Discarding PS3

Sgt_Pepper · 8 Sep 2011 at 19:32

Hi, before I throw my broken PS3 in the bin, is there any info held on it other than on the HDD.

Moothead2 · 8 Sep 2011 at 19:36

What's wrong with your PS3

?

Sgt_Pepper · 8 Sep 2011 at 19:38

Yellow light

Moothead2 · 8 Sep 2011 at 19:41

Tried fixing it yourself? Plenty of tutorials out there.

Sgt_Pepper · 8 Sep 2011 at 19:47

I did have a nosey at some vids on YouTube. But I've had it 3 years and I only really use it as a media player. So I'm not too bothered about it.

I've taken the HDD out but didn't want to just bin it, incase there's any personal info on there that could be retrieved.

Moothead2 · 8 Sep 2011 at 19:49

I quick Google search suggests that all personal data is on the HDD, only the firmware is on the console itself.

Pug · 9 Sep 2011 at 00:34

sell it on ebay as not working?

JoeBoi · 9 Sep 2011 at 07:10

Sell the spare parts mate, if not donate it to somebody.

mcwildcard · 9 Sep 2011 at 07:39

You'll definitely get a few quid for the pad at the very least!

mojojojo1972 · 9 Sep 2011 at 08:17

Get it on ebay I sold mine there last december with yellow light for £90 quid

If you still have the warranty sticker and the original box you get will good returns on it..The 60gb models that are ps2 compatable increase your price as well..

I sold mine without the harddrive as it was a 320gb that I transfered to a new unit..

Vonhelmet · 9 Sep 2011 at 08:33

eBay it. Don't just bin it. What a waste! Someone will take it for spares and repairs.

nickbayley · 9 Sep 2011 at 09:51

I fixed my 60gig PS3 2 or 3 weeks ago following a tutorial on youtube. I have a newer slim model, so the 60gig, even though now fixed, isn't used anyway. But it was fun as a little project.

And yeh, someone is always willing to buy a broken PS3.

G-MAN2004 · 9 Sep 2011 at 12:19

As said, do not throw it away! My mate got quite a bit for his yellow light PS3 on eBay.

EvilFranky · 9 Sep 2011 at 12:22

The hard drives are encrypted and anyway and only work on the PS3 they were installed in.

If you put it in another PS3 it will have to be formatted.

Dan7 · 9 Sep 2011 at 14:42

Not wanting to thread hijack, but don't suppose anyone has any links for these fixing vids?

PS3 died last week and most of the vids I saw involved taking a hairdryer to it... :|

EvilFranky · 9 Sep 2011 at 14:51

As far as I am aware the main cause for YLOD is the breaking of poor solder joins on the mainboard.

The general idea is that if the joins are reheated to a certain temperature they should fuse together again.

I doubt a hairdryer is hot enough, I've only seen vids of people using heat guns or in some cases sticking the mainboard in a very hot oven for a length of time.

The__Malteser · 9 Sep 2011 at 14:53

If you don't want it, feel free to send it over to me

pabloh20 · 9 Sep 2011 at 14:55

Dan7 said:
Not wanting to thread hijack, but don't suppose anyone has any links for these fixing vids?

PS3 died last week and most of the vids I saw involved taking a hairdryer to it... :|

This is the one I followed, on Wednesday night as it happens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ic1_TY-GU

That's the first part, the links to the other 2 are there as well. If I can follow it and get my ps3 working, anyone can lol

Just don't apply the thermal paste when he says, wait until you put the front and back plates back on, as there is still space to put the thermal compund back on.

pabloh20 · 9 Sep 2011 at 14:56

EvilFranky said:
As far as I am aware the main cause for YLOD is the breaking of poor solder joins on the mainboard.

The general idea is that if the joins are reheated to a certain temperature they should fuse together again.

I doubt a hairdryer is hot enough, I've only seen vids of people using heat guns or in some cases sticking the mainboard in a very hot oven for a length of time.

Apparently some people have got it to work again using a hairdryer blowing into the back vents. I gave it a go as I had nothing to lose, but it didn't work for me.

Dan7 · 9 Sep 2011 at 15:11

pabloh20 said:
This is the one I followed, on Wednesday night as it happens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ic1_TY-GU

That's the first part, the links to the other 2 are there as well. If I can follow it and get my ps3 working, anyone can lol

Just don't apply the thermal paste when he says, wait until you put the front and back plates back on, as there is still space to put the thermal compund back on.

Thanks

I'll give that a go!