ps3 has died :(

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 03:04 PM

Ok today i was playing black ops and my ps3 just suddenly switched off and beeped and few times, i then tried to switch it back on only to see a flashing red light then it turns blue then switches off again, i have taken the hardrive out etc and same problem sooooo am i in need to get a new ps3?

btw its one of the old model 40gb had it for like 3 years so it has had a good run

alexjames · 11-03-11, 03:06 PM

Happened to me a few years back. It was out of warranty by a year, but Sony still fixed it for free.

It's worth calling them up, you never know...

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 03:08 PM

Yeah, but cant it take like up to 3 months or something for a replacement? so i have heard

Ojaser6 · 11-03-11, 03:12 PM

Well you could always send it to me

Or beg FJ to send you a free one

alexjames · 11-03-11, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdyesfe

Yeah, but cant it take like up to 3 months or something for a replacement? so i have heard

Took about 2 weeks max. They take it so seriously.

They send someone round with an aluminum briefcase, and then put gloves on to put the PS3 in this case, and then you have to sign some disclaimer saying that the collector hadn't damaged it in any way!

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 03:14 PM

hahaha yeah miracles can happen

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexjames

Took about 2 weeks max. They take it so seriously.

They send someone round with an aluminum briefcase, and then put gloves on to put the PS3 in this case, and then you have to sign some disclaimer saying that the collector hadn't damaged it in any way!

ur kidding right?

alexjames · 11-03-11, 03:16 PM

Hmm, ok. 3 weeks then? haha

But seriously though, I'm not joking. They take it proper serious :/

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 03:20 PM

cheers alexjames very helpful

Nero · 11-03-11, 04:00 PM

The attack has begun, MW2 killed my PS3 40GB but I managed to get it fixed by Sony (caused the blu-ray laser thingy to stop working).

sgll · 11-03-11, 04:06 PM

you sure its not ylod? cos this can be fixed. youtube it and youll see videos.. someone i know had their ps3 die on them while playing gt5. YLOD, they then repaired it and took it to a game shop and sold it lol while was still working. then used the cash towards a new unit

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 04:12 PM

its deffinetly not the yellow light of death , just red, i just wanna play black ops

^ really geeky i know ;p

iPhone4Matt · 11-03-11, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdyesfe

its deffinetly not the yellow light of death , just red, i just wanna play black ops

^ really geeky i know ;p

I know you have just said it's not,, but are you 100% sure its not YLOD, cos I thought mine wasnt, but when i turned it on and pressed the power button, for a split second I got the yellow light, then red.

I fixed mine just last week and is pretty easy to do, of course only if it turns out yours is YLOD

Nero · 11-03-11, 04:16 PM

Why Black Ops? It's 1 million times better on the 360, stick with bad company or Medal of Honor on the PS3. Also call Sony.

sgll · 11-03-11, 04:28 PM

well it sounds like overheating according to this post PS3 turns itself off | PlayStationÂ® Community Forums your fan maybe broke. so i would defo ring sony right now

**ryan1087** · 11-03-11, 05:35 PM

To me it sounds like the YLOD, i had this and when you turn it on it appears to boot up then bleeps 3 time and then flashes yellow and then stays red as if it was on stand by.

This only happens to the old bigger PS3s and i'm sorry i don't think it can be fixed. You can ring sony but i can't see it getting anywhere, they used to replace PS3s with the YLOD for free years ago but recently they stopped doing it due to people abusing it, you will have to pay a fee to get a refurbished one, i think it is like £130. I know a few people that got this problem in the past few years and the same outcome happens every time.

sgll · 11-03-11, 05:48 PM

yeh i heard that too. that sony now charge for refurb model replacements. and is why my mate fixed is then sold it to game shop and used cash towards new unit. either way it looks like you may have to pay whatever. or freebie one from FJ if you have enuff refs

asdyesfe · 11-03-11, 09:45 PM

cheers everyone for their input, thought about it and im getting paid next week so ill just buy a new slim one as if i do get it repaired maybe it might happened again plus my mate got his repaired (it was overheating problem) he got a new fan but it was so loud like a jumbo jet! anyways his broke again and he just bought a slim said it was far better, plus like you said this YLOD OR RLOD only happens to old ones soooo invest in a new one i guess

once again thanks to everyone who commented!

miah789 · 12-03-11, 04:44 PM

my ps3 broke 2 months ago it was a old 60gb ps3, it lasted 4 years then it died with the ylod 2wice, the 2nd time it wasnt fixable as the motherboard was messed up, but the problems your having i never heard of before, you can take your one to a repair shop which might help or if you do want to get rid of it open it up compeltly and check that all the ribbon cables and blue ray cables are connected propely as just a last try.

