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What model number is your PS3?
CECH-2001a

What firmware is your PS3 on?
4.78

Is it a hardware problem?
Yes, maybe? (Works with HDD pulled out with "can't start. the appropriate system storage was not found." / With HDD, green light comes on, nothing appears on screen, cannot go to service mode even after 3 beeps with HDD in)

Is it a software problem?
Yes, maybe?

If it is a software problem, have you made sure that you have downloaded the latest version of this software?
Yes, I have but can't access to install it.

Are you running CFW?
Yes.

What CFW are you running?
REBUG 4.80

Is your console bricked?
Yes.

If so, do you know why it's bricked?
Yes, I do believe I was trying to run Artemis r5 and everytime I exit the program I'd get 3 beeps, seeing that it was my first time getting use to it I went to look up why it was doing that and read something on MAMBA and PS3MAPI. So I installed the first (MAMBA) then PS3MAPI and then it froze.

Have you ever downgraded your console with hardware flashers? (Teensy, ProgSkeet, E3 Flasher, etc...)
No

Have you tried searching the forum for someone experiencing the same problem before posting?
Yes, and no, nothing current.

Describe your problem:What have you tried to do to resolve this issue yourself:

I was trying to run Artemis r5 and everytime I exit the program I'd get 3 beeps, seeing that it was my first time getting use to it I went to look up why it was doing that and read something on MAMBA and PS3MAPI. So I installed the first (MAMBA) then PS3MAPI and then it froze.


Please help me! I would like to know what I need to do to unbrick it!

Just a quick update the green icon comes on, but nothing shows on screen. Tried to connect it to AV cables but nothing either. Going to take this method and see where it takes me:

If you have a constant Black screen and cannot get into recovery Mode, i will tell you how to fix your cfw ps3!

1. Take Your Hard drive out of your ps3
2.Connect Your Hard drive to your Computer
3. Format your ps3 Hd to Fat32
4. Put your hd back in your ps3
5. Reinstall the last cfw you had on your ps3
6. downgrade your ps3 to 3.55 using 999 downgrader
7. reinstall any cfw you want
Then you are done!

I was asked by a few people to make a topic on how to fix constant black screen, i wanted to post this becuase some of you may have the same problem, i couldnt find any topics covering how to fix this.

i would have just put a differant hdd in ps3 and then converted to cex and downgraded that way it would ask me to change firmwares instead

Explain to me in more detail if you don't mind, as in what would I need to download and install. And yes, I am trying and trying with this current hdd but it seems it's not going anywhere fast right now.

Edit: Keep on getting data is corrupted 8002F2C5. So any bit of advice is good advice.