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        <title>Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by vorchiel</title>
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            <title>apologies to all kinternets members</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2402533</link>
            <description>ohai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i apologise for all intentional and unintentional trollings, postings, and anything that i did for the past few years&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i wub u all&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]a4Hw93kH2n4[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;-End of Transmission-</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:52:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>why many a&amp;amp;w outlets closed?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2297622</link>
            <description>since last sunday i went to look for anw coz craving for rutbir float. but many were closed. went to ecurve, kepong village, ioimall, 1utama but all closed. some friends also told me that the one in mines and giant cheras also closed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in befur why don&amp;#39;t u call anw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hi im voci</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:40:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>what happened, got pulis cars</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1703379</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://i.imgur.com/yBwmc.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;got ppl die ? robbery ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in upis kenot go out</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:12:08 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>McD handwash-flavoured sundae</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1531832</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://imgur.com/bFUCm.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in befur cucuk pink  &lt;!--emo&amp;:(--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:15:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>hi kay</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1373647</link>
            <description>tldr a bit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i&amp;#39;ve graduated in bsc biotech in 2008. from 2008-2009 i worked as an IT peon/tech (webdev, networking, ppt/xls/doc, replace printer ink, etc). &lt;br /&gt;end of 2009 i resigned because i wanted to go back to my sciens. most companies require at least 2yr exp for related posts (research exec, lab personnel, etc), or possessing higher qualifications (msc, phd). &lt;br /&gt;the only option for fresh grad (i am one, because working as a peon in another sector doesnt count) is by entering sales line. &lt;br /&gt;i didnt apply for sales-related posts because i dont like. in befur choosy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so after a few months (~3monts) hunting for narwhals in the desert, i&amp;#39;ve decided to enrol for a master&amp;#39;s degree maybe starting this december/jan. &lt;br /&gt;suddenly last week i saw an advert for scholarships (with hidden t&amp;amp;c) certification to be a pro software tester. &lt;br /&gt;applied and went for an interview, got it and will have to complete all 3 certs in 6 months. if halfway fail, have to repay back (~60-70k rm). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;me dunhave tertiary edu on computer thingy and all i just learned from google.&lt;br /&gt;so is it hard for an outsider like me to fare through the tests (&lt;a href='http://anonym.to/?http://www.mstb.org/CTFL.php' target='_blank'&gt;ctfl &amp; cprefl&lt;/a&gt;)? &lt;!--emo&amp;:(--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or issit better to just be a master jedi ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;halp &lt;!--emo&amp;:(--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dunwan edu/careers subforum sked postcount&lt;br /&gt;kasihan tiada orang reply&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;June updet: I went with the sw tester scholarship, and passed all certs. tq for reading&lt;/b&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:41:50 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Floaters</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1333292</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://kimag.es/share/48342069.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye&amp;#39;s vitreous humour, which is normally transparent.[1][2] They may be of embryonic origin or acquired due to degenerative changes of the vitreous humour or retina.[1] The perception of floaters is known as myodesopsia, or less commonly as myiodeopsia, myiodesopsia, or myodeopsia.[1] Floaters are visible because of the shadows they cast on the retina[3] or their refraction of the light that passes through them, and can appear alone or together with several others in one&amp;#39;s field of vision. They may appear as spots, threads, or fragments of cobwebs, which float slowly before the sufferer&amp;#39;s eyes.[2] Since these objects exist within the eye itself, they are not optical illusions but are entoptic phenomena.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:57:22 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Orion Project</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1268374</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='http://www.orion-project.net/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.orion-project.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beta 1.0 out now&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyone wants to try ? &lt;!--emo&amp;:hmm:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/hmm.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hmm.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Gamers Hideout</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:02:59 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>what is the name of this fruit/nut/seed</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1263263</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://kimag.es/share/10876171.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;looks like cockroach egg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my granny came and she brought this. &lt;br /&gt;forgot to ask and she went back already. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tastes funny &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://kimag.es/share/71865723.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;http://kimag.es/share/71865723.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://kimag.es/share/58002639.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;http://kimag.es/share/58002639.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://kimag.es/share/89140764.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;http://kimag.es/share/89140764.jpg&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:25:18 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Maglev Mice</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1158909</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Scientists have now levitated mice using magnetic fields.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other researchers have made live frogs and grasshoppers float in mid-air before, but such research with mice, being closer biologically to humans, could help in studies to counteract bone loss due to reduced gravity over long spans of time, as might be expected in deep space missions or on the surfaces of other planets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scientists working on behalf of NASA built a device to simulate variable levels of gravity. It consists of a superconducting magnet that generates a field powerful enough to levitate the water inside living animals, with a space inside warm enough at room temperature and large enough at 2.6 inches wide (6.6 cm) for tiny creatures to float comfortably in during experiments. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.livescience.com/animals/090909-mouse-levitation.html' target='_blank'&gt;source engine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('ead0fafb9f807211ab470c619f117501')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;ead0fafb9f807211ab470c619f117501&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;Disoriented&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The researchers first levitated a young mouse, just three-week-old and weighing 10 grams. It appeared agitated and disoriented, seemingly trying to hold on to something.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;It actually kicked around and started to spin, and without friction, it could spin faster and faster, and we think that made it even more disoriented,&amp;quot; said researcher Yuanming Liu, a physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. They decided to mildly sedate the next mouse they levitated, which seemed content with floating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A plastic cage was also designed by physicist Da-Ming Zhu at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, to keep the mice in during levitation. Its top remained open to let in air, food, water and video surveillance, and its bottom was filled with small holes to allow waste removal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From time to time, mice would kick the walls of the cage, causing it to briefly drop off from the levitation zone before re-entering it and floating again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the researchers could levitate mice with or without the cage, &amp;quot;it&amp;#39;s easier to house a mouse in a cage when you bring it to the levitation zone,&amp;quot; Liu explained. Also, if you want to run an experiment comparing mice living inside and outside the levitator, you want to set up exactly the same living conditions to match results up as best as possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Results&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Repeated levitation tests showed the mice, even when not sedated, could quickly acclimate to levitation inside the cage. After three or four hours, the mice acted normally, including eating and drinking. The strong magnetic fields did not seem to have any negative impacts on the mice in the short term, and past studies have shown that rats did not suffer from adverse effects after 10 weeks of strong, non-levitating magnetic fields.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We&amp;#39;re trying to see what kind of physiological impact is due to prolonged microgravity, and also what kind of countermeasures might work against it for astronauts,&amp;quot; Liu said. &amp;quot;If we can contribute to the future human exploration of space, that would be very exciting.&amp;quot; They are now applying for funding for such research with their levitator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The researchers also levitated water drops up to 2 inches wide (5 cm). This suggests the variable gravity simulator could be used to study how liquids behave under reduced gravity, such as how heat is transferred or how bubbles behave.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liu, Zhu and their colleagues detailed their findings online Sept. 6 in the journal Advances in Space Research. &lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:04:48 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Storage Services</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1156585</link>
            <description>where can i find this service in kl/selangor ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;thanks  &lt;!--emo&amp;:help:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/icon_question.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='icon_question.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:59:02 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>PlayStation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V4</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1118828</link>
            <description>&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;FW 3.10: THE FACEBOOK ICON CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/11/playstation-3-firmware-v3-10-update/' target='_blank'&gt;http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/11/pla...e-v3-10-update/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;older thread - &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/921614' target='_blank'&gt; PlayStation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Related threads:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Want to know about local PS3 price? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/746894' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Malaysian PSN Store is open &amp;#33; discuss PSN card availabilty here &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1301776' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;PSN game sharing &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/765252' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on routers &amp;amp; networking for PS3 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/637256' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on wireless broadband on PS3 (3G, HSDPA etc)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/989719' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on TV &amp;amp; displays for PS3&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/594219' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on upgrading internal hard drive for PS3&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/713066' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;PS3 hardware problems&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1025505' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Which Credit/Debit Cards work on which PSN Store?&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1049055' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;CTRL-F&lt;/b&gt; and find whether a similar question had been asked and answered already  &lt;!--emo&amp;:P--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html' target='_blank'&gt;Edepot&amp;#39;s detailed technical info for PS3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://playstation.custhelp.com' target='_blank'&gt;http://playstation.custhelp.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Official Playstation Knowledge Center&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/basicoperations/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://manuals.playstation.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - PS3 manual&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=1963427' target='_blank'&gt;Unofficial PLAYSTATION®3 GENERAL FAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1474180' target='_blank'&gt;PS3 / Games Complete FAQ - Everything you need to know&amp;#33; (GameAxis)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps3/file/927750/50212' target='_blank'&gt;PlayStation 3: Hardware FAQ (GameFAQs)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=intro' target='_blank'&gt;HFS - simple HTTP fileserver for transferring media to PS3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/tech-centre/36515-aidans-ylod-repair-guide.html' target='_blank'&gt;YLOD repair guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) PS3 firmware update?. Latest version: &lt;b&gt;3.15&lt;/b&gt; (10 Dec 2009)&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/my/en/support/latestVersion/ps3' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (Asian official PS3 update website). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The links for FW3.15 (download using PC for updating through USB drive/flashdrive)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/2009_1210_54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://djp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/jp/2009_1210_54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;JP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/sa/2009_1210_54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;ASIA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://deu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/eu/2009_1210_54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;EU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dau01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/au/2009_1210_54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;AU/NZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dtw01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/tw/2009_1210_54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;TW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://62.67.50.91/files/318754887/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;3.15 Rapidshare mirror&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.keyquotes.com.sg/keyquotes/download/ps3/US/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;3.00 Local mirror&lt;/a&gt; thanks to ravemaster [snapback]28335648[/snapback]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5#Applications' target='_blank'&gt;MD5&lt;/a&gt; hash for 3.15 = &lt;b&gt;54ee80e14e479f8351a988eb9a472072&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All PS3 firmware from 1.02 - 3.15 are region-free (same md5 accross the mirrors = exact same files on each server). You can download from any mirror. For future updates, we will check whether they are still region-free, and will reflect that if there is any changes here. You can update to the latest firmware, there is no need to update incrementally one by one if you havent updated for a while.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('623d71d34deccad95dfc32b5eecee1d7')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;623d71d34deccad95dfc32b5eecee1d7&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt; Every time PS3 is connected to the internet/PSN, it will request the latest firmware status from Sony. Asian PS3 will use this URL to check: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/sa/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;http://fsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/up...-updatelist.txt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This URL is updated first before the PS3 update page on official update website. However the site still use the same URL for download link with the URL given here. Inside the firmware feed, the link to the latest update is shown. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can change the country code in the URL to get other region&amp;#39;s latest firmware status (and MD5), but they are normally updated at the same time. If there is a newer firmware, the PS3 can download it directly, but it is advisable to download using PC (or if your PS3 is not connected to the net).