PS3 yellow line of death

lowlife9

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i recently got the yellow line of death on my playstation 3 and since i don't have the money to waste getting it repaired i found a good DIY on youtube that actually works and keep in mind i have no computer repair skills at all this was the fist time i tried anything like this. the diy is very easy to follow so if your playstation ever breaks down try this and save yourself alot of time and money. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ic1_TY-GU&feature=player_embedded
 

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Nice find. Although I dont own a PS3, and never will, its nice to find things like this that help you fix your s**t on the cheap.
 


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how long did you own your ps3 until you got the "yellow line" i've never heard of this problem until now
 

Jersey8

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yea WTF is the yellow line of death?
 


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how long did you own your ps3 until you got the "yellow line" i've never heard of this problem until now
Same here. I have 2 of them and both get used quite a bit. Never had a problem yet. *knock on wood*

*edit* It's yellow "LIGHT" of death. The guy says it a ton of times in the video.
 

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yellow line of death, yellow light of death.... ive never heard of either
 

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http://ps3yellowlight.org/

Apparently it is a lot like the XBOX Red Ring Of Death. RROD.

PS3 shuts down and the only sign of anything is a blinking yellow light.
 

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bahahaha. karma is a b***h ps3 owners.
 

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I've had my ps3 forever, play it every single day cause I can't walk for about 3 hrs. Never had this problem..

Now that i say this, it'll probably happen :lol:
 

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yeeeeeaaahh, good thing it doesn't happen much. =)
 

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i bought mine used and played it every day for the past 2 years i did neglect to clean it with the thinking of this will never happen its a sony but it did. when i opened it it was completely caked with dust so i would imagine that was the culprit. if i was you i would crack it open and clean it out.
 

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its so ironic, I JUST fixed mine again yesterday....yessir! Im still rockin my launch 40gb ps3. Ive gotten the YLOD 3 times so far lol. Its so easy to fix tho and doesnt take long so why get a new one? for the record I played the s**t outta this ps3. im suprised it lasted as long as it did
 

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what kind of thermal compound did you use on your heat sinks ??? game stop has a promotional trade in for any ps3 they give you $200 dollars credit it ends this sunday and i only paid 150 for mine so 100 bucks will get me a new ps3 slim.
 

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meh, i have a xbox, screw yalls yellow light heh,
 

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Doesnt that void the warranty by opening it up??

Meh the new "slim" 360 doesnt even had red l.e.d.s in it anymore.
 

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Yes it voids the warranty. Unless you get an extended one, they are only like a year anyway.

It is true, the new 360s don't have the red light of death. Not that they got rid of the problems, they just got rid of the red light its self. Way to go Microsoft. Screw fixing the problem right?
 


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