PS3 Not Turning On - YLOD - Modern Warfare 2 Forum: Free Call of Duty MW2 Community

R_BURGUNDY · 03-01-2010, 04:18 AM

OHH No sunday morning went to play MW2 and i recived yellow light of death!!

had the PS3 for over 3 years now need to get it repaired or have to buy a new PS3

Anyone no how to FIX yellow light of death

or no somewher that can fix it other then sending it to Sony!

03-01-2010, 06:22 AM

Yes, are you uk or not though?
Bummer though this is my secong ps3. 1st 1 died too.

R_BURGUNDY · 03-01-2010, 06:39 AM

im in the UK

03-01-2010, 06:50 AM

would help if you said where.
anyway. I know of a very good place in Oldham. He charged me £75 to fix my YLOD, my friend got his done at the same time. Mine broke again and I took it back to him and he said it was beyond repair this time and refunded my money straight away. He offers a 3 month warranty and my friends is still going strong 4 or 5 months later. This is cheaper than sony and you get to keep your hard drive.
Another friend of mine has recently had the YLOD too and has taken it to someone in stockport (Manchester again). They only charged £50 and it seems okay, not a lot of time for conclusive recommendation though.
If these aren't close search in google for PS3 YLOD repair (your town) in a uk search and I would be suprised if you didn't find someone. Cheapest I have seen is £50 and £95 is the most expensive. £75 is common though.
If you have the original 60gb its worth thinking about backwards compatability for PS2 games and the ports you have on this one that are not on the others. IMO this makes repairing it more important than getting a new one.

R_BURGUNDY · 03-01-2010, 07:45 AM

ohh sorry im in london

its a 40 which i upgraded to 120 about 10mths ago

i allready tried the original 40 HDD still cuts out ylod
??

03-01-2010, 10:07 AM

Yes. i am afraid swapping hard drives does nothing as the PS3 has entered "Safe Mode" and sony has not enebled the public at large to be able to disengange this.

BuuGh0st · 03-01-2010, 10:47 AM

I suggest taking an look at google. I bet there are thousands of others who have similiar problem. and might have got it fixed.

Icetyger · 03-01-2010, 07:17 PM

I had my 60GB PS3 die on me 4 times. Once you get the YLOD, it will always happen. It can't be permanently fixed. My advice to you is to get a new PS3. It will save you a lot of trouble in the future.

If you find someone that can do a cheap repair on your dead PS3, get it fixed and trade it in for a new Slim model while it's in working condition, to save you some money.

**NinJa** · 03-01-2010, 08:28 PM

If you are tech-smart and familiar with the innards of your PS3, try out this fix.

Part 1

Part 2

Just a legal note saying I'm not responsible for any damage to your console.

However, if you cannot do the above, you might as well get a coffin from Sony, or invest in a new Slim, that's what I did. Good luck!

R_BURGUNDY · 03-02-2010, 08:47 AM

this sucks !!

03-02-2010, 08:53 AM

Yes, from what I have read the ps slims should not have this problem nearly as much

Barny99 · 03-02-2010, 09:47 AM

right basically you aer saying that i should trade my ps3 40gb which has been fixed by a company for a new slimline. problem is i dont have the warranty sticker on it anymore as they obviously had to take it off for repairs. will say GAME or GAMESTATION still trade my ps3 in for a slimline despite this.

any help would be great

Nibbles · 03-02-2010, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinJa

If you are tech-smart and familiar with the innards of your PS3, try out this fix.

Not that Ive ever had this problem but that was pretty interesting! Thanks!

R_BURGUNDY · 03-02-2010, 10:22 AM

I was going to buy a refurbished PS3 but more then likely the ylod would happen again

This sucks!!! lol

I might go and buy one after work

fix it my self??!!

I am an IT engineer so it shouldn’t be overly difficult but i really cant be asked..
But then again i don’t want to part with £250+ for a new ps3

Not cool I just ranked up to P5 on MW2

**NinJa** · 03-03-2010, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R_BURGUNDY

Not cool I just ranked up to P5 on MW2

And you'll still be P5 once you come back. Fortunately, online data is tied to your PSN, not HDD.

03-01-2010, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Skuh Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Joined: Tournaments Won:	Re: PS3 Not Turning On - YLOD Yes, are you uk or not though? Bummer though this is my secong ps3. 1st 1 died too.

03-01-2010, 06:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Skuh Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Joined: Tournaments Won:	Re: PS3 Not Turning On - YLOD would help if you said where. anyway. I know of a very good place in Oldham. He charged me £75 to fix my YLOD, my friend got his done at the same time. Mine broke again and I took it back to him and he said it was beyond repair this time and refunded my money straight away. He offers a 3 month warranty and my friends is still going strong 4 or 5 months later. This is cheaper than sony and you get to keep your hard drive. Another friend of mine has recently had the YLOD too and has taken it to someone in stockport (Manchester again). They only charged £50 and it seems okay, not a lot of time for conclusive recommendation though. If these aren't close search in google for PS3 YLOD repair (your town) in a uk search and I would be suprised if you didn't find someone. Cheapest I have seen is £50 and £95 is the most expensive. £75 is common though. If you have the original 60gb its worth thinking about backwards compatability for PS2 games and the ports you have on this one that are not on the others. IMO this makes repairing it more important than getting a new one.

03-01-2010, 10:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Skuh Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Joined: Tournaments Won:	Re: PS3 Not Turning On - YLOD Yes. i am afraid swapping hard drives does nothing as the PS3 has entered "Safe Mode" and sony has not enebled the public at large to be able to disengange this.

03-02-2010, 08:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
Skuh Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Joined: Tournaments Won:	Re: PS3 Not Turning On - YLOD Yes, from what I have read the ps slims should not have this problem nearly as much

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