Would you like to know how to fix that little blinking red light on your PS3? Then you have come to the right place because that is what you will learn here.

Even though the PS3 is more long lasting than the Xbox 360, it does have its own problems from every so often. When this issue with the blinking light came up, people thought it was the Call of Duty 4 game that caused it. This was later discovered to not be the case as many people who did not have that game also ended up with a blinking red light.

You should really contact Sony if you have no idea where to start while looking to fix your console. However, it is usually an issue of overheating hard drive that is causing the blinking light.

Never open your PS3 by yourself, remember safety first. Also, if the warranty on your machine has expired, it is possible that you might have to pay up to $160 for someone to fix it.

Don't let this fact discourage you. It is often a problem of the connection between your hard drive or the hard drive has been damaged in some way.

To fix this problem quickly, you can carefully re-set your PS3's hard drive. To do this, you must very carefully take the hard drive out and put it back in.

The problem with the blinking red light on your PS3 should end after you re-set the hard drive. However, if it did not, you should purchase a new hard drive. Sometimes, you might have to replace the entire PS3.

The chances that you will have to replace the entire PS3 are very low as this process has been known to work about 90% of the times its been used, however, if you have to replace the hard drive, it still will cost you much less than the $160 to get it professionally fixed.