better, its unknown why that fan test does not work in the 60 GB.

There is no way you are going to void your warranty..because why would you even tell sony that you did this test? Why would you be so stupid...

As long as you are no going to open up your PS3...you will not void the warranty...come on people use your brains.

You can not scratch a DVD PS2\PS1 or Bluray disc in the PS3 drive...but you should not do this test with a disc in the drive.

You will not overheat your PS3 by doing this test...because the PS3 will shutdown if it overheats...and doing this test will not get the PS3 to overheat.

But the test works...but I would not do it too often...just make once every six months or so...and you will be safe.

[Alexsutton]

@ aiphanes: "its unknown why that fan test does not work in the 60 GB."

No it's not, it was clearly added as some kind of hardware feature in the 40GB and later models.

I really wouldn't risk doing this, regardless of how infrequently you do it, as a good amount of heat must be building up inside there to make the fan hit top speed in such a short amount of time and we don't know how much punishment the hardware can take (lets face it, the 360 can melt itself without any external help so it's very possible that this can do some damage to the PS3).

[aiphanes]

There is no way you can just turn on your 60 GB PS3 and turn it upside down...suspended in the air...to make the fans come on highspeed...and overheat your PS3 in less than 1 min. There is no way you can do serious damage to your pS3 if you are doing this for just one time or every 6 months or so.

The Xbox 360 is a different story..you can overheat that sucker just by playing a game.

The 40/80 GB ps3s may have a hardware based test for the fans...which is cool...but come on people did anybody get an overheating message when they did the test?

Did anybody call Sony to ask if this test was bad for their PS3? How can anybody say this test is good or bad when they have not credible evidance to back it up...including me....I only said do it once to see if it made a difference...and it did...

Somebody call sony...or ask on the Sonyblog...

Remember its only $150 to get your PS3 fixed if its out of warranty...

[Izzy12345]

Hey
Both of these methods seem shady to me. This one sends all the heat to the part of the PS3 that is supposed to be the coolest and the other fan test worries me as it could wear out the fan motor. The best and recommended way to clean without worrying about damaging anything is in the PS3s manual. Use a low powered vacuum or if your not sure just hold the vacuum at a distance from the vent.

[captainpwn]

I felt the fans going super loud, but no dust released. Ive had this console since Nov.17/06 and its in a very low ventilated area, there must be dust inside. Theres only dust outside, is there something I i wrong?

[packerfan80]

hey, aiphanes, theres no fan test for the 80 gig, as far as i know, if any one know how tell me, cause my basement has alot of dust, alot alot, and even more. lol

[aiphanes]

I thought the 80 GB has the same fan test as the 40 GB....

[Mikey Mike]

The kid is overheating his PS3. The moron is covering the vent where the temperature gauge is thus causing the fan to spin faster to cool the processor. Watch this kid cry next month when he bricks the system.

[nbsmatambo]

does ps2 have a fan test mechanism? cuz if it does i wanna know =D

[CarbonFiber51]

You can see clearly that on the 40GB fan test the fan rotate on full power immediately, when on this test the fan slowly accelerate.
It seems like the chunky boy is just messing with the temp. sensor to make the console think it's getting worm. its BS.

[trancefreak]

just use damn air compressor with a rag on top of the tip of the hose fitting that sh1t is gay and im not blowing freakin dust in my house just to use this method.

[trancefreak]

guy is a noob looking for attention. dont ruin ur ps3 to spin the fans faster.

[Treefingers]

This guy leaves his PS3 on for a long period of time (as he said so in the video) allowing the system to heat up. Just leaving the 60gb system running heats my room, with the window open. So this system generates a lot of heat. He then turns it upside-down and in doing so probably makes the PS3 push air in a direction it wasnt designed to do. All this is doing is heating the system to a point where it needs to use all its fans, sure it may clean out the dust but it is "over-heating". The PS3 is designed to shut off if it is over-heated to a certain point to avoid hardware failure. I wouldnt recommend using this method.

