Got the YLOD last night

I honestly can't believe it, I get home from a long day of work finally get home put in Han d c o ck .. ev erything is working fine then a ll of a sudden I hear a beeping noise and notice my Ps3 is blinking red.....turn it off then on and then I s ee the yellow light. . . .

Ugh whats wrong with my PS3?

I honestly can't believe it, I get home from a long day of work finally get home put in Han d c o ck .. ev erything is working fine then a ll of a sudden I hear a beeping noise and notice my Ps3 is blinking red.....turn it off then on and then I s ee the yellow light. . . .

Ugh whats wrong with my PS3?

This is becoming a "follow in my footstep subject". Every other day one of you come here with this "MY PS3 CAUGHT THE YELLOW LIGHT". This is just summing up to be crap to me.MusashiSensi

This is not crap. This is a serious problem. My 60 gig also recieved the yellow light. From my understanding it is some sort of HDD malfunction. It is said that only 3% of PS3 fail per year. I'm starting to belive this percentage is rising with the numerous accounts of YLD. If this problem is caused by the devil's firmware (2.40) then this sucks big time.

What Model PS3 is it? I'm willing to bet 60GB...havokmaster

yea it's the 60GB ps3, sucks to know they're gonna replace it with an 80GB.

Dang, that's so bad :cry:

This is becoming a "follow in my footstep subject". Every other day one of you come here with this "MY PS3 CAUGHT THE YELLOW LIGHT". This is just summing up to be crap to me.MusashiSensi

All I know is "YLOD" is very real as I've had it myself. It cost me $190 I barely had (and it was around Christmas to boot) I come here almost daily and those that are familiar with me, know I don't BS (well they should) and don't go on about this system vs system crap. PS3 was the first system I've ever owned to crap out on me. Not to mention, I took care of the bloody thing. You can't really deny this isn't happening and it all seems to be around the same life span. One year min.

This is becoming a "follow in my footstep subject". Every other day one of you come here with this "MY PS3 CAUGHT THE YELLOW LIGHT". This is just summing up to be crap to me.MusashiSensi

[QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]This is becoming a "follow in my footstep subject". Every other day one of you come here with this "MY PS3 CAUGHT THE YELLOW LIGHT". This is just summing up to be crap to me.Eddie5vs1

[QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"][QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]This is becoming a "follow in my footstep subject". Every other day one of you come here with this "MY PS3 CAUGHT THE YELLOW LIGHT". This is just summing up to be crap to me.americahellyeah

If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. MusashiSensi

If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. MusashiSensi

[QUOTE="americahellyeah"][QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"] While I'm sure some reports of YLOD are fabricated, some of the reports of this problem are coming from long time supporters of Sony. Eddie5vs1

[QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. Eddie5vs1

[QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"][QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. MusashiSensi

[QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"][QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. MusashiSensi

[QUOTE="MusashiSensi"][QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"] I've re-read your post several times and it still seems like you were saying the reports of YLOD are crap. I'm not intending to argue with you, but your post could have been more clear such as saying, "I'm tired/frustrated about seeing thread after thread of the same subject". Eddie5vs1

If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. MusashiSensi

[QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. Kruegmeister

Sorry to hear that, you'll have to call Sony. We literally get at least 1 YLOD topic a day these days, makes me wonder just how serious the problem is in comparison to a certain other well-known hardware failure. Floppy_Jim

its getting more common cause more ppl have ps3's. I of the reasons my be if there is no enough space at the back for it to breath. One of my friends got the YLOD cause the console was an inch away from the wall

How many times does the math have to be done... 1,000,000 units x 1% = 10,000 manufactured defective units 1,000,000 units x 3% = 30,000 manufactured defective units 1,000,000 units x 5% = 50,000 manufactured defective units 5% is the tail end of the industry accepted manufacture defect rate. Months ago the speculated Sony PS3 sales were around the 17mil mark... 17,000,000 units x 1% = 170,000 manufactured defective units 17,000,000 units x 3% = 510,000 manufactured defective units 17,000,000 units x 5% = 850,000 manufactured defective unitsemitsu97

I agree. I think Sony is still well under the industry norm for defective units, it's just surprising to hear about a lot of consoles failing, especially after how reliable they are. Eddie5vs1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUkxyGOxsA

It's a youtube video that sheds some light on the topic. If what is being said is true then do we have to get this stupid part replaced every 2 years or so? This is complete BS. I don't look forward to spending $150 on my 60 gig every time this particular part goes bad. What are your thoughts of the video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUkxyGOxsA

It's a youtube video that sheds some light on the topic. If what is being said is true then do we have to get this stupid part replaced every 2 years or so? This is complete BS. I don't look forward to spending $150 on my 60 gig every time this particular part goes bad. What are your thoughts of the video?

Lunarblade1

It sux because since it's not happening to people all at once, so it's not getting noticed that much and Sony aren't pressured to give out free warranties. This is one reason I don't buy consoles at launch or launch consoles.

[QUOTE="havokmaster"]What Model PS3 is it? I'm willing to bet 60GB...W1NGMAN-

yea it's the 60GB ps3, sucks to know they're gonna replace it with an 80GB.

[QUOTE="Kruegmeister"][QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]If everyone who quoted me actually read my comment carefully, they would see that I did NOT state his was crap, but the constant YLOD threads ARE shaping up to be crap. MusashiSensi

I know what you mean, I've had mine since August 2007. Today though for some reason it didn't want to read my discs, no idea how that happened, now it seems to be working fine, but I'll be extra cautious to not let it get to dusty and not leave it on for unnecessary amounts of time.

I know what you mean, I've had mine since August 2007. Today though for some reason it didn't want to read my discs, no idea how that happened, now it seems to be working fine, but I'll be extra cautious to not let it get to dusty and not leave it on for unnecessary amounts of time.

Steel_Rain777

I don't know if you guys read my topic last week, but my (60GB) shut down on me "Twice". I thank god I didn't get the Yellow light when I tried playing it again like an idiot. I did get the red blinking light, but I just cleaned her up a bit and gave her the day off...

I just think the blinking red light means (Over Heating). Been riding her with demos and playing Fear about 5 or 6 hours a day and she's been working like a champ.

Sorry for your lose man and good luck with whatever you do.

[QUOTE="Steel_Rain777"]I know what you mean, I've had mine since August 2007. Today though for some reason it didn't want to read my discs, no idea how that happened, now it seems to be working fine, but I'll be extra cautious to not let it get to dusty and not leave it on for unnecessary amounts of time.

emitsu97

How many times does the math have to be done... 1,000,000 units x 1% = 10,000 manufactured defective units 1,000,000 units x 3% = 30,000 manufactured defective units 1,000,000 units x 5% = 50,000 manufactured defective units 5% is the tail end of the industry accepted manufacture defect rate. Months ago the speculated Sony PS3 sales were around the 17mil mark... 17,000,000 units x 1% = 170,000 manufactured defective units 17,000,000 units x 3% = 510,000 manufactured defective units 17,000,000 units x 5% = 850,000 manufactured defective unitsemitsu97

This is perfect. But sometimes people do BS with YLOD just to hate on PS3, but with more purchases of PS3s you're going to get more people having problems it's normal.