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Forums - Sony Discussion - GRRR YROD Strikes again

SamuelRSmith on 23 June 2009
Pyramid Head said:
this is a crazy gen for hardware

ive had a psp die,my ds buttons die, 2 360s die, and my friends ps3 died

only console hasnt died yet is wii (knocks on wood)

 

*Wood falls over, crushing Wii in process*



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slowmo on 24 June 2009
Videogirl said:
slowmo said:
Videogirl said:
A heat gun, some thermal paste and a few screwdirvers and it'll be like brand new.


Not always sadly.

Well in the case of the YOLD it works. The YOLD appears mostly because the processor is overheating. The console prevents it by shutting down automatically. You only need to change the thermal paste (and clean out the dust) for it to work again. I know several people who've repaired their 60Go after a YOLD and their console works now like a charm, and it's a very easy fix.


Yeah I also know that for every 100 you attempt to fix 10% usually are dead, even when heated properly and using high quality liquid flux.  I still don't know the longevity of the fix personally though either which is another consideration.