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red_5ive · 08-21-2010, 09:44 PM

So I had a 1st Gen PS3 that YLOD'd on me within 8 mos. It was replaced by Sony under warranty, and the replacement unit lasted a little over 2 1/2 years. I had relegated this one to loft duty, but out of the 3 units that I have it was actually the one most used (kid's play area). Well, it finally YLOD'd last week.

Today I tried the blow dryer trick using the upside-down-rear-vent method, and low and behold to my surprise the darned thing fired up! Finally I was able to get Force Unleashed SE out without having to open the unit since the fan test trick wouldn't work previously and the unit would YLOD right away. Hopefully I'll be able to get it to stay on long enough to do a data transfer since it's been about 4 mos since I last backed up the data.

red_5ive · 08-22-2010, 09:42 PM

Well, the unit died again before I could get all of the data off it since the Data Transfer Utility required certain things be completed first such as newest FW, trophy sync, and psn accounts linked to profiles. The unit died about 50 mins into trying to get all this done, the slowest being the firmware update and trophy sync over wireless. So I cooked the unit again, then upon login switched to wired and took maybe another 10 mins to sync the remaining trophies and a few other things. It was about 45 mins from there using the Data Transfer Utility, but the unit stayed on. Everything is now on my other Fatty and seems to be working, including my son's Little Big Planet custom levels that he created. I'll be junking this unit now and will buy an external USB HD case for the drive.

But hmm... I wonder if I need another Slim.

UK_fan_05 · 08-24-2010, 04:12 AM

I have an 80GB PS3 that came with Motorstorm that I got back in 2008. The other day I noticed it wasn't reading disc. I have to eject the game and put it back in several times, around 4 each time, to get the disc to play.

It isn't freezing up, it plays the game or movie. Is there a simple fix to this or will this warrant a laser eye replacement or a new system upgrade? Any suggestions would be great.

BlackLightShark009 · 08-26-2010, 05:28 PM

Does that trick of saving the latest firmware update and installing it on the new PS3 actually work? I am asking to help save my friend's data. His 80g bricked on him and he wants to put his larger hdd in the new one and not lose the game saves. Thanks to anyone who knows for sure it works and give me the answer.

sitja · 08-27-2010, 06:57 PM

Hi guys new here very informative thread good work, Here's my issue i opened my ps3 cause it would not read discs to give it a clean but i obviously upset its alignment beacause when i reassembled it and tried insert a disc it will not take the disc in, i can manually put disc in but the ps3 wont pull it in the rest of the way i can here the motor moving the gears but will not take in disc.

Omegaice · 09-05-2010, 01:12 AM

I have a quick question...I plan on buying a new slim here in a couple of weeks to replace my launch day 60gig. I was wondering do I have to create a new PSN ID for the Slim or can I just input my current info on the Slim & be done with. The only reason I ask is because my Fat has a intermittent YLOD so I don't know how long she'll hold during the traditional data transfer. Comments? Suggestions? Thanks!!

UK_fan_05 · 09-05-2010, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omegaice

I have a quick question...I plan on buying a new slim here in a couple of weeks to replace my launch day 60gig. I was wondering do I have to create a new PSN ID for the Slim or can I just input my current info on the Slim & be done with. The only reason I ask is because my Fat has a intermittent YLOD so I don't know how long she'll hold during the traditional data transfer. Comments? Suggestions? Thanks!!

You can put your current PSN ID on the new Slim and be done with it. You will have to redownload all of your games and stuff though, and you will lose your saves of course by not doing the data transfer.

Omegaice · 09-05-2010, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eagle_fan_05

You can put your current PSN ID on the new Slim and be done with it. You will have to redownload all of your games and stuff though, and you will lose your saves of course by not doing the data transfer.

Thanks!! That what I thought. Luckly, I just did a trophy sync today & game save back-up last week. I'm still gonna try the data transfer option first but at least I have a current back-up to start anew!!

BlackLightShark009 · 09-05-2010, 02:24 AM

Can someone please answer my post #2424? It's only a few up. Thanks if someone can confirm it.

UK_fan_05 · 09-05-2010, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackLightShark009

Can someone please answer my post #2424? It's only a few up. Thanks if someone can confirm it.

Did you try to Goggle the answer?

Blu-Curry · 09-05-2010, 07:00 AM

I'm really hoping i'm not getting the YLOD here... i've been using my 60GB PS3 a lot, whether it's gaming, watching movies or occasionally using the Internet. I have no problems when it comes to movies, but sometimes it freezes when i play video games.

