ps3 powering up then going to standby

[leeunwin]

thinking of buying a ps3 of ebay it says it powers up then goes str8 to standby isnt sold with hard drive cause this be the case why it goes to standby cause it aint got hard drive

[andy1weir]

no m8 must be another fault as i just tested mine with no hdd in it and it comes up on screen saying "cannot start, correct hard drive not found"

[leeunwin]

ok cheers for that matey

[cjjthedon]

be extra careful when buying expensive equipment on ebay

sound like it has a motherboard issue , could also off overheated
which could also mean the dreaded ylod.