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I just bought a used PS4 yesterday, and much to my horror it would not turn on when I brought it home. I set it up, and when I push power the blue light comes on for maybe a second, then shuts down completely. When I press it a second time, it beeps again (as it does when I touch “eject”). I’ve contacted Sony, but as it is out of warranty I’m not sure what they can do. Do any of you have any suggestions (other than banging it on my knee, which seems incredibly silly to me with an expensive piece of technology)? Any help would be appreciated. I really hope I didn’t just buy a $300 paperweight.
I don’t know where or who you bought it from but you may want to first see if they will take it back and give you your money back. That being said, this is a super common problem with these. Sometimes it’s a power supply problem but not usually. Usually it’s caused by faulty solder joints under the APU (the large main chip on the motherboard). This is sometimes fixable but sometimes it’s not. There are a lot of businesses who advertise that they can fix this problem. You can find them by Googling them, you can probably eve find some on ifixit. My business also repairs these. For you and any future readers who read this, here is a list of things that DO NOT cause this problem: -HDMI port - The HDMI port has nothing to do with this problem. The HDMI port only affects whether video from the PS4 shows up on the TV. -Software and updates - These do not affect whether the PS4 turns on or not. Software issues will still let the console power completely on. -Controller or USB port - Neither of these have anything to do with where the problem is. -Pretty much anything else…this is caused by a problem with the APU chip…nothing else. I hope this helps.
Blow it! just received a second hand PS4 and had a similar issue - when we connected the power the light flashed blue, there was a faint click from inside, then the light went off. Nothing came on the tv. Inspired by the posts above I blew into the ports at the back and got a face full of dust. Blew until no more came out. Plugged it in again and suddenly it works perfectly! a big cloud of dust came out as the fan came on when it finally powered up properly.
I would first observe the outside of the system for dirty clogged air vents, if it looks dirty use the PS4 teardown guide on this site to open the top of the PS4. If it’s really dirty inside it may have overheated at one point. Also, look at the HDMI port of the system for damage. It may need a re-flow or an HDMI port replacement. Hope this helps you get an idea on where to start..
Thank you for all the replies. I’ve caved and decided to pay the $149 to have Sony fix it/send me a refurbished one. Which means I will now have the same amount of money invested as if I had just bought new in the first place. Stupid mistake on my part for buying without trying, but lesson learned. Thanks again to those of you who so kindly replied.
This is what happened to me: I put my ps4 in rest mode and some how it turned off. I couldn’t get it to turn on with the controller nor by using the power button on the console. No lights would come up and it wouldn’t beep. The only sign it made that gave me hope was one single beep when I pressed the eject button. So what worked for me was this: I removed all cables, everything. Then I waited a couple of seconds and inserted the power cable back in. From there I tried pressing power and using the controller but it still wouldn’t work. I had to try removing the power cables a couple more times and then pressed only the eject button. Some how that worked and the ps4 turned back on. I don’t know what would have happened if I didn’t have a disk in, so….. I guess I’ll keep the disk in even if I only play downloaded games. Hope it works for you guys. Good luck!
Try this https://youtu.be/pszuueUTBrk
Remember to shutdown the playstation 4 down though either holding down the power button until you see it go off or to shut it down through the ps4 console. I unplugged my ps4 on accident once and it killed the powersupply inside the machine. Also remember to blow out the machine every 6 months or so. Even if you are in a “clean” environment dust can still collect inside the machine.
Press and hold the Power button, Hold it down and you should hear 1 beep, keep holding the power button and you should hear a second beep, Plug in the PS4 controller into the PS4 with USB cable, Press the PS button and go to “Initialize PS4”
Hi guys. I’ve just experienced the same problem with a recently purchased ps4. I disconnected the power and hdmi cables for about 2 minutes and reconnected; it started fine. I would recommend always turning off the machine correctly.
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My ps4 turns on, keeps blinking blue, and doesn’t respond to the power button. When power button is pressed after turning it on it makes no sound. Can’t hold it to put it in rest mode. The disk drive button does make a sound. Only way I can shut it off is by unplugging the power cable.
My problem is that my ps4 will not show up on the tv its turns on but it wont show up someone please help me idk what to do im only a 12 year old girl but i wanna play gta and fortnite My birthday was recently and i got money but i want to fix my ps4 for free
