PS3 YLOD Fix (Part 2 of 3)

Visit http://gameweblinks.com/modules.php?name=FAQ for a FAQ of how to fix your consoles and more, or you can visit my social networking site for gamers at http://erebusonyx.com/ . I had the Yellow Light of Death on my PS3 and I fixed it myself. I saw videos on Youtube on the YLOD problem for PS3 and I thought, "Maybe I can fix this myself and call Sony and tell them my PS3 is fixed"...

This is no gimmick. The same problem that plagues the Xbox 360 is the same overheating issue my PS3 had. I fixed a 360 of my friends, and he was amazed at how you can do this yourself. And instead of sending in my PS3, I fixed it myself. Keep in mind, this was no easy task, I have the old 60 gig model PS3 and it was alot of small parts, just waiting to snap and make me QQ.

Amazingly in the end it all was perfect, played a movie and a game as well, and has been running since.

THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL FIX EVERY PS3. YOU ARE DEALING WITH MICRO CHIPS THAT ARE EXTREMELY FRAGILE. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

I am adding this so everyone has the right tools for the job:
Husky screw driving set with of STAR, MM, and SAE bits, cross (philips) small size screw driver, Heat gun (Husky set and Heat Gun found at my local Home Depot ($50), small cross screw drivers found as a set of cross and flat at Radio Shack) and silver thermal paste or grease for the CPU and GPU. (99% silver works best as thermal grease, its about $10) You are responsible to handle your ps3 with care.

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• PS3
• YLOD
• fix
• broken
• Playstation
• Yellow light of death
• shut down
• not working
• error