:-( my PS3 just YLOD on me!

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pbroy on 12 February 2010

Now I'm scared. I haven't turned my 60 gig on in a long time. Might have to pack it up before it YLODs and sell it on ebay, while there is still some value to it.

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gamefreak4ever on 12 February 2010

pbroy said:
Now I'm scared. I haven't turned my 60 gig on in a long time. Might have to pack it up before it YLODs and sell it on ebay, while there is still some value to it.

Really the big mistake is not keeping it clean...playing long hrs...mines overheated...

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sergiodaly on 12 February 2010

has any one like redzone been able to revive their PS3 with the tutorial that he mentioned above? did the PS3 last after the resurrection?

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sergiodaly on 12 February 2010

^^ anyone?

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Rickz0r on 12 February 2010

I've had 3 YLOD's as of yet. None of them were fixable by me. I can replace Thermal Paste and that sort of stuff, but I can't replace hardware components ^^. I would just call Sony and try to let them fix it for you for free (Mine was 7 months out of warranty and they still did it for me. I'm getting a complete new one btw). If that's not possible, let a nearby repair center do it for you. It's cheaper, and probably better then Sony's refurbished politic.

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sergiodaly on 13 February 2010

you say sony might fix it for me even if its out of warranty? well i think i have to call sony then... the only down side of calling sony its that all my saved games are going to garbage! man i have been thinking in making a backup for months now but always delayed it because the lack of time...

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Lafiel on 13 February 2010

sergiodaly said:

REDZONE said:
Don't panic it's fixable,go on you tube and type in ylod fix and there's a vid 6 parts long going through step by step how to fix it.Mines ylod last month,tried the vid and now working like new.

yeah... i saw those... i already have a heat gun and just have to buy thermal paste... do you think it will last? my main reason i am going that path is because o dont have any backup of my save game files!

No, the possibility of it lasting more than 1 or 2 month after reflowing it is pretty slim - even if it works it's only a temporary fix