My PS3 commited suicide, help?

[blαh2355]

So when I tried to play my PS3 today, it started up as usual but then after a few seconds it made 3 beeps, flashed a yellow light, and became a flashing red light until I turned it off. I think I have YLOD (Yellow Light of Death). An option is to send it to Sony for $150 and possibly get a different refurbished console which I don't want to do. I've seen a video where you open up the PS3 and replace the thermal paste and stuff. Does anyone have any other ideas or tips on how to fix it?

[ursus]

You can pick up thermal paste at RadioShack, most of the time.

it tastes like burning.

[blαh2355]

it tastes like burning.

You would know how?

[Alex Mason, SOG]

Try using a heat gun?

[coolzeldad]

mmm paste

does radioshack carry orange paste?

[Tomcat]

I suggest taking a wire and bypassing the thermostat

[» Magic «]

Mine still works fine after 4 years

lrn2clean

[Tomcat]

Mine still works fine after 4 years

lrn2clean

Lololol I put my old original xbox in a computer case with 4 fans
Shot was so cash

[» Magic «]

Lololol I put my old original xbox in a computer case with 4 fans
Shot was so cash

Dont'cha mean shit?

just use that xbox as file server like me and timo do lol

[blαh2355]

Mine still works fine after 4 years

lrn2clean

My PS3 suprisingly wasn't that dusty. :/

I suggest taking a wire and bypassing the thermostat

wat ._.

Try using a heat gun?

I'm doing that ._.

Oh yeah, anyone know how to mod the PS3 so it could have extra fans?

[Tomcat]

My PS3 suprisingly wasn't that dusty. :/
wat ._.
I'm doing that ._.

Oh yeah, anyone know how to mod the PS3 so it could have extra fans?

Take apart case and put all the conpnets into a computer case or drill out or cut out a square and fit a fan on top and hook it up to a Ian or old transformer power supply

[Peetah]

if its fits, try putting it in the microwave to reset the soldering :3

[blαh2355]

if its fits, try putting it in the microwave to reset the soldering :3

I don't think that's a very good idea... could fry the whole motherboard and the other circuits. I'll try using the heatgun on the CPU/GPU one more time, and this time, I have Arctic Silver 5

[Shawn]

this is why you should've bought a NES instead of a PS3 

[blαh2355]

this is why you should've bought a NES instead of a PS3 

Well, I have a NES emulator on the PC so that's not necessary