FIX PS3 YELLOW LIGHT/YLOD. WITHOUT OPENING PS3

[SuperKoolman21]

evry 1 who watch this dont do it i did this so many times and now the back is out of shape, then i had it fixed permanitly and the guy who fixed said dont do it all it does is ruin ur ps3, if you keep doing this ur ps3 will shut down 4 good, come on guys dont be lazy just fix it ur self or hav som 1 else 2

[jessegraham17]

Hellz to the yea thank u man

[ErikinCA]

@jessegraham17 I had an original 60GB PS3 that got YLOD, I sent it back to sony and they sent me a refurb which lasted about a year then it got the YLOD again. I then took it to a professional repair shop and paid $90 for a repair and had to then wait 2 weeks for it to "cure". That "professional" lasted 2 months before we got YLOD again. We were also very careful to not play for multiple hours or let the PS3 get dirty.

[2k6dante]

Genius

[BorisGerard]

FUCK!! My ps3 is affected...Sony definitively has to do something about this!!

[greekpatriot1999]

why do you do this with a fan and not put it in the fridge?

[KRPproductions1]

This worked great for 5 minutes. I turned it on. Worked like a charm. Went to go play some Black Ops. Boom; I was hit with the ylod. I might try it again but I think the solution is just getting it permanently by Playstation, because this solution is not permanent.

[rukshaz1]

great man nice one

[olmjohn]

Xbox fixing trick is easier when I got red ring in early december I got two towels and wrapped my xbox in the towels for 15 mins after those 15 mins I let the xbox overheat then another 15 mins passed it cooled Down now it was working like 3 days after I got red ring

[TheArow90]

I fukin love you man!!! :D <3 Subbed!

[zach12ful]

this is gay didnt work



[ShroomMasta2009]

Should have gotten a xbox 360 slim

[gfrh0]

I have a disk inside so this is not an option

[redblaze14408900]

@gfrh0 if u hav a system that can do that fan test thing just switch the system off at the back hold the eject button and then switch it back on and the disk will come out. some models of the fat ps3 cant do it tho. if u hav the 40 gig it will work.

[jat25ful]

Thank you!!! you're the man that worked better than opening it......

[hamzis89]

do it work on ps3 slim

[TheVideoGameGuide100]

but my life was saved when watching this

[TheVideoGameGuide100]

mine messed up while playing AC2 I thought my life was over because I got the ps3 for christmas and I didnt want to save 300 dollars and I paid 20 bucks for AC2

[sw1tchgatekeeper]

i was just happy opening it and redoing the solder that was causing the ylod in the first place and it works better than before now

[djwhetzel]

You're obviously not me so why are you using my name in your tags? Trying to get more hits I'm guessing?

It wouldn't be a big deal, but there is no mention of me anywhere in the video or the description. Just the tags.

[terminator2u4]

@djwhetzel it still is not a big deal, tags are practically meaningless. and yes why not use your name thats what tags are made for.. it would be a big deal if i used your method to fixing the ps3 or your content in this video and did not not give a shout out. but this video has nothing to do with you so there should be no problem

[djwhetzel]

@terminator2u4 Tags aren't exactly meaningless. They're used in the search results.

And you're right. This video has nothing to do with me so why use my name in it at all?

I'm not mad and I don't even really mind if you use my name, but it's kind of misleading to your viewers if they're searching for my video and they happen to come across yours.

Youtube is a big place and there is plenty of room for both of us.

Best of luck to you.

[dabby109]

I used a blow dryer with mine... (blow dry 15 minutes then fan for 20 mimutes) It didn't work first time so tried it again sraight after and the second time worked :)

[volcom35100]

this better work bcs i bet my dad 10 bucks it would

[MyIronman8]

I did this to my ps3 worked like an charm. Good work. Most people didn't under stand it has too be upside down lol.

[TheLucario150]

i think i should try this on my ps3 i have the same problem :P

[Nunyourbizzz666]

0:27 how funny is it when he says side to side gAY Cunt!

[Logindudeproductions]

mexican

[jimbluey78]

NICE CLASS



[davidtheatheist]

Great, now my hair dryer AND my PS3 don't work! Thanks!

[commentXrateXsubscrb]

@terminator2u4 your supposed to use a heat gun. not a blow dryer.