i sold the ps3 for parts and im going to buy a ps3 slim either this month or next

11-03-11, 03:04 PM	#1
asdyesfe iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	ps3 has died :( Ok today i was playing black ops and my ps3 just suddenly switched off and beeped and few times, i then tried to switch it back on only to see a flashing red light then it turns blue then switches off again, i have taken the hardrive out etc and same problem sooooo am i in need to get a new ps3? btw its one of the old model 40gb had it for like 3 years so it has had a good run

11-03-11, 03:06 PM	#2
alexjames iPaidNothing Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,092	Happened to me a few years back. It was out of warranty by a year, but Sony still fixed it for free. It's worth calling them up, you never know... __________________ Free iPad 2 \| Free iPhone 4S \| Free iPhone 4

11-03-11, 03:16 PM	#8
alexjames iPaidNothing Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,092	Hmm, ok. 3 weeks then? haha But seriously though, I'm not joking. They take it proper serious :/ __________________ Free iPad 2 \| Free iPhone 4S \| Free iPhone 4

11-03-11, 05:35 PM	#16
ryan1087 What to put... Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9,073	To me it sounds like the YLOD, i had this and when you turn it on it appears to boot up then bleeps 3 time and then flashes yellow and then stays red as if it was on stand by. This only happens to the old bigger PS3s and i'm sorry i don't think it can be fixed. You can ring sony but i can't see it getting anywhere, they used to replace PS3s with the YLOD for free years ago but recently they stopped doing it due to people abusing it, you will have to pay a fee to get a refurbished one, i think it is like £130. I know a few people that got this problem in the past few years and the same outcome happens every time. __________________ free ipad 3

11-03-11, 03:08 PM	#3
asdyesfe iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	Yeah, but cant it take like up to 3 months or something for a replacement? so i have heard

11-03-11, 03:12 PM	#4
Ojaser6 Mini Mac Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Planet Urth Posts: 3,667	Well you could always send it to me Or beg FJ to send you a free one

11-03-11, 03:14 PM	#6
asdyesfe iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	hahaha yeah miracles can happen

11-03-11, 03:20 PM	#9
asdyesfe iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	cheers alexjames very helpful

11-03-11, 04:00 PM	#10
Nero iPod 60gb Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cheltenham England Posts: 1,596	The attack has begun, MW2 killed my PS3 40GB but I managed to get it fixed by Sony (caused the blu-ray laser thingy to stop working).

11-03-11, 04:06 PM	#11
sgll iBook Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brizzle Posts: 2,689	you sure its not ylod? cos this can be fixed. youtube it and youll see videos.. someone i know had their ps3 die on them while playing gt5. YLOD, they then repaired it and took it to a game shop and sold it lol while was still working. then used the cash towards a new unit

11-03-11, 04:12 PM	#12
asdyesfe iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	its deffinetly not the yellow light of death , just red, i just wanna play black ops ^ really geeky i know ;p

11-03-11, 04:16 PM	#14
Nero iPod 60gb Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cheltenham England Posts: 1,596	Why Black Ops? It's 1 million times better on the 360, stick with bad company or Medal of Honor on the PS3. Also call Sony.

11-03-11, 04:28 PM	#15
sgll iBook Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brizzle Posts: 2,689	well it sounds like overheating according to this post PS3 turns itself off \| PlayStationÂ® Community Forums your fan maybe broke. so i would defo ring sony right now

11-03-11, 05:48 PM	#17
sgll iBook Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brizzle Posts: 2,689	yeh i heard that too. that sony now charge for refurb model replacements. and is why my mate fixed is then sold it to game shop and used cash towards new unit. either way it looks like you may have to pay whatever. or freebie one from FJ if you have enuff refs

11-03-11, 09:45 PM	#18
asdyesfe iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 129	cheers everyone for their input, thought about it and im getting paid next week so ill just buy a new slim one as if i do get it repaired maybe it might happened again plus my mate got his repaired (it was overheating problem) he got a new fan but it was so loud like a jumbo jet! anyways his broke again and he just bought a slim said it was far better, plus like you said this YLOD OR RLOD only happens to old ones soooo invest in a new one i guess once again thanks to everyone who commented!

12-03-11, 04:44 PM	#19
miah789 iPod Shuffle Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 12	my ps3 broke 2 months ago it was a old 60gb ps3, it lasted 4 years then it died with the ylod 2wice, the 2nd time it wasnt fixable as the motherboard was messed up, but the problems your having i never heard of before, you can take your one to a repair shop which might help or if you do want to get rid of it open it up compeltly and check that all the ribbon cables and blue ray cables are connected propely as just a last try. i sold the ps3 for parts and im going to buy a ps3 slim either this month or next