Power and eject buttons: hidden uses

Here are some additional “hidden” uses of the PS3′s Power and Eject buttons.

Force a shutdown

Press and hold the Power button on the front of the PS3 for about 10 seconds to force the system to shutdown (safely).

Use this method if your PS3 freezes/crashes. Do not flick the power switch on the back of the unit to shutdown because it could potentially corrupt your files.

Force disk eject

Press and hold down the Eject button on the front of the PS3 for about 10 seconds to force the system’s drive to eject.

Useful for example if you try to launch a PS2 game and it freezes. You should be able to force eject the disc and then force shutdown the system.

Reset video settings

With your PS3 turned off, press and hold the Power button on the front of the PS3 for about 10 seconds (the system will beep as normal as it starts up but after 7-10 seconds it will beep again). The video settings should now be reverted. Doing this will also reset any theme settings.

I use this method to revert from HDMI 1080p to Composite 576p, without having to swap cables and change settings.

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  • PS3 Maniak;)

    thanks to this boy on u tube it worked :)

  • Kmaniac73

    Ok so my cousins ps3 ain’t working cause the dog peed on his system and somehow it’s not making the power turn on to press it and the eject button won’t take the disc out? Any ideas? -Tremaine (only the controller turns the system on, but now it’s blinking and won’t turn the ps3 on.)

    • http://ps3explained.com/ Flame

      It sounds ruined – you probably need a new one.

      • Lalaine

        My PS3 dual shock controller doesn’t sync with my PS3 system? What should I do? I’ve tried to press the reset button at the back of the dual shock remote but will work only for a few second. I already format the system but still the system doesn’t sync/recognize the remote. Any suggestion? Thank you. redline94@gmail.com

  • Sheabruns

    ok my moms boyfriend got pissed while i wasnt home and he threw my ps3 against my wall and almost destroyed my comntroler, my only problem is that my ps3 works fine except that i cant get it to take any disks in at all, oh and i have no warranty cause i opened the ps3 up and took the disk out on my own along with trying to figure out how to fix the disk tray. what i need to know is how would i fix the problem, everything works but when i push the eject button it just beeps , and normally yopu push the eject and the system turns on, it doesnt turn on, so im trying to figure out how to fix this without spending a load of money to get sony to.

  • Yasiry99

    Basically my ps3 blue ray light is on consecutively as soon as I press the eject button, and it absolutely refuses to take disks What should i do!?

  • Lalaine

    My PS3 dual shock controller doesn’t sync with my PS3 system? What should I do? I’ve tried to press the reset button at the back of the dual shock remote but will work only for a few second. I already format the system but still the system doesn’t sync/recognize the remote. Any suggestion? Thank you. redline94@gmail.com

    • http://ps3explained.com/ Flame

      That happens occasionally. Just plug the controller up to the PS3 with a USB cable, as you do for charging. Press the PS button on the controller to sync. Then it will work without the cable again.

    • Mr Vasquez1414

      push the little tiny button on the back

  • Hcgbgjvhn

    Anyone know how to eject a disk & have the system shutt off. ( I just want to grab a game & head to a friends) do you have to ; eject the disk with the touch button? Turn on the tv? Select the input? Hold down the ps button? Select turn off system? Put tv back on cable? Turn tv back off? That’s just dumb! I only want my game out! ” it would figure”

    • http://ps3explained.com/ Flame

      All you need is the power plugged in. Press the eject button once to eject the disk, then press the power button to turn the console off. (May need “Force a shutdown” as mentioned in the article)

  • Rwstaurus

    i bought an original 80 gig ps3 about 6 mos. after they came out, the fully backwards compatible w/o a patch. between me ,wife and kids there are 4 different games with 3-5 hundred hours on them. plus myriad other games and uses.did not have problem until some stupid update made it not fully back compat. then hard drive went out sony fixed it then disk drive went out, no longer under warranty 85 bucks for that. now about 6 mos. ago fan started screaming then yesterday ylod, so its fan and ylod replacement 80 and 150 ,230 total. frag a new one is 199 base. so it lasted 4 or 5 years not counting hours , just days and plays bluray and gets online free except of course for isp fee. thats out standing thanks sony still a good product for everything it does. remember new devices i.e. lcd,led,plasma,bluray,dvd are all rated in hours not days or years.

  • Alexisgalvan

    this is sum bull shit y u lying 

  • http://anyulled.blogspot.com Anyul Rivas

    does this works on a ps3 slim too?

  • jake

    Look i tried the first ylod trick turning the ps3 on and letting the yellow light basically contol my life then i switched off in the back and turned the switch again and held down down the eject button while flicking the switch in the back on the systems turns on for about 3 seconds and just shuts down no disc eject and i cant send skyrim i just payed 60 friken bucks for for to sony and not no whether i get it back help me plz

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