[commentXrateXsubscrb]

15 + 20 = 35. i took my ps3 apart in 5. heated the cpu and the gpu for 1 min. put new thermal paste on about 5 min. re assembled in 5 min. 5 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 16. my way took half the time and i wont have to worry about it for another 5 years.

[LoJiCKiLLeR]

@commentXrateXsubscrb but cost about 30 quid And there is a Risk of it breaking when redoing solder.

[thatDudejames]

ima try this if it works && it gets the YLOD again ima re do the process && trade it in lol

[HydroXYZ1]

@thatDudejames Smartman ahahahah

[ticktickboom99]

Didn't work...



[MultiMrMayhem]

YOU ARE AMAZING

[GJP8888]

Christ after this I think peoples hair dryer will get YLOD 

[RockyGraz84]

Mine worked after doing this for like 20 min. Then got the ylod again gonna pay and get it fixed till I can buy a new one

[CWAVE6K]

You ROCK! Ok, here's the scoop. Last night I got a YLOD. Ended up running out to buy my son another but cheesed that we lost years of saves, I came across this. BTW, it WORKED for me.

Using a 1600 Watt hairdryer, I heated the through the back vents for 20 minutes. Using an infared temp gun, the air temp coming out of the hair dryer was 92 degrees. The internal temp of the PS3 after 20 minutes hit 65 degrees.

[CWAVE6K]

@CWAVE6K I then cooled it with a big fan for 20 minutes until the internal temperature hit 28 degrees (all measured through where the harddrive lives). YES, I removed the HD.

The PS3 to my amazement powered up. I was able to do a full backup of the machine, no problems. Just waiting for the PS network to get out of "maintenance mode" so I can do a data transfer from this troubled PS3 to my new one. AMAZING solution! I'd buy you a beer if I could!

[CWAVE6K]

@CWAVE6K FOLLOW-UP. Seems that running a blu-ray disc is too much for the circuitry as that kicked mine back into YLOD. Ejecting the disc using the fan-test trick got it out and it powered up again. Overall, I ran the PS3 after this temporary fix for about 5 hours in total, and it's still working this morning. Plan on re-flowing the board in the coming weeks, but this is an awesome temp fix. Got all the saves recovered and the new PS3 has everything the old one had now! AWESOME!

[Paarkin55]

did it, it worked so far so good i had hair dryer on for like 25 mins though stopping every 2 mins inside and old Christmas present sack thing :L but its worked so far

[mrjulio717]

do u take the hard drive out ?

[Gay1Guy]

Did it and it worked...now lets see how long

[potmonster420365]

About to try it now

[mrmichaelshaw]

Thanks for this - only fixed my PS3 for about 20 seconds, but that was enough time to eject MW3, which saved me having to physically dismantle the machine to get it out. (Did anyone else get YLOD at exactly the moment they first tried MW3 multiplayer? Curious...)

[SkullCrossbones100]

@mrmichaelshaw my Mw3 disc is still in there so im screwed for now. So imma do this and get it bak out.

[AzahTheDon]

EVERYONE READ!

I have read the comments and this is not a permanent solution. I tried, it worked but when I turned it on the next day it was back. SO IF IT DOES WORK BACK UP YOUR DATA ASAP!

P.s. To get a disk out turn ps3 off by switch, hold the eject button and turn it back on.

[oliacym]

Second time doing this, came back to life and I managed to backup my hard drive. Thanks a million man!

[guiltysmoothie27]

Brilliant vid, had to do this twice but my ps3 now works fine :)

[RockyBalboaSlayer]

I just bought a ps3 from a guy that said it works fine but when I turn it on it goes green then the blue light turns on, then yellow and it turns off. Did the guy screw me over or is there something I'm missing to turn it on?

[TheJoshchapman]

@RockyBalboaSlayer you got done.

[MrsDelight1969]

@RockyBalboaSlayer Yes, sorry to tell you he did!!!

[TheOfficialJwalk]

@RockyBalboaSlayer ouch.. sounds like they screwed you over..

[RioDeGenero1]

Thanx alot , it worked like a charm

[prezzistyle]

my fail yesterday , so pissed and gt5 in it can't get out

[XxPwnWithPigzxX]

mine FAILED!!!!!