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/sa/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;Asian firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/us/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;USA firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fjp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/jp/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;Japan firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://feu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/eu/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;EU firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the feed, we then can obtain the URL to download the latest firmware.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/sa/ - Asian sets (Including MY/SGP/HK/TWN)&lt;br /&gt;djp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/jp/ - JPN sets&lt;br /&gt;dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/ - US sets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;more mirrors &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;deu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/eu/ - EU&lt;br /&gt;dau01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/au/ - Australia/NZ&lt;br /&gt;dmx01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/mx/ -Mexico?&lt;br /&gt;dkr01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/kr/ - S.Korea&lt;br /&gt;dtw01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/tw/ - Taiwan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the MD5 hash is in the link itself - regiondirectory/YYYY_MMDD_MD5hash/PS3UPDAT.PUP &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using MD5 checker, we can verify whether the downloaded .PUP is corrupted or not (during downloading/transfer)&lt;br /&gt;some MD5 hash checkers -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.colonywest.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=46&amp;Itemid=56' target='_blank'&gt;DigestIT2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.mgillespie.plus.com/MD5Check.zip' target='_blank'&gt;MD5Check&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The USB drive must be in FAT16 or FAT32, and put the update according to this structure (all caps):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--c1--&gt;&lt;div class='codetop'&gt;CODE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='codemain'&gt;&lt;!--ec1--&gt;X&amp;#58;&amp;#092;PS3&amp;#092;UPDATE&amp;#092;PS3UPDAT.PUP&lt;!--c2--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--ec2--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In PS3, go to -&amp;gt; Settings -&amp;gt; System Update -&amp;gt; Update from storage media&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I encountered an error during the firmware update&lt;br /&gt;A) Press Start + Select to reinstall the firmware update from the error screen. Make sure you have prepared a USB drive with the PUP as above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) After updating the PS3&amp;#39;s FW, now my PS3 is bricked&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer to &lt;a href='http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/18/firmware-2-50-adds-hidden-recovery-menu/#comments' target='_blank'&gt;PS3 hidden recovery menu&lt;/a&gt; and  &lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339225' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('c956f680a3adbfd03fe73f1f9233c14e')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;c956f680a3adbfd03fe73f1f9233c14e&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to Access Playstation Recovery Menu&lt;br /&gt;1 Turn off Playstation 3(standby)&lt;br /&gt;2 Hold The power button until it goes in standby again&lt;br /&gt;3 Repeat step 2 this time it will beep once for display setting change then it will follow with 2 beeps &lt;br /&gt;4 when you hear the 2 beeps take finger off power button&lt;br /&gt;5 you will be promted to plug in your controller via usb and then hit the PS button&lt;br /&gt;6. The Recovery menu will pop up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A couple of more informative videos on how to access Recovery Mode:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjPv07myGs' target='_blank'&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AfddEbVYE' target='_blank'&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfbF_J39W8' target='_blank'&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDvmj0wMms' target='_blank'&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3HEj2tmIc' target='_blank'&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqvQpF2azEo' target='_blank'&gt;6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPECIAL ATTENTION:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There have been several cases of lens problems with PS3. While there is no solid explanation for these lens failures (one theory is  the overheating of the lens), I&amp;#39;ll just list down some of the best practices &lt;i&gt;recommended&lt;/i&gt; by our community here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- if possible, remove the BD from PS3 before you shut it off (advice from Bernard of GS)&lt;br /&gt;- in any case of freeze/lockups, eject any disc in the drive first before attempting to restart the system. This will lower the risk of the BD drive problem [citation needed]&lt;br /&gt;- a few have theorized the questionable quality of pirated DVD movies may overly-stressed the BD laser leading to failures, best avoid them&lt;br /&gt;- as always, don&amp;#39;t place the ps3 in a closed off cabinet with restricted airflow. make sure the placement of the ps3 don&amp;#39;t block any of its vents. &lt;br /&gt;- Try not to place your PS3 on the same level that you place your front speakers. The sounds generated from the speakers regardless low or high volume will cause some low or high vibration across the AV cabinet or table panel and this might have a negative damage impact on the BD mechanism lens and it parts (especially when the lens is in reading mode, the sensitivity is much greater to any shock or vibration)&lt;br /&gt;......................&lt;br /&gt;+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m buying a PS3 soon&amp;#33; What is the current pricing at local shops?&lt;br /&gt;A) Join discussion about updated pricing &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/746894' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The are many regions/versions of PS3, I&amp;#39;m confused&amp;#33;?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check this &lt;a href='http://edepot.com/playstation3.html' target='_blank'&gt;Edepot list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The are many regions/versions of PS3, how to identify what region is the PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check the sticker on the box/back of the console. &lt;b&gt;06&lt;/b&gt; indicates MY/SGP set. Check edepot&amp;#39;s list for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Which ps3 version/country&amp;amp;compatible are the best and suitable for malaysia&amp;#39;s ps3 gamers?&lt;br /&gt;A) Since the ps3 games are region free, it doesn&amp;#39;t really matter what region ps3 to buy. Local MY set comes with 1 year warranty (parts + labor). This includes the infamous PS3 &amp;quot;lens problem&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My PS3 is from JP/USA/etc. Do I need a step-up or step-down power transformer?&lt;br /&gt;A) PS3 has an auto-sensing/universal power supply (110V-240V) i.e. No transformers needed. This include PS3 Slim as well. &lt;a href='http://www.avforums.com/forums/ps3/1066792-ps3-slim-does-have-universal-power-supply.html' target='_blank'&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.myps3.com.au/Post.aspx?id=14873' target='_blank'&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3326' target='_blank'&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/my/en/support/p/warrantyInformation' target='_blank'&gt;http://asia.playstation.com/my/en/support/...antyInformation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/member/mem_reg.jsp' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/...ber/mem_reg.jsp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://mysony.sony.com.my/ps_warranty.htm' target='_blank'&gt;http://mysony.sony.com.my/ps_warranty.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://corp.sony.com.my/genuine/genuine_verify.asp' target='_blank'&gt;http://corp.sony.com.my/genuine/genuine_verify.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;This are some tips how to know it is a Malaysia PS3 :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('5b064c6df7f8a33a7fee7c0ca3e39f12')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;5b064c6df7f8a33a7fee7c0ca3e39f12&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 year Warranty by SOMAS ( Sony Malaysia )..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Under the console itself , there is small SIRIM stickers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. At the box ( the packaging ) ; at the front there is MALAYSIA OFFICIAL PRODUCT stickers ; on top of the box there is YELLOW stickers &amp;quot; You have to scratch the code and follow the instruction at the stickers &amp;quot; to ensure its genuine Sony product...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Again , on top of the box there is WHITE stickers , Distribute by  Sony (M) Sdn Bhd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Each unit already been SEALED by Sony...if the SEALED already off...Dont accept the unit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My PS3 is from JP/USA/etc. Do I need a step-up or step-down power transformer?&lt;br /&gt;A) PS3 has an auto-sensing power supply. No transformers needed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can i replace the japan power cable given with a standard pc power cable?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, PS3 uses the standard power cable used in PCs and monitors. So if you bought an import US/JP/TW/etc set, you can just replace with your own M&amp;#39;sian plug cable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How much are original games? Are the games region free? &lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, PS3 games are region free. Games can cost anywhere between RM160 to RM 220, depending on the game  or region. Go ahead and download demos, its easy to do and will provide you an idea of what to expect from some games&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The ps3 games - R1,R2,R3. What&amp;#39;s the difference?&lt;br /&gt;A) refer to the &lt;b&gt;PSN&lt;/b&gt; section below&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Q) Do we need to buy games of the same region to be able to play online together?&lt;br /&gt;A) This is a tricky question. Some PS3 games are fully international and can play online worldwide across the different versions (e.g warhawk, GTA4), some can not (e.g motorstorm, MGS4). Best do some research on the game&amp;#39;s online capability first before buying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can I play ps1/ps2 games on PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) The short answer - all PS3 models can play PS1 games. (the disc based PS1 games are still region locked - Asian PS3 code is NTSC/J)&lt;br /&gt;The long answer - some earlier models of PS3 can also play PS2 games, but they are not longer made/sold. The best option to play PS2 games is still PS2 + SDTV &lt;!--emo&amp;:)--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;check here: &lt;a href='http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) If my ps3 asia version, can it play whatever blu-ray movie region?&lt;br /&gt;A) Asian PS3 plays &lt;b&gt;blu-ray region A&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Region A: North America&lt;/b&gt;, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong and &lt;b&gt;Southeast Asia&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Region B: Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.&lt;br /&gt;Region C: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mainland China, Pakistan, Russia, Central and South Asia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for europe region free titles, u can check &lt;a href='http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SETUP &amp;amp; ACCESSORIES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is the difference between cheap and expensive HDMI cables?&lt;br /&gt;A) &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=828972#M828972' target='_blank'&gt;http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstatio...=828972#M828972&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m on a budget but wish to enjoy PS3 in HD rather than my old TV. What are my cheapest options?&lt;br /&gt;A) Get a wide-screen LCD monitor ~RM700. Make sure it has &lt;b&gt;DVI(HDCP) &lt;/b&gt;or HDMI input and supports 720p. Buy a &lt;b&gt;DVI-to-HDMI&lt;/b&gt; cable. Get a budget 2.1 speaker set if needed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=83132219tc7.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9303/83132219tc7.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/832727' target='_blank'&gt;LCD Monitor Thread v5.00&lt;/a&gt; - TheUndead&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I want to play PS3 with LCD monitor. But its an old model which does not support DVI or HDCP. How?&lt;br /&gt;A) You need a &lt;a href='http://www.thegametrain.com/blog/2008/02/playing-high-def-playstation-3-on-vga.html' target='_blank'&gt;VGA box&lt;/a&gt; - it converts the component output to VGA signal&lt;br /&gt;eg. VGA box 2198p, www.hdboxpro.com, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('8985426254ac4dd988712b62d7dbb899')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;8985426254ac4dd988712b62d7dbb899&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;by air,Apr 29 2009, 11:17 AM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below info is applicable for those who play PS3 under tight budget(VGA-only, non-DVI/non-HDMI LCD monitor)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So basically for a PS3 user with a VGA-only supported monitor(non HDMI/non DVI)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will need a VGA box/TV box:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Not every VGA box can really fulfill your PS3 display needs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. So, in order to have a decent quality of display(720i), you will need a VGA box that support PS3 component cable and PS3 component cable(you need to buy it separately, it is not included with VGA box)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. How to identify whether the VGA box is compatible with PS3?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If on the box it got stated for PS2/3 that would be better, but still you need to confirm the accessories it included:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i) VGA BOX itself of course&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ii) Video input to VGA box with 5 female pin connector (which fits PS3 component cable, three pin for display, two pin for audio)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;iii) VGA out female port(without including VGA cable to monitor, you have it yourself)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOTE:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. How to know a seller quite familiar with PS3 settings with VGA LCD monitor?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sony PS3 included one RCA cables (RED, WHITE, YELLOW pin)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both RCA and S video cables only offer low quality of display to the screen (576i)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only way to have optimum quality(720i) is PS3 component cable(5 pin). If seller keep pushing RM300++ some VGA box without any good warranty + without PS3 component cable compatible female pin for video input + claim any kind of cable produce the same display quality, DO NOT BUY IT they might cheat you paying RM300++ only for 576i features.(such features not even worth RM200)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a good seller will direct you to PS3 component cables and its optimum setting for PS3 with VGA box.(so far I din meet any)&lt;br /&gt;B. Is any LCD/CRT VGA monitor fit for PS3/VGA BOX?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I know, my monitor(Samsung SyncMaster 732n plus) is been two years before switching PC to PS3, my advice on this, if better you can buy a new LCD monitor that support a decent resolution (1280 or above), OR at least newer than mine.&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]25503185[/snapback][/right]&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Refer to the VGA box setup guide on post 2 further down the pg - kazasho&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('96f8e1e811719e7b02f7c83fb65feb95')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;96f8e1e811719e7b02f7c83fb65feb95&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i bought vga box 2168 at RM150 at sunway pyramid. i have no idea what brand is this it didnt stated at all....heres the pics...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01675gr3.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;The Vga Box&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4940/dsc01676wf5.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;The Box Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;720p or 480p component converted to VGA 1600x1200 (this is maximum resolution)&lt;br /&gt;- nightmarej4ck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) A widescreen PC LCD monitor basically has an aspect ratio of 16:10(compared to a widescreen LCD TV which is 16:9), rite? So, does the image usually appear stretched for the LCD monitor? Is it too obvious?  &lt;br /&gt;A) It will be stretched slightly if the monitor does not support 1:1 pixel mapping since the aspect ratio is different. However it is not that noticeable (well at least for me) - theGOne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m using PS3 with PC monitor. But the monitor don&amp;#39;t have speaker/sound. How?&lt;br /&gt;A) You need a 2.1 speaker set. For the audio, you need to get yourself a &lt;b&gt;Y-splitter cable&lt;/b&gt;. Like this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rcaaudiosplitteradaptergk8.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1940/rcaaudiosplitteradaptergk8.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8798/sw8433mdwt3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc07852qq3.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4236/dsc07852qq3.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image012nw9.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4162/image012nw9.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=avsettinglf3.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6002/avsettinglf3.