This guy fixed my YLOD PS3...

[ironman]

MAFKKA said:

ironman said:
Wow, so many fanboys is utter disbelief that their "precious" console could EVER have a problem. Get over yourselves, all consoles break. Oh, and yes, and update could cause problems if it altered the way hardware processed things...which consequently, a lot of firmware updates do.

Now, this having been said, I would NOT suggest throwing your PS3 in the oven, this may temporarily fix it, however, the heat could cause components to "wear out" even faster, so next time, you may not be so lucky.

I would suggest finding a better method...like the X-clamp method for the 360. That is a permanent fix, and you can clean out the console as well as reapply heat paste.

Feel free to scoop up some valid facts on the 2.80 update bringing "alot", or even "many" ylods. This has nothing to do about fanboyism, its about a lier being called out and fails to respond. And since i've been awake for about 25 hrs straight, i find this very annoying and feel like hurting people!

I already told you how this was possible, stop being such a blowhard, whack a few, and hit the sack before you do yourself irreparable harm.

Now, I realize there is a differance here, but just for anctedotal evidence. My cellphone a LG Env2 (wish I could have waited for the Env3 to come out), when I first bought it, it had an older firmware version, it didn't get great battery life, didn't get great reception, and the music played quieter on it. when I reflashed my phone with the newest firmware, it got better battery life, better reception, and played music louder. Do you think that had anything to do with the firmware? Or was it just a fluke as you would suggest the YLOD is?

Firmware alters how the microprocessors work, this can create problems, or it can fix them. In this case, it either raised the heat threshhold for the console thus creating a situation where the console got too hot, or made the chips work harder and create more heat.

@ssj12, I was writing my post while you posted yours, I agree with your assesment.