PS4 Pro turns on then off straight away (beep, blue flash, shutdown)
A PS4 Pro that beeps, flashes blue for a second and shuts down, often refusing to restart until the mains lead is pulled, most often has a failing internal power supply. Swap in a known-good PSU with the same part number before suspecting the board. If a good PSU doesn't help, the fault is on the motherboard.
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A PS4 Pro that beeps, flashes blue for a second and shuts down, often refusing to restart until the mains lead is pulled, most often has a failing internal power supply. Swap in a known-good PSU with the same part number before suspecting the board. If a good PSU doesn't help, the fault is on the motherboard.
Difficulty: Moderate · Time: about 60 minutes
Also applies to: Sony PlayStation 4
Related codes / lights: Blue then off immediately (Sony: powers off right after turning on), Single beep with no light
Symptoms
- Beep, brief blue light, then off
- Won't turn on again until the power lead is unplugged and reconnected
- Fan twitches or doesn't spin at all
- Loud pop and burning smell before it died (PSU failure)
- Can't reach Safe Mode because it shuts off first
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