If blowing a hot hair dryer into the back of an expensive piece of broken consumer electronics sounds like a bad idea, that’s because it is. But hey, it works.
I followed the instructions of this well spoken gentleman - an unlikely find on the internet. He set out to test the validity of the hair dryer repair method. Still, I couldn't believe that it would work for me. I had other plans waiting in the wings.
I made sure to remove the hard drive before I started. I went for 20 minutes of hot air, followed by 20 minutes of cold. Then I let it stand for an hour before turning it on. And... success.
The whole thing cost €15. Three months PlayStation Plus let me back-up my saves to the cloud. It also netted me a free copy of Shank 2 to add to the ever expanding list. The Mass Effect 3 disc survived the process unscathed so I'm back in business this weekend.
Wohoo!
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