Compressed air. This one is a tricky subject. One it blows air/dust into the environment (your PS3/computer/laptop etc.) and can void a warranty. It can also damage the fans directly, if you spray air into the system you are forcing the fans in the oppisite direction they were intended and at a greater RPM than they were tested for, thus you can break your fans by spraying compressed air into your system. The PS3 manual suggests using a low powered vacuum as this sucks air/dust out and will not damage the fans.

[trancefreak]

i agree partially but free flowin fans wont damage sh!t. compressed air is fine been doing it for years just dont apply full pressure against your unit and you should be fine with short bursts :)

[ReBurn]

Why do people think that these fan tests were designed to blow dust out of the system?

[ThaTeflonDon]

All he did was reverse the heat flow of the system and it made the PS3 get hotter ...thats why the fans kicked on ... I really don't think they intended for the fan test to be performed on the PS3 60GB that way ...it may blow out dust but I bet he's burning something up

[tosh61]

does this work for the 20GB??? or is there a different way?

[zonetrooper5]

I don't think I will be trying this out with my 60GB PS3 tbh. Actually cleaning out the dust from your deaktop PC for instance can make a difference actually.

[PSWe60]

Dude why not just get canned air? The kind they used to clean keyboards, that's what I do. I dust my entertainment center everyday and I clean my PS3 once a week, I've had it since December 06 and it still looks and runs like new.

[Warbletot]

Too many Monster drinks = Type 2 Diabetes.

[yanikins111]

Did it for 30 seconds by tilting the console to about 70 degrees past horizontal. Fans kicked up a few levels, Console was returned to original position. Small amount of dust kicked out,is now considerably quieter. Going to give it a UT3 test. If it pikes out ill let you guys know. Pray for me if you believe in that kinda thing

EDIT: Runs fine, no freezing, no chunky frame rate, no weird sounds.

DOUBLE EDIT: Note i didnt cover any vents with my hand or anything else. Dont suffocate the poor thing.

[Warbletot]

I would be weary about doing this. Heat rises and gets trapped in the upper half of the PS3, I would not be suprised if the fan was now sucking in cool air and pretty much blowing straight back out, while PS3 gets hotter and hotter.
This is unlikely to be a Fan Test, more like the temperature rises gradually and the fans kick in accordingly.

[aaron5829]

No way, no way.... the fan sound is too scary.. lol

[mlatzel]

If it's not noted in the instruction manual as a cleaning procedure or fan test, then why do it. Best thing to do is use a vacuum around the vents and wipe the rest of the dirt/dust with a cloth. After you've used the vacuum, maybe use some canned air around the ports and vents or use a clean (unused) tooth brush. If Sony reps also know nothing about this then that should give a clue to not perform this task as shown in the video.

I do believe that on this particular video (60 gig model), you are traping heat inside of the console in which the fans kick in and spin faster in order to dissapate the extra heat. So by doing this I believe you are in risk of damaging your console.

One last note, a lot of 60 gig PS3's are probably almost up on the 1 year Sony warranty. So why not just get some canned air and take a screw driver to the PS3 (open up the case) and clean it out the proper way? Assuming you didn't take out an extended warranty from the retailer you purchased it from. I know!!! It may suck, but this is really the best way to do it (if you're out of warranty).

[Zun]

Screw me! if you tried this or are even thinking of doing it then you fail at life and for providing a sole reason to live just go hang your self quickly and quietly so you don't take up anymore of our precious time.

