PS3 Hardware and Compatibility Information (In Work)

Alright I have been seeing a number of issues regarding the region of the console/hardware information as well as region coding information for the discs. Generally Blu-Ray is regionless therefore it should work on any console though the trouble comes when you try to get DLC content off of the PSN Store.

This first table here is going to explain how to identify your consoles model number and then some of the specs for the console which can also be useful when purchasing a console:

Model number	Release date[8]	Model	Regions	CPU	GPU	Power Supply
CECHAxx	Nov 2006	60 GB	00 01 06 07 12 (JP, NA)	90nm	90nm	380W
CECHBxx	Nov 2006	20 GB	00 01 07 12 (JP, NA)	90nm	90nm	380W
CECHCxx	Mar 2007	60 GB	02 03 04 08 (EU/PAL)	90nm	90nm	380W
CECHDxx	unreleased	20 GB	(EU/PAL)	90nm	380W
CECHExx	Aug 2007	80 GB	01 05 06 11 12 (NA)	90nm	90nm	380W
CECHFxx	unreleased	80 GB	(NA)
CECHGxx	Oct 2007	40 GB	01 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 (NA, EU/PAL)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHHxx	Oct 2007	40 GB	00 01 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHIxx	unreleased	40 GB[a]		65nm	65nm	280W
CECHJxx	Aug 2008	40 GB[b]	00 02 03 04 (JP, EU/PAL)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHKxx	Aug 2008	80 GB	01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 (NA, EU/PAL)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHLxx	Oct 2008	80 GB[c]	00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHMxx	Oct 2008	80 GB	03 (UK)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHNxx	unreleased	80 GB		65nm	65nm	280W
CECHOxx	unreleased	80 GB		65nm	65nm	280W
CECHPxx	Oct 2008	160 GB	00 01 04 05 06 07 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECHQxx	Apr 2009	160 GB	00 (JP)	65nm	65nm	280W
CECH-20xxA	Sep 2009	120 GB	00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	250W
CECH-20xxB	Oct 2009	250 GB	00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	250W
CECH-21xxA	Mar 2010	120 GB	00 01 03 04 05 07 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	250W
CECH-21xxB	Mar 2010	250 GB	00 01 03 04 05 07 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	250W
CECH-25xxA[d]	July 2010	160 GB	00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	230W
CECH-25xxB[d]	July 2010	320 GB	00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	230W
CECH-30xxA	July 2011	160 GB	00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	230W/200W
CECH-30xxB	July 2011	320 GB	00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 12 (JP, NA, EU/PAL)	45nm	45nm	230W/200W

Alright to add on to this previous table is one that explains what the "xx' could be replaced by and what the numeric code represents:

Code (Suffix)	Region	First Release Date	First Model Released	SDTV Region	Blu-ray Region	DVD Region	PS2 Region	PS1 Region
00	Japan	Nov 11, 2006	CECHA00	NTSC	A	2 NTSC	NTSC-J	NTSC-J
01	North America	Nov 17, 2006	CECHA01	NTSC	A	1 NTSC	NTSC-U/C	NTSC-US
02	Australia / New Zealand	Mar 23/23, 2007	CECHC02	PAL	B	4 PAL	PAL	PAL
03	U.K. / Ireland	Mar 23, 2007	CECHC03	PAL	B	2 PAL	PAL	PAL
04	Europe / Middle East / Africa	Mar 23/22/23, 2007	CECHC04	PAL	B	2 PAL	PAL	PAL
05	South Korea	Jun 16, 2007	CECHE05	NTSC	A	3 NTSC	NTSC-J	NTSC-J
06	Singapore / Malaysia	Mar 07, 2007	CECHA06	NTSC	A	3 NTSC	NTSC-J	NTSC-J
07	Taiwan	Nov 17, 2006	CECHA07	NTSC	A	3 NTSC	NTSC-J	NTSC-J
08	Russia / India	Apr 20/27, 2007	CECHC08	PAL	C	5 NTSC/PAL	PAL	PAL
09	China			PAL	C	6 NTSC/PAL	NTSC-C	NTSC-J
10
11	Mexico	Aug 27, 2007	CECHE11	NTSC	A	4 NTSC	NTSC-U/C	NTSC-US
12	Hong Kong	Nov 17, 2006	CECHA12	NTSC	A	3 NTSC/PAL	NTSC-J	NTSC-J

Lastly on the binding of the game is a code that is supposed to signify the region that the game is made and meant for:

Prefix	Description
BCAS	First Party, Asia
BCJS	First Party, Japan
BLAS	Third Party, Asia
BLJM	Third Party, Japan
BLJS	Third Party, Japan
BCUS	First Party, US
BLUS	Third Party, US
BCES	First Party, Europe
BLES	Third Party, Europe

Spec Ops Rank Reset in Modern Warfare 3(MW3)

1Due to one of the latest patches and DLC releases for the Modern Warfare 3 game on the XBox there has been an issue with players Spec Op ranks being reset. I have done a little bit of research and I believe that I do have a couple of fixes for these issues. Please let me know if they work or if they may need a tweak but this has worked for me at least

1.) The first possible correction is uninstall the game from the hard drive, then clear the system cache, then make sure the DLC works, and then re-install the game to the hard drive. Once it re-installs check to see if the spec ops data has come back and the DLC still works. 

