Ugh guess my PS3 is dead...

[dpodblood]

Apologies if anyone has posted about this before. I just booted up my PS3 and after a couple of minutes it just shut down on it's own. I couldn't power it back up by pressing the soft button, I had to flip the switch in the back and back on. Then when I tried to boot it, the light turns green for a moment then flashes red and never boots up.

Is there somewhere to fix this other than sending it in to Sony for repair? Unfortunately I've had it almost 3 years so my warranty is way past gone. It's a 40GB fat model if that make's any difference.

 

[mmntech]

You've got the yellow light of death. Yeah, there's places you can get it fixed other than Sony. Couple ways to fix it. Most of the people advertising fixes use either a heat gun or oven. The latter is more permanent. Even with Sony's fix, milage will vary. Keep in mind that Sony refuses to repair any system with a broken seal, warranty or no.

I'd just buy a slim. The original three models have features worth trying to recover. The 40gb is identical to the newer versions.

 

[dpodblood]

I found a really in depth tutorial on how to do the repair, although it requires a heat gun which I don't have, and probably requires patients I don't have either.

http://wheretobuyps3.com/index.php/tag/gilksy-pdf/

I may try to find someone locally to do the repair. I don't feel like forking over $150 to Sony for the repair because my 3 year old console went tits up.

 

[mmntech]

I found a really in depth tutorial on how to do the repair, although it requires a heat gun which I don't have, and probably requires patients I don't have either.

http://wheretobuyps3.com/index.php/tag/gilksy-pdf/

I may try to find someone locally to do the repair. I don't feel like forking over $150 to Sony for the repair because my 3 year old console went tits up.

I used the Gilksy method on my 60gb. Long story short, it works but doesn't last. Fixed it three times using this technique but it would only hold for a month. First time doing it, it's tedious. Most of the work is the tear down. Lots of screws to keep track of. The actual fix is easy. Time consuming though.

After the third attempt, I gave up after a rental movie got stick in the disc drive when it died. Had to take it apart but couldn't figure out how to put the loading mechanism back together.

I should note that I did send it to Sony after its first yellow light, but it failed again within a year.

 

[Joseph F]

Definitely DO NOT use an oven to fix your PS3. You'll bake everything on the board and it could very well fail. There are a few guys that do professional reballing which is what you would want to get.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

This place is supposed to be great for PS3 repair http://gophermods.com/

Haven't used them myself but I've seen long threads of people on Giantbomb who did and had great luck with them.

 

[dpodblood]

I live in Canada, so I doubt it would be worth my while to send my PS3 across the border for repair. I would end up paying a ton in shipping, and have to wait forever to get it back. I'll probably end up finding somebody local to do the repair, though from what I've read so far there is a chance it will break again anyway. Maybe I'm better off selling it as is, and just buying a Slim model. Does anyone know if the slim's have the same problems?

 

[RedRooster]

EB is giving $200 for any PS3 on trade towards a new PS3, in Canada.
Just saying.

edit-oops, ended on Saturday.

 

[dpodblood]

EB is giving $200 for any PS3 on trade towards a new PS3, in Canada.
Just saying.

edit-oops, ended on Saturday.

DAMNIT! Would they have taken a broken PS3 anyway?

 

[alent1234]

how much is a broken PS3 worth? sell it and use the money for a new one

 

[mmntech]

Definitely DO NOT use an oven to fix your PS3. You'll bake everything on the board and it could very well fail. There are a few guys that do professional reballing which is what you would want to get.

No, you can do it. It works if you know what you're doing. That's what a lot of these at-home repair places do. But you're right about reballing.

 

[dpodblood]

I will not be using an oven to fix my PS3. If I did attempt a repair I would do it the proper way with a heat gun. More likely though I will find someone else to do the repair, or just sell it as is, and get a slim instead.

 

[Powermoloch]

My ps3 can't read Blu-rays, i'm fudged. Halp ?

ps3 slim

 

[Drako]

My ps3 can't read Blu-rays, i'm fudged. Halp ?

ps3 slim

Get it repaired.

My launch PS3 has had the BD drive die twice so far. First time it was still under warranty, second time I had to pay. Now it pretty much overheats after an hour or so of playing, so I'm waiting for Slim prices to drop this summer so I can just replace it.

 

[Ape]

Apologies if anyone has posted about this before. I just booted up my PS3 and after a couple of minutes it just shut down on it's own. I couldn't power it back up by pressing the soft button, I had to flip the switch in the back and back on. Then when I tried to boot it, the light turns green for a moment then flashes red and never boots up.

Is there somewhere to fix this other than sending it in to Sony for repair? Unfortunately I've had it almost 3 years so my warranty is way past gone. It's a 40GB fat model if that make's any difference.

At this point you should just pick up a new slim. The only one I would ever get fixed is the 60 gig full BC launch model.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

My 60gb fatty died a couple of weeks ago. We called Sony and said we could either send it in and have it repaired for $130 or send it in for an exchange towards a 120gb slim for $100. We just settled on the slim because that's not much more than any local repair shops will charge.