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**AnalogRocks** · Last edited by AnalogRocks on Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:38 pm; edited 1 time in total

Call me a sucker for a project. I found a PS3 60GB locally that has a yellow light of death.

Anyone know what the fix is? And yes I'm asking before I buy it. Wink

Tom.W · Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 6635

It seems like you need to find a different player...

http://ps3.qj.net/Video-PS3-dies-after-yellow-light-of-death/pg/49/aid/111969

http://www.modchipman.com/ps3-yellow-light-of-death-repair-service-p-1620.html

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

Thank you ohh wise link meister. I wonder if Curt wants to start a new side job. PS3 Yellow light of death repairs.

YLODR

Hmmm Y loder I like that.

JustGreg · Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 3098 Location: Kenosha, WI

You only need to replace the laser carriage. One place to get them is here below but you may find them cheaper. It's a fairly common failure for what is an extremely robust machine. Not as prevalent as the 360 RROD, but common to slot loaders.

http://www.vavolo.com/productdetails.asp,mode,1,ProductID,3738,,.htm

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

ecrabb · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject:

Jeremy, the PS3 hard drive is just a standard 2.5" (notebook) SATA drive. PSU's are supposedly universal 120/240v with standard IEC connector - is that what you're asking?

SC

scoobydoo · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 358 Location: Victoria BC

hey Analog
I know here in BC Best Buy was promoting upgrading your PS3 Hard drive to a 250g. The Geek Squad was doing it. Can't remember how much though.

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

Adding a hard drive to a PS3 is a no brainer. And you can get a 500GB laptop SATA drive for $100.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:13 am Post subject:

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

I hope you are getting this for no more than $100. If its without a hard drive and that you are going to spend $100 on a new laser transport and another $50-100 on a hard drive you could almost buy a new one and get a warranty and not risk theft item.

**kal** · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

The PS3 owners manual even has step by step instructions on how to replace the hard drive with a larger one. Sony means for you to do it if you want. Nothing proprietary there.

Kal

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

I know. In fact, Sony chose the opposite in decision making that Microsoft did with the 360. Sony wants the user to tinker with the PS3, including loading another operating system onto it. And I'd much rather pay $100-110 for a 500GB drive for the PS3 than $135-150 for a 120Gb drive for the 360.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:39 pm Post subject:

I found another one locally that just plain doesn't power up. It's a really good price. Anyone know where to get power supplies for these? Greg?

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:05 am Post subject:

Hi Guys, still lookin for one. There's a guy locally that has his PS3 stuck in Factory Service mode due to a failed update. Is there an easy fix for that?

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

I thought updates were stored on the hard drive and not writing to an EPROM. Couldn't one simply remove the drive and see what happens?

Joust · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject:

not an easy fix usually. you have to connect it to a cable to program the bios chip on board usually. "JTAG" these days in most cases.
as it says a factory tool.
old times were you could pop out the eprom and program it but everything is embedded now

WTS · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1276 Location: Calgary

I bought a drive for my ps3 off ebay or should I say I had Kim buy it then ship it to me. Anyway, if I remember correctly it was about $100. I bought it as a spare because my ps3 crapped out too after an update but was fixed under warranty. My thinking was buy a spare drive while they're available so if it craps out again I can fix it then sell it and buy something thats more reliable if need be.

Joust · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject:

Walter,
A new drive, DVD or HD, would not help in that situation. bad update is a motherboard thing.

WTS · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1276 Location: Calgary

When mine went I had just played the kids dvd, then went to play a BR and the PS3 said it would need an update to play it. So I connected the net to it and downloaded the latest FW. After it was done and ready to go the damn thing wouldn't play any discs period.
Everything I read on the internet said it was a bad drive. OF course my first reaction was BS a FW update isn't going to screw the drive. I sent it in to Sony ( under warranty), they fixed it and returned it a week later, the service slip said they replaced the drive but oddly enough the FW had been set back to a previous version too. So was it a bad drive or just the FW and Sony said it was the drive. Yes I should have pulled it apart and secretly marked the drive to see if in fact it was the problem. And no the FW isn't on the HDD. There may be a jtag connection inside but that doesn't do you any good if you don't have the software to communicate with it and rewrite it.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject:

Still looking for one of the 60GB CECHA01 PS3's

Craigslist has been super flakey. Including a guy that was ready to sell then when I drove across the city in rush hour trafic he "coulnd't find any of the cables" WTF?? Rolling Eyes

I did score a Sony Bluray player for a good price in my travels so it's not a total loss Thumbs Up