netguy503 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I hope your wrong about the 4 month part. I don't want to keep opening up this thing and reflowing. After a while, the board will go to sh!t. Maybe the guys fixing it don't add an extra touch of TLC that an owner would. Then again, I've seen some videos of DIY repairs that just make me cringe. One guy put his entire mobo in the oven and let it bake for 10 min!! Another guy shoved his into his sisters sweater and used his mom's hairdryer to overheat mobo that way. No, I'm not wrong. The guy in the most famous Youtube vid that every seems to link to when talking about this issue says it is his second attempt and the last one was 4 months ago. I his system can't outlast 4 months, an expert that everyone seems to be trying to imitate for their own YLOD fixes, do you really think you have a shot in hell? Some even report that some only last a few months after the "fix", some weeks. I wouldn't even THINK about putting a game/movie in there after you reflow. You are playing a dangerous game. You don't know when your system will die again (and it will), would you rather be out the cost of the system or do you want to roll the fate dice and possibly be out a system + blu ray/movie game. Here is what I would do: if you get a dead system, SELL IT!!Believe it or not, their is a market out there for dead PS3's. Check amazon or craigslist if you don't believe me. I guess people buy these things thinking they can fix it themselves permanently (they are only kidding themselves, it's kind of sad). They usually sell between $180-$200 dollars (I sold mine for $200) and then you only need $100 more to buy a brand new system AND get a new warranty for free. Can't beat that,right? This was actually good as my system died just before Thanksgiving so I did the 2 free games +movie slim deal so I basically made up the extra $100 back in games I didn't have yet and a kick ass movie. But seriously guys, look at all your options. If your under warranty the first thing you should do is call Sony but if you are not I hope I have maybe given you an alternate way of thinking on trying to solve your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Slim Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Well I guess if I can squeeze 4 extra months out of this $650 P.O.S. then that will do for now. Its out of warranty and I really have nothing to lose by attempting a fix, and like you said there's a market for dead PS3's. I just missed the good bundle sales on Black Friday, but I did wind up buying a PS3 Slim and My 80GB is still alive and well. Anyways, I've reflowed my 60GB once and still got YLOD so I'll attempt it again and if that doesn't work then its going on EBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netguy503 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) Well I guess if I can squeeze 4 extra months out of this $650 P.O.S. then that will do for now. Its out of warranty and I really have nothing to lose by attempting a fix, and like you said there's a market for dead PS3's. I just missed the good bundle sales on Black Friday, but I did wind up buying a PS3 Slim and My 80GB is still alive and well. Anyways, I've reflowed my 60GB once and still got YLOD so I'll attempt it again and if that doesn't work then its going on EBay. Actually, I wouldn't even attempt to squeeze the "4 extra months" in. You know that you are risking getting a Blu ray or a $60 game trapped inside, right? And the dead PS3's are going for $200 NOW but who knows what the economy will be like 4 months from now. Anyway, do whatever you want. It's your funeral. I still think paying $100 extra is a good deal for a brand NEW system + a new year long warranty. Edit: I just reread your post that said you have all ready reflowed once. You do no that from what I've heard from everyone doing the reflowing that the time the PS3 stays on DECREASES with each reflow (probably as you are literally killing the motherboard with the power of the heatgun I assume). Do not expect another 4 months with this console. Just FYI. Edited December 10, 2009 by netguy503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOUiE Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm tempted to reflow just to get some of my saves off the system. I really don't want to go through all the work I did again just to get a couple more trophies. Grrr, I'm hoping reflowing will get it on long enough to at least get God Of War out of there. I'm afraid that if I send it into Sony, they'll send a new system and I won't be able to get all my saves back. I wish there was a way to place the HDD into a docking station and be able to pull the info off of it. Anyone figured that out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOUiE Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 One question for anyone who has tried to fix their system. If you tried and it didn't work, did you send it in to Sony at that point and did they agree to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rick Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) One question for anyone who has tried to fix their system. If you tried and it didn't work, did you send it in to Sony at that point and did they agree to fix it? A friend of mine had the YLOD, he tried the whole reflow thing but messed it up...we asked our PS3 supplier (Ster Kenikor Movie Cinema) for a replacement and they agreed and replaced his 60GB with a 80GB...also the 60GB was out of warranty and we still got the replacement...I don't know what they do with the broken consoles but will find out...they probably send it back to Sony... Forgot to mention** They replace all PS3 60GB models that suffered from YLOD for free... Edited December 22, 2009 by $Richie Rick$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOUiE Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 OF NOTE is that any hard drive change to any other PS3 motherboard and your drive must be reformatted and you lose all your information. Why do they do this? It seems like something that does not need to be done but Sony set up the PS3 to do this. It makes no sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhedog3 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Alright ive trawled through this thread and ive still got questions. My ps3 YLOD'ed on me on 2am Boxing Day , and ive done the relevant checks as stated in the OP. Its certainly not the HDD, but my ps3 was an original 60gb so the fan test thingy isn't doable. Tbh im likely to just buy a new one as i cba with fixing it myself and I certainly aint giving Sony the pleasure of wasting 2 months of my life doing it for £100 or w/e. But yea basicaly my ps3 went blank, tried to turn on, it goes to YLOD and then blinks red. Anything you recommend I try? Also, I know its off topic, but bear in mind ive had my xmas ruined... jus jokin, i barely use it at xmas tbf. In terms of buying a new one, whats the difference between the Slim and phat [non-launch phat btw, cant buy em anymore]? I know ill now lose BC and some memory card slots, but will i lose anything else of note if I go for a slim? Thanks in advance to anyone who replies, im really only here thru desperation lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elementz Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) Alright so i'm about to go play some modern warfare 2, i turn on my ps3 and for fuck sakes i get the yellow light . Right after christmas and new games, perfect timing ehh? anyways i read all the potential problems listed at the starting of the thread and i have some questions. 1. i tried the turn off the back put your finger on the eject button and then power it on trick and heard no loud fan blowing but the hdd was still inside the system does this mean its the power supply or do i need to take my hdd and try it again? 2. if it is the power supply what do i do lol? 3. if its not the power supply and the hdd is fucked or whatever and i need to send it in will i be able to recover my psn account with my trophies? please and thanks for any advice. Edit: Actually nevermind, all i want to know is if i send it in will i have to start a new psn profile and lose all my trophies or if ill be able to recover it once i get my system back from sony? Edited December 31, 2009 by Elementz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 You'll never lose your trophies, seeing as those are always synced server-side on Sony's behalf. The only time your HDD serves as a temporary cache for acquired trophies is in-between sync times. As long as you sync your trophies, you never lose them. Same goes for your PSN. It's accessible on any PS3 in the world. If the power supply is broken, you can buy a new one through sources like Ebay, if you feel like taking on the problem yourself. These come with instructions, but might require some technical skills, such as soldering and such. I've been out of the loop for almost a year now, so I really couldn't give you any up-to-date advice. It's too much of a hassle to me to repair my crap, so I've always just gotten new ones/sent them in, though I can understand that others might want to spend as little money as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elementz Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Alright thanks dude. I'm not gonna bother buying a new power supply and attempting to fix it myself, I'll probably just pick up a new one within a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTISYOURNEMESIS Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hi All, just to let you know i have had the YLOD only yesturday on my launch 60GB and used gilksy's vid and pdf [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U70SgRDVcBo]YouTube - ps3 ylod fix part1 gilksy[/ame]. Sony offered me a refurb at £131 but could have it next day! hmmm no thanks the first time the unit turned on and was able to get my RE5 disk back but the system showed a message of system is hot need to power down and this cycle would repeat its self. decided to open again and reflow for 40 secound each area at 350C. Please to say PS3 is working fine, tested all features and left on for a few hours no problems. needles to say i will be investing in a slim but at least i get a little more time with my special one before she goes to heaven ! lol on the down side i am currently working on RE5 26% and NF Shift 50%. RE5 save data backs up fine but NF Shift will not allow me what a *&*% but have i only have 6 Epic badges, oh well thats what ill be playing now untill the end of my 60GB lol. i have uploaded the PDF and the utube link is here, its a 6 part guide but very good and once you done this once you can do it with your eyes closed! *the site will not allow me to upload PDF so drop me PM or google gilksy PDF YLOD Fix [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U70SgRDVcBo]YouTube - ps3 ylod fix part1 gilksy[/ame]. Have a nice day people and take care in the snow 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizok Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I got this damn YOLD few months ago and was so desperate that when I started to check how much this would cost me to repair the console that I went for being one of the new slim offers... My previous PS3 is still home, I'm planning to try saving it at a later stage but, I'm a bit upset as I had a 60 GB with PS2 compatibility, the 4 usb ports on the front and the memory cards slots... but hey, still have a ps2 somewhere in all my stuffs and a hub do the trick for the PS2 games but I still have to recover my different saves which represent 2 years of gaming... kind of a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Slim Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 on the down side i am currently working on RE5 26% and NF Shift 50%. RE5 save data backs up fine but NF Shift will not allow me what a *&*% but have i only have 6 Epic badges, oh well thats what ill be playing now untill the end of my 60GB lol. i have uploaded the PDF and the utube link is here, its a 6 part guide but very good and once you done this once you can do it with your eyes closed! Sorry to hear about your loss, Gilksy's videos have been posted here already by myself and many others. In order to get your copyrighted game saves, all you have to do is use the