I was utterly mortified when *fatkid* was handling PS3 while it was on and the giant fan spinning around.. I mean no, just no. wtf!? you just do not do that in front of me k? take for example the implications of carelessly waving PS3/360 around while a disc is spinning inside, possibly scratching it to hell.

well you know what?!! the fan inside is bigger huuge MONSTER!! (lulz)

if it catches onto anything you might as well expect a mighty explosion along with a dose of shrapnel to enjoy dodging.

honestly bored kids these days.

tsk tsk

[McMadden]

Stop! Don't use compressed gas on your PS3! Use a vacuum instead. And if your PS3 is out of warranty whats the big deal? AS long as you do not do this trick for more than a few minutes whats the big deal? I say go for it!

[PS360PCROCKS]

uh wont be trying this...

[JamesL007]

Whatever happened to using a can of air and dusting off the system from time to time. Back in the day to fight dust on are PC we made air filters out of swifter pads that block about 50% or more of the dust from entering the system while still allowing air to flow. I used a standard air filter and cut and made small pieces to fit over the vents to block the dust and still allow air in and out without the dust.

This is not a smart move at all, because of the damage you can do to the fans by making them run at max for extended time you could blow out the fans and be lefted up a creek.

Used the time tested ways of cleaning electronics, one is buy some compressed air in a can they come in three packs and give it a good blow every now and then. Now that the laughter has stopped after that comment the next is the vacuum to remove dust or my way which is make a homemade air filter for your PS3 to fit over the vents.

I do not recommend this at all, I done a lot of crazy things to electronics to test for vering things and this I would not do.

Laterz

[abc123tyler]

How about a point to this.. or is there one?

[mccomber]

Seriously, why risk breaking something worth a few hundred dollars in an effort to clean it when there are better ways to go about it? EVERYONE should have a vacuum cleaner with hose or handheld vac, and anyone with a computer, console or any other ventilated electronics device should have a can of compressed air.

[Kilkenny]

Blew a good bit of dust out, only held in air for 25-30 seconds, turned it over, done.

Nothing crazy,
nothing faster
(maybe quieter)

and at least i know my PS3 is a bit cleaner now.

[ErcsYou]

i quote ......."It might say that your PS3 is overheating but its not".... keep telling your self that buddy..

[jkhan]

I have the 40 gig, I tried the fan test for the 40 gig, all it did was basically instead of taking air in, it was throwing it out at full speed. Sounded just like my 360:P

[gauravraw]

I have a 20GB PS3, how exactly can I use a vacuum cleaner to clean it's dust?

[techie]

That is NOT a fan test. That's artificially overheating your PS3 by putting your hand over it, so that the fans increase in speed. That's the stupidest thing I've seen.

[gameraxis]

or is it smoke? lol, you know that dust has a hard time settling when there is moving air, and the ps3 itself is pretty enclosed with 2 layers of lace venting (little square holes) that are lined up to offset each other so the dust doesn't get in the system. I'm sure if u just vacuum it when its off (so it doesn't disrupt the momentum of the fans), most of the dust should come out.

[Re-versed]

and i scared the hell out today when i red about the dangers about doing this!!im not going to do that again...dont believe everything in internet...

[RealTimeWeaponChange]

Who the hell are these fools? lol. I don't get any of this. So instead of the towel trick, it's the upside-down hand trick?

"in my opinion, it doesn't hurt the PS3" ORLY? Thanks for telling us that lmfao.

[kevin1122]

I can see in the future that alot of topics will come up with posts from forums saying their ps3 has errors and doesnt work now lol.

[SL1M DADDY]

I may have to give it a go since I have a couple more years on my in-store warranty. Not that I consider this to be a cause for any malfunctions, getting rid of a little extra dust never hurt anything.

[Vitalogy]

I guess, after, the previous post about 40gb fan test, somehow will get to sony and they will include somewhere in xmb some sort of option to do that safely.

I have a 60gb with over a year and i'll not risk it out, don't think it safe.

If you see the video carefuly you'll notice that we uses one of the hands not to hold the ps3, but to cover up the air exit, so the ps3 has to speed up the fan to decrease the heat inside. I don't thing that is healthy.