[Acemoney619]

First time it happen i paid to get it fixed for 60 bucks not again.It works.. Did everthing without box.. Hell ya

[SuperHazeTube]

how long did it last you , i did it yesterday it did work but i woke up 2day to me getting in about 20 min before the yellow light came back

[LBPdons]

u stupid cow it doesnt work so u can kiss my bum :) or tell me something else 2 fix it please if u do tell me another wAY 2 FIX IT I L TELL EVERYBODY 2 LIKE THIS VIDEO

[MrLetsburnshit]

@LBPdons and no one will listen

[sirocksyou]

mine only worked for about a week



[effoff456]

How long does it work for?

[fofosky99]

i tried it worked 100%

[THEBUZZARDMAN1]

@93CIMBOM Dude I had this happen to me for the first time and I've had my ps3 for five years and if you have had it as long as I have, you should get a new ps3 and transfer the data onto that one. It's better than going through the bull of trying to fix it on your own or have it fixed and it does this AGAIN

[GJP8888]

The first time I done this it worked for about 2 months, the second time I done this it worked for 2 weeks then I done it for a third time only lasted 30 mins.

Will the length of time the PS3 will last keep going down?

[DavidAlvarezMusic]

I'm going to do this to my brothers ps3 since it has the YLOD tonight, maybe enough time for Christmas.

[BeatBuster]

It worked! bloody awesome!

[Polar7652]

i could kiss u man thanks so much, hope it lasts though

[kokoforsyrup]

Ive done this 3 times now it just makes the plastic melt and lets it work until you turn it off.. so don't do it if your gonna play for that long.. or try not turning it off i have not tried that yet...

[coolcobynBMXS]

Can you do this twice

[Virqinity]

any alternative for a hair dryer plz plz answer

[GJP8888]

@Virqinity Heat gun but you may not have that either

[Virqinity]

I live in a male home where will a find a hair dryer

[sirocksyou]

Thank you!!!!!!!! it worked..... how long it last for though?

[da5lc]

does this realy work?

[TheSupermagic1994]

@da5lc

for about 10mins

[seanrocks123456789]

I'm glad it works for everyone else except me.. I did it twice now exactly how the directions tell me and nothing..

[PAlmaleki]

ps3 slim doesn't get ylod does it?

[MeepMeepMiKeMu]

dude = thanks for posting - it worked!

[NewbSurf]

Worked for me, and I have the first gen PS3. Thanks man.

[blkx97]

Thank u! Worked for me

[SwaggiNLikeDjaxN]

I was on redtube choosing my vid then, BANG.

[Comedianninja2890]

thumbs up if u think this guy is gay

[terminator2u4]

@Comedianninja2890 Thumbs up if you know how to get blocked ;)

[ddrosasify]

@terminator2u4 nice burn bro



[The0rangePanda]

@terminator2u4 hey nigger what are you gonna do if slavery comes back huh?? thats right nothing

[scorch483]

@Comedianninja2890 you just got owned by the khala

[RelativeBadger]

@Comedianninja2890 ...a good 'Thumbs up' is your real wish I presume?

[lilmukoh]

@usuckers73 I think you are way more stupid bcuz the ps3 does have removable hdd you moron, inform yourself before talking, your ass might get jelous of the shit that comes out of your mouth.

[ramps225]

@lilmukoh he did say it had a removable hdd dumbass, maybe you should read a little further back before you jump to conclusions

[TRIPLEMM123]

its not workin :/

[Sniper77799]

It was Mortal Kombat 9 that did mine in.

[powuhas]

@Sniper77799 Holy shit so did mine

[Riddell042168]

how long dose this work for ?

[CODPROKILLR]

THANKS I HAVE ALL THOSE STUFF YES! ohh yeah i woke up and i was gonna play some black ops (btw my black ops was in side the playstaion) than i turned it on than i showed a yellow light and i was like .................... wtf?

[xxLovelyGarnetxx]

use your fridge instead of a fan. it works.

[albertyourfriend]

@xxLovelyGarnetxx Are you kidding?

[xxLovelyGarnetxx]

@albertyourfriend Nope.

[foxybrownin]

sounds like michael jackson

[clementestopani]

Holy caca balls system restarted and now is checking for corruption...... And the verdict is bingo working now

[ArGames11]

DONT DO THIS !!!!!! the plastic melts and in the future this ps3 didnt work again

[DoctorBeardface]

Tried it a second time. It worked! Thanks, bro!

