Just got RLOD, any advice/tips?

Like the forum topic says, I unfortunately recieved the red flashing light last night while playing LBP with my girlfriend. I was hoping my system wasn't completely fried and was possibly fixable. It seems like an overheating problem as I was able to play it for like 5 minutes this morning before the system failed on me again. I've heard that this may be a harddrive problem or a fan related problem. Anyone with legitimate advice would be well appreciated.

Is this the PS3 equivelent of the Xbox 360's RROD? stuarthanley

Hardly, PS3s have a very low failure rate, but like most electronics there's always a certain amount that are defective out of the box thus the manufacturer warranties.

It's really called Yellow Light of Death, just letting you know.-Rinder-

It's really called Yellow Light of Death, just letting you know.-Rinder-

no YLOD is a HDD failure, RLOD is a overheating issues. as for the TC try this

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

Make sure to take any games or discs out of the system firs. some people say it urts the system but if you ask me there's no way it could possibly damage the system. hopefully this helps.

Like the forum topic says, I unfortunately recieved the red flashing light last night while playing LBP with my girlfriend. I was hoping my system wasn't completely fried and was possibly fixable. It seems like an overheating problem as I was able to play it for like 5 minutes this morning before the system failed on me again. I've heard that this may be a harddrive problem or a fan related problem. Anyone with legitimate advice would be well appreciated.

JKnaperek

Seriously how long were u playing!! 0.o

Like the forum topic says, I unfortunately recieved the red flashing light last night while playing LBP with my girlfriend. I was hoping my system wasn't completely fried and was possibly fixable. It seems like an overheating problem as I was able to play it for like 5 minutes this morning before the system failed on me again. I've heard that this may be a harddrive problem or a fan related problem. Anyone with legitimate advice would be well appreciated.

Seriously how long were u playing!! 0.o

[QUOTE="Generalmojo"][QUOTE="JKnaperek"]

Like the forum topic says, I unfortunately recieved the red flashing light last night while playing LBP with my girlfriend. I was hoping my system wasn't completely fried and was possibly fixable. It seems like an overheating problem as I was able to play it for like 5 minutes this morning before the system failed on me again. I've heard that this may be a harddrive problem or a fan related problem. Anyone with legitimate advice would be well appreciated.

JKnaperek

Seriously how long were u playing!! 0.o

yeah i figured as much. what happened was dust coated the inside of you ps3 which was insultaing the chips and causing them to overheat. that fan test should have blown alot of dust out of the system. also just sitting at the XMB shouldn't let the system overheat. its while playing a game that it might happen. just to be on the safe side i would recommend getting one of those keyboard cleaning tools and try to blow anything else you can see out of the system.

ummm, I think you mean YLODnikgamma

ummmm, read the posts in the thread before replying...