2.) The other possible correction is uninstall the game from the hard drive, then go on the hard drive and completely delete all the dlc, then clear out the system cache, restart the console and then leaving the game uninstalled from the hdd go to the store and download all the dlc again from the store, then check spec ops and see if the data has come back.

Verifying the Integrity of the Game Cache in Steam

Many times for Steam games you will get some error messages or minor performance problems that can be caused by corrupt files for the game on the computer or they could just be missing all together. To ensure that all of these files are correct, not corrupt and actually on your computer you can verify the Integrity of the Game Cache in Steam. Next thing even close to this to ensure it is not the Files for the game is a complete uninstall reinstall of the game. This function is rather similar to most repair utilities that other games can have. In order to perform this you need to:

1. Open the Steam Client
2. Under Library right Click on the game you want to perform this function on
3. In the contextual menu select properties
4. Once the properties window opens Select the Local Files Tab
5. Under the Local Files tab you are going to want to Select the button that states "Verify the Integrity of the Game Cache
6. After this the Steam Client will go through all the files for the selected game and ensure that they are all there and correct/Not Corrupt. Once the verification is complete it will state how many files were downloaded/replaced

Deleting and Recovering your Gamertag on the XBox

Sometimes player data can become corrupted on the console, information doesn't show up for your Account or for some reason it may be causing in an in-game issue  such as connectivity to an online game stating the servers are down. Maybe your Gamertag is being signed out mysteriously for no reason while you are playing a game or prior to you jumping in an online game. Maybe you just simply want the Gamertag on another console. This is one troubleshooting method that can be used to Eliminate the player profile itself from causing the issue.
Starting off I will explain how to delete the Gamertag from the XBox 360 console.

Deleting your gamertag:

1. Go to Settings, and then select System.
2. Select Storage.
3. Select All Devices.
4. Select Gamer Profiles.
5. Select the gamertag that you want to delete.
6. Select Delete.
7. Select one of the following:
• Select Delete Profile Only. This deletes the profile but leaves saved games and achievements.
• Select Delete Profile and Items to delete the profile and the associated saved games and achievements. 

To Recover your profile on the console afterwards or on a different console:

1. Press the Xbox Guide button on your controller (large X button in the center of your controller).
2. Select Download Profile.
Note Not seeing Download Profile? Press X to sign out of your profile.

3. Enter the Windows Live ID associated with your Xbox LIVE gamertag. If you don’t know your Windows Live ID or password, see Manage your Windows Live ID.
4. Now, enter your Windows Live ID password. Note If your account is an Xbox LIVE child account, the parent’s Windows Live ID information is required to download the profile.
   
5. Select the storage device for your profile (for example, Hard Drive).
Your profile will begin downloading. Once your profile is downloaded, you can choose whether or not you want to require your Windows Live ID password to sign into your profile.




 

Restoring Default Settings for the PS3

I know that sometimes there are many issues that can not be fixed through basic troubleshooting methods on the console and sometimes settings can play a role in some of these issues. To be honest it depends on the game and the problem. I have seen this fix many Internet connection issues or issues with the console freezing, improper display, PSN Store download issues and what not this method is rather simple and I have found that not many people know about this. Basically the steps are:

• Turn on the console (If you can not see the XMB or there are issues with it hold the power button down for 5 seconds until you hear three beeps)
• Once you are able to get to the menu scroll to the left where the settings section is
• Select System Settings
• Scroll down and select Restore Default Settings
• Once you do this the system will restart and ask you to connect the controller and hit the PS Button
• Follow the rest of the steps the console gives you and you will be all set

This can usually be a quick fix if you don't want to go through all the menu options and play with them for hours 

MW3 Files different from server error

Alright as many of you may already know if you are playing MW3 on the Pc and recently purchased the DLC there are some errors going around that say "Files different from server" this is due to an update server with the MW3 PC servers. I have found a fix regarding this and this should help solve any issues.

• Select My computer
• Select the hard drive the game is on
• Select Program Files
• Then Slect the Steam Folder
• From here move the Userdata folder to the desktop
• Then have the customer go to the steam client
• Right click the MW3 Multiplayer .exe and select properties
• Select the Local Files Tab
• Then select the Verify Integrity of Game Cache option

After it completes ensure that the Userdata folder has repopulated and then have them try to recreate the error

Fixing Elite APP issues for the PS3

1) 1st, set everything back to default then delete the Elite app and delete the cache on your console then re-download the app. For deleting the app; go to system settings, click on storage, click on hard-drive, highlight the Elite app and press the Y button and delete. For deleting the cache, go to system settings, click on storage, highlight hard-drive, press the Y button and then delete cache

2) After doing this re-download the app from the marketplace. Go into the MW3 game, do the update for it, and then go to the multi-player and click on the Elite tab. Let me know what it says then.

3) Then please shut off the console and now to your PC part. When you do this 1st delete your browser history, then log into Elite unlink console log out, then log back in and re-link your console...please in that order ok. On the top right you should see my account tab, click that and then click on my profile tab, from there, scroll down and look for the console link tabs. Click on the green checked one for your console to unlink and then log out, log back in, go to that page, and re-link your console and that step should be done.

4) Now what we did is reset and have forced the site to double check itself on both ends. This can take up to 24 hours to re-sync everything but you should get those entitlements soon. Go back to the console and check your barracks. If after a day this doesn't go through please contact us back thank you.

5) If this doesn't work or if you don't have any custom classes or anything else please just e-mail me back and I will update your issue. Follow the steps below for how to do that.