ylod.

[ace.3]

well my 60 gb that cost £479 pounds finally got the dreaded ylod.
my modern warfare 2 disc was stuck inside while playing,what a bummer.
anyways i got the disc out without having to break the warranty seal.lol
i wrapped it in a thick jumper used a hairdryer on the back vents for around 15 mins constantly,then let it cool down for 15 mins and hey presto it came back from the dead i got my game out and the ps3 lasted 4 hours then died the ylod.
i phoned sony who gave me a replacement after parting with £130 pounds,i got a brand new 60 gb with all the plastic type stuff covering it.
the only trouble is i lost all my offline game saves,not a biggy as i mostly play online.

[Exxxklusive]

Forgive my naivety, but what exactly is "ylod" please mate?...


My nephews love COD MW, but i'm really bad at it (Shame as i used to be really good at Unreal Tournament online way back on the Dreamcast lol) & they love playin 'Mike Myers' on it...

[william-1]

The Yellow Light of Death is a way for your PS3 to tell you that it's crapped out on you, and you're going to have to send it back to Sony. As far as I know, it can mean any kind of hardware failure. As far as frequency goes, it appears that the launch 60GB models are much more prone to have this happen due to a fault with the thermal paste that was used. But it can also happen on any model for any other reason as well (including 60GB models)

[Exxxklusive]

Thanks Will...

I'd heard of the Rings of Death thing on the xbox, but not hread of this ylod...I'm not clued up on it as i only bother with it when the nephs come to visit, so at least i can warn them about this...(They might listen to me now when i advise a break as they generally play for 14hrs a day when they come see me)

I think they have the 120gb model, but i'll dbl check this weekend to make sure...:happy:

[ace.3]

Thanks Will...

I'd heard of the Rings of Death thing on the xbox, but not hread of this ylod...I'm not clued up on it as i only bother with it when the nephs come to visit, so at least i can warn them about this...(They might listen to me now when i advise a break as they generally play for 14hrs a day when they come see me)

I think they have the 120gb model, but i'll dbl check this weekend to make sure...:happy:

sony dont like it when the owners call it the ylod,14 hours lol,last year that was me online for a good 12 to 14 hour playing racedriver grid online got up to 65 in th e world ranking online sad really as i look back and thin what a waste of sleep.lol