PS3 died this past friday

My PS3 shut off while I was playing MW3 (which is still in the PS3) withouth any warning. When I tried to turn it back on, I got some beeping and flashing red light. Best off all it happened after I had done my Black Friday shopping where I could've got my hands on the PS3 Holiday Bundle for $199!!

Apparently, this is the YLOD because the green light turns yellow just before the red starts flashing. I've ordered a repair kit and will attempt to fix it myself. Wish me luck!

I do havetwo burning questions though. Is this going to cause me to lose everything on my HDD? Is there a way to transfer my data to a new PS3 if the fix doesn't work?

My PS3 shut off while I was playing MW3 (which is still in the PS3) withouth any warning. When I tried to turn it back on, I got some beeping and flashing red light. Best off all it happened after I had done my Black Friday shopping where I could've got my hands on the PS3 Holiday Bundle for $199!!

Apparently, this is the YLOD because the green light turns yellow just before the red starts flashing. I've ordered a repair kit and will attempt to fix it myself. Wish me luck!

I do havetwo burning questions though. Is this going to cause me to lose everything on my HDD? Is there a way to transfer my data to a new PS3 if the fix doesn't work?

jshaas

Yes. When you buy a HDD for the same console or for a new one, it has to be reformatted. When this happens you lose any game saves if you're using an old HDD for a new PS3 if your old one died. It happened to me. My console is about 2 years old now, so I saved my game saves a head of time. You can save your game saves to a usb stick. Game installations I think can now be saved to the PSN + cloud feature. Don't quote me on that part though.

Get a new PS3. Fix your old one. While the old one is working, connect your two PS3's and do a system transfer. You will retain everything including locked saves. Deactivate your old console and use it as a blu-ray player until it dies or something.Canvas_Of_Flesh

Get a new PS3. Fix your old one. While the old one is working, connect your two PS3's and do a system transfer. You will retain everything including locked saves. Deactivate your old console and use it as a blu-ray player until it dies or something.Canvas_Of_Flesh

My PS3 shut off while I was playing MW3 (which is still in the PS3) withouth any warning. When I tried to turn it back on, I got some beeping and flashing red light. Best off all it happened after I had done my Black Friday shopping where I could've got my hands on the PS3 Holiday Bundle for $199!!

Apparently, this is the YLOD because the green light turns yellow just before the red starts flashing. I've ordered a repair kit and will attempt to fix it myself. Wish me luck!

I do havetwo burning questions though. Is this going to cause me to lose everything on my HDD? Is there a way to transfer my data to a new PS3 if the fix doesn't work?

jshaas

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My PS3 shut off while I was playing MW3 (which is still in the PS3) withouth any warning. When I tried to turn it back on, I got some beeping and flashing red light. Best off all it happened after I had done my Black Friday shopping where I could've got my hands on the PS3 Holiday Bundle for $199!!

Apparently, this is the YLOD because the green light turns yellow just before the red starts flashing. I've ordered a repair kit and will attempt to fix it myself. Wish me luck!

I do havetwo burning questions though. Is this going to cause me to lose everything on my HDD? Is there a way to transfer my data to a new PS3 if the fix doesn't work?

Conscrumptured

yeah my fat ps3 died may it r.i.p,was the original console as well but it served its purpose and lasted quite a few years.

i did the whole fix it yourself with the heatgun and thermal paste which worked...for a whole 7 hours :P so i bought a slim.

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My PS3 shut off while I was playing MW3 (which is still in the PS3) withouth any warning. When I tried to turn it back on, I got some beeping and flashing red light. Best off all it happened after I had done my Black Friday shopping where I could've got my hands on the PS3 Holiday Bundle for $199!!

Apparently, this is the YLOD because the green light turns yellow just before the red starts flashing. I've ordered a repair kit and will attempt to fix it myself. Wish me luck!

I do havetwo burning questions though. Is this going to cause me to lose everything on my HDD? Is there a way to transfer my data to a new PS3 if the fix doesn't work?

jshaas

My PS3 died recently and although it was almost one year past the manufacturer's warranty Amazon gave me a full refund for it when I returned it (minus the cost of a few promotional items).

The cost of fixing it yourself can come out to around at least £40, and if you open it up I'm pretty sure the retailer will not give you a full refund for it regardless of its warranty status, so I would recommend just trying to return it for a full refund.

Preserving game saves isn't important enough to warrant fixing the old one up for a couple of months before it breaks again. Unless there is something that's actually worth saving on there, I would say you're wasting your cash by fixing it temporarily.

My PS3 died recently and although it was almost one year past the manufacturer's warranty Amazon gave me a full refund for it when I returned it (minus the cost of a few promotional items).

The cost of fixing it yourself can come out to around at least £40, and if you open it up I'm pretty sure the retailer will not give you a full refund for it regardless of its warranty status, so I would recommend just trying to return it for a full refund.

Preserving game saves isn't important enough to warrant fixing the old one up for a couple of months before it breaks again. Unless there is something that's actually worth saving on there, I would say you're wasting your cash by fixing it temporarily.

runpoochrun

If your self-repaired PS3 lasts for more than a few months, you must have done a much better-than-average repair, and/or your PS3 wasn't as bad as the typical YLOD-PS3. It's a risk to take, but it could definitely pay off, which it may in your case. ;)