Just mere minutes ago i was playing Resistance 2 online and the screen became black. I thought the internet just cut off, as that happens to me these days. However, the PS3 shut itself off and it had a flashing red light... (oh jeez i just found out there's a RLOD). Anyways, i put the system back on and it gave me that message how it wasn't turned off properly. I don't even do anything and it happens again. I've just left it alone now since i don't want it to get worse haha.

Is this evidence that i have the RLOD? It would devastate me.

lol I also use a cooling fan (just saying

)

jamclaur · 09-05-2010, 07:28 AM

if you have YLOD your machine wont give you any message.

When you turn it on you'll hear beeping. See a yellow light. Then get a flashing red light. Your machine will cut off immediately.

Blu-Curry · 09-05-2010, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamclaur

if you have YLOD your machine wont give you any message.

When you turn it on you'll hear beeping. See a yellow light. Then get a flashing red light. Your machine will cut off immediately.

Alrighty, thanks, i'll go try it out right now. I unplugged all wires, dusted the unit and let it have a break.

Blu-Curry · 09-05-2010, 07:36 AM

Dammit, 2 years and 11 months later, i have the YLOD. I think i'll just pay to get it repaired; i don't want to mess around with it. I know it'll take time, but the only thing i'm concerned about is if the problem would return in the near future.

jamclaur · 09-05-2010, 07:37 AM

turn it back on and LMK. If it has YLOD no amount of rest will fix it. YLOD is caused by the CPU/GPU separating from the motherboard.

It's SUPER easy to fix. Though, if you have a warranty it'll be void...

BUT you get to keep ALL your saves and stuff that's on your HDD. If you send it to Sony to fix you WILL lose everything.

jamclaur · 09-05-2010, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Curry

Dammit, 2 years and 11 months later, i have the YLOD. I think i'll just pay to get it repaired; i don't want to mess around with it. I know it'll take time, but the only thing i'm concerned about is if the problem would return in the near future.

If you pay someone you need to make sure they fix the issue, don't over charge you, they don't wipe your HDD, and they give you YOUR machine back.

Sony sends you a referb that's NOT yours... So you lose EVERYTHING on the drive.

Batman1980 · 09-05-2010, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Curry

Dammit, 2 years and 11 months later, i have the YLOD. I think i'll just pay to get it repaired; i don't want to mess around with it. I know it'll take time, but the only thing i'm concerned about is if the problem would return in the near future.

Mine is 2.33 years old, hoping the minor issues don't get worse and it lasts at least until I can afford a slim to replace it. Hope yours gets through this, dead PS3s make me sad.

Blu-Curry · 09-05-2010, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamclaur

turn it back on and LMK. If it has YLOD no amount of rest will fix it. YLOD is caused by the CPU/GPU separating from the motherboard.

It's SUPER easy to fix. Though, if you have a warranty it'll be void...

BUT you get to keep ALL your saves and stuff that's on your HDD. If you send it to Sony to fix you WILL lose everything.

Yeah it definetly is YLOD; everything you described happened lol.

Just the other day though i put all my saves on a USB (well, all the ones i was allowed to copy). Just my Borderlands guy is 2 levels lower. But if Sony deletes them, then i can still use my USB copies, right? And all my stuff on the Playstation Store will still be under my downloaded stuff.

I'm 99% sure i no longer have any warranty, so i could try to fix it myself. I keep on seeing people talking about this super easy tactic, if you could point me in the (definetly) right direction, i'll take a look!

Blu-Curry · 09-05-2010, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Mine is 2.33 years old, hoping the minor issues don't get worse and it lasts at least until I can afford a slim to replace it. Hope yours gets through this, dead PS3s make me sad.

lol Why thank you. You always think "it will never happen to me!", but when it does, it sucks.

Blu-Curry · 09-05-2010, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamclaur

If you pay someone you need to make sure they fix the issue, don't over charge you, they don't wipe your HDD, and they give you YOUR machine back.

Sony sends you a referb that's NOT yours... So you lose EVERYTHING on the drive.

Ah, i just saw this post. Points noted!

08-21-2010, 09:44 PM	#2421
red_5ive Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The 'state' of Southern California Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:367 Blu-ray collection:999 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	YLOD fixed! So I had a 1st Gen PS3 that YLOD'd on me within 8 mos. It was replaced by Sony under warranty, and the replacement unit lasted a little over 2 1/2 years. I had relegated this one to loft duty, but out of the 3 units that I have it was actually the one most used (kid's play area). Well, it finally YLOD'd last week. Today I tried the blow dryer trick using the upside-down-rear-vent method, and low and behold to my surprise the darned thing fired up! Finally I was able to get Force Unleashed SE out without having to open the unit since the fan test trick wouldn't work previously and the unit would YLOD right away. Hopefully I'll be able to get it to stay on long enough to do a data transfer since it's been about 4 mos since I last backed up the data.

