PS3 Yellow light of death.... - Blu-ray Forum

crunchywyte · 11-25-2008, 06:11 PM

I recently experienced the yellow light of death on my 60GB PS3. The problem is that I did not have a chance to back up my data before this happened.

So I am wondering if any of you all know any possible ways to get data off the hard drive? I am currently using a 80GB PS3, a friend of mine is letting me borrow until I get mine back, he has 2.

I have not got my box from Sony yet so I still have a few days to attempt to get my data, if it is even possible.

thanks.

VinnAY · 11-25-2008, 06:13 PM

I take it this yellow light thing means you can't even get to the XMB? (I've never heard of the yellow light death thingy...?) If you can't get to the XMB, then it's D E A D for sure. Couple of times my system crapped out it was just the BD drive, the system itself still functioned.

CptGreedle · 11-25-2008, 06:13 PM

Not familiar with the yellow light of death.
If it is a PS3 thing, the HDD should be fine. Just take it out and put it in a new/fixed one.
If it is an HDD thing, it is going to be hard to get it back.
Some places offer recovery services for data, which are usually very expensive, and not 100% effective. The best you can hope for is that a disk utility might be able to fix the problem.

Good Luck.

crunchywyte · 11-25-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Not familiar with the yellow light of death.
If it is a PS3 thing, the HDD should be fine. Just take it out and put it in a new/fixed one.
If it is an HDD thing, it is going to be hard to get it back.
Some places offer recovery services for data, which are usually very expensive, and not 100% effective. The best you can hope for is that a disk utility might be able to fix the problem.

Good Luck.

yellow light of death is what I found it to be called from searching google on my issue.

I was playing CoD W@W and out of no where my PS3 shut down and beeped, when I turned it back on the light goes green as it normally does for 1 sec. then to Yellow, then to blinking red and beeps then shuts down. I can not even get my CoD W@W disc out of the system, it does not stay on long enough for me to eject it.

would it work if I put my 60GB Hard Drive in an 80GB PS3, would I be able to access my data then?

CptGreedle · 11-25-2008, 06:20 PM

If your HDD is unharmed by the crash (or not responsible for it), you should be able to put it in a new PS3, or even copy the information onto a new PS3 and it should be like new.
Make sure that if you give your PS3 to Sony, that they don't harm the HDD.
Also, look up to see what the yellow light means, as in what is wrong. If it is a HDD thing, then you are out of luck.

crunchywyte · 11-25-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

If your HDD is unharmed by the crash (or not responsible for it), you should be able to put it in a new PS3, or even copy the information onto a new PS3 and it should be like new.
Make sure that if you give your PS3 to Sony, that they don't harm the HDD.
Also, look up to see what the yellow light means, as in what is wrong. If it is a HDD thing, then you are out of luck.

from what I've read on the playstation forums, it is a internal fan or something like that.

CptGreedle · 11-25-2008, 06:28 PM

Well if it is an overheating problem then, then your HDD should be fine. If you take it out, you should back it up manually (like on a pc with a disc copy tool).
I would send it to them though in the PS3 since that is how it came to you. If it is a fan problem, it should be an easy fix.

Navster · 11-25-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crunchywyte

yellow light of death is what I found it to be called from searching google on my issue.

I was playing CoD W@W and out of no where my PS3 shut down and beeped, when I turned it back on the light goes green as it normally does for 1 sec. then to Yellow, then to blinking red and beeps then shuts down. I can not even get my CoD W@W disc out of the system, it does not stay on long enough for me to eject it.

would it work if I put my 60GB Hard Drive in an 80GB PS3, would I be able to access my data then?

Wow i feel for ya bro, same thing happend to my ps3 while watching a movie, your gonna have to call sony customer support which is very rude by the way, your looking at about 2-3 weeks replacement, at a cost of $150, they will send you a refurbished ps3, and u will also get your game back as well...

crunchywyte · 11-25-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Wow i feel for ya bro, same thing happend to my ps3 while watching a movie, your gonna have to call sony customer support which is very rude by the way, your looking at about 2-3 weeks replacement, at a cost of $150, they will send you a refurbished ps3, and u will also get your game back as well...

you sent them a 60GB and they sent you back an 80GB?

Seeking_Alpha · 11-25-2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crunchywyte

you sent them a 60GB and they sent you back an 80GB?

Nope if you have a 60 you'll get a 60.

The rep I talked to was very professional and not rude at all btw. I guess it's just the luck of the draw

11-25-2008, 06:11 PM	#1
crunchywyte Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Jacksonville, FL Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:16	PS3 Yellow light of death.... I recently experienced the yellow light of death on my 60GB PS3. The problem is that I did not have a chance to back up my data before this happened. So I am wondering if any of you all know any possible ways to get data off the hard drive? I am currently using a 80GB PS3, a friend of mine is letting me borrow until I get mine back, he has 2. I have not got my box from Sony yet so I still have a few days to attempt to get my data, if it is even possible. thanks.

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11-25-2008, 06:13 PM	#2
VinnAY Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	I take it this yellow light thing means you can't even get to the XMB? (I've never heard of the yellow light death thingy...?) If you can't get to the XMB, then it's D E A D for sure. Couple of times my system crapped out it was just the BD drive, the system itself still functioned.

11-25-2008, 06:13 PM	#3
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Not familiar with the yellow light of death. If it is a PS3 thing, the HDD should be fine. Just take it out and put it in a new/fixed one. If it is an HDD thing, it is going to be hard to get it back. Some places offer recovery services for data, which are usually very expensive, and not 100% effective. The best you can hope for is that a disk utility might be able to fix the problem. Good Luck.

11-25-2008, 06:20 PM	#5
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	If your HDD is unharmed by the crash (or not responsible for it), you should be able to put it in a new PS3, or even copy the information onto a new PS3 and it should be like new. Make sure that if you give your PS3 to Sony, that they don't harm the HDD. Also, look up to see what the yellow light means, as in what is wrong. If it is a HDD thing, then you are out of luck.

11-25-2008, 06:28 PM	#7
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Well if it is an overheating problem then, then your HDD should be fine. If you take it out, you should back it up manually (like on a pc with a disc copy tool). I would send it to them though in the PS3 since that is how it came to you. If it is a fan problem, it should be an easy fix.

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