[Skerj]

Earlier my friend was nagging at me when I told him my 360 was having issues and he was like "oh that's because you don't take care of your sh*t". And I was like "ok first off yes I do very much so, and what about the other hundreds of thousands of people who've had multiple machines?" then he's all "I know, I'm on my 3rd one".

[GroovyMcCool]

if i'm turning my machine upside-down. i wonder if sony will be able to add the 40gig's fan test to the 60 gig via a software update.

i use a dust protector kit i found on ebay to help keep my 60 gig clean, but i know its dust filter is no use for the 40 gig model as it doesn't have the correct intake on the front. the kit's filter collects loads of dust which i can just blow out of the window every so often.

[tomtom1991]

and it doesn't work on PAL PS3's.

I don't know why, but I guess because the most air comes out the back of the console?

I held it upside down for a good two minutes.

[H2Os]

That fan didn't sound anything like the 40gb test. This one sounds more like the ps3 is trying not to overheat. I wouldn't recommend this at all.

[tomtom1991]

bad, i tried it again after i played a bit.

Yes all the dust came out, but it didn't sound anything like the 40GB did.

I wouldnt advise this either.

[happywozere]

I sent a e-mail to sony asking about this test and they said....
Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding PlayStation 3.
We strongly advise against performing the fan test on your PlayStation 3.
There is no guarantee that this test will not damage your console, and if you choose to perform this test then you risk invalidating your warranty.
For further information on cleaning your PlayStation 3, please refer to your safety and support manual.
I trust that this information is useful, however, should you have any further queries please call our Careline on 08705 99 88 77 (National Rate) , where an advisor will be happy to assist you. Our operating hours are 8am - 10pm Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Saturday, Sunday and all Bank Holidays.
Yours sincerely
Jennifer Cherrill
PlayStation Consumer Care Team
Sony Computer Entertainment UKCareline: 08705 99 88 77 (National Rate)

[beavis4play]

it's not a "fan test"! the guy is forcing the fan to run faster!! anyone who buys into this is an idiot. hey, why not clean your system every week. then you don't have to mess with this nonsense. i clean mine every week since jan. o7- it's clean and runs fine.

[Blackcanary]

Don't do the Fan Test Sony has confermed that is is dangrous and harmfull to your PS3.

[nobwod]

Xbox over heating lol ... ps3 never over heats .. its the best thing to happen to sony ... can not wate for HAZE to come out .ONLY ON PS3 ... PS3 IS THE best

[memots]

Omg dont do this, omg use a can of air, omg you breaking you ps3. OMG the kid is FAt . Zomglolrz,he keeps his empty of monster he must be diabetic.

I mean Seriously people have you ever overclocked a pc !? I did often and a little extra heat didnt kill it. A ps3 building up a little heat for 30 sec to get the fan going isnt going to kill a ps3 either. I dont know how effective its gonna be at taking the dust out but it cant hurt.

Retard

[feejo]

Stupid kid, the dust will get all inside your PS3. What his he doing he is collecting can on a rack?

[proArchy]

umm, no.

[dragon376]

"your PS3 will give you a warning about over heating, just ignore it"
You m*r*n, if you ignore this warning your PS3 CPU will fry. It is not a false alarm. As UnasFortuna was saying, because of the position you are placing your console, the heat moves to an area where the fans are less efficient, and the heat rises in you CPU, so the fans kicks it to maximum trying to save the life of you PS3.
I wonder how many people have are crying right now because they listen to that m*r*n saying "Don't worry, you can ignore the message saying that your PS3 is overheating... duh..." and fried their PS3...

[SSJSubgeta]

I highly do not recommend any fan testing at all. Regardless of it availability to the public eye. It is only used for service repair techs to analyze a faulty system.

The only way to clean you're PS3 is keep the area clean where you're PS3 is situated. Dust the PS3 regularly and if you need to extract the dust particles, use a vacuum on low or medium settings. This is even stated in the PS3 owners manual.