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PS3 Yellow Light of Death Fix Tutorial

A few PS3 owners have suffered a issue known as the Yellow Light of Death (YLoD). Gilksy1 has found a fix for this, and the fix is very similar to that of the Xbox 360 RRoD (requires use of heatgun). This method has promised to fix your YLoD PS3 and make it run cooler than before.

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BigPappaPump5527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

YLOD is very real but uncommon like the RROD. A small percentage of PS3 owners including myself suffered from it. It's most common on the 60 and 80 gig models.

@below: Thanks for the info.

Pixel_Addict5527d ago

Actual its most common on older 60 GB SKUs. The newer 80 GB SKU and above with smaller 65nm chip seems to have resovled this 'issue' for the most part.

ThanatosDMC5527d ago

Wow, i thought Yellow Light was a joke to counter RROD... but wow, it actually exist?! I'm dumbfounded...

gaffyh5527d ago

OK yeh this guide doesn't always work. I there are two types of YLOD; Motherboard, and PSU. I tried this guide, it didn't work so I assume mine was a PSU problem (So I had to pay for a replacement PS3).

Dunno if anyone who has used this guide with success can answer this, but were you able to eject your disc from your PS3 during the YLOD? I couldn't, maybe that would show the difference in YLOD?

Denocao5527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

Or are you unable to see the truth?

It happened to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Edit:
To whoever is disagreeing: Can you explain why?

rogimusprime5527d ago

of course they can't explain why. They're the hyped up little trolls with no life and no valid reason for why they are even looking at this thread.

Sorry to hear about your PS3 man. You'd expect that with the xbox, but not my precious piano black PS3.

Ghoul5527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

it does exist, i have a launch 60gb that had a YLOD.

ultimolu5527d ago

Yeah, it does...which is why I need to watch out for my own launch 60gb model...x-x

UnSelf5527d ago

u kno whats funny abuot the ps3?

i have a BC USA Launch 60 gig, and i must agree ive had my share of plenty of problems with my console including:

No trophy sync*
When i quit a game i always get signed out
Takes a million tries to DL a game patch
My original Life w/ Playstation never loaded*
Stopped reading discs*

Now the funny thing about these problems is that each one that has a star next to it (*), has AUTOMATICALLY fixed itself. I never had to trouble shoot or anything it just simply fixed. it. self. The PS3 is truly a remarkable machine......as for the remaining unstarred problems....idk what to do about those

Rockstar5527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

Sounds like an internet issue.

I switched from my current ISP to a cheaper one only to get signed out of the PSN far too frequently (every 5 minutes or so).

I switched back and those problems disappeared.

Shane Kim5527d ago

Bubbles

My 60GB PS3 stopped reading discs too, but not Blu-Ray or DVD's but regular CD's. But after a month or so, it just automatically fixed itself. I think it was due to a firmware update.

UnSelf5527d ago

u c the thing is, is its not just randomly signing me out.....it only signs me out specifically when i quit a game. Its not a big deal at all but it ALWAYS happens and itll be nice to kno how to fix that along wit the more annoying "tryin to DL a patch a million times" issue

@1.11
Funny thing about that is, i actually was cleaning and i knocked my ps3 over and it started readin discs again.....talk about dumb luck

Anon19745527d ago

Even if the failure rate is 1% or less, we're still talking the potential of 100,000 to 200,000 units out there that break down. And when do you hear about it...when people are pissed off, of course. I was the same way. You didn't ever hear me talking about my 360 before. I was just content to play it. After 4 consoles though I was telling everyone who would listen to stay away from the damned things. That's the way it goes - disgruntled consumers are always the loudest.

no-spin5527d ago

it is within INDUSTRY STANDARDS

this means you can buy with confidence, the chances of getting it are very slim, unlike the honorary RROD.

joydestroy5527d ago

can someone please post the article. i've tried lots and can't seem to get the site to load. i have a launch 60gig so it'd be nice to know how to maybe fix it if i ever had this issue. thanks!

TheTwelve5527d ago

I got the YLOD. It seems to be hitting the 60gigs. Sony gave me another 60gig back though, so I'm happy that I have the greatest PS3 model back.

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no-spin5527d ago

is becoming a urban legend lol

Which i had the extra money at launch to get the Real PS3

Chug5526d ago

My launch 60gb ps3 got the YLOD back in November. Sent it in to Sony and they sent me back a refurbed 60gb with a brand spankin new shell in a timely fashion & it works great.

My launch 360 has gotten the RROD two times. The first time was around 9 months after I purchased it, and the second time was around 10 months after the first time it red-ringed. Only thing is, it sounds like a jet taking off every time I turn the thing on (which isn't very often).

Ghoul5526d ago

haha i get disagrees for stating a fact that MY 60gb broke.

guys please decide what corner you want to push me in
360 fanboy or ps3 fanboy you guys seem not beeing able to decide.

gaffyh5526d ago (Edited 5526d ago )

For those of you who can't get to it, I uploaded it to rapidshare (the one I downloaded about a month ago, I think it is the same, it is Gilksy1's)

http://rapidshare.com/files...

Oh yeah mine was a 60gb launch Pal model, it seems to be a 60GB problem. I got a replacement for mine last monday.

caffman5526d ago

dont worry about it, I got disagrees when I said that my PS3 died with a bad HDD and my PS2s had gone up the spout

BattleAxe5526d ago

I had the Yellow Light of Death on my launch PS3(60gig). I had it for 2 years before it happened. It was a good thing I bought an extended warranty.

