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I recently had the same problem that you apparently are having and I didn't know how to fix my PS3 so I went searching on the Web to find a solution to my PS3 problem.
I found YLOD Repair Wizard to help me. I just want to explain here the quality of instruction that I received from YLOD Repair Wizard.
First I had a yellow light which means my system had a hardware failure! Yes a HARDWARE FAILURE. It could have been for many reasons like dust, turning off the system while it is loading information on the HDD or it coul dcome straight from SONY since they have been known to have network problems. In any case my warranty expired and I didn't want to pay to ship it to sony and pay them to fix something I had already shelled out a bunch of doe for. Well there are geniuses out there who know how to fix electronics and the sell the info on how to fix your PS3 at home and skip all the hassles with the Sony Corporation. They don't have some magic key that they only possess to fix all their products. It just takes someone who knows what they are doing. YLOD Repar Wizard has those people and they helped me fix my PS3 freezing problem.
Here are some tips to when you start that I think will be helpful.
If you have worked on PCs this shouldn't be that hard. If you have worked on Notebooks, you shouldn't find the PS3 to be very difficult at all. Most notebook chassis are far more tedious then the PS3's.
Have the guide open on your notebook or PC as you work. Otherwise print it out.
Make sure you have enough time to take it apart and put it back together. It will take about an hour maybe an hour and a half. You don't want to take it apart then try to put it back together the next morning.
Make sure you have a clean work area. With PLENTY OF LIGHT, I used my kitchen counter.
Have places to sit parts out of the way.
Have the right tools, you don't want to strip every screw.
Get a ground strap in addition to the tools outlined.
Have several containers to keep the screws in, one for each level of "disassembly" is what I used.
Careful getting the first rubber foot off, I trashed mine.
Keep track of where the coarse threaded vs. fine threaded screws come from. The coarse threaded screws generally screw directly into the plastic chassis.
Clean the pieces as you disassemble the PS3, a vacuum with a hose attachment and canned air work great. Stubborn dust bunnies may require a paper towel dampened with alcohol.
Keep the work area clean as you work. Be careful not to vacuum any screws. This will insure no dust (or pet hair) get into the new thermal CPU compound which could severely effect it's performance.
All this took me half a day and I spent $34.00 to fix my PS3 freezing problem. It would have cost me more to ship it so I feel super happy that I am back to gaming online.
