Yellow Light of Death

I woke up this morning and my brother told me my PS3 wasn't working. Icheckedit out and I have the the YLoD. So from what I understand I essentially have to send it to Sony and pay $150. Anyone know if there is any other option? If I do send it anyone know how long it takes? I assume I will lose all of my saves, right? But will i keep trophies and such since they are linked to my PSN? Any knowledge on the YLoD would beappreciated.

I woke up this morning and my brother told me my PS3 wasn't working. Icheckedit out and I have the the YLoD. So from what I understand I essentially have to send it to Sony and pay $150. Anyone know if there is any other option? If I do send it anyone know how long it takes? I assume I will lose all of my saves, right? But will i keep trophies and such since they are linked to my PSN? Any knowledge on the YLoD would beappreciated.

thetombradyhate

yeah you keep your trophies as its saved to the psn. i guess you loose your saves if there giving you a new ps3? if i were you id take out the hdd then send it in lolseannn199

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I woke up this morning and my brother told me my PS3 wasn't working. Icheckedit out and I have the the YLoD. So from what I understand I essentially have to send it to Sony and pay $150. Anyone know if there is any other option? If I do send it anyone know how long it takes? I assume I will lose all of my saves, right? But will i keep trophies and such since they are linked to my PSN? Any knowledge on the YLoD would beappreciated.

bigburd

[QUOTE="bigburd"][QUOTE="thetombradyhate"]

I woke up this morning and my brother told me my PS3 wasn't working. Icheckedit out and I have the the YLoD. So from what I understand I essentially have to send it to Sony and pay $150. Anyone know if there is any other option? If I do send it anyone know how long it takes? I assume I will lose all of my saves, right? But will i keep trophies and such since they are linked to my PSN? Any knowledge on the YLoD would beappreciated.

thetombradyhate

[QUOTE="seannn199"]yeah you keep your trophies as its saved to the psn. i guess you loose your saves if there giving you a new ps3? if i were you id take out the hdd then send it in lolDan_Lero

Why not just hook up the old PS3 HDD to your computer and copy the files over. Then when the new PS3 arrives, take out it's HDD, hook it up the computer and and copy the saves onto it?

Or can this be done... I've never tried it but it seems possible, unless a computer cannot see the files on the HDD.

[QUOTE="Dan_Lero"][QUOTE="seannn199"]yeah you keep your trophies as its saved to the psn. i guess you loose your saves if there giving you a new ps3? if i were you id take out the hdd then send it in lolRusteater

Why not just hook up the old PS3 HDD to your computer and copy the files over. Then when the new PS3 arrives, take out it's HDD, hook it up the computer and and copy the saves onto it?

Or can this be done... I've never tried it but it seems possible, unless a computer cannot see the files on the HDD.

The mod should have let you know that while he's correct, the other option is to back up the files on your HDD by using a flashdrive or memory stick. Back 'em up, send it in, and when it returns copy the files back onto the ps3. :)

[QUOTE="Dan_Lero"][QUOTE="seannn199"]yeah you keep your trophies as its saved to the psn. i guess you loose your saves if there giving you a new ps3? if i were you id take out the hdd then send it in lolRusteater

Why not just hook up the old PS3 HDD to your computer and copy the files over. Then when the new PS3 arrives, take out it's HDD, hook it up the computer and and copy the saves onto it?

Or can this be done... I've never tried it but it seems possible, unless a computer cannot see the files on the HDD.

As far as I can tell he doesn't have access to anything on his system at all anymore, so he couldn't back up his save games anyway.

geh... This is always a constant fear of mine on all systems.

BTW is the ps3 60 gb? i hear that 60 gbs are only affected by YLODlfcgangster2k7

[QUOTE="lfcgangster2k7"]BTW is the ps3 60 gb? i hear that 60 gbs are only affected by YLODthetombradyhate

I have had the ylod, and its because i spilled water in it.

when the water dried, it worked again.

Smart ps3. The Yeloow light doesnt kill the ps3,

it is an indicator that the system has run into a major error while trying to function, and therefor abborted it. It doesnt effect any specific sku.

and if you really don't want to send it in,

go to a sony store, buy the same model ps3, and do the old switcheroo.

That way your not hurting an individual business, the maker of the console which is faulty.

if they dont carry your sku, go elsewhere and deal with the guilty conscience.

I've said it many times before: the phrase "of death" is unique to MS products that fail. Remember the blue screen?

X_CAPCOM_X

BSOD? blue screen of death?

fix it yourself

save yourself money