So, my PS3 just died.

[KoDOmega]

Apparently the Yellow Light of Death is a thing with it. So yeah. Time to buy thermal paste, apparently.

Nothing more complex than that. Just wanted to share.

 

[Greyhamster]

Mine is still going strong 5 years later with a spankin´ new hard drive which is waiting till it gets to download Okami!

 

[Exius Xavarus]

I got mine Christmas 2010 and I play it on quite a lot. Still running like it was brand new. Hoping to get even more time out of it.

 

[Full]

Rest in Peace KoDOmega's PS3.


My old model xbox broke a few years back, decided to open it up and move the fan about a quarter of an inch.

Yeah that fixed it pretty much. Those things were made like garbage.

 

[Dead Seerius]

I'm sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you must be going through... particularly because I've never had a console die. Which is apparently an incredible feat considering I've owned an Xbox 360 for over 3 years.

I'm guessing it ate its vegetables while it was being raised on the factory assembly line.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Yeah, R.I.P.

Oh bollocks! Someone beat me to my own fuckin' line!

Thermal paste you say? So there's still hope? THERE IS STILL HOPE!

 

[Cpt. Lozan]

apparently consoles in my home are immortal, I've had a 360 and PS3 since their respective launches and the only thing that acts wonky is my computer, but only because I keep messing with the over clock to try and get as much power out as possible.

 

[Sp3ratus]

I feel you, man. My PS3 YLOD'ed a couple of years ago, but luckily I was able to take it apart, reheat the GPU and CPU, apply thermal paste and put it back together. It's worked perfectly since then.

I used this video to fix it, in case you're interested/haven't found a good guide:

Spoiler: PS3 YLOD fix

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

Sorry to hear about that.

Hopefully your resurrection method with the thermal paste works out for ya!

On a slightly unrelated side-note, what is it that causes the YLOD? I know it means that the hard-drive has fucked up but is it something that happens at random or is there a way to significantly lower your chances of being on the receiving end. I only ask because I'm paranoid.

 

[ItsNotRudy]

It's pathetic how easily this generation (minus the Wii) overheats or breaks down completely.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

 

[ItsNotRudy]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

Save files are stored in the game cartridge, not the device...

 

[Voulan]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

No, it's your game catridge battery that has failed. Your Gameboy is still going strong.

I feel for you, man. I lost my first PS3 only a few months ago, but my issue was that it refused to read disks. Since the warranty was gone, I tried to pull it apart to save it, but to no avail. A part of me died that day.

I have a new PS3 now, but I'm forever paranoid that something is going to go wrong. Meanwhile, my Gameboy Pocket, PS2 and Sega Genesis have never failed me once. They don't build them like they used to, huh?

 

[BloatedGuppy]

I keep seeing "YOLO" whenever you guys type "YLOD". I'm sitting here imagining "YOLO" coming up in bright letters on the PS3 when it dies.

Sucks for the OP. At least consoles are pretty cheap nowadays. I remember when a power outage/spike fried my motherboard, and they didn't make that kind of mobo any more, so I had to replace the motherboard, CPU AND RAM all in one pass. Best part? The same power spike fried my girlfriend's machine as well, and she had the SAME FUCKING MOTHERBOARD.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

Save files are stored in the game cartridge, not the device...

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

No, it's your game catridge battery that has failed. Your Gameboy is still going strong.

I feel for you, man. I lost my first PS3 only a few months ago, but my issue was that it refused to read disks. Since the warranty was gone, I tried to pull it apart to save it, but to no avail. A part of me died that day.

I have a new PS3 now, but I'm forever paranoid that something is going to go wrong. Meanwhile, my Gameboy Pocket, PS2 and Sega Genesis have never failed me once. They don't build them like they used to, huh?

I guess all of my cartridges spontaneously combusted? And I treated them with such love and care...

 

[Lilani]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

As others have pointed out, save files are stored on the cartridges. IIRC, 12 years is roughly the magic number with GameBoy games until the cartridges start to fail.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

As others have pointed out, save files are stored on the cartridges. IIRC, 12 years is roughly the magic number with GameBoy games until the cartridges start to fail.

Scratch that, all but my Pokemon Blue catridges are goners. Funny thing is I bought it second-hand and is chronologically the oldest of the lot.

 

[Lilani]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

As others have pointed out, save files are stored on the cartridges. IIRC, 12 years is roughly the magic number with GameBoy games until the cartridges start to fail.

Scratch that, all but my Pokemon Blue catridges are goners. Funny thing is I bought it second-hand and is chronologically the oldest of the lot.

As I said, roughly the magic number, lol. I'm sure there are lots of variables that can change things, but unfortunately it does seem these things have a shelf life, and a lot of people's old cartridges are beginning to fail.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

As others have pointed out, save files are stored on the cartridges. IIRC, 12 years is roughly the magic number with GameBoy games until the cartridges start to fail.

Scratch that, all but my Pokemon Blue catridges are goners. Funny thing is I bought it second-hand and is chronologically the oldest of the lot.

As I said, roughly the magic number, lol. I'm sure there are lots of variables that can change things, but unfortunately it does seem these things have a shelf life, and a lot of people's old cartridges are beginning to fail.

That sucks. I had every intention of picking up Pokemon Gold again
Oh well, I'll have to find a job I guess.

 

[ItsNotRudy]

Sorry for your loss. My GameBoy passed away recently (well, it got Alzheimer's, since it can't remember save files).
How old was your PS3, by the way?

As others have pointed out, save files are stored on the cartridges. IIRC, 12 years is roughly the magic number with GameBoy games until the cartridges start to fail.

Scratch that, all but my Pokemon Blue catridges are goners. Funny thing is I bought it second-hand and is chronologically the oldest of the lot.

As I said, roughly the magic number, lol. I'm sure there are lots of variables that can change things, but unfortunately it does seem these things have a shelf life, and a lot of people's old cartridges are beginning to fail.

That sucks. I had every intention of picking up Pokemon Gold again
Oh well, I'll have to find a job I guess.

Try cleaning the cartridges with a non acidic solution. Worked on my SNES cartridge.