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#Post#: 49035--------------------------------------------------
Playstation 3 and the "Yellow light of Death"
By: raymondmay113 Date: February 19, 2016, 9:56 pm
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My PS3 received the "Yellow light of Death". This is
characterized by hitting the "on" button, which proceeds to turn
green for 2 seconds, then turn yellowish green for about half a
second, then it turns red again. As it turns red, a beep can be
heard 3 times. This signifies the fault in Sony's devices and
that your station is "dead". Anyone have any suggestions on how
to fix it, besides buying a new one?
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Re: Playstation 3 and the "Yellow light of Death"
By: Neamhain Blackmailer Date: February 20, 2016, 3:05 pm
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It typically gets that from simply being overheated. Let it cool
off and see if it works.
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Re: Playstation 3 and the "Yellow light of Death"
By: raymondmay113 Date: February 27, 2016, 10:59 pm
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I've let my PS3 cool down for about a week so far, and that
didn't work. Any other suggestions?
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Re: Playstation 3 and the "Yellow light of Death"
By: ButterFire Date: March 4, 2016, 1:36 am
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[quote author=raymondmay113 link=topic=281.msg49518#msg49518
date=1456635541]
I've let my PS3 cool down for about a week so far, and that
didn't work. Any other suggestions?
[/quote]
Console failures are typically caused by hardware problems or
viruses.
I suggest you unplug the device from any power outlet it is
plugged into if you're not trying to fix it in the meantime.
(Them infections can get really bad, trust me.)
If you're not an electronics expert, I don't suggest you take it
apart for examination yourself. Instead of getting a new device,
it is possible to send it off to Sony for servicing. What you
could do, you can try to check the outside for damage (if you
haven't already) and/or check the wiring on the back for faults
(Uncommonly the cause).
From my experience with the Wii & DS (I don't have a playstation
so I don't know how it translates), it could be an issue with
the software (Though, this is very, very uncommon of a boot
error).
Or even more simply, it could have just passed its planned
obsolescence (the machine's version of a used by date).
Hope this helped a bit with identifying the problem.
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Re: Playstation 3 and the "Yellow light of Death"
By: raymondmay113 Date: March 7, 2016, 10:57 pm
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[quote author=Jo0 Marion 'ButterFire'
link=topic=281.msg49883#msg49883 date=1457076984]
[quote author=raymondmay113 link=topic=281.msg49518#msg49518
date=1456635541]
I've let my PS3 cool down for about a week so far, and that
didn't work. Any other suggestions?
[/quote]
Console failures are typically caused by hardware problems or
viruses.
I suggest you unplug the device from any power outlet it is
plugged into if you're not trying to fix it in the meantime.
(Them infections can get really bad, trust me.)
If you're not an electronics expert, I don't suggest you take it
apart for examination yourself. Instead of getting a new device,
it is possible to send it off to Sony for servicing. What you
could do, you can try to check the outside for damage (if you
haven't already) and/or check the wiring on the back for faults
(Uncommonly the cause).
From my experience with the Wii & DS (I don't have a playstation
so I don't know how it translates), it could be an issue with
the software (Though, this is very, very uncommon of a boot
error).
Or even more simply, it could have just passed its planned
obsolescence (the machine's version of a used by date).
Hope this helped a bit with identifying the problem.
[/quote]
I can't believe an 11-12 year old knows more about this stuff
than I do. NO!! NEVER!!! I will NOT send it to Sony, NEVAH!!!
They won't fix it; they'll just take it away and offer me a new
one for $90, those frickin con artists. And if I do insist on
getting it fixed, it will cost me $120, and they'll wipe me
device's memory. That means I lose all my progress on Lego
Marvel's Avengers, and I was *this* close to reaching 100%
completion. Fortunately for me, I know someone who can fix this,
for free.
#Post#: 50186--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playstation 3 and the "Yellow light of Death"
By: Neamhain Blackmailer Date: March 8, 2016, 4:23 pm
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For future forumers with this issue, I found this site that
explains how to fix it relatively well. I didn't have access to
the link for a while, so I'm just now getting around to posting
this...
HTML https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Yellow+Light+of+Death+Repair/3654
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