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1. #PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE HOW TO#
2. #PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE INSTALL#
3. #PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE SOFTWARE#
4. #PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE PS4#
5. #PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE PC#

Click on Initialization and you’ll be presented with a few more options. Step 4: Scroll all the way to the bottom from within the Settings menu. Step 3: Sign back into your account and head back to the settings for the final steps. Select Deactivate and select Yes on the following screen. If that’s the case, the Activate option will be grayed out, and Deactivate will be the only choice you can select.

#PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE PS4#

Your PS4 will probably already be activated. Step 2: Go to Activate as Your Primary PS4. Miss this step, and you’ll encounter a host of other problems when you sign on to your new console and try to play your games. That setting allows you to play downloaded games offline by identifying this particular PS4 as yours. You’ll want to deactivate the machine as your primary PlayStation 4. Step 1: Start in the settings menu and find the option for Account Management. We’ll be going over both ways, the first being through your PlayStation 4 dashboard. There are two ways to reset your PS4 - from the console’s dashboard or in Safe Mode if the console is having boot-up issues. In order to back up data using the cloud, you’ll have to have a PlayStation Plus account, which gives you 100GB of storage space. You should back up any data you want to keep, such as images, saves, and video, to an external device or to the cloud.

#PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE SOFTWARE#

It’s a last resort when a software glitch stops your PlayStation 4 dead in its tracks, particularly when booting up or when you want to make sure the console no longer has your data on it. However, you can also use a flash drive to copy saves if you aren’t a PS Plus member.īelow are step-by-step instructions to complete a factory reset on your PS4, whether you’re rocking an original model, a Slim, or a Pro.īefore we begin, you should know that a factory reset completely wipes the console’s hard drive and can even remove its system software. PS Plus users are lucky in that they can upload their saves to the cloud, so backing up save data shouldn’t be an issue for them. Factory resetting the PlayStation will erase all of your data from your system, and not backing up your save data will result in you having to start your games from scratch. Before factory resetting, it’s important to remember to back up any and all save data you may have before initiating the process. This is usually done as a last resort to ensure the functionality of the system.

#PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE HOW TO#

I will try a brand new store bought drive to eliminate the possibility of a bad drive but after this without dismantling the entire PS4 I have no idea how else to fix this PS4. If I go back into Safe Mode at this point I am back at square one with only option #7 as my choice as if it didn’t actually load anything we just saw as successful. Upon turning it back on I get the “checking system storage”, it gets stuck at 24% and then other errors again about not able to start. I have pressed all the buttons and so on only thing left it to turn it off. The “blue” system light is continually pulsing if but will just sit there as long as you let it.

#PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE INSTALL#

The PS4 reads the file, asks if I wish to continue because everything will be deleted and I proceed.ġ) Step one, it does get to 100% full system initialization.Ģ) Then proceeds to do a system file update which succeeds (safe mode window)ģ) then it displays PS4 graphics screen and does a second system file update and succeedsĤ) then it reboots and does a system storage install which actually takes a bit of time to complete.ĥ) It’s then after it completes the system storage like building the database where it does a final reboot and then it displayed the PS logo but then just sits on a black/dark blue screen. I have verified the correct file I put on the USB key which is the full system file and not just the update file (version 7.51). Upon booting into Safe Mode the only option I get is #7 which is a full system initialization. Lastly I used a different hard drive entirely and this is where I am stuck.

#PS4 FIRMWARE 3.55 UNABLE TO RE INITIALIZE DRIVE PC#

I messed around in Safe Mode multiple times trying the different settings and even after a couple times choosing option #7 “System Initialization” the PS4 would then work properly for about a week before returning to this cycle of errors.įinally I pulled the hard drive out and plugged it into my desktop PC and it did report some bad sectors, I wiped it and reformatted it (exFAT) and it reported “good” condition but still overall no luck.

Connect a controller and press the PS button”. On initial start up of the PS4 I would get a system error indicating “Cannot Start PS4. I as well recently been having a very similar issue…