new data transfer feature that comes with FW 3.15. you hook the two PS3's together with an ethernet cable and follow prompts. It's easy as pie. Even though I got the YLOD, I had fun breaking down my PS3 and learned quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XpYash Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I have Ylod On 4 Consoles xD.Sounds Very Funy,But not... Firts My LOVE-20 gb Has bought on start in japan.It workes For 2 Years.I SOLD IT for parts. Second-60 gb. I was bought it on official start in Russia in April 2007. It work for 1 year. Third-40 gb.wHEN ME 60 GB die.Sony gives me 40 gb.Working for 6 month and die. Fourty-40 gb.I THINK version CECHH is wery good.But No!IT dies in 12.31.2009 Now i got a slim.Thx God. My friend can help me buy slim Version 31st December=) Ps Sorry For my Not good English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supesk8r Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Does the fan test not work on 60gb ps3s? I have tried a bunch of times and nothing happens. I even hold it down for a couple minutes each time. (rb2 is inside) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2kBlueGTS Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I read somewhere that I can send in my 60 gig and get a new slim for $150. Is this true? And if so how do I do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokkit_ Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I can't for the life of me believe this just happened to me! It was purring like a beast just this morning. Any other temporary fixes that doesn't involve me having to go out and buy tools to fix it? I just wanna backup my saves to an external HDD. I mean, half a year of progress right there! FML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Slim Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I can't for the life of me believe this just happened to me! It was purring like a beast just this morning. Any other temporary fixes that doesn't involve me having to go out and buy tools to fix it? I just wanna backup my saves to an external HDD. I mean, half a year of progress right there! FML. Damn dude, sorry to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyslick Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Excuse me if i don't read the entire thread as it's quite lengthy, so sorry if this has been posted previously, but i suffered the dreaded YLOD and this is how i temporarily fixed it: A hairdryer Blowing the hairdryer at the hottest temp into the back of the PS3 for 5 mins and then letting it cool down for a few hours made the machine turn back on! I got my disc out and even managed to play it everyday for Two weeks before it went again. So....five mins with the hairdryer fixed it again!!!! It's obviously just a temp fix but ideal to get a disc out, sync trophies and deactivate your account. Heck, may be even enough to trade it in for a new PS3!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 It's the same principal as my repair guide, just with much higher risk. You should consider yourself lucky that nothing else broke in the process, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyslick Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Most definitely, but it's a great, free, fix to get a disc out and deactivate the machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingepa Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I am not sure if this has been posted here yet, I tried looking for it through this thread but couldn't find it, anyways today just after purchasing AvP my PS3 decides to stop playing games altogether. I was playing online with some friends, shut it off to go eat, came back to play, the little disc reading icon on the right top side of the screen keot on spinning but nothing showed up in the xmb, I put in another disc and nothing yet. When I put it the disc it doesnt come out facing the same way as when I put it in so I know it still spins. Any help on this. I have an 80 Gig PS3 purchased in 2007. Upgraded to 500 Gig Hard Drive. Any help would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizkyz137 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Recently i had the YLOD on my first release 60 gb ps3 also. My warrenty was expired but thanks to the gilksy's vids and pdf Its back running again. Only costed me 19,95 euro for a new heatgun and 6 euro for cooling paste. i must say i am a bit dissapointed that sony made this first release in a bit cheap way and back then still were asking 600 euros for it. First thing i did when it was back was making a back up of my ps3 system which i had never done befor so just in case my ps3 dies forever on me i am able to continue on a new one. Thing next i did was uprading my ps3 60gb to 320 gb. My advice to everyone who never had his ps3 broken down yet to make regular back ups say like once a week if you use it a lot like i do. ps3 breaking down aint the worst, but loosing all your data and progress certainly is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokkit_ Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Recently i had the YLOD on my first release 60 gb ps3 also. My warrenty was expired but thanks to the gilksy's vids and pdf Its back running again. Only costed me 19,95 euro for a new heatgun and 6 euro for cooling paste. i must say i am a bit dissapointed that sony made this first release in a bit cheap way and back then still were asking 600 euros for it. First thing i did when it was back was making a back up of my ps3 system which i had never done befor so just in case my ps3 dies forever on me i am able to continue on a new one. Thing next i did was uprading my ps3 60gb to 320 gb. My advice to everyone who never had his ps3 broken down yet to make regular back ups say like once a week if you use it a lot like i do. ps3 breaking down aint the worst, but loosing all your data and progress certainly is. On the bright side, it feels great to know that ALL your saves are fully intact. I lost a controller that day when my 80GB PS3 YLOD'd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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