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What can cause the left analog stick to drift on relatively new controller [closed]
My gamepad started malfunctioning after just three months of use. First, the left analog stick would slowly return to zero after being tilted to the topmost position, but only if it's tilted far ...
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My DualShock 3's L1 button stopped working. Can I fix it without soldering?
On one of my DualShock 3s the L1 has stopped responding. It "feels" OK, presses normally, and from taking the back cover off looks like the rubber pad is being pressed, so I assume the problem lies ...
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Steam Installer repair tool
I've recently been getting a lot of error messages when trying to install Steam for the first time on my new gaming computer. I've tried many things to solve these error messages, but none seem to ...
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What is the Xbox 360's repair warranty term?
I'm debating whether or not to ship my Xbox 360 in for repair (three red lights, out of warranty, original Xbox 360). Its warranty expired in 2008.
If I pay for Microsoft to fix it and it breaks ...
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How reliable is reballing a 60GB PS3?
My 60GB launch PS3 has finally given me a yellow light of death. Luckily I married into a second PS3 over a year ago (phew!), but my wife's Slim has neither most of my saved games nor can it play our ...
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How do I replace an XBox 360 DVD drive if the original drive is broken?
I bought a used XBox 360 drive with a broken DVD-drive. When I try to play any game, it says "Play DVD" on the launchboard. When I hit A, it gives me a white error screen (pics to come).
The ...
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Brain replacement for a Wii?
My mom's Wii has gotten to where it won't read disks, and my Wii has a fan that's gotten really noisy.
I have a spare Wii that I could scrounge for parts, and a tri-wing screwdriver, and I've been a ...
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How do I repair a scratched game disc?
I have kids, which means I have scratched game discs that my systems can't read.
Several months ago, I watched a video demonstrating how to repair scratched game discs using car polish. I tried ...
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Where can I order thumbsticks for my PS3 dualshock 3 controller?
My son has a nervous habit of chewing on the PS3 controller's thumbsticks during cut-scenes. One day, he actually ripped the top of it off. Glue worked for awhile, but the top eventually came off ...
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Spilled drink in PS2. What to do?
A couple of days ago a glass of orange juice was spilled and it got into my PS2 through the front ventilation slots. I turned off the power (though no malfunction was evident), unplugged everything ...
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How could I know what caused the Yellow Light Of Death?
I had the Yellow Light Of Death (YLOD) on my PS3.
I found many videos on YouTube that explain how to repair it.
I read and search a bit further and the problem may be caused by a disc error or a ...
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Replacing an Xbox 360 DVD Drive
I am not entirely certain of the legality of this situation, and just smack me if it's not, but I have had a problem with my xbox 360's disk drive. After reading a number of guides and such I have ...
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How to fix broken controllers/pads?
Recently, I took off my old consoles from their boxes with the intention to do some retro-gaming but found two problems which look alike: my gamecube controller has a problem where it's digital stick ...
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How do I fix my Rock Band guitar?
My Rock Band 2 wireless Fender guitar controller recently stopped accepting down strokes on the strum bar and the equivalent direction on the guitar's D-pad. The guitar is about 18 months old. I've ...
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Is there any way to fix an Xbox 360 that intermittently won't read discs?
My old Xbox 360 often times (but not always) won't read a disc. If I keep ejecting/inserting it will finally work. Is there anything I can do short of sending it back to the factory? It's not under ...
