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Basically the PS3 YLOD is a hardware fault on the motherboard, sony claim that there is no single reason behind yellow light of death but as a rule this is due to the cheap solder that sony use. When your PlayStation has been on for prolonged periods of time it will reach high temperatures causing the solder on the motherboard to melt, as it cools (when you turn it off) it cracks causing a faulty connection. The term YLOD stands for yellow light of death, after this has happened to your PlayStation any attempt to turn it on will result in it beeping and flashing from green to yellow and finally flashing red.

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Is your ps3 hard drive useless after ylod?

Many parts are still usable after YLOD and there are sites that repair YLOD for $99 if you have not done something trying to repair it yourself


Does the YLOD affect the disc drive?

no YLOD has to do with main motherboard so it does not affect disc drive you might have the disk stuck in the consol which is normal.


How many days before the PS3 hits yellow light of death?

Depends on how well its built, i had YLOD and i resoldered my CPU my self with high quality solder and it works for 3 years now my friend sent his in they gave him new one and its freezing all the time no YLOD yet so depends on how well its build You can fix YLOD by your self look up Gilsky video on YLOD on youtube step by step how to fix it Trust points greatly appreciated.


Does chargeing an ipod on a ps3 break it?

To be honest .. Idk .. I had the YLOD on my ps3 because my sister charged her iPod over nice and then I send it to Sony to fix nd then I had an iPod touch and I want to play music then later It happen again with the YLOD ..


Why do you get the ylod?

The answer from what is YLOD has been added to this question in it's entirety. Basically the PS3 YLOD is a hardware fault on the motherboard, sony claim that there is no single reason behind yellow light of death but as a rule this is due to the cheap solder that sony use. When your PlayStation has been on for prolonged periods of time it will reach high temperatures causing the solder on the motherboard to melt, as it cools (when you turn it off) it cracks causing a faulty connection. The term YLOD stands for yellow light of death, after this has happened to your PlayStation any attempt to turn it on will result in it beeping and flashing from green to yellow and finally flashing red.


How does PS3 get ylod?

The answer from what is YLOD has been added to this question in it's entirety. Basically the PS3 YLOD is a hardware fault on the motherboard, sony claim that there is no single reason behind yellow light of death but as a rule this is due to the cheap solder that sony use. When your PlayStation has been on for prolonged periods of time it will reach high temperatures causing the solder on the motherboard to melt, as it cools (when you turn it off) it cracks causing a faulty connection. The term YLOD stands for yellow light of death, after this has happened to your PlayStation any attempt to turn it on will result in it beeping and flashing from green to yellow and finally flashing red.


What causes the ylod for ps3?

Ylod is commonly caused by a lose of connection between the GPU/CPU to your motherboard. Generally this is caused by heat and can be easy noticed if you open up your PS3. You will see that your thermal paste and pads are worn and are not working correctly. To get rid of Ylod you need to reapply the thermal paste on the GPU/CPU and ensure that the inside of your PS3 is dust free.


How much does it cost to fix the yellow light on a PS3?

Fixing the YLOD on the PS3 will cost $150.00.


I have got a 250GB ps3 and I always put it on my bed behind it .It is only few inches from a wall about 80cm and after i played it i put it in the box again. And my question is can it get YLOD?

dont do that you will get Ylod very soon. Keep your vents clean and well maintained. Make sure its never surrounded by any walls or anything leave it like ontop of the tv stand or place ps3 standing up right near a window and have window little open, people that get ylod never clean it and its surrounded by walls or something like buttom shelf of tv stand which causes it to over heat and melt down on main board causeing soldering bridge(s)


Is it worse to have YLOD or a solid red light on your PS3?

Considering the YLOD (yellow light of death) indicates a debilitating malfunction with your system's hard drive and a solid red light means the system is off... I'd say it's infinitely worse. Best of luck to you!


What parts of a ylod ps3 can be sold?

everything except the motherboard. I hope that you are aware that you can fix ylod your self by taking ps3 apart since you want to sell it anyway. And once you get to mother board you just resolder the cpu created soldering bridge or bridges and make it work again.


What are the similarities and between a PS3 and a xbox 360?

-wifi -HD gaming -online experience -ylod,rrod -list goes on