Sucks that you lost all your info, also you don't really need to back up the whole hardrive. When I switched my 80gig to my slim 160gig all I did was back up the saved game files on an thumb drive. I did not care about music and pictures as I was able to readd them later. That whole process took...
Yup still on the same server, I just don't play very offten as most of my LS quit or is on extended leave. So the best way to get a hold of me is by sending me a message on PSN as I don't frequent this forum very often.
What basically happens is that as the system heats and cools and does this same thing over time the soder points on the GPU and CPU develop microscopic stress cracks. It eventually gets to the point that both of these processors aren't working correctly and the system give you the yello light of...
The package they sent should have some paperwork and there is a section on the paper that asks if any game is stuck in the system.
Also this same thing happend to me once and I sent it back (I was still under warranty) it happend again about 3 months ago and I was not going to pay $150.00 to...