Blinking Red Light on the PS3? Learn How to Fix the Red Light Error

This particular error, has plenty of names which causes more confusion. It is most often called "The yellow light of death" but people also refer to it as "The red light of death" or "The blinking red light of death". Regardless of the name, the underlying issue is the same.

So, when you turn your Playstation four on, the light first turns green for a moment, then yellow light appears for a second, the console makes short beeps and then the light starts blinking red, right? If this is what happens when you turn your PS3 on, then you have come to the right place! In this news story you will learn what is wrong along with your PS3 and what steps you can take in order to get it fixed.

The reason why your PS3 is doing this because it is notifying you of a hardware caused by overheating. Now, before you start blaming yourself for playing for long let me tell you that you are not responsible for causing the issue. The issue lays in the actual design of the early PS3 models which have insufficient cooling. I could go further in to the issue and tell you exactly what happens inside the PS3 when it overheats but I doubt you care. You are here because you require to fix your PS3, right? So let's look at your options.

To start with, if your PS3 is still under warranty you can send it to Sony for repair. You will must wait for a couple of weeks to get your console back and you will must cover the shipping and handling costs but Sony will fix it at no cost.

Fortunately there is a third option, you can fix your PS3 yourself. Although it might sound scary, it is a straightforward method which doesn't take a tech savvy person and can be performed using common household tools.

But what if your PS3 is no longer under warranty? Well, it that case you can still send it to Sony, however prepare to pay $150 for the repair + the shipping costs. Yes that is right, you need to pay Sony to fix a controversy they caused in the first place and then wait for weeks to get your console back. Additionally you will get only a four months of extended warranty on the repaired console. So if it breaks again after four months you will must pay for the repair four times again.

All you need to do is follow a step-by-step video tutorial with commentary which will guide you through the whole method screw by screw so you can be playing your PS3 again TODAY!