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, connect the composite cable to the back of your PS3, the red and white audio to the Y-splitter, and the other end of the Y-splitter to your speakers. Just ask any computer shop for it. Must have one. Only RM10 I think. - TheUndead&lt;br /&gt;The Y-splitter cable RM4-5 bucks if u buy from imbi plaza , electrical shop behind imbi mario, they have a lot of conversion cables of any type - Synco&lt;br /&gt;Can also buy at Jalan Pasar - theGOne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alternatively, if you buy a Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) set that accepts optical input and decodes DD5.1 and DTS , you can enjoy surround sound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What PS3 games support DTS? how to enable its support?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342101' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How do reset the PS3 display settings. (e.g. moving from SDTV&amp;lt;-&amp;gt;HDTV)?&lt;br /&gt;A) The factory reset is probably what you need to try next. Hold down the power button (with the back power switch in the on position) for 10+ seconds till you hear multiple beeps. Once the reset is done, when you power up, the ps3 should auto-detect the HDMI connection. - Ninja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I heard the SGP/HK PS3 set supports NTSC. Can I play it on my TV?&lt;br /&gt;A) If you are using HDTV, you don&amp;#39;t need to worry about PAL / NTSC color systems because it only matters if you are using a SDTV. Most if not all SDTV sold in Malaysia support PAL &amp;amp; NTSC- nwk&lt;br /&gt;NTSC consoles refuse to play certain PAL discs when the console is set to use SD output. - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=1347414' target='_blank'&gt;http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstatio...read.id=1347414&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My new PS3 has only 40GB? How to upgrade the HDD?&lt;br /&gt;A) Here are some guides - &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3media&amp;thread.id=32840' target='_blank'&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://asia.cnet.com/services/tools/printerfriendly.htm?AT=62032875' target='_blank'&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.slashgear.com/ps3-hard-drive-upgrade-132464.php' target='_blank'&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href='http://www.gamersreports.com/article/43/' target='_blank'&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/games/playstation_2/ps3_gets_diy_upgrade' target='_blank'&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('c0a6fc92dbd6b393dae74a815d4ffffe')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;c0a6fc92dbd6b393dae74a815d4ffffe&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]-B1mQ21XXLE[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The PS3 will format the HDD automatically. If you straightaway upgrade your HDD after purchasing your PS3, then there is no need to do the backup function of files/gamesaves/videos/music from the old HDD. Just pop in the new HDD, format it using the PS3, and if you want to use linux, just repartition it using the PS3 OS before transferring any new files to the new HDD as the repartitioning process wipes all data. Make sure to have a USB drive containing the PS3 firmware update file because it will be needed to install essential firmware-related files in the HDD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I bought a 40/80GB set but the HDD is showing less than 40/80GB available space, what happened? &lt;br /&gt;A) Around 12% of PS3 HDD is reserved by the GameOS as system cache.&lt;br /&gt;Here&amp;#39;s some rough estimate of usable space:&lt;br /&gt;31/37GB&lt;br /&gt;46/55GB&lt;br /&gt;64/74GB   &amp;lt;- 80GB SET&lt;br /&gt;98/111GB&lt;br /&gt;130/149GB&lt;br /&gt;205/232GB&lt;br /&gt;263/298GB&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can PS3 use SATA-2 HDD, is there any difference? can PS3 use 7200rpm?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check out this topic &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=2000029' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;The PS3&amp;#39;s controller is SATA150. A SATAII HDD would switch to SATAI capabilities because of backward compatibility.  So there would be no difference.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;What I do know is, keep the original PS3 HDD with you no matter what because if for some unforseen reason you need to send your PS3 to Sony, you need to have the original PS3 HDD back in the PS3. And if there are any stickers on the HDD, make sure you leave it as it is. - Muchi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I cant get my portable hard disk to be recognized by my 40 GB PS3. Any ideas? I connected both usb plugs already.&lt;br /&gt;A) your external storage devices must be &lt;b&gt;formatted with FAT32&lt;/b&gt; not NTFS. - tot31&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Windows can&amp;#39;t format bigger than 32GB for FAT32. Help? Can PS3 detect an external USB FAT drive bigger than 32GB?&lt;br /&gt;A) I found a software that can do it (http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197) - aiman04&lt;br /&gt;Yes, its able to read bigger size HDD as long as its FAT32, im using &lt;a href='http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm' target='_blank'&gt;swissknife&lt;/a&gt; (go google) - rx330&lt;br /&gt;Connect your HDD to your PC and install/use &lt;a href='http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm' target='_blank'&gt;swissknife&lt;/a&gt;  to format it to FAT32 - Ninja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I have test 2 of my 2.5&amp;quot; USB drive formatted using swissknife v3.0 but it still failed. both are 80GB,IDE, FAT32 &amp;amp; single partition. different brand. different casing. any recommendation brand for USB casing?&lt;br /&gt;A) I think it is because of the lack of power. Some USB casing need to use 2 ports to provide sufficient power to the HDD. Or maybe try to use different formatter/partitioner. I used Gparted liveCD to partition &amp;amp; format my 60GB to FAT32 as XP refuses to create a FAT32 partition bigger than 32GB. - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The backup utility will keep all your game saves, pictures, videos, songs, but not the XMB, ID settings, etc because they are stored in somekind of a BIOS like memory. Now my understanding is, it will backup the demo games too, but not the purchased ones because of copyright thing? So I need to re-download my purchased games again? &lt;br /&gt;A) The backup utility will backup purchased PSN games &amp;amp; content too. Remember, you can redownload PSN puchases as many times you want through the same PS3. Most PSN purchases can be activated on &amp;lt;= 5 different PS3s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Does USB hub or card reader works with the 40GB PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes and &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=523073&amp;view=findpost&amp;p=14132365' target='_blank'&gt;tested&lt;/a&gt; by forumer redbull_y2k. a DC-powered USB hub is recommended for certain USB devices (e.g rockband setup)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What&amp;#39;s the difference between DS3 and 6axis?&lt;br /&gt;A) DS3 is basically an upgraded 6axis controller, it has vibration (for games that support it). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I have a DS2 controller. Can I use on a PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Get a PS2-USB controller. Local shops got sell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('abd2cf5cb45c916bd76b39e277225700')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;abd2cf5cb45c916bd76b39e277225700&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7571/usb2psu811packxe5.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the name is USB Super Convertor - tested to work (2 ports)&lt;br /&gt;this malaysian site got sell - www.kemenonline.com/lelong.com.my&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the name is PS3 / PS2 Controller Adaptor - tested to work (1 port)&lt;br /&gt;this &lt;a href='http://www.superufo.com/product_html/Playstation_3_PS3___PS2_Controller_Adaptor.html#' target='_blank'&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; got sell &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;warning: from [Dinghydoggy]&amp;#39;s experience, it seems not any chap ayam convertor will work&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can now use the DS2 as a 2nd controller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How to reset the 6axis/DS3 controller?&lt;br /&gt;A) Turn off the controller. On the back there is a pin hole use a paper clip and hold it for 5-10 seconds. then attach the usb cable and press the PS/HOME button - monyetbesi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What webcams are compatible with the PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) For video chats, most USB webcams are supported, including PS2 Eyetoy. For PS3 Eye apps/games, you need the PS3 Eye - snipersnake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can PS3 able to support USB keyboard and mouse? Imagine if it can support these peripherals, it would be great to play First Person Shooter on PS3.&lt;br /&gt;A) If the programmers program their PS3 game to support KB+M, then yes, you can use it to game. Currently, only UT3 offer this support. An alternative will be the [FragFX Controller]. google for reviews and impressions. IINM, forumer [lksing78] has this controller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can i ask how to sync my bt headset with the ps3? &lt;br /&gt;A) Grab your BT headset manual and do what the headset tells you to do to get it in &amp;quot;Sync Mode&amp;quot;. Go to your PS3 XMB - Accessories - Register BT device - BT Headset.&lt;br /&gt;if you threw away the manual - google is your friend. * - from a google cache of forums.gametrailers.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can you give me links to bluetooth wireless headsets that is compatible with the ps3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=898874' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can i use US dualshock 3 on a SG set?&lt;br /&gt;A) Accessories have no region-lock - you can use it.&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;XMB&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I need some help with the &lt;b&gt;ps3 internet settings&lt;/b&gt; (port forwarding, NAT &amp;amp; DMZ settings). Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) Here&amp;#39;s a good &lt;a href='http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=74303' target='_blank'&gt;guide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psnetwork&amp;thread.id=116102' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='http://playstation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/playstation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=241&amp;p_created=1178664908&amp;p_sid=4qWHb_Wi&amp;p_accessibility=0&amp;p_lva=&amp;p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTYwJnBfcHJvZHM9NCZwX2NhdHM9ICZwX3B2PTEuNCZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9Mg**&amp;p_li=&amp;p_topview=1' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try setting the &lt;b&gt;MTU setting to 1364&lt;/b&gt; on both the router and the PS3. A few have reported more stable connections at MTU 1364.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What router should I get for PSN?&lt;br /&gt;A) Join the discussion about routers &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/637256' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;ve heard of Folding@Home on the PS3. How can I contribute?&lt;br /&gt;A) Read more &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=430936' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/Folding@Malaysia' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Where to find user created themes?&lt;br /&gt;A) &lt;a href='http://www.allps3themes.com/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.allps3themes.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.psu.com/themes.php' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.psu.com/themes.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3-themes.com/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.ps3-themes.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;make a folder name &amp;quot;PS3&amp;quot;, then sub-folder &amp;quot;THEME&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;put those .p3t files inside, then install and delete as u see fit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Where to find Malaysian XMB smiley?&lt;br /&gt;A) *done by vorchiel using template from &lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227219' target='_blank'&gt;neogaf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('9860139f1cec380a4ef86f9ecf158753')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;9860139f1cec380a4ef86f9ecf158753&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://i5.tinypic.com/8ab8w9v.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How to turn on/off the information board?&lt;br /&gt;A) Select the information board and press triangle button. The Information Board display the latest news from the playstation site. It will display according to the PS3 region set. For example, a HK set will only display news from asia.playstation.com.hk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Why doesnt the console seem to be able to detect the media stored in my thumbdrive?&lt;br /&gt;A) On menu highlight thumbdrive then press triangle button (&amp;quot;Display All&amp;quot; function) - Microsuck_360&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is this i hear about the Earth Visualizer?&lt;br /&gt;A) Press square while playing a song, press it three times to view it.&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;PSN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Why cant I buy video contents from USA PSN?&lt;br /&gt;A) The PSN video store is IP-locked to USA IP only.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) R1 R2 R3 games difference - which one to buy?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://forums.gameaxis.com/showpost.php?p=21223150&amp;postcount=4' target='_blank'&gt;http://forums.gameaxis.com/showpost.php?p=...150&amp;postcount=4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BCAS First Party, Asia&lt;br /&gt;BCJS First Party, Japan&lt;br /&gt;BLAS Third Party, Asia&lt;br /&gt;BLJM Third Party, Japan&lt;br /&gt;BLJS Third Party, Japan&lt;br /&gt;BCUS First Party, US&lt;br /&gt;BLUS Third Party, US&lt;br /&gt;BCES First Party, Europe&lt;br /&gt;BLES Third Party, Europe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1507576' target='_blank'&gt;http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1507576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R1=USA, R2=UK/JP, R3=SG,HK,MY,KR,TW, R4=AU/NZ R5=?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS3 games are region-free, they can be played on any PSN ID. However for multiplayer games, some games (usually third party) only allow you to play online only with people using the same disc region for that game. First party titles normally wont have this problem. For confirmation about multiplayer disc region lock, please ask in those respective games thread. You will not have problems playing all region&amp;#39;s PS3 games if you are on HDTV/HD monitor. However some R2/R4 games do have problem with NTSC consoles (Asia/JP/US) on SDTV. &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=1347414' target='_blank'&gt;Ref 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=622804' target='_blank'&gt;Ref 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basically it depends on which mode of payment you are comfortable/have access to. Some people have a working credit cards to pay for downloadable contents on USA PSN (R1) store, and some cards can only be used on SG/HK PSN store. for R1 &amp;amp; R3, there are PSN topup cards available to topup credits. Avoid R2/R4 at all cost because those PSN stores do not accept Malaysian cc, moreover &lt;s&gt;they currently do not produce PSN topup cards at all &lt;/s&gt;(R2 PSN cards are available now). do get R2 if you are certain that you do not need to get any expansion packs in the future, as the discs for R2 are cheaper locally. Check &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1049055' target='_blank'&gt;this thread&lt;/a&gt; for accepted credit/debit cards list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do note that some patches/dowloadable contents may be delayed on certain region (R3 especially). R1 usually get the contents first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1083582' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1083582&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I just got a PS3. What should I do 1st?&lt;br /&gt;A) set up different accounts for different playstation stores (jpn, us, eu) and download demos to play with.&lt;br /&gt;let everyone know your main PSN id so we can add you - ihatemyguts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is everyone playing now? What is the everyone&amp;#39;s PSNID?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check out the &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/370113' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;PlayStation Network Community thread&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Note that currently the XMB has a max limit of 50 friendlist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Why do gamers setup so many different PSN account?&lt;br /&gt;A) Actually to play online games, 1 main PSN account is enough (recommend set a US account). Some of us like to use different country PSN to get access to the various demos/trailers offered. We can register for &lt;b&gt;PSN Malaysia ID&lt;/b&gt; at the moment but PSN MY Store is &lt;s&gt;coming soon (when pigs fly)&lt;/s&gt; launched on 8th June 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/eng_my/index.php?q=support/playstation_network/guide/how_to_register_playstation_network' target='_blank'&gt;How to Register PlayStation®Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How to access the different PSN Stores (US,EU,JP,Asian,etc) ?&lt;br /&gt;A) Create a new user in your PS3, then when registering for PSN, choose MY, US, UK, JP, SGP, HK, AUZ, etc. as country. You&amp;#39;ll need a new email address and an address with postcode of that country. Either enter a random address or google to find one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Create a new user (leftmost column in xmb), then sign in normally on the PSN column (2nd from right i think)&lt;br /&gt;1 user (local account on ps3) can only associate with 1 psn id&lt;br /&gt;1 ps3 can have up to 16 users) - acougan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can I create PSNID account using PC ?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, you can register and create your PSN ID using your PC (no PS3 needed) at the following site:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://store.playstation.com/login.gvm' target='_blank'&gt;https://store.playstation.com/login.gvm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I don&amp;#39;t understand JPN, but I wish to download the JPN store demos. Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to create a JPN PSNID. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The PSN d/load speed is very slow. How to install demos/game patches using PC aka proxy method? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://psn.ps3news.com/index.php?s=7' target='_blank'&gt;http://psn.ps3news.com/index.php?s=7&lt;/a&gt; -&amp;gt; URLs for most PKGs (update/demo/fullgame) on PSN Store&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proxy application is used to intercept and capture the URL of the update file/demo/DLC/fullgames between the PS3 and the PSN content server. Once we get the URL, we can download it using PC. After downloading using PC, we can redirect the URL of the respective files to the downloaded files in the PC. This ensures that the PS3 is idle and can be used to do other things instead of stuck in the update mode/screen (or play other games since online games will stop any downloads in the PS3 background downloader). After FW 2.35, the proxy method is limited to d/loading same game link only. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('5cf8079d8c3faf674c3a135700f30410')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;5cf8079d8c3faf674c3a135700f30410&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Post-FW2.35 BYPASS METHOD-DOWNLOADING SAME GAME LINK&lt;br /&gt;0-I assume that you have your PS3 connection configured to use the proxy. (or see below for IP tips)&lt;br /&gt;1-Run the PS3.Proxy.Server.GUI, tick the PS3 option and Start the proxy.&lt;br /&gt;2-Enter the PSN Store, and browse until you find the demo that you want to install and start the download&lt;br /&gt;3-Put it in background download and exit the PSN Store&lt;br /&gt;4-Pause the download in the PS3 download manager&lt;br /&gt;5-Go to the PS3.Proxy.Server.GUI and go to the Logs tab&lt;br /&gt;6-Right click to copy the .pkg URL of the game. Use the URL to download it in your favourite download manager or browser&lt;br /&gt;7-Go to the Replace Files tab, press the Add button&lt;br /&gt;8-Paste the link you copied in the step 6 in the left field&lt;br /&gt;9-Select the small button in the right field and browse for the downloaded PKG file&lt;br /&gt;10-Resume the download at the PS3 download manager, or retry to download again in PSN Store if you have cancelled it earlier&lt;br /&gt;11-Wait until it installs the content&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prerequisites:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&amp;displaylang=en' target='_blank'&gt;.NET framework 1.1 (32&amp;64bit)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&amp;displaylang=en' target='_blank'&gt;.NET framework 2.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b44a0000-acf8-4fa1-affb-40e78d788b00&amp;displaylang=en' target='_blank'&gt;.NET framework 2.0 (64bit)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;try installing .NET 1.1 first. if failed to install proxy after that, try installing .NET 2.0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proxy Apps:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://rapidshare.com/files/188574969/PS3.ProxyServerVista-R3T3LL.msi' target='_blank'&gt;PS3.ProxyServer (vista/64bit compatible version)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3-hacks.com/file/16' target='_blank'&gt;PS3.ProxyServer (xp version) by CF3B5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3-hacks.com/file/19' target='_blank'&gt;PS3. ProxyServer (no installation, new enhanced version) by 3r1c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3blog.co.za/guides/how-to-download-game-patches-and-updates-via-your-pc/' target='_blank'&gt;Proxy GUIded tutorial (with screenshots)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;networking TIPS for proxy/IP setup (advanced users may skip)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('514469ca4f0c85f93c9055978154e550')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;514469ca4f0c85f93c9055978154e550&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) to get an idea on your network, go to start -&amp;gt; run -&amp;gt; type &amp;quot;cmd&amp;quot; -&amp;gt; and then type &amp;quot;ipconfig /all&amp;quot; (for windows variants)&lt;br /&gt;take note of the PC IP address (i), subnet mask (ii), default gateway/router (iii).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Use the info above (i,ii,iii) to set up the PS3 network settings. Put the PC&amp;#39;s LAN IP (i) in the &amp;quot;use proxy server&amp;quot; part in PS3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Do note that sometimes in DCHP environment, the IP of the devices may change if you turn them on and off. so please check if they are correct every time you have problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) some firewalls (in the PC) might block the connection from the PS3. put the proxy server app in the whitelist or disable the firewall temporarily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in the proxy program, just use the 0.0.0.0 because it will automatically use the pc&amp;#39;s ip&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Do we have to pay for online gaming on PSN?&lt;br /&gt;A) All online gaming for PS3 games is currently free. However, if they release a MMORPGs games in the future, they may charge a subscription for MMO games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m trying to purchase games and add-ons off the US PSN Store using my credit card. Help?&lt;br /&gt;Short answer - &lt;br /&gt;For US store - use &lt;s&gt; entropay.com &lt;/s&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;UPDATE &lt;/b&gt;- it seems Entropay is &lt;b&gt;now working again&lt;/b&gt; on US PSN store&amp;#33; - discuss Entropay &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/867010' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Asian Store (SGP/HK) - use M&amp;#39;sian credit card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1049055' target='_blank'&gt;This thread&lt;/a&gt; discusses which credit card works on which PSN store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Tell me more about PSN prepaid cards. &lt;br /&gt;A) Right now, you can purchase JP/SGP/HK/TWN PSN prepaid wallet cards. It works similar to mobile prepaid cards. play-asia or ebay has some for sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;note: currently the HK cards are available at &lt;a href='http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-zu-49-en-70-2713.html' target='_blank'&gt;p-a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SGP cards are hard to find, even in SGP, most gameshops don&amp;#39;t carry them. &lt;br /&gt;JPN cards/tickets buy from ebay, very quick can get codes.&lt;br /&gt;US cards are available - buy from ebay/ LYN garage sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;ve read PSN DLC content is region-locked to the game region. It this true?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, free or paid DLC(expansions/game-addons) are region specific. For example, a US version version of Warhawk only works with US version of WH expansion packs. Another example, Asian Folklore only works with DLC packs from Asian PSN store. Keep this in mind before buying any DLC&amp;#33; However, once a DLC is activated/dowloaded onto a PS3, all users on the PS3 will have access to the said content. So you dont have to buy them separately if you have a separate account for your friend/family/etc, as long as they play on the same PS3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;ve read most PSN games/content can be shared/activated between 5 different PS3s. How?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('4c177c41ab55acecc2d7e5921a566c84')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;4c177c41ab55acecc2d7e5921a566c84&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135624' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135624&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INSTRUCTIONS/FAQ ON GAME SHARING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the &amp;quot;sender&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Purchase and download a game from the Playstation Store&lt;br /&gt;2. Go to account management for the account and delete the billing information from your personal information if the PS3 saved your credit card info&lt;br /&gt;3. Change your password temporarily for the share&lt;br /&gt;4. Give login info (email address and password) to the receiver&lt;br /&gt;5. When the share is completed, change the password&lt;br /&gt;For the &amp;quot;receiver&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. In the PS3 XMB menu, add a new user account on your PS3 and sign in to it&lt;br /&gt;2. Select the network on the XMB and create an existing Playstation Network account&lt;br /&gt;3. Use the login information given from the &amp;quot;sender&amp;quot; to create the existing account&lt;br /&gt;4. Login into the account&lt;br /&gt;5. Enter into the Playstation store&lt;br /&gt;6. Click on &amp;quot;Download List&amp;quot; on the upper right near the person&amp;#39;s userID and select the game you wish to download and hit download&lt;br /&gt;7. After game is downloaded, notify the &amp;quot;sender&amp;quot; that the download is complete so they can change the password to the account&lt;br /&gt;8. Enjoy&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;Q/A:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Should I worry about misuse for my account?&lt;br /&gt;A: If you taken the steps to delete your credit card/billing information and changed your password temporary, it should be safe. If you&amp;#39;re paranoid about someone stealing your account, only share with people that you really, really trust&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Can&amp;#39;t I just make a sub-account and use that to share the games?&lt;br /&gt;A: Not sure if this is allowed, but someone could try and report the results&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: I just received the game from the sender and the game won&amp;#39;t play, help&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;A: In order to play the game on your PS3, the game must be activated AND the user account that was used to download the game must stay on your PS3. For example, say you created user account &amp;quot;User1&amp;quot; on your local Playstation 3 and you downloaded a full version of Lemmings. After you download the game, you MUST keep &amp;quot;User1&amp;quot; on your Playstation 3 in order for the game to run on your PS3. If you somehow delete the user account, you must relogin with the sender&amp;#39;s account and redownload the game. If the game is still on your HDD, simply redownload then cancel to re-authorize the game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Do I have to login with the sender&amp;#39;s account to play the game?&lt;br /&gt;A: No, it just needs to be authorized on your PS3. You can play the game using your account thereafter. Just do not delete the user account as mentioned above or else the game will be locked out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: I&amp;#39;m trying to download the game from the Playstation store but it is not appearing in the store. Where is it?&lt;br /&gt;A: Games that are purchased disappear from the store. You have to download the game going through the &amp;quot;Download List&amp;quot; screen on the upper right of the Playstation Store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: How many times can I share a game?&lt;br /&gt;A: The store says you can share up to 5 different Playstation 3&amp;#39;s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MISC.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m playing ___ game and my PS3 hang&amp;#33; Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) Sometimes certain programming bugs/glitches can hang the PS3 OS. No choice but to reset (either soft reset and go back to XMB or do hard reset). Try to note down when and what trigger the hang. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m playing ___ game and my PS3 hang&amp;#33; Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) In any case of freeze/lockups, eject any disc in the drive first before attempting to restart the system. This will lower the risk of the BD drive problem [citation needed] - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I get a XMB error msg. What does it mean?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=2157448&amp;query.id=64700#M2157448' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - slickz&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My ps3 stopped detecting discs. How to fix? &lt;br /&gt;A) If you have a SGP set and have a way to send it to Sony SGP Service Center for RMA, they&amp;#39;ll honor the warranty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('97980be83d4b37922db27006fd4cb30f')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;97980be83d4b37922db27006fd4cb30f&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;PS3 Warranty Claim FAQs for Singapore PS3 sets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. I would like to ask where is the place or address to claim warranty in Singapore?&lt;br /&gt;The place to claim warranty for your PS3 in Singapore is at The Sony Service Center in Wisma Atria, Orchard Road. It is at Level 4 iinm. After you found the Sony Center, just proceed to the Warranty Claims counter, past the Electronics on your left, and past the sports outlet (not Sony) on your right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Is the place open at Saturday and Sunday?&lt;br /&gt;Yup. Until 7 o&amp;#39;clock. Again, iinm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. How long does it takes from them to check and solve the problem for me?&lt;br /&gt;I would say it takes 5 to 7 working days. For me, I brought for repair on Sat/Sun and they called me on Thurs/Fri for pickup. I usually tell them, thanks for acknowledging me and will proceed for pickup on the following Sat/Sun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. My PS3 problem is &amp;quot;unable to read the blu-ray disc&amp;quot; and lastly what do I need to bring for the warranty process?&lt;br /&gt;Bring your PS3 (console only will do) and your receipt of purchase. Although this is not important, this is just for proof in case they ask.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. What if I had lost the receipt of purchase?&lt;br /&gt;Say that you got the PS3 a gift from family/friends/relatives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. If I make a warranty claim, do they exhange my faulty PS3 with a new one?&lt;br /&gt;Depends. They do not simply replace any faulty PS3 that comes through with a shiny new one unless deemed necessary (i.e cases of no display / no LAN). For died lens problem, a simple change of the BD drive should make your PS3 fine again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Can I put a Malaysian address in the warranty registration if I have SG set PS3?&lt;br /&gt;No because these PS3s are parallel imports and during that time we purchase, PS3 is not yet launched officially here, all SG sets are expected to be bought from within Singapore *only*.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Can I simply put a fake SG address in the warranty registration?&lt;br /&gt;When you register for warranty, you NEED to give a VALID Singapore address and a VALID Singapore contact no. Don&amp;#39;t simply key in 69-A, Suka Hati Street, SG 123456 , 0298765432&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think address not that important la because they won&amp;#39;t ask that much. You just need to confirm with them that the address you key-in during the warranty registration on the PlayStation website tallies with the one they display on their system. BUT contact no must be valid to make you reachable to them once the repair is done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Wow, so much trouble la all this. Is there any other alternative to get my PS3 fixed?&lt;br /&gt;Yes, you can try and get them fixed at Gamers Solution (bernard moh) or PSZone (nelsonkoay) just to name a few. But unfortunately our local shops are only able to fixed died lens at this time of writing. Maybe in due time, they are able to fix much more faulty PS3 causes i.e no display / no LAN. But be warned, your warranty will be voided.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** REMEMBER, YOU MUST REGISTER YOUR PS3 via their website BEFORE making any warranty claims. You can do so here: &lt;a href='https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/member/login.jsp' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/member/login.jsp&lt;/a&gt; (This is true for PS3 SG only). **&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** LAST but not least, BEST OF LUCK &amp;#33;&amp;#33; **&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--emo&amp;:thumbs:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbup.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt; TheUndead&amp;#39;s PS3 Warranty Claim FAQs for Singapore PS3 sets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('2672e7412f2a96c03967020e46f41f66')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;2672e7412f2a96c03967020e46f41f66&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to bring the PS3 to Sony Center SGP yourself. They will ask your warranty number (obtained after you registered with Sony Singapore using internet) and do some simple verification with you. My case, the wifi was busted, my PS3 was changed there with a new one, on the spot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I work in singapore so I use my office address. I carried the PS3 inside my backpack. no box what so ever. I just printed out my copy of the warranty,&lt;br /&gt;but they never check.  - snipersnake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt; forumer snipersnake share&amp;#39;s his RMA procedure&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some gamers here have tried a non-official fix involving the spare-part [SONY PlayStation3 PS3 KES-400AAA Laser]. Contact forumer [tot31] or [bernard moh], they have experience in such repairs. These are the threads discussing the problem - &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/507787' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/494788' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('a79d59c11de267ebbfb7e154dbdd176c')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;a79d59c11de267ebbfb7e154dbdd176c&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i20.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/c3/0c/f5bd_1.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;forumer [engineered_miri] bought this spare-part from ebay and [tot31] use it to help fixed his ps3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ps3kes400aaalaserot9.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4972/ps3kes400aaalaserot9.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;s&gt;Q) What is the PS3 automatic Fan test/Internal Dust cleansing method?&lt;br /&gt;A) &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/672677' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/672677&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/s&gt;&lt;br /&gt;reports say that this actually harms the ps3 and also not recommended by sony&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('10b83eb3aab589dc4b9a887d7bfef298')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;10b83eb3aab589dc4b9a887d7bfef298&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;s&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhU4_Rm0GQU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40gb PS3 only&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turn off ur ps3&lt;br /&gt;Turn off the power in the back via the power button&lt;br /&gt;Hold the eject button keep holding it&lt;br /&gt;While holding the eject button, turn on the power switch in the back of ur ps3&lt;br /&gt;Done&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33; - anythin&lt;/s&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Install Linux - which one is the best version?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/542247' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Linux on PS3 Thread&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Playstation</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:12:31 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>blog everyday and you will not die</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1106333</link>
