Yellow Light On My PS3. Joy.

Ragham87

I have the original PS3 40 Gig and I attempted to repair it myself as it was out of warranty.

I got to the motherboard and (as I didnt have a heat gun) used a hair dryer to heat the motherboard for about 20 mins, after removing the thermal paste from the CPU and GPU.

I put it back together and hey presto, it booted up. I didn't have it connected to the TV so I turned it off and on again a couple of times, just in case it was temporary. It booted up again and again so I connected to the TV.

When I turned it on, it was working fine. I got output to the TV, I was connected to the internet, etc.

I downloaded the update from PSN and when the update was finished, it crashed again, so I've no idea how to go about fixing it now. I've emailed Sony asking for it to be repaired. I think it should be done for free seeing as the PS4 will be coming out this year.

Has anyone else had this issue? I've given up I think and since I've bought an Xbox 360 but I hate how 'Apple' they are about everything if you know what I mean. I don't want to buy an X720 when that comes out, I'd much rather a PS4 but if Sony are just gonna brush a customer who has bought a PS, PS2, PS3, PSP, and televisions from them aside then I'll be taking my business elsewhere.

I asked my friends if they could give me different parts to try out so I've three PS3's in my room at the moment. Too many faults on these machines, really not worth the money considering my NES is still working.

whiterebel

Ragham87 wrote: »

Has anyone else had this issue? I've given up I think and since I've bought an Xbox 360 but I hate how 'Apple' they are about everything if you know what I mean. I don't want to buy an X720 when that comes out, I'd much rather a PS4 but if Sony are just gonna brush a customer who has bought a PS, PS2, PS3, PSP, and televisions from them aside then I'll be taking my business elsewhere.

I asked my friends if they could give me different parts to try out so I've three PS3's in my room at the moment. Too many faults on these machines, really not worth the money considering my NES is still working.

No I don't. Enlighten us......

Myrddin

Ragham87 wrote: »

I think it should be done for free seeing as the PS4 will be coming out this year.

Good thinking. I just sent an email of to Toyota there looking for a free service on my Corolla given that there's a new model Auris out this year. Fingers crossed.

Btw you've probably ruined any chance of a proper fix of the PS3 by taking a hairdryer to it.

opinionated3

zooprune wrote: »

Hi,
A quick update to my earlier post.
Sent Sony Support an email outlining that my 40G PS3 was Kaput with the YLOD.
(Been quoted anything between 80-160 Euros to get it fixed in various outlets)
They mailed me back and asked me to call them and I did so today.
Sony offered to replace my 40Gig PS3 with a reconditioned 160 Slim version for 120 lids.

Job done.

I did that also and received the replacement unit yesterday. Set it up today, software updates etc. first game online with black ops and the whole unit shut down. Blinking red light , no yellow one. System turns back on again but now I am wondering if its going to shut down mid game a lot. Anyone know if this is a common occurrence with Sony refurbished units?

RangeR

opinionated3 wrote: »

I did that also and received the replacement unit yesterday. Set it up today, software updates etc. first game online with black ops and the whole unit shut down. Blinking red light , no yellow one. System turns back on again but now I am wondering if its going to shut down mid game a lot. Anyone know if this is a common occurrence with Sony refurbished units?

Get back onto Sony and start the "Refund, Repair, Replacement" process. They are now your retailer under contract.

Just a personal note, I don't feel safe purchasing reconditioned anything. I don't even purchase display models which are "new". I'd have bit the bullet and just purchased a new unit, saving if I had to.

zooprune

opinionated3 wrote: »

I did that also and received the replacement unit yesterday. Set it up today, software updates etc. first game online with black ops and the whole unit shut down. Blinking red light , no yellow one. System turns back on again but now I am wondering if its going to shut down mid game a lot. Anyone know if this is a common occurrence with Sony refurbished units?

Same thing happened my initial refurbed model....within a week of receiving it, it started to power itself off after 20 minutes.
I rang Sony again and demanded a replacement, which I duly received a few days later.
No problems since (fingers crossed)