PS3 XMB Slow Response

Hey guys,

I noticed yesterday that my PS3's menu all of the sudden takes forever to load up.
Where it usually loaded in a matter of seconds, it now takes in excess of 25 seconds for the menu to appear. I tested it through startup, as well as other scenarios ie quitting a game or movie. Does the same. Wallpaper appears but the menu icons takes quite long. Well, noticeably longer than before.

I havent added anything extra recently to the hdd. as a matter of fact, on my 250gb i still have 160gb free. I did notice that during the loading time for the menu the hdd light is on indicating hdd is being accessed.

Any ideas why this is? :confused:
I read somewhere that it could indicate a corrupt hdd but dont wanna go through the whole backup thing and waste time.
I also updated the console this weekend if that is of any interest.

Try it with another HDD perhaps. I'd back up your saves just in case though, it sounds like the drive may be saying its last goodbyes.

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Originally Posted by RustPuppet

Try it with another HDD perhaps. I'd back up your saves just in case though, it sounds like the drive may be saying its last goodbyes.

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:eek:

the console is 2 months old!!!! wtf!?
does the warranty cover the hdd as well?

It should do, since it's so new.

Have you tried restoring factory settings? Wiping the drive and starting over?

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Originally Posted by RustPuppet

Have you tried restoring factory settings? Wiping the drive and starting over?

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I reset the factory settings yes, but no difference. I will try the backup/format shlepp tonight.

I'm also having some problems with my console. Ever since I updated to the new 3.21 firmware my PS3 has started to freeze a lot. It has frozen before, but not nearly as much as now. It froze like 4 times last night, 3 times during gameplay and once in the XMB.

Hmmm I actually downloaded the 3.21 patch now at work, don't think I am going to update my system today with it. Good luck guys, hope the PS3 gets sorted.

Tbh I havn't had any issues regarding the 3.21 update and I did a whole series of updates over the weekend from Thursday and all seems to be hundreds, if I come across anything i'll be sure to let you guys know :)

I don't know if it's the new firmware or just my console giving crap. My PS3 is only about 8 months old now and it really didn't freeze as much before, so I'm inclined to believe it is the new firmware although I haven't heard of anybody else who has problems with the console freezing after the update.

I've had no problems since the update, the only time my PS3 freezes is when I play BFBC2 online.