Download the PS4 system software to a USB drive. Plug a USB drive into your PC. Right-click the USB drive, and press the option “Format.”. Click on “FAT32” or “exFAT” on Windows; MS-DOS (FAT) on macOS. Inside the USB drive you formated, create a folder with the name “ PS4. “. Options. To eliminate the hdd as the problem, unplug the ps3 from the wall. remove the hdd and then plug back in. turn on the ps3 WITHOUT the hdd in it. Don't worry it doesn't harm it at all. If the problem is the hdd , you will see a "data storage not found" message on the screen and the ps3 will not shut off. I can't get into trying safe mode (holding down the power button to turn off, then holding power button down to wait for the beeps) because after 5 minutes of holding the power button there were no other beeps. I tried this with no hard drive in. I tried it with the original hard drive put back in. Same issue: the green button lights up, the If you have the slim model, then the lights are behind the eject and power buttons. In all cases, the light on the left indicates disc status and the light on the right is for power. Power light – solid red. The PS3 system is off or in standby mode. Power light – solid green. Your console is switched on and working normally. Cause: CPU is not making good connection with the thermal pads, because they can't be tightened tight enough. Thus, the CPU chip malfunctions. Solution: buy two washers for the thermal pad screws. Putting a washer on the two screws allows you to tighten the thermal pads very tight. The locker are like tiny rings. Flashing red light means one of two things : Your hard drive is not seated properly, or your graphics processor is not seated properly. One of these is easily fixed, while the other means that you, sir, are fucked. Happened to me, and I had to buy a new slim. Suck city. Let us know how it turns out. If anyone else has this problem just hold it until it shuts off. Ohh for safe mode you need a wired controller/use the wire that comes with your ps3 controller. It wont wirelessly sync. I tried a wired third party controller and that didn't work either. To start controlling your PS3 with your Harmony remote you simply add the game console to your Harmony account, and then pair the Harmony adapter to your PS3. Once paired the adapter takes an infrared (IR) signal from your Harmony remote, and then transmits a Bluetooth wireless signal that commands the PS3. Getting the Logitech Harmony Adapter ️ PS3 Slim Power Supply (APS-250): As mentioned in this PS3 support forum post, the blinking red light means that the console has shut down because of overheating.. It is suggested to make sure that your vents are not blocked free of dust (be careful when using a vaccum cleaner here - don't let the fans turn freely as they induce a voltage that may kill components on the mainboard). Otyya.