PS3's Yellow Light od Death
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i have only seen this happen once, this is a problem only with the 60gb models i think. the only way to fix is if the warranty has run out is too take it to a repair shop.
also this is a problem that has only effected 2% of PS3 consoles so this guy is really unlucky.
also this is a problem that has only effected 2% of PS3 consoles so this guy is really unlucky.
tomfrumtarn said:
They're the love children disregarded as re-iterations of past generation consoles. Won't anybody think of the children?! D:EcoEclipse said:
No, mines a 40gb and the same happened. It's only just over a year old too.farmerboy219 said:
And to all those saying it's a software problem, it's not; my console was running fine, weeks after whenever the last update was, then just stopped.
I'm sorry for your loss. I was devastated when that happened to my PS3.
First try leaving it a couple of days, and replace the power cable (that's what the help line told me to do). If that doesn't work (it didn't for me, but you may get lucky) sony will replace it with a refurbished console for a fee (£145 for me) as it will be out of warrantee. It took 2 working days for mine to arrive, however unless you backed up your HD you'll have lost all your saves etc (trophies and PSN purchases are kept on the PSN so you'll still have them).
The new console will be under warrantee for 3 months so you may want to buy and extended warrantee in case it happens again.
I hope this helped.
First try leaving it a couple of days, and replace the power cable (that's what the help line told me to do). If that doesn't work (it didn't for me, but you may get lucky) sony will replace it with a refurbished console for a fee (£145 for me) as it will be out of warrantee. It took 2 working days for mine to arrive, however unless you backed up your HD you'll have lost all your saves etc (trophies and PSN purchases are kept on the PSN so you'll still have them).
The new console will be under warrantee for 3 months so you may want to buy and extended warrantee in case it happens again.
I hope this helped.
If you remove the HD and put it into a USB HD caddy you might be able to back it up (The Sony help guy said that to me, but I had a backup from a month previous so I didn't bother).Hawk of Battle said:
When I turn my Wii off, it gives a yellow light when it should be red on the POWER button. I think the Wii is the monkey in this situation. As you can see, Xbox has already developed into stage 2: Motion Controls.Amnestic said:
This turned from a simple hardware discussion to one about contagious consoles infecting each other after they had... relations...
It better not happen to my PS3. I taught him well, to stay away from thoseslutty 360s.
thenumberthirteen, your avatar freaked me out when his face started to change as I was typing this response.
It better not happen to my PS3. I taught him well, to stay away from those
thenumberthirteen, your avatar freaked me out when his face started to change as I was typing this response.
First thing I tried man. Couldn't even read the HD, let alone copy anything. According to Sony, apparantly only one thing in the world can read the HD is that one console. For anything else to read it it must first be formatted, which invariably deletes the data.thenumberthirteen said:
Now I'm no tech guy so I have no idea if that's true or utter BS, but that's what Sony said. Oh and in addition to that I was told a lot of developers lock the save files so they can't be copied anyway. Which is fucking retarded, seeing as the last 2 generations of this console allowed you to copy and transfer games saves however the fuck you liked no problem.
It's like they've gone completely backwards this generation.
Hah, shove that in your tailpipe and smoke it, PS3 fanboys. Looks like your console isn't as immune to total hardware failure as you thought. One up for the Xbox 360 guys here!
But seriously, if you want it fixed, send it for repairs. If you still have the warranty within date then it'll be fine. If you don't, get it fixed by a reputable dealer or send it straight to Sony and pay their fees. Tampering with it trying to fix it yourself will only void the warranty and probably cause further problems. Trust me, quick fixes don't work on any console, you need it fixed properly. As a RRoD sufferer with my 360, I know what I'm talking about. It might be an inconvenience, but it'll be better for you and your PS3 in the long run.
But seriously, if you want it fixed, send it for repairs. If you still have the warranty within date then it'll be fine. If you don't, get it fixed by a reputable dealer or send it straight to Sony and pay their fees. Tampering with it trying to fix it yourself will only void the warranty and probably cause further problems. Trust me, quick fixes don't work on any console, you need it fixed properly. As a RRoD sufferer with my 360, I know what I'm talking about. It might be an inconvenience, but it'll be better for you and your PS3 in the long run.
That just means it's connected to the Internet. You see, this is because the Wii is technically never off, because it can still receive data via the Internet. But yeah, that's perfectly normal, no Wii-herpes for you.TikiShades said:
