Can you fix the ps3 yellow light of death?

Answer 1

To fix the yellow light you can send it to sony to fix it for $150 and you will lose all your memory which isn't really recommended unless you are to lazy to take it apart. If you got to YouTube and search up how to fix ylod on ps3 and there will be some videos that will show you how to take apart your ps3 step by step and what to do.

Answer 2

There are temporary fixes where you remelt solder. To quote the related link:

The YLOD is a general hardware fault that can mean a lot of things. However, one of the problems is cracked solder that leads the PS3 to think one of its internal chips is not connected or is broken somehow. Cracked solder can happen when the chips get too hot (RSX most likely) and leads the motherboard to start bending, which may crack the solder. Changing the power supply (lower the average wattage going to the chips to lower the heat) and better thermal compound (heat dissipates faster to the heatsink) may prevent this error from occurring. However, if your PS3 has already had the YLOD, then you can reflow your motherboard every few months to keep it working (but it is not a permanent fix as the YLOD usually comes back).

Answer 3

Im guessing you are talking about YLOD

aka Yellow light of death.

Ps3 overheated and melted your CPU chips solder around it. Your CPU chip which is the brain of the PS3 melts Solder around it and creates a soldering bridge = when 2 different components become soldered as solid one. You can send it to Sony and they will fix it for you if its on warranty by saying fix im saying they will send you new one and you loose all the stuff from old ps3 you dont get your harddrive back so you just lost all safe files, trophies ect. if not on warranty its about 140$ or you can do it your self its not that hard it just takes time to take the ps3 apart to get to CPU to resolder the components. There is a guy that shows how to do it step by step on youtube. Guy name is Gilksy he does it all slow and step by step in 3 videos I sent my 1st ps3 in and payed money for it i sent me new one didnt give my old harddrive back lost everything and this one keeps freezing on me all the time. I did resolder my self to 2nd ps3 that my friend had issue with and it works like a charm so i would say do it and fix it to save you money and your harddrive.

You can call Sony and have them send you package to put ps3 into but yet again you spend 140$ and loose everything you had on it.

Answer 4

I am imagining that it then turns off, usually with a blinking red light, correct? This is affectionately known as the YLOD (aka Yellow Light of Death).

The YLOD usually means that there is something wrong with the system, and in most cases is a hardware type failure. The cause could be something simple like too much dust in the vents, or there might be issues with the HDD. However, in most cases, what happens is that the thermal compound in the PS3, responsible for protecting the hardware from extreme heat, is not flowing. As a result, the PS3 believes that it is overheating and shuts itself down to protect from overheating.

Answer 5

The Yellow light of death occurs when the PS3 is on. When the PS3 is on for a long time. The port inside the PS3 starts to melt. When it cools (turning the console off) the console might not work. When the console is turned on, it won't answer and the green light will turn yellow for a second then it turns to flashing red and the console then beeps. It was investigated by Watchdog in 2009. To have the console fixed, the gamer can watch the fixes on Youtube or pay to have it fixed.

Answer 6

If your PS3 get the Yellow Light of Death, then that's it, it's dead, can't use it anymore. The YLOD causes the hardware failure and it overheats a lot.

Answer 7

nice video on the yellow light hope it helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn89z_VUcP0

Answer 8

The yellow light means your PlayStation 3 is dead. You can't save any of your saved games.

Answer 9

It tells you the hard drive is being accessed.