PS3 Dead

Vengance · 30 Oct 2010 at 22:24

... and another one's gone and another one's gone and another one bites the dust

Well my 60gb ps3 just died, yellow light, followed by flashing red light.

now the decisions.. do I pay for the repair or sell this ps3 as faulty (without the hdd, dont want my data going anywhere) and buy a new one?

franco_22 · 30 Oct 2010 at 22:48

Depends how much you can get it repaired for?

I don't think it's worth buying another one unless you really want the Slim model.

alistair55 · 30 Oct 2010 at 23:03

may it r.i.p in the ps3 heaven

Thesnipergecko · 31 Oct 2010 at 00:21

When you try and put your old HDD into your new ps3 it will ask to format it. Bye bye data I'm afraid.

deadman29 · 31 Oct 2010 at 00:24

Thesnipergecko said:
When you try and put your old HDD into your new ps3 it will ask to format it. Bye bye data I'm afraid.

if thats true then there is only really one option if he wants to keep his hdd.

wannabedamned · 31 Oct 2010 at 00:58

If you're feeling brave and its out of warranty, Get yourself a heatgun from somewhere, Borrow or buy. And follow one of the online guides. I've now done 3 PS3 machines, and none of them have stopped working since. 1 of them was well over a year ago aswell.

Vengance · 31 Oct 2010 at 09:03

removing the hdd is more about stopping someone else fixing it and accessing the accounts on it, than saving the data tbh.
had a quick google, managed to find a local repairer who offers ylod repair for £40 and offers a 3 month warranty. think thats my best option for now.

msmalls74 · 31 Oct 2010 at 09:28

Vengance said:
removing the hdd is more about stopping someone else fixing it and accessing the accounts on it, than saving the data tbh.
had a quick google, managed to find a local repairer who offers ylod repair for £40 and offers a 3 month warranty. think thats my best option for now.

No one can get the info from the HDD its encrypted with a code linked to your PS3, if you use it on another PS3 it will require a format before the PS3 does anything. If i was you i would get it fixed then use the backup facility then trade it in against a slim, the person who buys your PS3 gets a year warranty in most case and you get a new machine with another year warranty.

mame · 31 Oct 2010 at 11:28

msmalls74 said:
No one can get the info from the HDD its encrypted with a code linked to your PS3, if you use it on another PS3 it will require a format before the PS3 does anything. If i was you i would get it fixed then use the backup facility then trade it in against a slim, the person who buys your PS3 gets a year warranty in most case and you get a new machine with another year warranty.

Yes but if he sells the PS3 as faulty with the HDD and then someone fixes it ...

Phemo · 31 Oct 2010 at 11:46

I'd pay to get it reballed, personally. It'll be cheaper than Sony's repair but a bit more expensive than someone's own ghetto heatgun repair. However, if I went that route I'd at least have some confidence in the system working reliably long-term and wouldn't be wondering whether it'll boot up or not every time I power it on. I think reballs on PS3s are around the £60 to £70 mark. Since the lead-free solder is gone though, it's the best bet.

Dutch Guy · 1 Nov 2010 at 08:16

- Fix it yourself (you keep the data)
- Get it fixed by a gameshop (you keep the data)
- Sell it and get a new Slim (you lose the data)

When my refurb 60gb PS3 died again I went out and bought a new Slim, much quieter which is a big plus and I sold my broken 60gb for 80 euro :eek:

LM101 · 3 Nov 2010 at 16:00

My went last week, luckily i bought 3 year warranty at purchase.
Can't be too careful these days

androb · 4 Nov 2010 at 19:16

Vengence,

If you feel competent enough have a go at fixing it yourself.

I fixed mine last week. Check out Gilksy PS3 fix on youtube. It comes in 6 parts and is really easy to follow. He has recorded the whole procedure.
I bought a heat gun for £20. Follow the instructions and you should be ok.

Cheers

insane200 · 4 Nov 2010 at 20:28

mines gone today as well, its 40gig but i have a 260gig with lots of stuff on, if i try to do it myself, which i will probably do, will the ps3 need to format my Hdd ? i really dont want to lose the data.

androb · 4 Nov 2010 at 20:42

I have the old 60gig PS3 but i'd replaced it with a 500gig.
You wont have to reformat the drive.
You have to remove the drive and strip the PS3 down to the bare motherboard.
You reflow the solder on the motherboard at 4 points and then reassemble, Use decent thermal paste (I used arctic silver)

Check out youtube as I said previously. It does state that this fixes 90% with th YLOD but it could also be caused by a faulty PSU or Blu ray.

mame · 4 Nov 2010 at 21:23

androb said:
Vengence,

If you feel competent enough have a go at fixing it yourself.

I fixed mine last week. Check out Gilksy PS3 fix on youtube. It comes in 6 parts and is really easy to follow. He has recorded the whole procedure.
I bought a heat gun for £20. Follow the instructions and you should be ok.

Cheers

I know 2 people that have done that in the past month. The first one failed 3 times in about a week and the 2nd one fialed twice in about 2 weeks. They are both buying slims

Dutch Guy · 5 Nov 2010 at 08:53

mame said:
I know 2 people that have done that in the past month. The first one failed 3 times in about a week and the 2nd one fialed twice in about 2 weeks. They are both buying slims

It isn't a permanent fix, it will allow you to backup the data and maybe sell the PS3.

It might last a few months or a few days.

insane200 · 5 Nov 2010 at 21:05

Re flowed, re heat synced and put back together,with 5 screws left over but it works for now.

insane200 · 5 Nov 2010 at 21:26

Had a bit more of a test worked for a couple mins then yellow light again.