hokie71 posted:Bryant, the last several responses referred to my engine, a ps2. Sorry if I confused the thread.
It makes a big difference to you. With PS3 you are working with current technology. I am interested to see how this folds. I would be surprised if it is not the board. If your LHS is a qualified service center, just leave it (depending on your $$ resources). Is this also still covered under warranty (1-year)?
If, and when, you find out the cause and solution, PLEASE amend the topic to solved and put down what it was. Someone like you in a year or 2 can do a search and see what you did. It helps when you are lost and trying to solve a problem. Too often we see 5 pages on a problem and the solution was never posted. Kind of like going to the library and ripping out the last page of the books in the Mystery and Suspense section. Cruel.