Randomfry Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 I got a PS3 a just over a year ago now. First of all it stopped working after the first month and to be fair to Sony they were good and sent me a new one straight away. But now it's happened again. Turned it on and i get the yellow light. I looked this up and apparently it's known as the YLOD or Yellow Light Of Death haha. So instead of paying out for sony to fix it i found a really handy quide on youtube. Taken it all apart and i'm gonna take the motherboard to work tomorrow and see if i can sort it out. Wish me luck! Bit of a random thread but i thought it might help some of you out. Apparently it happens quite often. Quote
kObi Posted February 17, 2010 Posted February 17, 2010 Couldnt you just send it back to sony? a know its a pain in the ass but i would of thought opening it up would somehow void the warranty? Quote
steve-r Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 This fix is really easy, did mine last month and been woking a treat ever since. Its a bit when warming up the mobo but worth the effort. Hope you get it going Quote
Bradders Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 I had the same issue with my XBox 360. Got the "Red Ring of Death", which surpisingly has nothing to do with Vindaloo currys. Sent it back to Microsoft and got a new one back 3 weeks later. I looked at few guides on You Tube too, but I'm not much of a tech head, and anyway I thought "It's bust. I didn't busted it. They can fixed it. Why should I bother?" I'd send it back again, at least then your are not voiding the warranty by tinkering yourself. Bradders. Quote
Randomfry Posted February 18, 2010 Author Posted February 18, 2010 Well its out of warranty now anyway and i work for a company that makes flexible circuit boards for the military so if someone at work can't do it i'd be very suprised. Plus i am incredibly inpatient so i wouldn't be able to wait that long. Ha ha. Quote
D4XNY Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 Good luck, I've had no issues with mine, touch wood (I bloody jinxed myself now havnt I!!) Quote
Bradders Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Well its out of warranty now anyway and i work for a company that makes flexible circuit boards for the military so if someone at work can't do it i'd be very suprised. Plus i am incredibly inpatient so i wouldn't be able to wait that long. Ha ha. You sound better qualified than Sony then Quote
Randomfry Posted February 20, 2010 Author Posted February 20, 2010 Well i'll find out when i put it all back together and press the on button haha. If not there will be some playstation games for sale Quote
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