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My PS3 is full of fail...
Mikan:
I thought this deserved to be in tech since it deal's with the hardware side rather the games, well... I recieved a ps3 60GB model brand new, in box as a early bday/vday gift from a good friend o: well 3 days later, after I was on it a good two days in a row with a ps3 title, I popped in a PS2 game and i heard a scratching noise from the HDD, now lastnight when I popped in a bluray from blockbuster it shut off with "YLOD" Took it to a guy and he wanted me to pay $130, so instead I went out and got all the material's to do it myself. Lowe's has the WORST heating gun selection two 400c+ gun's for $25 and $59 then a DeWALT for $69 which was Multi, sadly forcing me to pay more.
So armed with Artic Silver 5 thermal compound, heating gun, and some isopropyl Alchohol & starbuck's I set to work on it about 30 minutes ago, right now reflow of the board is going great! and In 10 minutes its time to do the otherside. big Thanks to NaRu for linking me a video tutorial on youtube. SONY SRSLY FIX YOUR LEMONS
Xtras:
Wait, you got a new PS3? A new 60 GB PS3??? What was that, like $500 before all the money you put in trying to fix it?
Either way, my 60 GB Gamestop refurb is running fabulously. I am thinking your was just bad luck. What retailer did you buy it from?
Mikan:
--- Quote from: Xtras on February 21, 2010, 01:57:08 AM ---Wait, you got a new PS3? A new 60 GB PS3??? What was that, like $500 before all the money you put in trying to fix it?
Either way, my 60 GB Gamestop refurb is running fabulously. I am thinking your was just bad luck. What retailer did you buy it from?
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I Think it was an online retailer, im not the one who purchased it. Only thing I bought was the stuff to fix it :/ yes 60gb lol.
AoG:
I have 2 ps3s fail in like a 3 year period both were 40gb ones though. On both the bluray drive went out on them the first time it was under warranty so i just sent it in but the one they sent me back burnt up about a year after i got it back so i just bought a slim.
A word of warring though i have heard that fixing a ylod is only temporary every person i have known to do it to there ps3 lasted a few weeks or a couple of months then died again. But of course i have only known 3 people who have fixed a ylod so i may be wrong.
Mikan:
--- Quote from: AoG on February 21, 2010, 02:19:12 AM ---I have 2 ps3s fail in like a 3 year period both were 40gb ones though. On both the bluray drive went out on them the first time it was under warranty so i just sent it in but the one they sent me back burnt up about a year after i got it back so i just bought a slim.
A word of warring though i have heard that fixing a ylod is only temporary every person i have known to do it to there ps3 lasted a few weeks or a couple of months then died again. But of course i have only known 3 people who have fixed a ylod so i may be wrong.
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Re-flowing the mobo isnt temporary, its just if you allow the system to get too hot again, it'll happen again as this is an issue with 1st batch models and such (im sure its 40gb/60gb) thats why i rather have this stuff here if it fails again, rather then cashing out to sony over and over :D
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