            <description>&lt;!--QuoteBegin-azxel+Jul 23 2009, 04:42 PM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(azxel &amp;#064; Jul 23 2009, 04:42 PM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;she just blogged yesterday...&amp;nbsp; &lt;!--emo&amp;:rolleyes:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]27468357[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:43:59 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>PlayStation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V3</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/921614</link>
            <description>the older thread - &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/769411' target='_blank'&gt; PlayStation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Related threads:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Want to know about local PS3 price? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/746894' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Malaysian PSN Store is open &amp;#33; discuss PSN card availabilty here &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1051446/+780' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on routers &amp;amp; networking for PS3 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/637256' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on TV &amp;amp; displays for PS3&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/594219' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion on upgrading internal hard drive for PS3&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/713066' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;PS3 hardware problems&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1025505' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Which Credit/Debit Cards work on which PSN Store?&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1049055' target='_blank'&gt;Click me &amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since a lot of newcomers are joining the PS3 subforum, let&amp;#39;s consolidate the Frequently Asked Questions into one place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The format is simple, post &amp;amp; ask any questions regarding PS3. When other forumers answer it, we can update the 1st post. If anyone spot some incorrect info on the answers, let us know the corrections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;CTRL-F&lt;/b&gt; and find whether a similar question had been asked and answered already  &lt;!--emo&amp;:P--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html' target='_blank'&gt;Edepot&amp;#39;s detailed technical info for PS3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - (thanks to ruztynail for the link)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://playstation.custhelp.com' target='_blank'&gt;http://playstation.custhelp.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - Official Playstation Knowledge Center&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/basicoperations/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://manuals.playstation.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; - PS3 manual&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=1963427' target='_blank'&gt;Unofficial PLAYSTATION®3 GENERAL FAQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; at boardsus.playstation.com compiled by  AckeheceKoheo  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1474180' target='_blank'&gt;PS3 / Games Complete FAQ - Everything you need to know&amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; at gameaxis forums compiled by charleslin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Tell me more about PS3 firmware update. Latest version: &lt;b&gt;2.80&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/my/en/support/latestVersion/ps3' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (Asian official PS3 update website). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The link for FW2.80 (download using PC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://djp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/jp/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;JP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/sa/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;ASIA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://deu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/eu/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;EU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dau01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/au/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;AU/NZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://dtw01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/tw/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;TW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://rapidshare.com/files/247958680/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;2.80 Rapidshare mirror&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.keyquotes.com.sg/keyquotes/download/ps3/US/PS3UPDAT.PUP' target='_blank'&gt;2.80 Local mirror&lt;/a&gt; thanks to ravemaster [snapback]26860757[/snapback]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5#Applications' target='_blank'&gt;MD5&lt;/a&gt; hash for 2.80 = &lt;b&gt;d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All PS3 firmware from 1.02 - 2.80 are region-free (same md5 accross the mirrors = exact same files on each server). You can download from any mirror. For future updates, we will check whether they are still region-free, and will reflect that if there is any changes here. You can update to the latest firmware, there is no need to update incrementally one by one if you havent updated for a while.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('658a42e0d203e47699bfeeb36a7da8cb')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;658a42e0d203e47699bfeeb36a7da8cb&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt; Every time PS3 is connected to the internet/PSN, it will request the latest firmware status from Sony. Asian PS3 will use this URL to check: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/sa/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;http://fsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/up...-updatelist.txt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This URL is updated first before the PS3 update page on official update website. However the site still use the same URL for download link with the URL given here. Inside the firmware feed, the link to the latest update is shown. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can change the country code in the URL to get other region&amp;#39;s latest firmware status (and MD5), but they are normally updated at the same time. If there is a newer firmware, the PS3 can download it directly, but it is advisable to download using PC (or if your PS3 is not connected to the net).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/sa/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;Asian firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/us/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;USA firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://fjp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/jp/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;Japan firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://feu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/list/eu/ps3-updatelist.txt' target='_blank'&gt;EU firmware feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the feed, we then can obtain the URL to download the latest firmware.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;dsa01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/sa/ - Asian sets (Including MY/SGP/HK/TWN)&lt;br /&gt;djp01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/jp/ - JPN sets&lt;br /&gt;dus01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/us/ - US sets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;more mirrors - Vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;deu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/eu/ - EU&lt;br /&gt;dau01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/au/ - Australia/NZ&lt;br /&gt;dmx01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/mx/ -Mexico?&lt;br /&gt;dkr01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/kr/ - S.Korea&lt;br /&gt;dtw01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/tw/ - Taiwan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the MD5 hash is in the link itself - regiondirectory/YYYY_MMDD_MD5hash/PS3UPDAT.PUP &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using MD5 checker, we can verify whether the downloaded .PUP is corrupted or not (during downloading/transfer)&lt;br /&gt;some MD5 hash checkers -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.colonywest.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=46&amp;Itemid=56' target='_blank'&gt;DigestIT2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.mgillespie.plus.com/MD5Check.zip' target='_blank'&gt;MD5Check&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The USB drive must be in FAT16 or FAT32, and put the update according to this structure (all caps):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--c1--&gt;&lt;div class='codetop'&gt;CODE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='codemain'&gt;&lt;!--ec1--&gt;X&amp;#58;&amp;#092;PS3&amp;#092;UPDATE&amp;#092;PS3UPDAT.PUP&lt;!--c2--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--ec2--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In PS3, go to -&amp;gt; Settings -&amp;gt; System Update -&amp;gt; Update from storage media&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) After updating the PS3&amp;#39;s FW, now my PS3 is bricked&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer to &lt;a href='http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/10/18/firmware-2-50-adds-hidden-recovery-menu/#comments' target='_blank'&gt;PS3 hidden recovery menu&lt;/a&gt; and  &lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339225' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - szhafri, Muchi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('cacf4b7fd01d8e252b16341ef29bed9a')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;cacf4b7fd01d8e252b16341ef29bed9a&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;chk this article on service mode.... &lt;a href='http://www.ps3news.com/PS3Dev/playstation-3-recovery-menu-added-in-firmware-2-50-why/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.ps3news.com/PS3Dev/playstation-...mware-2-50-why/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to Access Playstation Recovery Menu&lt;br /&gt;1 Turn off Playstation 3(standby)&lt;br /&gt;2 Hold The power button until it goes in standby again&lt;br /&gt;3 Repeat step 2 this time it will beep once for display setting change then it will follow with 2 beeps &lt;br /&gt;4 when you hear the 2 beeps take finger off power button&lt;br /&gt;5 you will be promted to plug in your controller via usb and then hit the PS button&lt;br /&gt;6. The Recovery menu will pop up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A couple of more informative videos on how to access Recovery Mode:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjPv07myGs' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjPv07myGs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AfddEbVYE' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AfddEbVYE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfbF_J39W8' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfbF_J39W8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDvmj0wMms' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDvmj0wMms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3HEj2tmIc' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3HEj2tmIc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqvQpF2azEo' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqvQpF2azEo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- shahreza2000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPECIAL ATTENTION:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There have been several cases of lens problems with PS3. While there is no solid explanation for these lens failures (one theory is  the overheating of the lens), I&amp;#39;ll just list down some of the best practices &lt;i&gt;recommended&lt;/i&gt; by our community here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- if possible, remove the BD from PS3 before you shut it off (advice from Bernard of GS)&lt;br /&gt;- in any case of freeze/lockups, eject any disc in the drive first before attempting to restart the system. This will lower the risk of the BD drive problem - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;- a few have theorized the questionable quality of pirated DVD movies may overly-stressed the BD laser leading to failures, best avoid them&lt;br /&gt;- as always, don&amp;#39;t place the ps3 in a closed off cabinet with restricted airflow. make sure the placement of the ps3 don&amp;#39;t block any of its vents. &lt;br /&gt;- Try not to place your PS3 on the same level that you place your front speakers. The sounds generated from the speakers regardless low or high volume will cause some low or high vibration across the AV cabinet or table panel and this might have a negative damage impact on the BD mechanism lens and it parts (especially when the lens is in reading mode, the sensitivity is much greater to any shock or vibration) - raoul&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;......................&lt;br /&gt;+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m buying a PS3 soon&amp;#33; What is the current pricing at local shops?&lt;br /&gt;A) Join discussion about updated pricing &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/746894' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The are many regions/versions of PS3, I&amp;#39;m confused&amp;#33;?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check this &lt;a href='http://edepot.com/playstation3.html' target='_blank'&gt;Edepot list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The are many regions/versions of PS3, how to identify what region is the PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check the sticker on the box/back of the console. &lt;b&gt;06&lt;/b&gt; indicates MY/SGP set. at the moment, MY model number - CECHK06&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/eng_my/index.php?q=playstation_3/hardware' target='_blank'&gt;http://asia.playstation.com/eng_my/index.p...tion_3/hardware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('eb3ad21becc550c9b626c0ddbc534279')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;eb3ad21becc550c9b626c0ddbc534279&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SGP model numbers are CECHE06, CECHA06, CECHG06, CECHG06CW, CECHK06&lt;br /&gt;HK model numbers are CECHE12, CECHA12, CECHB12, CECHG12, CECHG12CW&lt;br /&gt;TWN model numbers are CECHB07, CECHA07, CECHG07, CECHG07CW&lt;br /&gt;JPN model number is CECHB00, CECHA00, CECHH00, CECHH00CW, CECHH00SS&lt;br /&gt;S.KOR model number is CECHE05, CECHG05, CECHG05CW &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/eng_sg/index.php?q=playstation_3/hardware' target='_blank'&gt;http://asia.playstation.com/eng_sg/index.p...tion_3/hardware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/eng_hk/index.php?q=playstation_3/hardware' target='_blank'&gt;http://asia.playstation.com/eng_hk/index.p...tion_3/hardware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/tch_tw/index.php?q=playstation_3/hardware' target='_blank'&gt;http://asia.playstation.com/tch_tw/index.p...tion_3/hardware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.jp.playstation.com/hardware/ps3/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.jp.playstation.com/hardware/ps3/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.playstation.co.kr/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.playstation.co.kr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Which ps3 version/country&amp;amp;compatible are the best and suitable for malaysia&amp;#39;s ps3 gamers?&lt;br /&gt;A) Since the ps3 games are region free, it doesn&amp;#39;t really matter what region ps3 to buy. SonyMY have recently launched PS3 model CECHK06 so it is recommended to buy MY set. Local set comes with 1 year warranty (parts + labor). Obviously this include the infamous PS3 &amp;quot;lens problem&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/my/en/support/p/warrantyInformation' target='_blank'&gt;http://asia.playstation.com/my/en/support/...antyInformation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/member/mem_reg.jsp' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/...ber/mem_reg.jsp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://mysony.sony.com.my/ps_warranty.htm' target='_blank'&gt;http://mysony.sony.com.my/ps_warranty.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://corp.sony.com.my/genuine/genuine_verify.asp' target='_blank'&gt;http://corp.sony.com.my/genuine/genuine_verify.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;This are some tips how to know its Malaysia 80GB PS3 :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('f38358c55c70155abef814c0a1c39f6d')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;f38358c55c70155abef814c0a1c39f6d&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS3 80GB ( CECHK06 ) Malaysia Edition -  1 year Warranty by SOMAS ( Sony Malaysia )..