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nordlead on 31 December 2009
Ail said:
demonfox13 said:
gamelover2000 said:
DemonFox I hear of plenty of people who get the YLOD after they boot it up for the first time since like a 2-3 days.. so I don't think playing it alot is a big cause..

I went to cali for about a week , Phoenix for about 2 days, and a little more recently Scottsdale for about 3-4 days, so have I gotten really lucky or something? Or is the failure rate still within the norm of below 5%?

 

There's a lot of luck involved...

When mine broke and I took it to the repair guy he was amazed I kept it on 2 years and never had a problem, so obviously it doesn't seem like it is something that is recommended...

 

And yes the problem is the same as the RROD, which involves Solder melting away too.

RROD is however easier to fix as getting to the motherboard when you open an Xbox360 is easier to do ( but RROD happens more often than YLOD, probably due to better ventilation and solder in the PS3).

 

I thought other things could also cause the yellow light to come on, but then again the RRoD was clearly defined as having the 3 red lights on and they have various error codes. The PS3 only has the yellow light.




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Damnyouall on 31 December 2009

Yellow light simply means general error, it can mean several things: Broken HDD, broken PSU, bad solder joints (caused by overheating), probably the most common issue. To avoid cracks in the solder and if your (phat) PS3 is out of warranty, it might not be a bad idea to open it up and replace the thermal paste (between heat sinks and CPUs). There are several guides how to do it on youtube. It's also possible to refloat the chips after cracks have appeared in the solder; for that you need a heatgun (again, search youtube for a guide). So if you have enough time and some patience, you can fix it yourself (at least temporarily so you can transfer your stuff to a new PS3).



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Pristine20 on 31 December 2009

Unfortunately you're screwed man. Take it from someone who got YLOD 2ce. Your only choices are:

1. Fix it yourself using complicated methods or the hair dryer trick as seen on youtube

2. Hope sony sends you the same ps3 back after spending your $150 to pay them



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ameratsu on 31 December 2009

You're probably fucked



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Brutalyst on 31 December 2009

I have read a few posts like this, I have had my PS3 since September. Could anyone enlighten me as to how you back up your PS3 files? just in case.



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Ail on 31 December 2009
Pristine20 said:
Unfortunately you're screwed man. Take it from someone who got YLOD 2ce. Your only choices are:

1. Fix it yourself using complicated methods or the hair dryer trick as seen on youtube

2. Hope sony sends you the same ps3 back after spending your $150 to pay them

 

3) Find someone local that will repair for you for cheaper..( if all you care is getting your data you only need your PS3 to work 1h or so..)



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Xbbjf9s on 31 December 2009
Brutalyst said:
I have read a few posts like this, I have had my PS3 since September. Could anyone enlighten me as to how you back up your PS3 files? just in case.


external Hd or a usb flash drive



leo-j on 31 December 2009
nordlead said:
my understanding is no. When you put the harddrive in a new PS3 it will format the old drive. As far as I know you are screwed, but I could be wrong.

this, I lost all my saves =D



 

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Seece on 31 December 2009

You're screwed .... apparently!



 

Ail on 31 December 2009

Like I said it happened to me and the fix was finding someone local that fixed the PS3...



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