PS3 switches on and then off

[dibbers]

chaps,

me mate says his PS3 is switching on and then off, no YLOD or anything, where would i start on a repair, etc? any pointers please?

 

[Raven24]

chaps,

me mate says his PS3 is switching on and then off, no YLOD or anything, where would i start on a repair, etc? any pointers please?

I thought that's what YLOD pretty much was.....if you're sure it's deffo not ylod then the only other thing I can think of is your power pack might have gone. Try swapping those out.

 

[dibbers]

cheers, i've asked him to double check what's happening and will report back...

 

[dibbers]

He presses on button then light goes green\yellow then flashing red, then nothing else happens.

 

[turner brown]

ye sounds like ylod to me

 

[dibbers]

what's the fix then mate?

 

[turner brown]

basicly strip it down and then use heat gun over the board to reflow the gpu's and chips there is a few videos on you tube and so on

 

[Raven24]

Yeah either that or buy a new PS3 lol. Sucks that there's no answer that's easy to swallow m8.

 

[dibbers]

ok like the 360's then, ok mate will have a spy, any special tools? tx10 tx8 etc needed?

 

[turner brown]

no dont think the ps3 has any special screws

 

[JohnO1234]

TX10 screwdriver needed. u can get a kit off fleabay for £6 including screwdriver.
JohnO

 

[dibbers]

thanks, got all them pozzies at home for the 360's etc.....got the PS3 here, will have a go maybe at the weekend....

 

[ManofScience]

Thommo in the past has posted these vids, seems the most successful

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U70SgRDVcBo]YouTube - ps3 ylod fix part1 gilksy[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TePnCFKionE]YouTube - ps3 ylod fix part2 gilksy[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCYZ5ksExsk]YouTube - ps3 ylod fix part3 gilksy[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGIE77M8zu4]YouTube - ps3 ylod fix part4 gilksy[/ame]

 

[dibbers]

nice one buddy, will give that a shot....

does Sony offer warranty at all? is it worth him contacting them before i dismantle it?

 

[robc11]

£131 quid they quoted me for a refurb because it's out of warranty, inside the warranty then it should cost nowt

 

[dibbers]

thanks for that, do you have to return the old one or any thing? i might keep the broken one and get another for £130.00

 

[deedie]

if you are going to pay sony £130, then you would be as well to ebay the ylod one, you should get around £50-60 for it on ebay. then put the difference to it, around £130-140, and buy a brand new 160gb slim from tesco. if they have any left

just ebay the console only, and keep any controllers for your new slim

 

[dibbers]

yeah good idea, i will pass that on to him, he has one question, he could (if) this machine doesn;t work after a repair have lost all his saves, poor kid...:Fish:

 

[deedie]

yes, his saves will be gone if he cant get it fixed

 

[dibbers]

just printed this off for his bedroom wall....