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Under the console itself , there is small SIRIM stickers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. At the box ( the packaging ) ; at the front there is MALAYSIA OFFICIAL PRODUCT stickers ; on top of the box there is YELLOW stickers &amp;quot; You have to scratch the code and follow the instruction at the stickers &amp;quot; to ensure its genuine Sony product...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Again , on top of the box there is WHITE stickers , Distribute by  Sony (M) Sdn Bhd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Each unit already been SEALED by Sony...if the SEALED already off...Dont accept the unit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My PS3 is from JP/USA/etc. Do I need a step-up or step-down power transformer?&lt;br /&gt;A) PS3 has an auto-sensing power supply. No transformers needed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can i replace the japan power cable given with a standard pc power cable?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, PS3 uses the standard power cable used in PCs and monitors. So if you bought an import US/JP/TW/etc set, you can just replace with your own M&amp;#39;sian plug cable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How much are original games? Are the games region free? &lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, PS3 games are region free. Games can cost anywhere between RM160 to RM 220, depending on the game  or region. Go ahead and download demos, its easy to do and will provide you an idea of what to expect from some games - Hitman190&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The ps3 games - R1,R2,R3. What&amp;#39;s the difference?&lt;br /&gt;A) refer to the &lt;b&gt;PSN&lt;/b&gt; section below&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Q) Do we need to buy games of the same region to be able to play online together?&lt;br /&gt;A) This is a tricky question. Some PS3 games are fully international and can play online worldwide across the different versions (e.g warhawk, GTA4), some can not (e.g motorstorm, MGS4). Best do some research on the game&amp;#39;s online capability first before buying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can I play ps1/ps2 games on PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) The short answer - all PS3 models can play PS1 games. (the disc based PS1 games are still region locked - Asian PS3 code is NTSC/J)&lt;br /&gt;The long answer - some earlier models of PS3 can also play PS2 games, but they are not longer made/sold. The best option to play PS2 games is still PS2 + SDTV &lt;!--emo&amp;:)--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;check here: &lt;a href='http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) If my ps3 asia version, can it play whatever blu-ray movie region?&lt;br /&gt;A) Asian PS3 plays &lt;b&gt;blu-ray region A&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Region A: North America&lt;/b&gt;, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong and &lt;b&gt;Southeast Asia&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Region B: Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.&lt;br /&gt;Region C: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mainland China, Pakistan, Russia, Central and South Asia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for europe region free titles, u can check &lt;a href='http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - PrinceOfPersia&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SETUP &amp;amp; ACCESSORIES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is the difference between cheap and expensive HDMI cables?&lt;br /&gt;A) &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=828972#M828972' target='_blank'&gt;http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstatio...=828972#M828972&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m on a budget but wish to enjoy PS3 in HD rather than my old TV. What are my cheapest options?&lt;br /&gt;A) Get a wide-screen LCD monitor ~RM700. Make sure it has &lt;b&gt;DVI(HDCP) &lt;/b&gt;or HDMI input and supports 720p. Buy a &lt;b&gt;DVI-to-HDMI&lt;/b&gt; cable. Get a budget 2.1 speaker set if needed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=83132219tc7.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9303/83132219tc7.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/832727' target='_blank'&gt;LCD Monitor Thread v5.00&lt;/a&gt; - TheUndead&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I want to play PS3 with LCD monitor. But its an old model which does not support DVI or HDCP. How?&lt;br /&gt;A) You need a &lt;a href='http://www.thegametrain.com/blog/2008/02/playing-high-def-playstation-3-on-vga.html' target='_blank'&gt;VGA box&lt;/a&gt; - it converts the component output to VGA signal&lt;br /&gt;eg. VGA box 2198p, www.hdboxpro.com, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('16c143bd4361e5b8c72d850f521bcc73')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;16c143bd4361e5b8c72d850f521bcc73&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;by air,Apr 29 2009, 11:17 AM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below info is applicable for those who play PS3 under tight budget(VGA-only, non-DVI/non-HDMI LCD monitor)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So basically for a PS3 user with a VGA-only supported monitor(non HDMI/non DVI)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will need a VGA box/TV box:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Not every VGA box can really fulfill your PS3 display needs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. So, in order to have a decent quality of display(720i), you will need a VGA box that support PS3 component cable and PS3 component cable(you need to buy it separately, it is not included with VGA box)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. How to identify whether the VGA box is compatible with PS3?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If on the box it got stated for PS2/3 that would be better, but still you need to confirm the accessories it included:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i) VGA BOX itself of course&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ii) Video input to VGA box with 5 female pin connector (which fits PS3 component cable, three pin for display, two pin for audio)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;iii) VGA out female port(without including VGA cable to monitor, you have it yourself)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOTE:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A. How to know a seller quite familiar with PS3 settings with VGA LCD monitor?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sony PS3 included one RCA cables (RED, WHITE, YELLOW pin)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both RCA and S video cables only offer low quality of display to the screen (576i)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only way to have optimum quality(720i) is PS3 component cable(5 pin). If seller keep pushing RM300++ some VGA box without any good warranty + without PS3 component cable compatible female pin for video input + claim any kind of cable produce the same display quality, DO NOT BUY IT they might cheat you paying RM300++ only for 576i features.(such features not even worth RM200)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a good seller will direct you to PS3 component cables and its optimum setting for PS3 with VGA box.(so far I din meet any)&lt;br /&gt;B. Is any LCD/CRT VGA monitor fit for PS3/VGA BOX?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I know, my monitor(Samsung SyncMaster 732n plus) is been two years before switching PC to PS3, my advice on this, if better you can buy a new LCD monitor that support a decent resolution (1280 or above), OR at least newer than mine.&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]25503185[/snapback][/right]&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Refer to the VGA box setup guide on post 2 further down the pg - kazasho&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('b2d6315efc22c86d4162555be4b35fe7')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;b2d6315efc22c86d4162555be4b35fe7&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i bought vga box 2168 at RM150 at sunway pyramid. i have no idea what brand is this it didnt stated at all....heres the pics...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01675gr3.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;The Vga Box&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4940/dsc01676wf5.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;The Box Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;720p or 480p component converted to VGA 1600x1200 (this is maximum resolution)&lt;br /&gt;- nightmarej4ck&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) A widescreen PC LCD monitor basically has an aspect ratio of 16:10(compared to a widescreen LCD TV which is 16:9), rite? So, does the image usually appear stretched for the LCD monitor? Is it too obvious?  &lt;br /&gt;A) It will be stretched slightly if the monitor does not support 1:1 pixel mapping since the aspect ratio is different. However it is not that noticeable (well at least for me) - theGOne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m using PS3 with PC monitor. But the monitor don&amp;#39;t have speaker/sound. How?&lt;br /&gt;A) You need a 2.1 speaker set. For the audio, you need to get yourself a &lt;b&gt;Y-splitter cable&lt;/b&gt;. Like this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rcaaudiosplitteradaptergk8.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1940/rcaaudiosplitteradaptergk8.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8798/sw8433mdwt3.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc07852qq3.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4236/dsc07852qq3.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image012nw9.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4162/image012nw9.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=avsettinglf3.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6002/avsettinglf3.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, connect the composite cable to the back of your PS3, the red and white audio to the Y-splitter, and the other end of the Y-splitter to your speakers. Just ask any computer shop for it. Must have one. Only RM10 I think. - TheUndead&lt;br /&gt;The Y-splitter cable RM4-5 bucks if u buy from imbi plaza , electrical shop behind imbi mario, they have a lot of conversion cables of any type - Synco&lt;br /&gt;Can also buy at Jalan Pasar - theGOne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alternatively, if you buy a Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) set that accepts optical input and decodes DD5.1 and DTS , you can enjoy surround sound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What PS3 games support DTS? how to enable its support?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342101' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How do reset the PS3 display settings. (e.g. moving from SDTV&amp;lt;-&amp;gt;HDTV)?&lt;br /&gt;A) The factory reset is probably what you need to try next. Hold down the power button (with the back power switch in the on position) for 10+ seconds till you hear multiple beeps. Once the reset is done, when you power up, the ps3 should auto-detect the HDMI connection. - Ninja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I heard the SGP/HK PS3 set supports NTSC. Can I play it on my TV?&lt;br /&gt;A) If you are using HDTV, you don&amp;#39;t need to worry about PAL / NTSC color systems because it only matters if you are using a SDTV. Most if not all SDTV sold in Malaysia support PAL &amp;amp; NTSC- nwk&lt;br /&gt;NTSC consoles refuse to play certain PAL discs when the console is set to use SD output. - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=1347414' target='_blank'&gt;http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstatio...read.id=1347414&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My new PS3 has only 40GB? How to upgrade the HDD?&lt;br /&gt;A) Here are some guides - &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3media&amp;thread.id=32840' target='_blank'&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://asia.cnet.com/services/tools/printerfriendly.htm?AT=62032875' target='_blank'&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.slashgear.com/ps3-hard-drive-upgrade-132464.php' target='_blank'&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href='http://www.gamersreports.com/article/43/' target='_blank'&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/games/playstation_2/ps3_gets_diy_upgrade' target='_blank'&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('2534f78967941d968c5e6479ca592cd1')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;2534f78967941d968c5e6479ca592cd1&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]-B1mQ21XXLE[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The PS3 will format the HDD automatically. If you straightaway upgrade your HDD after purchasing your PS3, then there is no need to do the backup function of files/gamesaves/videos/music from the old HDD. Just pop in the new HDD, format it using the PS3, and if you want to use linux, just repartition it using the PS3 OS before transferring any new files to the new HDD as the repartitioning process wipes all data. Dont worry about the folder structure, they will be autogenerated by PS3 - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I bought a 40/80GB set but the HDD is showing less than 40/80GB available space, what happened? &lt;br /&gt;A) Around 12% of PS3 HDD is reserved by the GameOS as system cache.&lt;br /&gt;Here&amp;#39;s some rough estimate of usable space:&lt;br /&gt;31/37GB&lt;br /&gt;46/55GB&lt;br /&gt;64/74GB   &amp;lt;- 80GB SET&lt;br /&gt;98/111GB&lt;br /&gt;130/149GB&lt;br /&gt;205/232GB&lt;br /&gt;263/298GB&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can PS3 use SATA-2 HDD, is there any difference? can PS3 use 7200rpm?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check out this topic &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=2000029' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;The PS3&amp;#39;s controller is SATA150. A SATAII HDD would switch to SATAI capabilities because of backward compatibility.  So there would be no difference.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;What I do know is, keep the original PS3 HDD with you no matter what because if for some unforseen reason you need to send your PS3 to Sony, you need to have the original PS3 HDD back in the PS3. And if there are any stickers on the HDD, make sure you leave it as it is. - Muchi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I cant get my portable hard disk to be recognized by my 40 GB PS3. Any ideas? I connected both usb plugs already.&lt;br /&gt;A) your external storage devices must be &lt;b&gt;formatted with FAT32&lt;/b&gt; not NTFS. - tot31&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Windows can&amp;#39;t format bigger than 32GB for FAT32. Help? Can PS3 detect an external USB FAT drive bigger than 32GB?&lt;br /&gt;A) I found a software that can do it (http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197) - aiman04&lt;br /&gt;Yes, its able to read bigger size HDD as long as its FAT32, im using &lt;a href='http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm' target='_blank'&gt;swissknife&lt;/a&gt; (go google) - rx330&lt;br /&gt;Connect your HDD to your PC and install/use &lt;a href='http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm' target='_blank'&gt;swissknife&lt;/a&gt;  to format it to FAT32 - Ninja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I have test 2 of my 2.5&amp;quot; USB drive formatted using swissknife v3.0 but it still failed. both are 80GB,IDE, FAT32 &amp;amp; single partition. different brand. different casing. any recommendation brand for USB casing?&lt;br /&gt;A) I think it is because of the lack of power. Some USB casing need to use 2 ports to provide sufficient power to the HDD. Or maybe try to use different formatter/partitioner. I used Gparted liveCD to partition &amp;amp; format my 60GB to FAT32 as XP refuses to create a FAT32 partition bigger than 32GB. - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The backup utility will keep all your game saves, pictures, videos, songs, but not the XMB, ID settings, etc because they are stored in somekind of a BIOS like memory. Now my understanding is, it will backup the demo games too, but not the purchased ones because of copyright thing? So I need to re-download my purchased games again? &lt;br /&gt;A) The backup utility will backup purchased PSN games &amp;amp; content too. Remember, you can redownload PSN puchases as many times you want through the same PS3. Most PSN purchases can be activated on &amp;lt;= 5 different PS3s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Does USB hub or card reader works with the 40GB PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes and &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=523073&amp;view=findpost&amp;p=14132365' target='_blank'&gt;tested&lt;/a&gt; by forumer redbull_y2k. a DC-powered USB hub is recommended for certain USB devices (e.g rockband setup)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What&amp;#39;s the difference between DS3 and 6axis?&lt;br /&gt;A) DS3 is basically an upgraded 6axis controller, it has vibration (for games that support it). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I have a DS2 controller. Can I use on a PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Get a PS2-USB controller. Local shops got sell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('a53682df9bbccf16d572913613273ea6')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;a53682df9bbccf16d572913613273ea6&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7571/usb2psu811packxe5.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the name is USB Super Convertor - tested to work (2 ports)&lt;br /&gt;this malaysian site got sell - www.kemenonline.com/lelong.com.my&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the name is PS3 / PS2 Controller Adaptor - tested to work (1 port)&lt;br /&gt;this &lt;a href='http://www.superufo.com/product_html/Playstation_3_PS3___PS2_Controller_Adaptor.html#' target='_blank'&gt;site&lt;/a&gt; got sell &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;warning: from [Dinghydoggy]&amp;#39;s experience, it seems not any chap ayam convertor will work&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can now use the DS2 as a 2nd controller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How to reset the 6axis/DS3 controller?&lt;br /&gt;A) Turn off the controller. On the back there is a pin hole use a paper clip and hold it for 5-10 seconds. then attach the usb cable and press the PS/HOME button - monyetbesi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What webcams are compatible with the PS3?