subject: Ps3 Yellow Light Of Death- Helpful Tips For A Fix [print this page] The PS3 yellow light of death hints at a general hardware unfortunate faliure. This issue is primarily caused by the CPU or GPU being disconnected from the motherboard. However, before you rush to telephone Sony, you can try the instructions below
PS3 Yellow Light of Death Fixes
"Switch off your game console and let it to cool for 20 minutes. Place it in a cool well ventilated space, on a hard flat surface. Try switching it on again.
"Examine for any shaky cables- Push then returned in and try turning on your game console again to see if it worked
"Try removing your PS3 hard drive and put it returned in again. Be sure to follow the guidence in the user's manual. You may have to try this a couple times to see if it works.
If none of the tricks above give you a PS3 yellow light of death fix, then you are left with 2 choices:
Either send your game console to Sony, of fix the PS3 yourself.
Taking your PS3 to Sony- This is a good idea when your game console is still under warranty. If you open your PS3, you will void your warranty. If your warranty has run out, you will be charged around $150 to use a PS3 fix. Also everyone who sends their PS3 to Sony (weather under warranty or not) will forced it wait Up to 6 weeks to find their PS3 returned or can be given a refurbished unit.
Fix the PS3 yourself- The low amount and quickest option for people whose game consoles have run out of warranty is to acquire a good PS3 repair guide to fix the PS3 yellow light of death yourself. A good PS3 repair guide should have step-by-step directions with pictures and videos do that you can realise what you are doing, also it should come with some sort of support so that you can ask for help if you pick up stuck. Additionally it should have a money returned guarantee so if the repair guide doesn't fix the PS3, you can acquire your money returned.