HELP!!!!!! I've got the YLOD (yellow light of death)

I was playing call of duty and my Ps3 just froze, and the red light wouldn't stop flashing. Then when i flicked the switch off then on again and turned it on, the green light suddenly turned yellow and the red flashing light came again. I plugged out the main cable and left it to cool down. Is there a non-technical way to deal with this or do i have to phone the Sony guys up. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

i go the yellow light on my 60gb model last week but i have a 500gb hardrive in my system now im not sending mine in to sony i already talk to geek squad cause im going buy a new ps3 at best buy and im going have geek squad take out my 500gb hardrive and put it in the ps3 slim and they said they can do that and im going still have all my saved data on my 500gb hardrive cause im still going use my ps3 500gb hardrive thats what im doing so i dont lose my saved data i went to geek squad they they took out my 60gb and put in the 500gb and they did a great job at it so thats what im going have them do so i can still keep my saved data

if u send it into sony u wont get any of ur saved data back and u will get a reburish system which cost $150 i would rather buy a new slim then get my system fix

if u send it into sony u wont get any of ur saved data back and u will get a refurbish system which cost $150 i would rather buy a new slim then get my system fix

i go the yellow light on my 60gb model last week but i have a 500gb hardrive in my system now im not sending mine in to sony i already talk to geek squad cause im going buy a new ps3 at best buy and im going have geek squad take out my 500gb hardrive and put it in the ps3 slim and they said they can do that and im going still have all my saved data on my 500gb hardrive cause im still going use my ps3 500gb hardrive thats what im doing so i dont lose my saved data i went to geek squad they they took out my 60gb and put in the 500gb and they did a great job at it so thats what im going have them do so i can still keep my saved data

SLAMMIN23

You as soon as you plug that 500gb HDD into a new PS3, your data will be gone right?

They do this so people don't cheat for trophies I guess.

I was playing call of duty and my Ps3 just froze, and the red light wouldn't stop flashing. Then when i flicked the switch off then on again and turned it on, the green light suddenly turned yellow and the red flashing light came again. I plugged out the main cable and left it to cool down. Is there a non-technical way to deal with this or do i have to phone the Sony guys up. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

KABOOOM3

That sucks man.

Since were on the topic, does anyone know if upgrading the HDD would void the warranty??

Ironically, help is the thing we CAN'T give you.

as usually u are wrong i already talk to geek squad and they said i still will have my save data

the only thing you can do is give sony a call...but why pay sony $150 and get a refurb ps3 back that has a higher chance of failing on you again....so i would just buy another ps3....but i can see if money tight i would go that route.

Goto my Unofficial Knowledge and Rescue CenterIt hasa link to a series of videos on how to fix a YLOD PS3 and other usefull information.

Since were on the topic, does anyone know if upgrading the HDD would void the warranty??

dank124

No, only removing the seal to open the PS3 removes the warranty . I would however keep my original HD to swap once you got YLOD-ed .