How to take care of PS3

[beezer08]

I miss my 60 gig   I lost it to the cancer known as YLOD.   :'(

Aren't like 80% of YLOD due to ventilation issues inside the unit due to dust which ticks off a highly sensitive heat sensor?

I think it has something to do with the coating/solder over the CPU and GPU wearing down, which causes it to overheat.  There is a fix for it now, but I already purchased a slim so whatever.  Had to take the whole fucking thing apart just to get my Batman AA disk back. 

[fohfoh]

I miss my 60 gig   I lost it to the cancer known as YLOD.   :'(

Aren't like 80% of YLOD due to ventilation issues inside the unit due to dust which ticks off a highly sensitive heat sensor?

I think it has something to do with the coating/solder over the CPU and GPU wearing down, which causes it to overheat.  There is a fix for it now, but I already purchased a slim so whatever.  Had to take the whole fucking thing apart just to get my Batman AA disk back. 

Actually I've heard YLOD can be for all sorts of issues. There's more than one issue that can trigger the light. It's a generic light.

[Mag-X]

Actually I've heard YLOD can be for all sorts of issues. There's more than one issue that can trigger the light. It's a generic light.

YLOD is exactly the same thing as the XBox 360's RROD. It just means POST failure. It's triggered by anything that stops the system from booting.

[Xtras]

I am pretty sure both RROD and YLOD are usually caused by ventilation issues. If something overheated, you are going to get that problem. However, on my old Xbox, there were days when the RROD would disappear the next day and not return for a few months.

As for overheating due to dust, I have accumulated the following tips:
1. Don't keep it on the floor.
2. Keep it vertical if possible
3. Don't leave it on for more than 5 hours a day.
4. Compressed Air is your friend

Anything else I can do short of opening up the case?

[fohfoh]

Don't use a vacuum if you don't want to spray compressed air inside. It fucks up the fan alignment.

If you use for a longer period of time, don't idle PS3. Turn it off and turn it back on later (even if it's like 5-10 minutes).

[Mag-X]

If you use for a longer period of time, don't idle PS3. Turn it off and turn it back on later (even if it's like 5-10 minutes).

If you're really that worried about it, after long gaming sessions, it would be a good idea to exit the game but leave it running for a few minutes. Sitting at the main menu doesn't work it hard at all, but leaves the fans running. Turning it off leaves it to bake until it cools down on its own.

When playing Uncharted 2, my PS3 would get really hot, and the fan would kick on high. Even with it just sitting on the main menu afterwards, it would take a good 10 minutes or so for it to cool down enough for the fan to slow down.

[fohfoh]

If you use for a longer period of time, don't idle PS3. Turn it off and turn it back on later (even if it's like 5-10 minutes).

If you're really that worried about it, after long gaming sessions, it would be a good idea to exit the game but leave it running for a few minutes. Sitting at the main menu doesn't work it hard at all, but leaves the fans running. Turning it off leaves it to bake until it cools down on its own.

When playing Uncharted 2, my PS3 would get really hot, and the fan would kick on high. Even with it just sitting on the main menu afterwards, it would take a good 10 minutes or so for it to cool down enough for the fan to slow down.

lol whoops. Thanks for the clarifying my post properly.

[CptSpud]

If you use for a longer period of time, don't idle PS3. Turn it off and turn it back on later (even if it's like 5-10 minutes).

If you're really that worried about it, after long gaming sessions, it would be a good idea to exit the game but leave it running for a few minutes. Sitting at the main menu doesn't work it hard at all, but leaves the fans running. Turning it off leaves it to bake until it cools down on its own.

When playing Uncharted 2, my PS3 would get really hot, and the fan would kick on high. Even with it just sitting on the main menu afterwards, it would take a good 10 minutes or so for it to cool down enough for the fan to slow down.

This is one of the best things you can do if you're a marathon-gamer like myself. I don't have a PS3, but I bum play time off of a buddy all the time. If the thing gets too hot, we'll leave it at the main menu. Sometimes it can take like 15-20 minutes for the fan to slow down if we've just come off of a huge marathon. With my 360, it's kind of the same thing. I like to leave it at the dashboard for a minute before turning it off.

As for dust, I support the compressed air idea. Leaving it upright can help, but it also puts it in danger of falling if you're a clumsy person or you live in an active household. Beware of children. Keep it in an open, dust free environment. If you see dust [/i]on[/i] the system, that means there's most likely dust in the system, so keep that in mind. USB Laptop coolers and box-fans are your friends.

Lastly, there are adapters to buy for PS/PS2 memory cards, but they don't seem to work very well. My friend and I screwed around with his for hours and couldn't get it to read the card for some reason. Maybe you'll have better luck, but I wouldn't put my faith in it completely.

[Viseroid]

Find a good place to put the PS3 upright. Heat likes to flow upwards so having it position up-right should help with the heat. Don't put it in a cabinet or any closed area, make sure the PS3 is surrounded by open air. Keep it away from open windows and sunlight.

[fohfoh]

Find a good place to put the PS3 upright. Heat likes to flow upwards so having it position up-right should help with the heat. Don't put it in a cabinet or any closed area, make sure the PS3 is surrounded by open air. Keep it away from open windows and sunlight.

Might work in the older ones where the exhaust is skewed to one side... but I'm pretty sure the exhaust is pretty close to the middle of the back of the consoles in the slim. I probably should go double check, but I'm pretty sure it's close to the centre. (Not dead centre, but still not a few inches off a certain side in the older models.