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I'm hoping to just clean up some melted thermal paste and then sell it to somewhere. Right now it just flashes red and I can't get the game out or delete the stock harddrive. I had a 640 gig harddrive in there when it died and I am hoping to put that into the new slim I am going to get. Hopefully all my games, friends, and game saves will show up on the slim when i put the 640 gig hard drive in there. Unfortunately I think I killed my ps3 from having it on like 5-10 hours everyday and having it horizontal for a few months when I got a hd tv in my room. It sucks because it didn't even last 2 years and my original NES that I got with R.O.B. still works. My old saturn and dreamcast still work too, but every sony system I buy dies in less than 3 years.
If i can't get a picture on my system then gamespot probably won't buy it but maybe toys r us would. With no harddrive, a flashing red light, and gta4 in the blu ray drive i doubt it.

Originally Posted by lokizz do you have to do the heat gun bit to complete the fix or can you just reapply the thermal compound? i picked up some of that sliver 5 stuff from radio shack( sorry the shack) since alot of people on diff sites and youtube swear by it. has anyone ever just readded thermal paste and gotten it to work? btw thanks for the flux info whoever posted it ill be picking some of that up too once i find some. also for those of you who have done this a few times for the same console did adding flux help it last longer?

Heat Gun is a must. Yeah there are other ways to do it like the OVEN method (250 degrees) or as I've heard people using hairdryers? But a heat gun method is safer and more dependable.

The common reason for YLOD is the PS3's Cell CPU's/GPU's is overheating and causing the surrounding solders to crack, reapplying the thermal compound will not fix that crack.

As for Liquid flux, i think it will help preventing YLOD but I don't think it will prevent it completely. My first YLOD fix lasted 4 weeks but thats heavy gaming, 5-6 hrs on workdays and 8-10 hrs on offdays and I think I used too much thermal compound (not as much as Sony did..when I first opened my PS3 it was like an orgy of thermal paste in there). Using the right amount of Thermal compound and adding flux I think will help but another YLOD is not far off.

Is there a list of repair services offering true solder reballing? I want to find one that will do it with more flexible lead solder. Screw RoHS... no one is licking the board and I don't intend to ever throw it away.

My 60GB launch unit finally gave up the ghost earlier today. When turned on I get a green light and then it suddenly starts flashing red. If I try repeatedly I can sometimes see a flash of yellow just before it blinks red.

It's got a rented disc stuck inside too. :(

that sucks man, i have an 80 gig bc system i got off a friend for free i plan to fix once tax returns come in. going to resolder all the spots, redo the paste and play around with it, if youve never messed with solder before i def wouldnt do it myself.

I used to be a plumber so I have plenty of exp with soldering, only problem i have is i have a torch with flux and solder have to wait until i get a solder gun instead. if you do decide to do it yourself remember the smaller the amount the best generally speaking the size of a pea is too much


i had a 40gig crap out on me 1 year and 4 days after purchase took it to some guy and he "fixed it" bring it home it was still blinking, kept taking it back and it was always something new had to be fixed so dont trust those garage specialist

sucks you just bought a game from the rental place what game was it?

I was playing Rock Band 3 today and suddenly my ps3 shut off. When I tried to turn it back on I can hear the fan come on but the unit immediately shuts off and the light blinks red. It won't eject the disk even if I turn the switch off and power it back up with the switch pressed. I verified that the hard drive is good. The Unit gets fairly heavy usage between gaming and streaming content. I have the original launch 20 gb unit. Is the repair for these usually the same as the 60 gb? If I do repair it is it even likely to last or is it time to just buy a new unit?

If you keep it clean then it shouldn't break. The only reason heat builds up is when dust cakes the fans and heatsinks. Look at your PC if you don't believe me. Sure it's a bit of work but regular maintenance should keep you from buying another PS3.

Originally Posted by dwg0129 I was playing Rock Band 3 today and suddenly my ps3 shut off. When I tried to turn it back on I can hear the fan come on but the unit immediately shuts off and the light blinks red. It won't eject the disk even if I turn the switch off and power it back up with the switch pressed. I verified that the hard drive is good. The Unit gets fairly heavy usage between gaming and streaming content. I have the original launch 20 gb unit. Is the repair for these usually the same as the 60 gb? If I do repair it is it even likely to last or is it time to just buy a new unit?

Sony will fix it for 170 or so and send you a refurb 20gb system that only has 3 months warranty and generally is not worth it. They will also offer you a PS3 slim for 150 if you send in your 20 gig, which is a good deal.

Cleaning the console had nothing to do with my blinking red light. I used to clean my console every single day from the outside. The reason mine broke is because i played gta 4 online about 3-6 hours a day, everyday for a year. Dust and dirt had nothing to do with it, the thermal paste is just shitty. I still can't even buy stuff on the video store beacuse i can't deactivate my fat. My copy of gta4 is still stuck in the system, and my system conviniently died minutes after the long awaited gta 4 patch. The thing that really pisses me off is the episodes run like a joke online and the aiming got nerfed. Some guy hit me off my bike in a race the other day and he was literally 20 feet behind me. I can't even stomach the game online and the single player is harder because of the nerfed controls, considering i don't play with autoaim.
Where do i find the screwdriver to open up my machine, i can't find one and don't know the name for the design. My ps3 didn't even last 2 years and i cleaned it everyday.

Just got the YLOD today and will let the system sit unplugged to see if I can get it on just long enough to backup the HDD. Then, I'm going to send it to this site for repair:

http://www.psr1.com/ps3_repair.html

They are cheaper, free return shipping, flat rate, includes all parts and labor, and I am assured I will get my system back with the HDD and not a refurbished replacement.

I'm sure this was covered on here already, but i don't have time to read through every post. I did Gilksy's fix from his youtube video, and it work excellent for about 2 weeks, then it would just shut off after about 15 min. of playing. I also noticed that the unit seemed very quiet. assuming the fan is not kicking in anymore. i tried a hard restart to see if the fan was working, but i only get 2 beeps instead of 3 when i hold the power button in, and the fan doesn't start. does anyone know of a way to test the fan? I assume it shuts off because it's over heating from the fan not turning on. i want to do everything possible to test it before i take this thing apart again. thanks

This just happened to me as I was playing DCUO. Ugh...to fix or just get a new one. Might just pick up a new one with Tax returns.

Has anyone's fix stayed working?

So my 60GB just YLOD'd after almost having it for 6 years. Trying to see if the hairdryer method works...

In any case, I'm planning to buy a new system anyway -- though I'd rather get the old slim than the new one simply because it looks better, cosmetically. I'm pretty positive there won't be any sale currently, hence I was wondering if you guys have any advice for me. Should I keep waiting until Sony drops the price w/ the old slims, or just buy the newer one?

Also, what happens if I call Sony? I heard that if I send my old 60gb, they'd offer me a slim for $100 plus or something...