08-22-2010, 09:42 PM	#2422
red_5ive Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The 'state' of Southern California Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:367 Blu-ray collection:999 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	YLOD Fixed Pt. II Well, the unit died again before I could get all of the data off it since the Data Transfer Utility required certain things be completed first such as newest FW, trophy sync, and psn accounts linked to profiles. The unit died about 50 mins into trying to get all this done, the slowest being the firmware update and trophy sync over wireless. So I cooked the unit again, then upon login switched to wired and took maybe another 10 mins to sync the remaining trophies and a few other things. It was about 45 mins from there using the Data Transfer Utility, but the unit stayed on. Everything is now on my other Fatty and seems to be working, including my son's Little Big Planet custom levels that he created. I'll be junking this unit now and will buy an external USB HD case for the drive. But hmm... I wonder if I need another Slim.

08-27-2010, 06:57 PM	#2425
sitja New Member Member since:Aug 2010	NOT FIXED ps3 BR drive not taking in discs! Hi guys new here very informative thread good work, Here's my issue i opened my ps3 cause it would not read discs to give it a clean but i obviously upset its alignment beacause when i reassembled it and tried insert a disc it will not take the disc in, i can manually put disc in but the ps3 wont pull it in the rest of the way i can here the motor moving the gears but will not take in disc.

09-05-2010, 07:00 AM	#2431
Blu-Curry Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Canada 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:409 Digital collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	Rlod? I'm really hoping i'm not getting the YLOD here... i've been using my 60GB PS3 a lot, whether it's gaming, watching movies or occasionally using the Internet. I have no problems when it comes to movies, but sometimes it freezes when i play video games. Just mere minutes ago i was playing Resistance 2 online and the screen became black. I thought the internet just cut off, as that happens to me these days. However, the PS3 shut itself off and it had a flashing red light... (oh jeez i just found out there's a RLOD). Anyways, i put the system back on and it gave me that message how it wasn't turned off properly. I don't even do anything and it happens again. I've just left it alone now since i don't want it to get worse haha. Is this evidence that i have the RLOD? It would devastate me. lol I also use a cooling fan (just saying ) Last edited by Blu-Curry; 09-05-2010 at 07:23 AM.

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08-24-2010, 04:12 AM	#2423
UK_fan_05 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Kentucky Blu-ray collection:321 Trading Score:67	I have an 80GB PS3 that came with Motorstorm that I got back in 2008. The other day I noticed it wasn't reading disc. I have to eject the game and put it back in several times, around 4 each time, to get the disc to play. It isn't freezing up, it plays the game or movie. Is there a simple fix to this or will this warrant a laser eye replacement or a new system upgrade? Any suggestions would be great.

08-26-2010, 05:28 PM	#2424
BlackLightShark009 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:California Blu-ray collection:11	Does that trick of saving the latest firmware update and installing it on the new PS3 actually work? I am asking to help save my friend's data. His 80g bricked on him and he wants to put his larger hdd in the new one and not lose the game saves. Thanks to anyone who knows for sure it works and give me the answer.

09-05-2010, 01:12 AM	#2426
Omegaice Blu-ray Duke Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Burleson, TX. 4K collection:109 Blu-ray collection:427 Trading Score:24	I have a quick question...I plan on buying a new slim here in a couple of weeks to replace my launch day 60gig. I was wondering do I have to create a new PSN ID for the Slim or can I just input my current info on the Slim & be done with. The only reason I ask is because my Fat has a intermittent YLOD so I don't know how long she'll hold during the traditional data transfer. Comments? Suggestions? Thanks!!

09-05-2010, 02:24 AM	#2429
BlackLightShark009 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:California Blu-ray collection:11	Can someone please answer my post #2424? It's only a few up. Thanks if someone can confirm it.

09-05-2010, 07:28 AM	#2432
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	if you have YLOD your machine wont give you any message. When you turn it on you'll hear beeping. See a yellow light. Then get a flashing red light. Your machine will cut off immediately.

09-05-2010, 07:36 AM	#2434
Blu-Curry Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Winnipeg, Canada 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:409 Digital collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:5	Dammit, 2 years and 11 months later, i have the YLOD. I think i'll just pay to get it repaired; i don't want to mess around with it. I know it'll take time, but the only thing i'm concerned about is if the problem would return in the near future.

09-05-2010, 07:37 AM	#2435
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	turn it back on and LMK. If it has YLOD no amount of rest will fix it. YLOD is caused by the CPU/GPU separating from the motherboard. It's SUPER easy to fix. Though, if you have a warranty it'll be void... BUT you get to keep ALL your saves and stuff that's on your HDD. If you send it to Sony to fix you WILL lose everything.

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