LOYAL PS3 owner ..WHAT DO I DO...YLOD!

I JUst didn't think it would happen to mine! BUT Tonight as soon as im excited to finally play GOW3 with some free time...I try to turn on my system this is after Firmware updating it last night and turning it off only after playing about 20 minutes of GOW3...anyways I have the original 60GB PS3 and it is now toast ..

I clean/dust it ALL the time and take good care of it...and unfortunutely this happens....is there any for sure fix out there for fixing this or am I just out of luck and expected to pay the $192 to sony to get myself a new/old fat PS3 cause I like the ports and backwards compatibility over the slim one which they offer you for like $30 less

Is there an easy/for sure fix for it since I know its the HDD or whatever??? or am i just out of luck here...I'm thuroughly upset right now and sure wish my PS3 wasnt dead....So much for taking good care of something mattering....what a waste of money.

Also my GOW3 Disk is still in the freaking system....so there's another $50 down the drain....my gosh what a horrible night. F-ing ridiculous sony that you just force us to feed you another $200 after we spend $600 at launch for it....

Also my GOW3 Disk is still in the freaking system....so there's another $50 down the drain....my gosh what a horrible night. F-ing ridiculous sony that you just force us to feed you another $200 after we spend $600 at launch for it....

BLiZZaK07

should I go with the slim? I mean i guess i really don't play my Ps2 games on it....But thing is I need to call them to cahnge my order but they are closed already on Sunday...they better change it for me and give me my GOD OF WAR 3 DISK BACK!!!! grrrr

had my 60gb YLOD about a year and a half ago too.. I'd recommend just buying another one.. you can usually find a used one for less than the price of getting it fixed by sony, also check kijiji, often times repair guys post on there and you could probably get it repaired for >1000PoisoN_Facecam0

i agree with you. i just bought a new one after it happened to me.

I would try and get it fixed, look up on sony website. The 60 gb one is worth saving in my opinion because the backward capability.

I JUst didn't think it would happen to mine! BUT Tonight as soon as im excited to finally play GOW3 with some free time...I try to turn on my system this is after Firmware updating it last night and turning it off only after playing about 20 minutes of GOW3...anyways I have the original 60GB PS3 and it is now toast ..

I clean/dust it ALL the time and take good care of it...and unfortunutely this happens....is there any for sure fix out there for fixing this or am I just out of luck and expected to pay the $192 to sony to get myself a new/old fat PS3 cause I like the ports and backwards compatibility over the slim one which they offer you for like $30 less

Is there an easy/for sure fix for it since I know its the HDD or whatever??? or am i just out of luck here...I'm thuroughly upset right now and sure wish my PS3 wasnt dead....So much for taking good care of something mattering....what a waste of money.

BLiZZaK07

are you still able to do the Fan Test with a YLOD? i think the Fan Test can be used to get the disk out. google fan test, as i dont remember how it is done and its not supose to be done unless you really want to get a disk out, because im sure it ejects it sense starting the fan test requires you to hold down eject while flipping on the switch on the back. hmmm guess i do know how to do it.

fan test isnt a recommended thing if your PS3 is in working order...but in your case....recovering GOW3 is worth it IMO.

Is there an easy/for sure fix for it since I know its the HDD or whatever??? or am i just out of luck here...I'm thuroughly upset right now and sure wish my PS3 wasnt dead....So much for taking good care of something mattering....what a waste of money.

BLiZZaK07

im on my 3rd ps3 60/160 died (red flashing lights) i would heatgun the 60gb motherboard to get it workin again. and then by a slim link them together and do a data trasnfer immediately. thats what i did i didnt want to loose all my saves. my buddy repairs ps3&360 and says once they die get them workin again for a data transfer because the machines can never be trusted again. my other 2 ps3 that broke we got working again but they didnt last long before dying again.