[DoctorBeardface]

Followed your steps exactly. This didn't work

[dohboy433]

is it me or when its cold, ps3's get ylod

[Jrog955]

I fixed mine this way about twice and after a couple of days the ylod always comes back... Any help?

[mistahsossah]

@Jrog955 That's because it's not a permanent fix. So far there has been no real permanent fix.

[usuckers73]

to everyone commenting on there saved games gone. there not. the good thing about ps3 is the hard drive is removable and transferable to other systems. so if your system really is gone and there's nothing you can do about it. just remove the hard drive and plug that hard drive in ur new ps3 if u decide to get a new one. if you have a game stuck in there. there is ways to get it out. just u will have to open the ps3 up or pay some shop to do it.

[FilthyNinjaSTEP]

@usuckers73 nope, actually the removable hardrive is useless, because when you try to put it in another ps3 it erases everything, because sony is a asshole and makes each hardrive unique to the ps3 its installed in and will not work withour reformating on another ps3............ i phoned sony tech support and actually tried to put the other hardrive in my new ps3 and it dont work, but im just tryna get my ps3 to work for 5 minutes to back up the data on a external harddrive right now...

[usuckers73]

@FilthyNinjaSTEP didn't know that. well that sucks cause thats pretty much the best reason to have a removable hhd next to being able to have unlimited memory if you buy a few hdd. but i guess sony is just stupid and like to screw ppl over.

[paripu0208]

worked for me , im very happy thanks. again ur ps3 has to get hot as hell like if its gonna light up on fire.

[steveadams07]

@paripu0208 is ur ps3 still working now and how long did u let it sit

[insaneXLV]

that shit actually works O_o thanks mate!

[jaymaxtothemax]

i did this and it didnt work someone tell me y

[BLAMisBEAST]

im trying it right now

[Kev50027]

Didn't work on my friend's PS3, so all of his savegames are gone. I did manage to use another video to take apart the Blu-Ray drive and get his BF3 disc out, but let this serve as a public reminder to BACK UP SAVEGAMES!

[Quintendo14]

where would i be without youtube..............oh right,HELL

[TheDino007able]

i did this and it still shuts down after 5 minutes!

[kpn3939j]

he dont breath :(

[VXxXAzzAXxXV]

I FUCKING LOVE YOU MAN.

[Adriano2k6]

That eject trick wont work on mine, hope its enjoying my mw3 disk in there

[kpn3939j]

@Adriano2k6 i hope tooo

[Mikemurda18]

Had my Ps3 for 5 years.. just got ylod :( .. I hope It survives

[ChildrenOfBrazil]

@Mikemurda18 same...did this shit work for u?

[Mikemurda18]

@ChildrenOfBrazil NO! :( but it was worth a try maybe it can work for u.

[Ownage32123]

@Mikemurda18 Same here :/

[chupachups1905]

mate I just fixed my playstation thanks to your video.you are the best.I was about to open it up until i came across your video.Thank you so much.

[aagilbigaatassipp]

Defintely works. wish i seen this years ago.

[xjdom]

this is not a permanent fix. your ps3 will get the ylod again. the reason you idiots get the ylod is because you let it get too hot .. the right way to fix it includes resoldering some components i think the cpu and gpu. leave that to pros

[klayclay]

@xjdom Which is what I'm going to do after I do this because if I screw something up, I will never have my save data back since the harddrive is "bound" to the PS3. Of course this isn't a permanent fix...just like the Xbox 360's towel trick, it isn't permanent.

[xjdom]

@klayclay you can go for it because you sound like you know what your doing but lots of people are going to be sadly disappointed when they get the ylod again and make the ps3 even worse

[klayclay]

@xjdom Trust me, I"m always careful with my things :P Plus I know quite a few people who are good with computers and such and will see if they will help me with it. Once I get the fix done, I'm going to try and run a fan on it whenever it is played on so that it will hopefully not ylod again....or not do it anytime soon again anyway.

[DAMON894]

ok man niceeeeeeeeee

[fuckallyall08]

Man I can't believe it worked! Very useful advice man! Thank you thank you thank you!

