I think my PS3 just died...HELP

[thedooku]

If you plug in a USB thumb drive or an external hard drive you can just go to that folder, hit triangle and it should give you the option to copy everything to the external drive.

I'm not sure what the system backup utility does/doesn't copy, but I need to get myself an external and do it soon, for safety's sake.

[Hogezz]

I know it's not much good to you, but thanks for the reminder to back up... Did it last night.

And Dooku, the backup utility will take care of literally everything except your trophys. Those just get synched when you select that option by pressing triangle in the tropys menu.

[jmhc74]

If you plug in a USB thumb drive or an external hard drive you can just go to that folder, hit triangle and it should give you the option to copy everything to the external drive.

I'm not sure what the system backup utility does/doesn't copy, but I need to get myself an external and do it soon, for safety's sake.

Thanks Dooku...seems simple. I will do this instead of going to the system backup since it will require me to get/use an external hard drive that would require a ton of memory. So basically a 1 gb flash disk is all that I will need....I do have one in my possession so that won't be a tough thing to do.

[jmhc74]

Ok...this will be final post in this thread since I bought my slim and its time to move on. Regarding warranties....Sony gives you a 1 year warrenty with the purchase of a slim, is this correct??? So basically, if the freakin thing bricks on you all you got to do is pay for the shipping, right? Now, I bought my PS3 at best buy. They offer a 2 year warrenty for $60...freakin 20% of the value of your purchase..total scam. Now if I have that warrenty, if the thing bricks on me all I have to do is take it to best buy and I get a new one. No cost at all (shipping or time factor) except for the initial $60. So my question is, would you buy the warrenty at Best Buy???

For me, IMO, warranties are a scam. How often do electronics crap out on you...or least within a year or two??? Seldom....I had mine for 3 years and no warrenty at the time of purchase would have covered that. I look at all the purchases I have made in my current house....from a lawnmower, fridge, seperate freezer, washer and dryer, 2 hdtvs...ect ect and I have never had to use the warranty on them...now if I would have purchased and extended warranty on each of those items, it would have cost me a lot of money and would have received no benefit as of to date.

[RageProphetXIII]

I would get the warranty. it's nice to have some kind of security incase it does F-up on you. plus 60 buck is not much in comparison to the 150 you would have to pay if it craps out after the 1 year.

BTW did your friend keep the PS3?