&lt;br /&gt;A) For video chats, most USB webcams are supported, including PS2 Eyetoy. For PS3 Eye apps/games, you need the PS3 Eye - snipersnake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can PS3 able to support USB keyboard and mouse? Imagine if it can support these peripherals, it would be great to play First Person Shooter on PS3.&lt;br /&gt;A) If the programmers program their PS3 game to support KB+M, then yes, you can use it to game. Currently, only UT3 offer this support. An alternative will be the [FragFX Controller]. google for reviews and impressions. IINM, forumer [lksing78] has this controller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can i ask how to sync my bt headset with the ps3? &lt;br /&gt;A) Grab your BT headset manual and do what the headset tells you to do to get it in &amp;quot;Sync Mode&amp;quot;. Go to your PS3 XMB - Accessories - Register BT device - BT Headset.&lt;br /&gt;if you threw away the manual - google is your friend. * - from a google cache of forums.gametrailers.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can you give me links to bluetooth wireless headsets that is compatible with the ps3?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;thread.id=898874' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can i use US dualshock 3 on a SG set?&lt;br /&gt;A) Accessories have no region-lock - you can use it.&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;XMB&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I need some help with the &lt;b&gt;ps3 internet settings&lt;/b&gt; (port forwarding, NAT &amp;amp; DMZ settings). Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) Here&amp;#39;s a good &lt;a href='http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=74303' target='_blank'&gt;guide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=psnetwork&amp;thread.id=116102' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='http://playstation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/playstation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=241&amp;p_created=1178664908&amp;p_sid=4qWHb_Wi&amp;p_accessibility=0&amp;p_lva=&amp;p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MTYwJnBfcHJvZHM9NCZwX2NhdHM9ICZwX3B2PTEuNCZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9Mg**&amp;p_li=&amp;p_topview=1' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try setting the &lt;b&gt;MTU setting to 1364&lt;/b&gt; on both the router and the PS3. A few have reported more stable connections at MTU 1364.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What router should I get for PSN?&lt;br /&gt;A) Join the discussion about routers &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/637256' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;ve heard of Folding@Home on the PS3. How can I contribute?&lt;br /&gt;A) Read more &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=430936' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/Folding@Malaysia' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Where to find user created themes?&lt;br /&gt;A) &lt;a href='http://www.allps3themes.com/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.allps3themes.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.psu.com/themes.php' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.psu.com/themes.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3-themes.com/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.ps3-themes.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;make a folder name &amp;quot;PS3&amp;quot;, then sub-folder &amp;quot;THEME&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;put those .p3t files inside, then install and delete as u see fit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Where to find Malaysian XMB smiley?&lt;br /&gt;A) *done by vorchiel using template from &lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227219' target='_blank'&gt;neogaf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('b06dd2777703e6de4843d1bddad1dea3')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;b06dd2777703e6de4843d1bddad1dea3&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;img src='http://i5.tinypic.com/8ab8w9v.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How to turn on/off the information board?&lt;br /&gt;A) Select the information board and press triangle button. The Information Board display the latest news from the playstation site. It will display according to the PS3 region set. For example, a HK set will only display news from asia.playstation.com.hk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Why doesnt the console seem to be able to detect the media stored in my thumbdrive?&lt;br /&gt;A) On menu highlight thumbdrive then press triangle button (&amp;quot;Display All&amp;quot; function) - Microsuck_360&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is this i hear about the Earth Visualizer?&lt;br /&gt;A) Press square while playing a song, press it three times to view it.&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;PSN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) R1 R2 R3 games difference - which one to buy?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://forums.gameaxis.com/showpost.php?p=21223150&amp;postcount=4' target='_blank'&gt;http://forums.gameaxis.com/showpost.php?p=...150&amp;postcount=4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R1=USA, R2=UK/JP, R3=SG,HK,MY,KR,TW, R4=AU/NZ R5=?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS3 games are region-free. You will not have problems playing all region&amp;#39;s PS3 games if you are on HDTV/HD monitor. However some R2/R4 games do have problem with NTSC consoles (Asia/JP/US) on SDTV. &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=1347414' target='_blank'&gt;Ref 1&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=622804' target='_blank'&gt;Ref 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basically it depends on which mode of payment you are comfortable/have access to. Some people have a working credit cards to pay for downloadable contents on USA PSN (R1) store, and some cards can only be used on SG/HK PSN store. for R1 &amp;amp; R3, there are PSN topup cards available to topup credits. Avoid R2/R4 at all cost because those PSN stores do not accept Malaysian cc, moreover they do not produce PSN topup cards at all. do get R2 if you are certain that you do not need to get any expansion packs in the future, as the discs for R2 are cheaper. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do note that some patches/dowloadable contents may be delayed on certain region (R3 especially). R1 usually get the contents first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1083582' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1083582&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I just got a PS3. What should I do 1st?&lt;br /&gt;A) set up different accounts for different playstation stores (jpn, us, eu) and download demos to play with.&lt;br /&gt;let everyone know your main PSN id so we can add you - ihatemyguts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is everyone playing now? What is the everyone&amp;#39;s PSNID?&lt;br /&gt;A) Check out the &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/370113' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;PlayStation Network Community thread&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Note that currently the XMB has a max limit of 50 friendlist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Why do gamers setup so many different PSN account?&lt;br /&gt;A) Actually to play online games, 1 main PSN account is enough (recommend set a US account). Some of us like to use different country PSN to get access to the various demos/trailers offered. We can register for &lt;b&gt;PSN Malaysia ID&lt;/b&gt; at the moment but PSN MY Store is &lt;s&gt;coming soon (when pigs fly)&lt;/s&gt; launched on 8th June 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://asia.playstation.com/eng_my/index.php?q=support/playstation_network/guide/how_to_register_playstation_network' target='_blank'&gt;How to Register PlayStation®Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) How to access the different PSN Stores (US,EU,JP,Asian,etc) ?&lt;br /&gt;A) Create a new user in your PS3, then when registering for PSN, choose MY, US, UK, JP, SGP, HK, AUZ, etc. as country. You&amp;#39;ll need a new email address and an address with postcode of that country. Either enter a random address or google to find one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Create a new user (leftmost column in xmb), then sign in normally on the PSN column (2nd from right i think)&lt;br /&gt;1 user (local account on ps3) can only associate with 1 psn id&lt;br /&gt;1 ps3 can have up to 16 users) - acougan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Can I create PSNID account using PC ?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, you can register and create your PSN ID using your PC (no PS3 needed) at the following site:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://store.playstation.com/login.gvm' target='_blank'&gt;https://store.playstation.com/login.gvm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However to register a &lt;b&gt;Malaysian PSN ID,&lt;/b&gt; you have to sign up &lt;b&gt;via PS3&lt;/b&gt;. There is no Malaysia in the country list if signing up via PC. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I don&amp;#39;t understand JPN, but I wish to download the JPN store demos. Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to create a JPN PSNID. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) The PSN d/load speed is very slow. How to install demos/game patches using PC aka proxy method? &lt;br /&gt;A)  After FW 2.35, the proxy method is limited to d/loading same game link. Install the CF3B5&amp;#39;s PS3.Proxyserver GUI on your PC, refer &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=556275&amp;st=100&amp;p=14620968&amp;#entry14620968' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href='http://www.ps3news.com/forums/playstation-3-chat/all-new-ps3-store-links-thread-64977.html' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;- Ninja, aiman04&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://psn.ps3news.com/index.php?s=7' target='_blank'&gt;http://psn.ps3news.com/index.php?s=7&lt;/a&gt; -&amp;gt; URLs for most PKGs (update/demo/fullgame) on PSN Store&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proxy application is used to intercept and capture the URL of the update file/demo between the PS3 and the server. Once we get the URL, we can download it using PC. Once completed, we can redirect the URL of the respective files to the downloaded files in the PC. This ensures that the PS3 is idle and can be used to do other things instead of stuck in the update mode/screen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('1afaa2ec6f97d60f9797d2afc34dcd53')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;1afaa2ec6f97d60f9797d2afc34dcd53&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Post-FW2.35 BYPASS METHOD-DOWNLOADING SAME GAME LINK&lt;br /&gt;0-I assume that you have your PS3 connection configured to use the proxy.&lt;br /&gt;1-Run the PS3.Proxy.Server.GUI, tick the PS3 option and Start the proxy.&lt;br /&gt;2-Enter to the USA PSN Store, and browse until you find the demo that you want to install and start the download&lt;br /&gt;3-Cancel the download immediately you see the download bar&lt;br /&gt;4-Open the PS3.Proxy.Server.GUI and go to the Logs tab&lt;br /&gt;5-Right click to copy the URL of the game&lt;br /&gt;6-Go to the Replace Files tab, press the Add button&lt;br /&gt;7-Paste the link you copied in the step 5 in the left field&lt;br /&gt;8-Select the small button in the right field and browse for the downloaded PKG file&lt;br /&gt;9-Select to download the demo again on the PSN link&lt;br /&gt;10-Wait until it installs the demo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://ottomatteseo.blogspot.com/2008/11/feature-how-to-download-ps3-games-patch.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://ottomatteseo.blogspot.com/2008/11/f...ames-patch.html&lt;/a&gt; (visual-aided tutorial)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prerequisites:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&amp;displaylang=en' target='_blank'&gt;.NET framework 1.1 (32&amp;64bit)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&amp;displaylang=en' target='_blank'&gt;.NET framework 2.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b44a0000-acf8-4fa1-affb-40e78d788b00&amp;displaylang=en' target='_blank'&gt;.NET framework 2.0 (64bit)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;try installing .NET 1.1 first. if failed to install proxy after that, try installing .NET 2.0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proxy Apps:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://rapidshare.com/files/188574969/PS3.ProxyServerVista-R3T3LL.msi' target='_blank'&gt;PS3.ProxyServer (vista/64bit compatible version)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3-hacks.com/file/16' target='_blank'&gt;PS3.ProxyServer (xp version) by CF3B5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.ps3-hacks.com/file/19' target='_blank'&gt;PS3. ProxyServer (no installation, new enhanced version) by 3r1c&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('962afc568ffc786b1460a26c77a21411')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;962afc568ffc786b1460a26c77a21411&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;for best results, those devices must be in same subnet (eg. both ip are in 192.168. or both in 169.254.)&lt;br /&gt;both ip must be unique&lt;br /&gt;in the proxy program, just use the 0.0.0.0 because it will automatically use the pc&amp;#39;s ip&lt;br /&gt;and put the pc&amp;#39;s lan ip (not 0.0.0.0) into the ps3 setting (the &amp;quot;use proxy server&amp;quot; part)&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Do we have to pay for online gaming on PSN?&lt;br /&gt;A) All online gaming for PS3 games is currently free. However, if they release a MMORPGs games in the future, they may charge a subscription for MMO games.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m trying to purchase games and add-ons off the US PSN Store using my credit card. Help?&lt;br /&gt;Short answer - &lt;br /&gt;For US store - use &lt;s&gt; entropay.com &lt;/s&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;UPDATE &lt;/b&gt;- it seems Entropay is &lt;b&gt;now working again&lt;/b&gt; on US PSN store&amp;#33; - discuss Entropay &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/867010' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Asian Store (SGP/HK) - use M&amp;#39;sian credit card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1049055' target='_blank'&gt;This thread&lt;/a&gt; discusses which credit card works on which PSN store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Tell me more about PSN prepaid cards. &lt;br /&gt;A) Right now, you can purchase JP/SGP/HK/TWN PSN prepaid wallet cards. It works similar to mobile prepaid cards. play-asia or ebay has some for sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;note: currently the HK cards are available at &lt;a href='http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-zu-49-en-70-2713.html' target='_blank'&gt;p-a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SGP cards are hard to find, even in SGP, most gameshops don&amp;#39;t carry them. &lt;br /&gt;JPN cards/tickets buy from ebay, very quick can get codes.&lt;br /&gt;US cards are available - buy from ebay/ LYN garage sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;ve read PSN DLC content is region-locked to the game region. It this true?&lt;br /&gt;A) Yes, free or paid DLC(expansions/game-addons) are region specific. For example, a US version version of Warhawk only works with US version of WH expansion packs. Another example, Asian Folklore only works with DLC packs from Asian PSN store. Keep this in mind before buying any DLC&amp;#33; However, once a DLC is activated/dowloaded onto a PS3, all users on the PS3 will have access to the said content. So you dont have to buy them separately if you have a separate account for your friend/family/etc, as long as they play on the same PS3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;ve read most PSN games/content can be shared/activated between 5 different PS3s. How?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('7bad7ec73cd4dbe9d865823f40f5efa0')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;7bad7ec73cd4dbe9d865823f40f5efa0&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135624' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135624&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INSTRUCTIONS/FAQ ON GAME SHARING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the &amp;quot;sender&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Purchase and download a game from the Playstation Store&lt;br /&gt;2. Go to account management for the account and delete the billing information from your personal information if the PS3 saved your credit card info&lt;br /&gt;3. Change your password temporarily for the share&lt;br /&gt;4. Give login info (email address and password) to the receiver&lt;br /&gt;5. When the share is completed, change the password&lt;br /&gt;For the &amp;quot;receiver&amp;quot;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. In the PS3 XMB menu, add a new user account on your PS3 and sign in to it&lt;br /&gt;2. Select the network on the XMB and create an existing Playstation Network account&lt;br /&gt;3. Use the login information given from the &amp;quot;sender&amp;quot; to create the existing account&lt;br /&gt;4. Login into the account&lt;br /&gt;5. Enter into the Playstation store&lt;br /&gt;6. Click on &amp;quot;Download List&amp;quot; on the upper right near the person&amp;#39;s userID and select the game you wish to download and hit download&lt;br /&gt;7. After game is downloaded, notify the &amp;quot;sender&amp;quot; that the download is complete so they can change the password to the account&lt;br /&gt;8. Enjoy&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;Q/A:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Should I worry about misuse for my account?&lt;br /&gt;A: If you taken the steps to delete your credit card/billing information and changed your password temporary, it should be safe. If you&amp;#39;re paranoid about someone stealing your account, only share with people that you really, really trust&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Can&amp;#39;t I just make a sub-account and use that to share the games?