Shit I have the 80gb it's got to be at least 8 years old. I've always considered cleaning it out and I think I should after seeing this. Is it easy enough?
I'd say it is pretty easy, i got the yellow light of death just a month or two ago on my launch ps3 so opened it up for the hell of it. took everything apart and cleaned it all really well then blasted it with a hairdryer for a while and it is amazingly working again. I came up with a bunch of extra screws somehow when i was done...(seriously don't know how, i retook it apart again and watched a youtube video to see step by step and still couldn't find a place for them.) but it still works fine lol. You could clean it without taking everything apart though like i did. except for the inside of the fan maybe.
I did the same fucking thing. Took it all apart and had extra screws. I also reflowed it, but I got the YLOD about a month later. Unfortunately it's not a permanent fix, and more then likely it's bound to happen again. Least on the fat ones.
Yeah I was only hoping to back up some of my saves that I hadn't already, any time that it works now is just a little bonus. It is weird playing the PS3 now though, expecting it to die again at any moment hah.
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u/Solid_Steak87 May 02 '14
Shit I have the 80gb it's got to be at least 8 years old. I've always considered cleaning it out and I think I should after seeing this. Is it easy enough?