So my PS3 "died" (YLOD madness)

[exit]

So there I was playing Rise of the Agronauts, when the game freezes and my PS3 turns off. I have a what the fuck moment and then I turn it back on, only to hear it beep and go back to sleep. Man this really sucks, I'm going back to school in the next week to take a course and well I was planning on going through my backlog since going out wouldn't be an option for a while. Now this happens, damn it all man.

So before I call Sony, or try to do one of those repair jobs, anyone know of any kind of simple troubleshooting I should do?

[kupomogli]

I heard that not always will a PS3 die with the YLOD. I've heard that it's overheating and it turns off as a safety precaution. Maybe leave it off for 24 hours and try it again?

Other than that. Sorry. That sucks. I'd try calling Sony.

[Tron 2.0]

If your PS3 is not under a warranty expect to pay $149.00+ for them to fix it.Other then that,try to e-mail them or call them but there help line is useless any ways.At the most calling it they will just direct you to there website any ways

[norkusa]

Strange. I've been seeing a lot of posts lately from people that had their PS3's die on them. Was this a 20/60GB model?

[BHvrd]

Strange. I've been seeing a lot of posts lately from people that had their PS3's die on them. Was this a 20/60GB model?

I'm also curious what model it is. Majority seems to be 60 GB though.

Mine "60 GB" got YLOD about a year ago to date and i've fixed it twice since, the fix isn't recommended for every ps3 owner though as it involves taking it apart and baking it in the oven for 8-10 minutes at 425 degrees "properly prepared" and yeah it has been working for a year.

I now keep the top off with fan blowing on power supply as it is the culprit and breaks down the solder in the motherboard around the cpu/gpu. Still looking into making the power supply external.

[megasdkirby]

Mine "60 GB" got YLOD about a year ago to date and i've fixed it twice since, the fix isn't recommended for every ps3 owner though as it involves taking it apart and baking it in the oven for 8-10 minutes at 425 degrees "properly prepared" and yeah it has been working for a year.

I use the heatgun method, though I will now use the same method but using flux as well. Heard it is infinitely better than simply placing heat on it.

Haven't done it to my console, but I have on my friends.

[exit]

Strange. I've been seeing a lot of posts lately from people that had their PS3's die on them. Was this a 20/60GB model?

I have a BC 80gig and it wasn't having any of the "symptoms" that I've been reading about. Not sure if I want to take the thing apart, but then again I can't really afford to fork over $150+ to get it repaired, it makes more sense to just buy a slim model instead. There's also the game that's stuck in there...man this is frustrating.

[The 1 2 P]

That sucks. I hate reading about gamers having to deal with dead systems. If you do buy a slim to replace it, keep in mind that you can probably sell your current PS3 on ebay or craigs list for either parts or to somebody who has experience repairing broken units. That way you'll have some money to put towards your new model.

[kupomogli]

http://playstationlifestyle.net/foru...ead.php?t=2376

Typing YLOD on Google came up with that.

[retroman]

Could be the hard drive took a shit on ya