Aidan Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 would you say a novice could attempt this? or perhaps an individual often intoxicated? A novice, yeah - easy. Would I attempt it while being drunk? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyTrix Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 My ps3 (80g, April 2007) YLOD 23rd of March 2010 at 14h30... I really thought it was dead forever. My ps3 had ("has" now) 3 years, and the warranty is long past (only had 1 year), so I decided to dissasemble my PS3 like Aidan showed in his pictures (also followed a little bit "gilksy1" videos on youtube)... at first I REALLY didn't believe it would work... (how can "burning some chips" may repair the YLOD????) but damn... it's amazing ... now it's super quiet (almost scary) and it's up and running for 3 hours so far. when I dissasembled it, it was SOOO dusty, I understand why it YLOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteclone Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Lol thank you for making this flawless help guide. Your posts are always so entertaining to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab030 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Okie dokie, I just blasted my 20gb system with the heat gun (not the whole system, but the proper parts) and the anticipation is KILLING ME! All I need is 10 minutes to get my save files and deactivate... preparing to pray... praying... done praying... back to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab030 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Update, IT WORKED!!! I ended up doing it twice. First time it booted for about 10 minutes, second time is still going strong. I managed it get my copy of Darksiders out, deactivate my PSN ID and backup all of my save files. I think the reason I ended up doing it a second time was that I didn't put enough thermal compund on the CPU/GPU/Heatsink. This guide is freaking amazing and could easily be followed by someone who has ever built a computer. I even think that anyone could do it if they read the guide a few times and take their time on it. Thank you SOOOOO much Aidan! You're a file saver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguis Corvi Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Great guide Aidan, thanks for posting this. My 60 gb launch PS3 went YLOD on me a little over a year ago. I bought a new one, boxed the broken one up and pretty much forgot about it. I saw this and decided to give repairing it a shot. I followed this guide and the thing's humming along like new now. This officially marks the first time that I've actually been able to fix any electronic device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adp88888 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Great guide man, thanks a lot. I followed your guide to the last letter and got my PS3 working again in 5 hours. We should name a street in your name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhdking Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 after getting the ylod dissasembeld heated the chips then reassembeld i went to turn the system on then the fan kicks up to the highest speed and a error message says sytem is to hot then it shuts down and the red light just blinks anyone else experience this please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouieZX Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'm kind of worried becuase my PS3 is cooling down after being reflowed but one of the black chips above the CPU/GPU expanded a lot. I'm not entirely sure if this is a guaranteed failure but I can suspect it's pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLefAdEr Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Great guide, Aidan. This is where I started when I got my first YLOD two nights ago. I was able to get it working again in a little over 24 hours, so many thanks for the directions and pictures. I'll be backing up all of my saves now, and maybe even pick up some no-clean rosin flux for the next time I need to take the sucker apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayman Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 My fat 60Gb (launch) YLOD'ed - read this guide and followed the perfect Gilksy youtube videos - all working again! Backed up system (just in case), bought cheap 120Gb Slim, did successful data transfer, then backed up the slim, put in the old 350Gb drive and did a backup restore. Working perfectly again! Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoleague_duck Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 nice but it didnt work for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLefAdEr Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 boo. 2nd YLOD issue. decision time on a new one, a fix or whatever. i just want my copy of battlefield 2 back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjc0961 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Well at first i talked to a friend and he was advising me not to use a heat gun and use the oven instead.I was unsure at first.I could see his logic but didn't know if i really wanted to try it. I then went to a third party repair shop and discussed it with the owner.He advised me to use the oven instead a heat gun.They use a type of incubator oven to fix ps3's so they know what they are talking about.A lot of third party console repairs do this instead of a heat gun. So i don't think i there is a higher chance of damage, i don't feel i got lucky and i wasn't lied to. Here is a video showing a BBC show investigating the ylod and showing a third party fixing them using an oven. YouTube - PS3 Potentional Yellow light FIX BBC TV EDIT: After reading over that it might seem like i am complaining or attacking you and the way you use to fix ps3's.Sorry if you read it like that.As i said before i am just trying to offer an alternative method and really were all trying to reach the same goal.You have a great guide here that helped me and alot and i thank you for all the work you have put into it. Old post, but it's worth pointing out that most of their oven fixed PS3s on that show ended up dying again. So, maybe don't pop your motherboard in the oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWizard Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 i get the yellow light followed by the blinking red light, but not right away. Mine happens after playing a game for about 10 minutes. If I just boot the ps3 and let it sit on the xmb, nothing happens. Will this guide fix my problem or is this a seperate issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efunk25 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 My PS3 60gig died last night. I wasn't even playing it. Just went to turn it on after playing it fine the night before and it powered up signed in then shut down with the YLOD. I pulled the hard drive and it did the same. I then did the fan test and the fan didn't kick on. I'm thinking that my problem may just be the Power supply. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eLefAdEr Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'm thinking that my problem may just be the Power supply. Any thoughts? Or just general overheating, which appears to the problem mine has been having. If your PS3 is under warranty, Sony should fix it. If it's past warranty, take a look at some of the repair guides on youtube and see if you're willing to give your repair skills a shot. After trying to fix my second YLOD in a few weeks, I got it working again, but only for a few minutes the first time. But I got a message that the system had overheated and I should wait for it to cool down, instead of just another YLOD. Turns out I had forgotten to plug the fan's power when reassembling it, so I cracked it open again, fixed it and it appears to be running well -- at least, until the next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efunk25 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Na got mine on ebay 2 years ago. Good thing is I have a buddy that works in electronics repair and he has fixed PS3's before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1galactus1 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I started reading out of curiosity untill I was called a fool then I stopped reading and completly dismissed this whole post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waferboy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 thanks for the guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 I started reading out of curiosity untill I was called a fool then I stopped reading and completly dismissed this whole post. Haha, I'm sure you can eventually overlook that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly-Creed Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 This guide is awesome. I got the YLOD about 2 weeks ago, but since I didnt have the required materials to fix it, I just ended up getting a new PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technole Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Aiden's guide is pretty much right on with everything else on the web about the fixing the YLOD. Although I do things a little differently, because of my geeky electronics background. Like I give the whole board the heat treatment as your gun is warming-up. That way its prepped for re-flow. I fixed a friend's a YLOD PS3 in the past, and I finally got one on my 60gig. I keep it in a well-ventilated area, and it showed once I took its guts out. There was barely any dust. It was like opening a new PS3 for the most part, quite amazing. The only tips I would add is ensure you use Artic Silver 5 for your thermal compound like Aiden mentions. I also bent those fan clamps a little bit to give it a slightly tighter fit. Just don't go crazy when tightening with a power screwdriver! Works like new...now for how long? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4873917122_9c74804730.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyboy Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 thats gota be the best ylod guide on the net lol... an sorry to hear bout the burnt sausages.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-Bhoy-95 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 must have took you forever to make this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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