PS3 Won't Turn Off Normally - Only Forced Shutdown Works

Hi team, I've had this problem for a few months now and have absolutely no idea how to fix it. If I try to shut down my PS3 by normal means (holding the power button for a couple of seconds or via the controller) it never actually shuts off, the light just continuously blinks green showing a black screen on the TV whilst the fan etc is still working full-pelt. I thought maybe it was syncing data online or something, and have tried leaving it in this state for over 24 hours a couple of times but it never ends. The only way I can shut down my PS3 these days is by holding the power button for 10 seconds (ie a forced shutdown). I really don't want to have to replace the console as this is the only issue with it and it'll take me forever to find and re-download + update all my games again. One big consequence of this problem is that I can't turn PS+ features such as syncing game saves on as my PS3 never turns off after doing so. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 60GB PS3 FAT - Ugraded with a 1TB drive (Samsung/Seagate 1TB 2.5 inch 5400RPM SATA II Hard Disk)

Yep, tried all of them apart from 'Restore PS3 System' - in fact, I have a feeling that I did try that option when I first discovered the problem. I get a black screen screen after selecting option 3 and have to do the usual forced shutdown - when I restart the PS3 it says the file system is corrupt and it restores it. Problem still presists. I figured out what the issue is though - I had a hard drive connected via a usb switch, after removing my USB devices one by one I'm pretty confident that's what caused it. Thanks for the advice!

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