PS3 YLOD Repair

[DeltaXIII]

greenmedic88 said:
http://playstationlifestyle.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2376

Very comprehensive step by step video instructions. If I ever manage to break another PS3, I'll be taking a crack at reflowing the solder joints myself.

Yeah, that's the guide I used. Though I got it from a different site.

slowmo said:
Good luck, we stopped doing YLOD repairs where I work as even if you get them going fine then a few months down the line they die again. The only true fix is to reball the CPU and GPU, the problem is similar to RROD on the 360, although a lot less frequent due to the better board and cooling on the PS3. If nothing else, as long as the laser is fine then thats worth £40+.

 

 Yeah, some people on the thread I was reading seemed to have it fixed for several months. I'm going to look into some extra fans or something to help alleviate the problem since I'm not quite skilled enough that I want to try a reball.

Anyone have any thoughts or ideas as to why the system boots up but it can't play any demo games? Just goes to a black screen and doesn't play sound. I tried reformatting the drive and the person I got it from I trust didn't give me a bad drive or anything, but I don't have a drive currently to try swapping out with. I also tried a system restore and turning off the internet connevtion as some sites suggested .