If your PS3 beeps times after you turn it on and then all you get is a flashing red light you have become another owner (along with lots of others) of a PS3 with the "yellow light of death" error.
This error is caused by overheating and poor design of the PS3's motherboard, however I am going to spare you from the technical details and in lieu let's look at how to get your PS3 working again.
If your PlayStation two is no longer under warranty you have options. Either you send it to Sony and they will fix it for $150 (+ shipping costs) or you can fix your PS3 yourself. Now don't fret, fixing a PS3 is not as hard as you might think and it doesn't need a tech savvy person or special tools. Someone can do it and I have seen individuals who barely knew how to make use of a screwdriver successfully fix their PS3.
To start with, you need to find out whether your PlayStation two is still under warranty. If that is the case all you need to do is phone the Sony customer support and explain what is wrong. They will ask you to send them your PS3 and it is going to be fixed or replaced for a refurbished, at no cost. However, you need to pay the shipping costs and it might take a few weeks to get your console back.
The advantage of fixing the PS3 yourself is that it is less expensive and you don't must wait for weeks to get your console back. In fact, the whole method takes about hours even in case you have never done anything similar.
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!
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