PS3 XMB Slow Response

[symbolofmylife]

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?
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.

[Dan]

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.

[symbolofmylife]

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.

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

[Dan]

It should do, since it's so new.

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

[symbolofmylife]

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

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

[Wlad]

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.

[gmathews]

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.

[sycogrim]

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

[Wlad]

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.

[Deceptor]

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