YLOD

The dreaded Yellow light of death

Despite having a much lesser failure rate than the 360, the PS3 also have its share of hardware issues. And one of them has come knocking on my door. Just yesterday, My PS3 got the infamous YLOD. So much for my summer holiday.

There's nothing much you could do, when u YLOD~ed ur system here in Brunei. The local gaming shops do not even have technicians that can solve the issue. The only real option is to send it to Sony Singapore and pay them for a fix or send them to a "capable" technician. However, some bruPlayers have fixed their YLOD~ed PS3s. For further info, pls refer to the forum or here.

Through a process of reflowing the GPU and applying a new thermal paste, you could fix the YLOD. I will attempt this process in a couple of week time as I've yet to attain the materials to carry out the operation. However, this process is merely a temporary fix. So to all of you PS3 users out there, do take good care of your system. Keep it in a well ventilated place and free from dust.

Thank you


Kaparo13