Since I got it back, it seems that the fan runs at a higher rpm then it did before. I own 2 PS3s and the 2nd one I bought still works great. I bought it the september after launch.(Canada)

mugoldeneagle035526d ago (Edited 5526d ago )

I'm on my 3rd PlayStation 3.

My launch 60GB died about a year and a half after purchase, but not because of the YLOD. My second PS3 was the first 80GB Motorstorm bundle, and that died a year after I redeemed it (YLOD) (Best Buy Warranty Exchange). Now I'm on my 3rd PS3, the normal 80GB sku and so far I've had no problems.

Not that I blame Sony for anything, I leave my system on all the time whether I'm gaming or watching media. In fact I'd say within a 24hr time span it's on for at least 18-20 of those hours.

I'm glad someone finally decided to test it out and found a solution without having to go game-less, esp when you only own one system like myself.

Cenobia5526d ago

You guys are making me paranoid. My 60gb has always worked perfectly, but recently has been making a few weird noises.

I swear, if my PS3 dies I'm blaming it on all of you...jinxing my precious...how dare you.

gaffyh5526d ago

@Cenobia - I thought like you also, until it happened to me :( and to make matters worse my 360 RRoD a couple of weeks later. Luckily I got a replacement PS3 a few days later, and 360's been sent to MS.

Omegasyde5526d ago

System would turn on .... and after about 30 secs it would show signs of freezing, slow down and finally turn off and the power light would start blinking.

I was able to do this all the time and actually never got the so called yellow light. It would just shut down and blink red.

Sent it to Sony, Still waiting...
<YLOD(?) of me 1 week ago, and *SHOCK* I was playing a PS2 game trying to go online.>

$149 USD Later.. . . . . . . TLC for PC rig. :)

Watch your 60 gig model and dust that MO FO. Friend has 20 gig and he plays more than me, no problems. Honestly I wouldn't mind if I got a 180 gig back with no backwards compatibility.

DaTruth5526d ago (Edited 5526d ago )

I find it pushes my PS3 too hard and causes too much heat.
Also, never force 1080p output from a 720p game. There's a reason why the game is in 720p!

Keeping heat down is essential for preserving the life of your PS3!

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hunter215527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

wth i never heard of this yellow light of death... lol i guess im not that updated hah

or probably this is another bs story.

metalhead5527d ago

No this happens, but very very very rarely.

vangl765527d ago

Go the official playstation boards. you'll find people on there with the YLOD.

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Omegasyde5526d ago

Happened to me.

I have had RROD, YLOD, and gonorrhea.

;)

JaPo5526d ago

Wow, this would have helped all three times my 60GB YLOD'd on me.

On PAL 60GB units, the failure rate is undoubtedly WAY higher than 1%. Based on my small community alone, there've been many breakages.

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villevalorox5527d ago

ahg! I thought we already went through this with the 360!!! HEAT+CPU=BAD!!!! Do not do this. lol.

iceice1235527d ago

Just the other week, I'm done with my PS3. That was the second one to crap out on me too. Just going to stick with the 360 from now on.

Pennywise5527d ago

Yeah, good choice. We all know which one is more reliable. I cant believe your PS3 lasted as long as it did.

PirateThom5527d ago

PROTIP: You have to own a PS3 for it to crap out on you.

lordgodalming5527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

Cool, can I buy all your old PS3 games then? I'll pay 1/5 retail since you undoubtedly played them so much they're scratched all to heck (because your PS3--sorry, PS3's--scratched game discs too, didn't they?).

My e-mail is [email protected]

Montrealien5527d ago (Edited 5527d ago )

I find it Ironic ,I read this article and then Icewakes bate comment and then the phone rings. A customer is looking for a PS3 because his just crapped out and sony is charging him 170$ to repair it because his year waranty is out. I know the customer, and between you and me, he is a heavy smoker and I`m sure the nocotine made dust glue up all over inside that console and that`s why its busted now.

Now, does this mean that the PS3 is having bigger problems then MS`s stupid ass RROD? of course not, RROD is something MS recpgnised as a huge bad ass mistake that they are paying for bigtime, I`m actually suprised people are still buying 360s. But is the PS3 perfect? Of course not. I`ve had my 60gb launch console since launch and have had no issues yet, and I have purchased 2 360s already, got my first RROD about 3 weeks ago and just got a cheap arcade instead. And still love them both, I`ve had issues with past console and know that it`s part of buying electronics, nothing is perfect in this world.

Pennywise5527d ago

Oh, forgot the sarcasm remark. I see some people's sarcasm detectors batteries are dead. Silly me.

ThanatosDMC5527d ago

It's $150 for PS3 repairs. But there has been a lot of report that people past their 1 year warranty still got their repairs for free. Go to the official PS forums.

lordgodalming5527d ago

lol @ Pennywise. I was with you.

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Spike475527d ago

PS3 are not perfect in reliability, my problem is mainly the software on the PS3 but overall its one of the most reliable consoles I've had

Montrealien5527d ago

My original Xbox is hard to beat on reliability that thing is still kicking on a weekly basis since Nov 2001, if only MS could of followed the Xbox with a 360 as reliable as that amazing piece of hardware.

However my 60gb PS3 is the most reliable Playstation I have ever had, that`s for sure.

UnSelf5527d ago

idk my ps2 hasnt skipped a beat yet. By far the most reliable machine i ever tampered with.

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Vader822d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 23h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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