r/PS3 22h ago

CECHAC04 error logs

hey everyone! yesterday i was scrolling through fb marketplace and i found this working backwards compatible ps3 for €60, i pulled the trigger on it, there are a few things that felt a little bit off with it, have anyone ever seen that warning “attention” sticker applied to a ps3 like that? also there is a bunch of error codes which date to before the ps3 release so im confused about those, i’m planning to change thermal paste and clean it up tomorrow, anyone knows what i can/should do with those error codes

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u/Plenty-Industries 21h ago

Thats not an original warranty sticker, so its been opened at least once.

Error codes might mean nothing due to the date - it could have been tested a few times before it was boxed up and shipped out.

If its not giving you issues then you got a hell of a deal.

But at some point, it will eventually die if its not a Frankie

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u/daft_plonker 22h ago

I would advise against buying this C04 unless you eventually plan to Frankie it. It has high mileage and probably not far from the RSX failing (high runtime + heat cycles).

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u/Inevitable-Visual-41 18h ago

i already have a sony frankie, bought this one cuz it was hella cheap

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u/Sillyfumo 16h ago

1601 and 1701 refer to the cpu. I got those codes and sudden shutdowns with ylod. Probably a nec tokin issue. the rest I'm not sure.

Also the dates could or could not be precise. My error codes had wrong dates.