My PS3 just YLOD. - Page 2

**DiscipleDOC** · 02-21-11, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by HiCZoK4

Were You using it much?

Not too often. I took good care of it.

turdhat · 02-21-11, 02:46 PM

Doc,

It would not hurt one bit to take it apart, remove all heatsinks and reapply them with fresh paste. One could have come loose causing your YLOD. I have heard this can fix it. Pain in the rear to service the ps3 though. Plenty of youtube vids on the subject.

**k_ozz** · 02-21-11, 08:51 PM

That sucks, when mine went I went the 130 route.

CaptnStubing · 02-21-11, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Well, I got a choice. I can get this one serviced (it's almost 6 years old), and pay $130 and have it shipped back to me, or I can have them to send me a refurbished one (newer,lest usb ports and no media slots) for $99. I think I'm going to get the refurb one. It will be under warranty too.

I'm still pissed that this happened.

u mad bro?

Sorry it had to be done,.

RIP DoubleD's PS3

**crainger** · 02-22-11, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lyme

Isn't the ylod usually the HD?

Naw. I went through this last year. It was 250AUD for me, just out of warranty. I had a joke of an EB extended warranty (joke is it replaces the first year of manufacturer warranty so 3 years becomes 2)

Worse thing is they make you ship back the HDD and if you can't get your saves off it, you lose them all. :

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Redeemed · 02-22-11, 12:35 AM

Are you going to burry it next to your transmission?

*runs like hell*

DJMONDY · 02-22-11, 02:04 PM

The better these consoles become the less reliable they seem to be. The next generation of consoles will probably last 3 months before they overheat and need replacing.

I've got a 20 year old master system that's never had any issues and still works today.

**DiscipleDOC** · 02-23-11, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by turdhat

Doc,

It would not hurt one bit to take it apart, remove all heatsinks and reapply them with fresh paste. One could have come loose causing your YLOD. I have heard this can fix it. Pain in the rear to service the ps3 though. Plenty of youtube vids on the subject.

Yea, I know. I thought about fixing it myself, but it would void the warranty if I remove the top.

EDIT: Hey wait...my warranty is already gone. I'm going to see if I can fix this tonight.

**HiCZoK4** · 02-24-11, 01:08 PM

Its a shame that not excesivly used hardware, which has not been throwed around, breaks just like that.
And Expensive one too. I hope my 360 won't break...(Yet I have one model before slims, which is suppose to be better than old ones..)

I am not sure If I would take another one if I was You(if not fixable). Maybe just wait for next generation? This one seems to be getting dry with PC regaining the lead recently

**DiscipleDOC** · 02-28-11, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiCZoK4

Its a shame that not excesivly used hardware, which has not been throwed around, breaks just like that.
And Expensive one too. I hope my 360 won't break...(Yet I have one model before slims, which is suppose to be better than old ones..)

I am not sure If I would take another one if I was You(if not fixable). Maybe just wait for next generation? This one seems to be getting dry with PC regaining the lead recently

I've had this one for awhile. All in all, I'm pretty please with getting a PS3 over an xbox.

Bman212121 · 02-28-11, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Yea, I know. I thought about fixing it myself, but it would void the warranty if I remove the top.

EDIT: Hey wait...my warranty is already gone. I'm going to see if I can fix this tonight.

The only issue with that is if you can't fix it Sony might not accept your old console as a trade in if you tampered with it...

Ghosthunter · 02-28-11, 03:59 PM

sorry to hear...about your problems..and it stinks

I have a ps3 slim..and been so paranoid about it happening..like 30 days after warranty expires my luck!

02-21-11, 02:46 PM	#14
turdhat Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 379	Re: My PS3 just YLOD. Doc, It would not hurt one bit to take it apart, remove all heatsinks and reapply them with fresh paste. One could have come loose causing your YLOD. I have heard this can fix it. Pain in the rear to service the ps3 though. Plenty of youtube vids on the subject. __________________ MSI P67GD55 Intel i7 2600k @ 4.8ghz 1.35v, 1.40v full load Cooler Master Hyper 212 Gigabyte 580 @945/2232 4 Gigs Ripjaw @ 1600 Antec (a good one) 650w A Partridge in a pear tree.

02-21-11, 08:51 PM	#15
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02-22-11, 12:35 AM	#18
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: My PS3 just YLOD. Are you going to burry it next to your transmission? runs like hell

02-22-11, 02:04 PM	#19
DJMONDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,050	Re: My PS3 just YLOD. The better these consoles become the less reliable they seem to be. The next generation of consoles will probably last 3 months before they overheat and need replacing. I've got a 20 year old master system that's never had any issues and still works today. __________________ POV GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (Sli in future ) Samsung Green 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.60GHz Ivybridge CPU Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 OCZ Petrol 128GB SSD - MS Windows 7 64Bit 500GB HDD - Windows XP 250GB HDD - Windows Vista SStone 850W PFC PSU QuadSLi Sony 52HX903 3DTV

02-24-11, 01:08 PM	#21
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: My PS3 just YLOD. Its a shame that not excesivly used hardware, which has not been throwed around, breaks just like that. And Expensive one too. I hope my 360 won't break...(Yet I have one model before slims, which is suppose to be better than old ones..) I am not sure If I would take another one if I was You(if not fixable). Maybe just wait for next generation? This one seems to be getting dry with PC regaining the lead recently

02-28-11, 03:59 PM	#24
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