[xXstevie123Xx]

Ooops I Put It Too Close To The Ps3 What Will Happen Now :(

[GameAddiction100]

thx bro

[TheChris1122]

how many times u did this to your ps3

[MyMaria]

TOTALLY SUBSCRIBING! Thanks for the fix...! Got rid of the YLOD for my 3-year-old ps3 80gb. Hopefully I don't get the YLOD again. Any tips on how to avoid it? Freakin scared me hours earlier! Then I found your link in YT and it really worked!!! Thanks dude! :D

[kiheerSEDMAN]

Im doing it right now!

[tapsmiled]

Awesome! It worked like a charm. I used to leave the system on all the time, and that probably caused the problem. I hope it keeps working for a while. Thanks man!

[drumalong88]

Hey thanks Worked like a charm

[TempteddFreshhDollie]

Heyy guys HMU my psn is HiTTGRL

[MrMockeryMcFly]

EVERYONE COMPLAINING YOUR PS3 "ATE" YOUR DISC. TURN OFF PS3 (MAIN SWITCH). HOLD FINGER ON EJECT BUTTON. TURN ON MAIN SWITCH WITH FINGER STILL ON THE BUTTON. The ps3's fan will then run at super high RPM. Your disc will then be ejected. CONFIRMED WORKS ON OLD SCHOOL 40GB PS3. give it a shot guys.

[gilet102]

@MrMockeryMcFly DAMN!!! bro thx a lot for this little tip...so glad to actually get my brother's MW3 out of it....thx again man you more or less saved my ass

[MrMockeryMcFly]

@gilet102 No problem man, glad you saved your MW3 disc. Also I brought my PS3 to my local game store today and they said don't bother fixing it if you have the old school fat PS3. All fixes are temporay - you're better off buying a new slim one. Good luck man, I'm waiting for some sweet christmas deals haha

[VXxXAzzAXxXV]

@MrMockeryMcFly DUDE, I FUCKING LOVE YOU MANG.

[gekkman34]

@MrMockeryMcFly No it doesn't attempted several times.

[MrMockeryMcFly]

@gekkman34 it works on the 40GB PS3, tried and confirmed. Your system probably isn't the fat 40GB one, otherwise it's supposed to work.

[gekkman34]

@MrMockeryMcFly I have the fat 40GB, doesn't matter though. Sending in to Sony and getting a 160GB replacement for $99.

[bigjosh281]

ok this works awesome but u need a warning plastic my melt warning lol

[ail8322]

fix-ylod.net

[Evanz111]

Didn't work for me :/

[ALWizFlyY]

No i fixed mine by just heating for 15 min then cooling for 10 min... When it fix yoi have too litsen to your fan u will kno if it bout to overheat

[TheFuzm]

Do i take out the hard drive ?? plz tell me



[jackafa92]

FUCK I WAS PLAYING SKYRIM AND IT CRASHD AND NOW IZ GOT THE YELLOW LIGHT!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[adamjsamd]

ADD BONGMIESTER27 

[adamjsamd]

done this twice now it firstly worked for over a month then it got ylod now iv done it again and its fully working but making wierd noises, im also getting a burning smell coming of it and im just shitting myself that it doesent set on fire or explode

[gunplay14]

@adamjsamd cuz you burnin your plastic inside

[sHa3lYn]

If your PS3 is 40GB run a fan test and the game will come out on its own. I just got the YLOD. I am devastated.

[xps229]

can this trick work for a second time

[adamjsamd]

@xps229 yeh but if it only works a month the first time i reckon it will only last like a week

[Thomas9697]

mine doesnt work at all. i've tried all of this stuff and it just doesnt work at all. can someone dumb this down for me please?

[KevoRileyHArdgun]

mine was working for 5 minutes and it cut off

[LfcGoddardENGCJG]

i have just done this listen up, use the hair dryer on hot put it to use playstation hair vents and leave it there and till the plastic on the vents starts going soft (use your finger to push the vent gently) when this happends stop use the dryer and leave for 5 mins, then turn on your playstation, the van will go mentle but thats ok then take out the cd right away, then leave your playstation on to call down by its own van (this is what im doing as i write i hope it works for you.

[LfcGoddardENGCJG]

its melted mine i only use the hair dryer for 5 mins

[GFCGFFable]

Give me Ur psn