yeah, I prefer phat body as well

actually the slim model will strike by YLOD as well, is juz the chances lower than phat, still encourage u to get a slim...

me too i'd never thought it could be this cold.. 9-20 degree c max during winter peak.. i have once visited the pyramid with temperature below 25 in the middle of a dessert, movies has been lying to us all this time . i'm going to play with it while the weather is still cold. then going to wrap it nicely during summer (avg 40c)..

lol~ then it is good for u... since the environment temperature preventing your ps3 from overheating and cause YLOD.

OK, here's the deal. A couple of days back, I thought my phat PS3 suffered the infamous YLOD. It is not a permanent YLOD coz I can still ON my PS3 and play DVD/BD or videos via USB HDD. I just can't play my games. The games were ON for a while then suddenly the whole systems shuts off with a brief yellow LED followed by beeping and blinking red LED.

So, I was arranging plans to send it for a fix.

This morning, I tried to flip the PS3 vertically (before this I put it in horizontal). I can play my FIFA11 with no sudden shut off. Well, it still happening but not that frequent anymore.

So, now I am confused. Is my PS3 is showing YLOD symptoms or it is having some other issues? Any clues, guys?

getting YLOD so get ready for slim

sama macam ps3 aku bro. tapi aku still bleh main game. cuma susah nak boot. asik kena pakai manual on je

Why slim? I thought slim version don't have fans like phat version?

I suspect my PS3 is suddenly shuts off due to overheating. Maybe the fan is not working at the required speed. I dunno.

Tunggu hari aja tu bro
ps3 kamu tu dah tenat
so bersiap sedia aja nak kapankan

ai baru tukar 500gb ni. penat tu nak tunggu bulan 8 balik beli kat mesia.

BTW ada solution ka nak slowdown dying process ni

Slim use less power and generate less heat. Anyway I do notice the small fan behind my slim PS3.

errr... play less?

mine might not as bad as yours. it still can play gt5 and stuffs. the only problem is when u want to turn the ps3 on. yellow light will appear for 1 sec then it will turn red. turn on again same thing happen. so you turn off and on the main switch at the back. then it can be played.

well afterall it's a 2007 model. doesn't even have sd card reader on the front. this problem started when i had some plan to buy the slim version 2 weeks back.

been reading and watching on how ppl try to fix this problem. some says that if YLOD appears, it will happen again even after it was being fixed.

I see... Well, if my phat really kena YLOD, I'll be holding back for slim purchase till I get a firm info on what will happen to PSN. Rumors about PSN going to be like XBL is really worrying. Not that I mind paying, but getting you a$$ kick by the japs in BO and you paid for it is not a happy thought.

Eh, now PS3 ada SD card reader? I'm so outdated.

Mine also 2007 model. Got it during promotion from SONY.

card reader on the front. next to the disc feed compartment

pantang undur sebelum ajal

lol~ urs is rare occasion...

yeah same idea... no point to wait or send to fix...

bagaimana manual?

slim is better due to less power consume and tat is also means less heat. Yeah sometimes it will, i would suggest try to giv ur PS3 cooler or air cond or smtg, coz mine affected YLOD due to hot weather, without Fan + air cond.

haiz... apa boleh buat... ambil pergi repair pun perlu pakai wang, itu YLOD masih akan balik...

ada jangan bagi itu ps3 panas lar... macam buka air cond.

yeah exactly... i wonder is there external fan so i can get it if i changing to the slim.

lol~ i not sure too...

i suspect that urs is the PSU problem(Power Supply), coz i did a lot research about it, most common case is the YLOD tat spoiled the GPU or processor and the 2nd common case of YLOD is bad Power Supply. U can juz take to someone change the power supply and ur PS3 will work as usual.

no the SD card reader is the oldest model. 1st generation phat ps3 only hav tat, the new 1 dont hav it. yeah the PSN being hacked i heard. They r repairing the problems, i heard it is off for few days already.

still the oldest model...

manual when u use the ps button on the controller, it won't work. and PS3 light turn red again. so you have to go to your ps3 and turn it on manually on the buttun near the disc feed area.

any idea what kind of PSU i should use to replace it?

please help. PS3 is the only thing that keep us happy in this country.

got a picture of it. so might proceed with some modifications later

last night, i spent some time understanding the scenario by running some tests.

it turned out, the yellow LED didn't came out after the system shut off on its own. i did this (by turning on games) a few times while watching the LED's and wait for the system to shut off.

after a series of "self-shut-off", i quickly turn off the main switch and take out HDD. the HDD is really hot.

i place a fan facing directly to the PS3 and turned on games. i can play up to 3 full matches until the system shuts off. again, no yellow LED.

from my observation, my PS3 shuts off on its own due to overheating. i believe something went wrong with the PS3's cooling system because it gets overheated so quickly. it could be the symptom for YLOD but i think it is not yet YLOD.

i think laaaa...



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This post has been edited by spel'it: Apr 26 2011, 09:22 AM