You can try to fix it yourself, its not really that hard, but its not going to be a perminant fix...

and if im not mistaked the fan test only works on the 40 and 80 gig models and not the 60 gig

as for the game you can always take it apart and get it out, but overall i say you get a new slim model because i read that they dont have the ylod issue

the more YLOD threads the merrier, sony needs to show some kind of remorse about the whole issue which has infuriated a good number of loyal fans. I really dont appreciate my system dying only after 4 yrs of life when i paid $600+ for it.

what pisses me off about the ylod is that most of the time it's just the chips unsoldering themselves and nothing is actually breaking

the more YLOD threads the merrier, sony needs to show some kind of remorse about the whole issue which has infuriated a good number of loyal fans. I really dont appreciate my system dying only after 4 yrs of life when i paid $600+ for it.

RustedTruck650

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the more YLOD threads the merrier, sony needs to show some kind of remorse about the whole issue which has infuriated a good number of loyal fans. I really dont appreciate my system dying only after 4 yrs of life when i paid $600+ for it.

Bow-T_88

DO NOT GET IT FIXED! Unless you do it yourself. I had my launch fatty break and went through 3 refurbs before I broke down and bought a slim. It just seems a better idea to put that $200 towards a brand new system; bc isn't that important.

the more YLOD threads the merrier, sony needs to show some kind of remorse about the whole issue which has infuriated a good number of loyal fans. I really dont appreciate my system dying only after 4 yrs of life when i paid $600+ for it.

I would not send it to Sony. It will probably just break after a certain time, then you would have to pay to fix it again after the 3 month warranty expires. I would just buy a slim. I still have my 60 gb but if it breaks I would probably just get a slim myself and maybe a PS2 to play my PS2 games.

I am surprised Sony is not fixing people's 60 gb PS3's for free because it seems like everyone's 60 gb PS3s are breaking lately. After spending $ 500-$ 600 dollars Sony should fix them for free.

They offer a 120GB Slim replacement...I'm pretty sure its refurbished factory one but they seem to not have any issues...I didn't really use the SD slot or extra USB ports on the 60GB nor did I really use the Backwards compatibility so that's no big loss for me....I just want a reliable system and i'm frustrated I have to wait 2 1/2 weeks to now to get a PS3 back.

So instead of getting my 60GB replaced or repaired i'm taking the 120GB slim offer which is $30 cheaper and still gotta fork out $150 though.

Mine also died a day after the update.... I had a 60GB ps3, Feb.07, it died on the saturday that just went by... I took good care of it too. Here's a link to official ps forums i urge you to post your info there too...

http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-General/UNOFFICIAL-YLOD-VICTIMS-LIST/m-p/46167302#M4425298

I JUst didn't think it would happen to mine! BUT Tonight as soon as im excited to finally play GOW3 with some free time...I try to turn on my system this is after Firmware updating it last night and turning it off only after playing about 20 minutes of GOW3...anyways I have the original 60GB PS3 and it is now toast ..

I clean/dust it ALL the time and take good care of it...and unfortunutely this happens....is there any for sure fix out there for fixing this or am I just out of luck and expected to pay the $192 to sony to get myself a new/old fat PS3 cause I like the ports and backwards compatibility over the slim one which they offer you for like $30 less

Is there an easy/for sure fix for it since I know its the HDD or whatever??? or am i just out of luck here...I'm thuroughly upset right now and sure wish my PS3 wasnt dead....So much for taking good care of something mattering....what a waste of money.

just check on craig list if u find someone to fix it for $40 or $50 thats what i did and it worked. then i sold it after a month n got me the slim

I JUst didn't think it would happen to mine! BUT Tonight as soon as im excited to finally play GOW3 with some free time...I try to turn on my system this is after Firmware updating it last night and turning it off only after playing about 20 minutes of GOW3...anyways I have the original 60GB PS3 and it is now toast ..

I clean/dust it ALL the time and take good care of it...and unfortunutely this happens....is there any for sure fix out there for fixing this or am I just out of luck and expected to pay the $192 to sony to get myself a new/old fat PS3 cause I like the ports and backwards compatibility over the slim one which they offer you for like $30 less

Is there an easy/for sure fix for it since I know its the HDD or whatever??? or am i just out of luck here...I'm thuroughly upset right now and sure wish my PS3 wasnt dead....So much for taking good care of something mattering....what a waste of money.

BLiZZaK07