When you see the yellow light which may also flash red , you know something is wrong. Your experience of the YLOD normally comes during intense gameplay when the whole console just freezes up, the game crashes, and you can do nothing to remedy the problem.
Along with the console freeze, your Playstation 3 gives an audible alert that something is terribly wrong by giving a few short beeps. This article will explain what the YLOD is, what causes it, what steps you can take to prevent it from happening, and what you can do to fix the problem yourself.
So why is it that one of today's most expensive game consoles freezes or crashes during gameplay or just flatly refuses to start in the first place? What does that yellow light and its accompanying beeps really mean to you?
In a word, my friend, it means your console is overheating. When your Playstation overheats, it may be a temporary situation where you just need to give it time to cool down, but it might also mean total hardware failure. The higher the temperature and duration of overheating, the more permanent the possible damage. Because these components are all adhered to their respective hardware boards with solder, and because solder is nothing more than a drop of a solid metallic stuff, if you let it get too hot or cool too quickly, the solder starts to break down and get brittle and the components disjoin: thus, the YLOD.
This will only work if there hasn't been permanent damage done to the console, so if you've only seen the YLOD once or twice, it is definitely worth trying. If none of the above seems to fix the problem, then the chances are something inside the console is bricked broken.
Your options are:. The true cause of the YLOD is not the solder joints. For a true repair you need good soldering skill follow my guide if you need help.
By heating is the board is bringing the capacitive properties from the capacitors. It actually worked. Thank you very much. At first it did the yellow light and after I turned it on and off a few more times it has turned off at all which has never done that before. Overheating for periods of time causes 'dry joints'.
It will happen eventually to that generation if you have the first batch models. I do know that the "formula" for enviro friendly solder changed dramatically from the PS3 Fat to the Slim models, and same goes for the white 's to the slim 's.
So those you won't need to worry with so much. YOTAInc posted That is wrong. Console temperatures never even get closer to melting points of both leaded solder or lead-free solder, so that isn't even into account.
What they changed was their cooling system and also with smaller chip sizes, energy consumption and heat generation were greatly diminished, lead to less warping BGAs and consequently less brittled lead-free solders. Also, other point you're completely wrong about the government which has 'declared' lead in solder as illegal. Divine Assault, Ether Strike! User Info: Hucast9. The temperature difference between room temperature and maximum operating temperature throughout the years slowly destroys the console.
It's thought that the solder that's used to weld parts such at the cpu and gpu gets cracked during that process which causes the ylod.
The solution is to build a console that creates less heat. So basically, it wouldn't be wise to fix that PS3 because it's likely to break again. If it were me I wouldn't fix it. My original 60gb got the YLOD last year. I sent it to a guy on eBay to have it reballed with lead solder, and it's almost been a year now and it still works great and is barely warm after using it for hours.
If you care about save data, and the ability to play basically any Playstation game besides PS4, it may be worth fixing. Hell, I have over hours in the past 4 months on MGSV alone, which goes to show how much I play, and without any issues. More topics from this board Tech Support 1 Answer Ps3 trouble power wont turn on?
General 2 Answers What does the error code B mean? Tech Support 1 Answer How do I install games? It also can be caused by the power supply failing as well. Probably 1 out of every 10 we do, it's the power supply that causes the issue. Thank you, thats the clearest explanation so far into my problem.
I will definitely check out your website! Is there any way to fix it without taking it somewhere to get it fixed? I've had 2 PS3'S die cause of it. Thank you. Your explanation is clear, concise and to the point. That's exactly what I was looking for. What's going on with your PS3? Jesse Routledge. I turned my console off original fat ps3 with ps2 compatibility. Unplugged it from the power supply because the lead was too short kept getting in the way.
Was gonna get a longer one the next day. Turned the console back on 24hrs later and bang ylod. Fix Your Stuff Community Store. Back Answers Index. Axlman Rep: 2 2. View the answer I have this problem too Subscribed to new answers.
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