If you are reading this news story your are probably of the unfortunate owners of a PlayStation two whose console died on them due to the YLOD. YLOD is an abbreviation of "Yellow Light of Death", a common issue affecting as much as 5% of the first PS3 models. The issue occurs due to hardware failure, specifically in the connection of the CPU or GPU chip to the motherboard.
Although this might sound like a serious issue it is not a large deal. The lovely news is that there's PS3 YLOD fixes are you can chosen from to get your PS3 walking again.
Fix one: This option is available only if your PlayStation two is still under warranty. If it is, all you require to do is call Sony and ask for a repair. You will must send them your console and they will fix it free, however you still must cover the shipping costs and the process can take a few weeks.
Here they are:
Fix two: Fortunately for those of you who do not feel like paying $150 to Sony (you paid for the console already!) there is an alternative option. You can fix your PS3 yourself! Although this might sound scary in the event you are not a tech savvy person but think me, no electronic skills or tools are necessary to repair the PS3. Fixing the YLOD is simple and straight forward.
Fix two: You can send your broken PS3 to Sony for repair even if it is no longer covered under warranty. The issue is they will charge you $150 for the repair + you require to pay the shipping costs so you can prepare to pay about $200 for the whole process. As with option one, you will also must wait weeks to get the console back. And the worst part is, you will only get months of warranty for the repaired console so if it breaks again after this period, prepare another $200...
All you require to do is follow a step-by-step video tutorial with commentary which will guide you through the whole process screw by screw so you can be playing your PS3 again TODAY!
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