So got the "repaired" PS3 back, still free of charge and apparently works great....have not yet the courage to play it. When asked what the issue was, the repair guys said there was no reason for it stop....which is odd that a machine will just stop going...they also said that there is no reason why it should do it again. So, will probably sell it with some accessories and maybe few games and buy a newer edition system. Also, found out that data can be transferred from the old HD to the new one, after it's formatted to Fat 32. Very happy but have the strangest feeling of walking on egg shells.