How to fix your PS3 YLOD (Yellow Light of Death). Fix a PS3 that overheated. Fix a PS3 that turns off, as soon as you turn it on.
I had an older PS3 (Playstation 3), the 60G one that plays PS2 (Playstation 2) games ( it is backwards compatible ). I had left it out next to a fireplace, and one morning when I woke up to play it, it stopped working. I experienced the YLOD.
It sat for a year, before I discovered how to fix the unit. First off, if you buy a unit, check your warranty. If you have a warranty use that first. My warranty ran out, and so I decided to try and fix it myself.
While I was researching the internet I tried a few suggestions, and some of them met with minimal success, but I still did not understand why it broke in the first place, and what I was really fixing.
In this video, I explain what actually happens, and how you may be able to fix your unit as well. I assume that this would work for any of the thick units. Those are the ones that are black, look like the pictures, and have a slot for an SD Card, and Compact Flash flip open cover, on the left top front.
I felt that this information was worth sharing, not only how to fix it, but why it broke in the first place. The technique that I use in the video, I explain exactly what to do, however if you look in the comments, I explain that you may need to repeat the technique a few times, if it only works for a short while, or does not work, just try it again.
I had another unit, that stopped working, and I fixed it in a different way. It had different symptoms. If you think your PS3 might suffer from that problem, then write a comment, and I’ll see about getting a video up to show you how to fix that problem.