&lt;br /&gt;A: Not sure if this is allowed, but someone could try and report the results&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: I just received the game from the sender and the game won&amp;#39;t play, help&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;A: In order to play the game on your PS3, the game must be activated AND the user account that was used to download the game must stay on your PS3. For example, say you created user account &amp;quot;User1&amp;quot; on your local Playstation 3 and you downloaded a full version of Lemmings. After you download the game, you MUST keep &amp;quot;User1&amp;quot; on your Playstation 3 in order for the game to run on your PS3. If you somehow delete the user account, you must relogin with the sender&amp;#39;s account and redownload the game. If the game is still on your HDD, simply redownload then cancel to re-authorize the game.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Do I have to login with the sender&amp;#39;s account to play the game?&lt;br /&gt;A: No, it just needs to be authorized on your PS3. You can play the game using your account thereafter. Just do not delete the user account as mentioned above or else the game will be locked out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: I&amp;#39;m trying to download the game from the Playstation store but it is not appearing in the store. Where is it?&lt;br /&gt;A: Games that are purchased disappear from the store. You have to download the game going through the &amp;quot;Download List&amp;quot; screen on the upper right of the Playstation Store.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: How many times can I share a game?&lt;br /&gt;A: The store says you can share up to 5 different Playstation 3&amp;#39;s.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;MISC.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m playing ___ game and my PS3 hang&amp;#33; Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) Sometimes certain programming bugs/glitches can hang the PS3 OS. No choice but to reset (either soft reset and go back to XMB or do hard reset). Try to note down when and what trigger the hang. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I&amp;#39;m playing ___ game and my PS3 hang&amp;#33; Help?&lt;br /&gt;A) In any case of freeze/lockups, eject any disc in the drive first before attempting to restart the system. This will lower the risk of the BD drive problem [citation needed] - vorchiel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) I get a XMB error msg. What does it mean?&lt;br /&gt;A) Refer &lt;a href='http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&amp;message.id=2157448&amp;query.id=64700#M2157448' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; - slickz&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) My ps3 stopped detecting discs. How to fix? &lt;br /&gt;A) If you have a SGP set and have a way to send it to Sony SGP Service Center for RMA, they&amp;#39;ll honor the warranty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('f6f2368449f61da229e18289211bd201')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;f6f2368449f61da229e18289211bd201&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;PS3 Warranty Claim FAQs for Singapore PS3 sets&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. I would like to ask where is the place or address to claim warranty in Singapore?&lt;br /&gt;The place to claim warranty for your PS3 in Singapore is at The Sony Service Center in Wisma Atria, Orchard Road. It is at Level 4 iinm. After you found the Sony Center, just proceed to the Warranty Claims counter, past the Electronics on your left, and past the sports outlet (not Sony) on your right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Is the place open at Saturday and Sunday?&lt;br /&gt;Yup. Until 7 o&amp;#39;clock. Again, iinm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. How long does it takes from them to check and solve the problem for me?&lt;br /&gt;I would say it takes 5 to 7 working days. For me, I brought for repair on Sat/Sun and they called me on Thurs/Fri for pickup. I usually tell them, thanks for acknowledging me and will proceed for pickup on the following Sat/Sun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. My PS3 problem is &amp;quot;unable to read the blu-ray disc&amp;quot; and lastly what do I need to bring for the warranty process?&lt;br /&gt;Bring your PS3 (console only will do) and your receipt of purchase. Although this is not important, this is just for proof in case they ask.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. What if I had lost the receipt of purchase?&lt;br /&gt;Say that you got the PS3 a gift from family/friends/relatives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. If I make a warranty claim, do they exhange my faulty PS3 with a new one?&lt;br /&gt;Depends. They do not simply replace any faulty PS3 that comes through with a shiny new one unless deemed necessary (i.e cases of no display / no LAN). For died lens problem, a simple change of the BD drive should make your PS3 fine again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Can I put a Malaysian address in the warranty registration if I have SG set PS3?&lt;br /&gt;No because these PS3s are parallel imports and during that time we purchase, PS3 is not yet launched officially here, all SG sets are expected to be bought from within Singapore *only*.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Can I simply put a fake SG address in the warranty registration?&lt;br /&gt;When you register for warranty, you NEED to give a VALID Singapore address and a VALID Singapore contact no. Don&amp;#39;t simply key in 69-A, Suka Hati Street, SG 123456 , 0298765432&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think address not that important la because they won&amp;#39;t ask that much. You just need to confirm with them that the address you key-in during the warranty registration on the PlayStation website tallies with the one they display on their system. BUT contact no must be valid to make you reachable to them once the repair is done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Wow, so much trouble la all this. Is there any other alternative to get my PS3 fixed?&lt;br /&gt;Yes, you can try and get them fixed at Gamers Solution (bernard moh) or PSZone (nelsonkoay) just to name a few. But unfortunately our local shops are only able to fixed died lens at this time of writing. Maybe in due time, they are able to fix much more faulty PS3 causes i.e no display / no LAN. But be warned, your warranty will be voided.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** REMEMBER, YOU MUST REGISTER YOUR PS3 via their website BEFORE making any warranty claims. You can do so here: &lt;a href='https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/member/login.jsp' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.playstation.com.hk/warrant_mem/member/login.jsp&lt;/a&gt; (This is true for PS3 SG only). **&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** LAST but not least, BEST OF LUCK &amp;#33;&amp;#33; **&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--emo&amp;:thumbs:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbup.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt; TheUndead&amp;#39;s PS3 Warranty Claim FAQs for Singapore PS3 sets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('7bf2987a5f904c0ea0abac7b6e70b5b6')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;7bf2987a5f904c0ea0abac7b6e70b5b6&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to bring the PS3 to Sony Center SGP yourself. They will ask your warranty number (obtained after you registered with Sony Singapore using internet) and do some simple verification with you. My case, the wifi was busted, my PS3 was changed there with a new one, on the spot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I work in singapore so I use my office address. I carried the PS3 inside my backpack. no box what so ever. I just printed out my copy of the warranty,&lt;br /&gt;but they never check.  - snipersnake&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt; forumer snipersnake share&amp;#39;s his RMA procedure&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some gamers here have tried a non-official fix involving the spare-part [SONY PlayStation3 PS3 KES-400AAA Laser]. Contact forumer [tot31] or [bernard moh], they have experience in such repairs. These are the threads discussing the problem - &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/507787' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/494788' target='_blank'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('e53a02704da112244f15e147d085d834')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;e53a02704da112244f15e147d085d834&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://i20.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/c3/0c/f5bd_1.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;forumer [engineered_miri] bought this spare-part from ebay and [tot31] use it to help fixed his ps3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ps3kes400aaalaserot9.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4972/ps3kes400aaalaserot9.th.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is the PS3 automatic Fan test/Internal Dust cleansing method?&lt;br /&gt;A) &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/672677' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/672677&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('03480120ca3731333c901869a80ce0ec')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;03480120ca3731333c901869a80ce0ec&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhU4_Rm0GQU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40gb PS3 only&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turn off ur ps3&lt;br /&gt;Turn off the power in the back via the power button&lt;br /&gt;Hold the eject button keep holding it&lt;br /&gt;While holding the eject button, turn on the power switch in the back of ur ps3&lt;br /&gt;Done&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33; - anythin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) Install Linux - which one is the best version?&lt;br /&gt;A) I am using Ubuntu, runs perfectly on my PS3 with 1080p - babyk&lt;br /&gt;installing linux to ps3 wont brick it,ps3 is designed to allow installation of linux...u can try ubuntu 7.10 with ps3 installation capability - nate_nightroad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/542247' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Linux on PS3 Thread&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q) What is the different between 1080i and 1080p screen resolution?&lt;br /&gt;A) i or p is done by hardware&lt;br /&gt;i=interlaced&lt;br /&gt;p=progressive&lt;br /&gt;1080 is the vertical resolution and horizontal might differs from 1 screen to another depending on your hardware - babyk&lt;br /&gt;[addedon][/addedon]</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Playstation</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:58:01 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>The Power of Paint</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/917406</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='http://www.thepowerofpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tag_screenshot_2.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Tag: The Power of Paint is a free, first-person puzzle platformer which focuses on the players’ ability to modify their environment as they see fit, simply by painting it. Enjoy a unique and emergent gameplay experience, as you traverse each highly stylized level, using your endless supply of paint and all the power that comes with it to make your way to the goal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currently, there are 3 different paint colors available, and each one empowers the player with a different ability upon contact with the painted surface. They are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Green - Launch off the surface&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Red - Speed boost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blue - Stick to the surface&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minimum System Requirements&lt;br /&gt;Windows XP&lt;br /&gt;Pixel Shader 2.0a Compatible Video Card&lt;br /&gt;256 MB Video RAM&lt;br /&gt;1 GB System RAM&lt;br /&gt;1.5 GHz CPU&lt;br /&gt;200 MB Hard Disk Space&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.thepowerofpaint.com/' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.thepowerofpaint.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i hope that this is not a repasta  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Gamers Hideout</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:18:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Castle Vidcons</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/699923</link>
            <description>&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('f719701efd380e8b3d6ef73ce958357a')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;f719701efd380e8b3d6ef73ce958357a&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.castle-vidcons.com/comic5.html' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://i25.tinypic.com/4ihde1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I find them quite funny and surprisingly accurate  &lt;!--emo&amp;:lol:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.castle-vidcons.com/comic1.html' target='_blank'&gt;First&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.castle-vidcons.com/comics.html' target='_blank'&gt;Latest&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far only 26 pages were created. Cant wait for the next release  &lt;!--emo&amp;:P--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Consoles Couch</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 17:52:09 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Embedded Youtube video too big</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/666920</link>
            <description>Hi, embedded Youtube videos are becoming big since I logged on a few hours ago. Is it intentional?&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve tried with both FF3/IE7 but they all are 670x550px.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edit: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay it is intentional&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=666919&amp;view=findpost&amp;p=16565089' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&amp;p=16565089&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can we get options at control panel whether to use normal size or large youtube videos?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Feedback and Helpdesk</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:56:59 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Race Driver: GRID (PS3)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/656282</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/939160_20071129_screen004.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/939160_20071129_screen004.jpg/800px-939160_20071129_screen004.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Race Driver: GRID is the latest addition to the TOCA Touring Car series by Codemasters, published and developed by the same company. It was announced on April 19, 2007, and will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, as well as Windows PCs. The game is due for release in June of 2008.[1]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Race Driver One will make use of Codemasters own Ego engine, an evolved version of the Neon engine already used in their previous release Dirt. The damage code is said to have been completely rewritten to allow for persistent damage environments.[2] GRID is also said to feature &amp;quot;the most extensive range of events in the TOCA Race Driver series, combining official circuit-based championships with road races and urban street competitions.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Combining our racing heritage with the Neon engine, Race Driver One will create a world that goes far beyond the traditional boundaries of motorsport gaming, taking players from the most prestigious race circuits to road and street events around the globe. A completely fresh career structure will engage players in an unprecedented range of racing styles as they build a team capable of becoming number one. The Neon engine will be expanded to deliver a new level of visual detail, physics and an astonishing car damage system.&amp;quot; Firebrand Games who developed Race Driver: Create and Race are developing the game for the Nintendo DS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_Driver:_GRID' target='_blank'&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_Driver:_GRID&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/939160_20071129_screen006.jpg' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/939160_20071129_screen006.jpg/800px-939160_20071129_screen006.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32012.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32012.html&lt;/a&gt; in-game video&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.gamersyde.com/game_1370_en.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.gamersyde.com/game_1370_en.html&lt;/a&gt; more media here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yay / Nay?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;edit: forgot to tag as (PS3)  &lt;!--emo&amp;:respect:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='notworthy.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Playstation</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:58:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>batu nang</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/642551</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='http://www.mediafire.com/?04amn4z2zfr' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.mediafire.com/?04amn4z2zfr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it&amp;#39;s a wma file &lt;!--emo&amp;-_---&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sleep.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sauce: fwded email</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Jokes Heaven</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:49:30 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/551052</link>
            <description>&lt;a href='http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1788161' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1788161&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorry if this is a repasta</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Jokes Heaven</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:26:01 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Do you have a tail?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/534844</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]km2tm9WWtQs[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;old vid already removed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;new:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]TiPiGP85EpY[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>vorchiel</author>
            <category>Jokes Heaven</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:25:08 +0800</pubDate>
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