June of 2022 and the technique still works. I don't actually get the yellow light, but it shuts off a few seconds after the first beep followed by a red blinking light, and the magic works, thanks. Indeed it feels it has something to do with "warming up" or something else related to charging the capacitors.
_This worked for me!_ My Slim CECH-2001A finally “died” about a month ago from the RLOD/YLOD and I was able to get it to power back up using this technique. Putting desk fans right up against the vents of the console kept it from overheating and powering back off. Now, I just need to buy a new PS so I can transfer the HD data to a new unit. In the meantime, I was able to upload crucial game save data to PS Plus (using the 14-day trial) and then a usb flash drive as a second backup. *_THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO_* 🙏🏾☺️😃
You are a life saver man,👍 this trick just worked for me . I decided to turn on my Ps3 slim to replay some old games which I haven't turned on for about 6 months now, immediately my PS3 turn on it made 3 beeps and turned off again. I tried turning it on many times but still the same issue.. I made some research and i discovered it was the Infamous RLOD🛑. I didn't know what it was at first, after a little research online and watching of fixing video tutorials on how to fix such issues but none worked. when I came across your video and I decided to have faith that it will work this time and after about 8 tries my PS3 came back to life and it is working perfectly 🥰. Thanks man you save me alot of $$$. Definitely a Sub.
The issue is the same as a PC that you have to cycle several times to finally get it to get past POST. The caps on the board that control/regulate the power are bad and are not supplying enough power to turn it on reliably. A symptom of this is your hard drive not being found/other parts not initializing due to the initial power draw. What rapid cycling does is there is enough residual charge in the capacitors eventually to get a boot - but any game or heavy use will likely crash the system. So back up data ASAP. Note that a SSD instead of a spinning drive can also improve system life for a few weeks. But the solution is to replace the dying caps. The video card itself almost never goes bad without massive corruption and glitches and so on first.
@root xkb New motherboard. And just start over installing on the new box. Sometimes replacing the caps can work, but it's really a matter of time before it breaks again.
The first generation slim used the same token capacitors as the original models. The yellow light of death wasn’t as common as the original but eventually it would happen
the original ps3 slims like when they first released, the ones that have the buttons that light up, tend to have a lot of issues with the disk drive and overheating issues. the seconds gen of the slim, *the on with no light up buttons* is a better choice, had it for 7-8 years at this point, still alive and running.
Actually if you want to turn to safemode: Hold power button until it beep 1 times and repeat it again and it will beep 3 times NEXT: you have to select: (REBUILD DATA BASE)
Your method worked, only took a couple minutes. Watched other videos where people took it apart, apply glue, blow dryer for 30 minutes, etc etc. Glad the simple solution worked!
This worked for me! Took about 5 cycles. Light was solid red indicating power. Pressed and held the power button til the single beep. Let go and pressed again holding for about 3 seconds to power down the PS3. Light goes back to a solid red light. Now repeat 4 more times. Then click the power button and it stayed on and loaded up. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I swear on my life it works on the fat PS3 I did exactly what he said and I was able to make it work I guess took a few tries but I got it and I don't know how long it would last but you know this somehow works for the fat PS3
My PS3 suddenly turned off and wont turn on again after me playing about 30 minutes (first time playing after about a full year break) so my first though maybe the thermal paste is dry or the PSU is dead. Never expect to try this and works, thanks.
Terima kasih,baru saja saya mencoba dan ini berhasil untuk saya.. PS3 gen 1 (flat) punyaku sebelumnya juga problem YLOD dan saya service 400 ribu bertahan hanya kurang dari 1 bulan.sementara ini begitu praktis,memang saya ulangi2 sampe 5 kali baru bisa..alhamdulillah
THIS WORKS!!! Thank you so much man. My PS3 slim hasn’t been used in about a year. Never played, only for Netflix. Randomly turned it on to the RLOD. Tried this method and it worked!!! Great video!!
Thanks, worked for me but as you said, this is a temporary fix, a permanent fix would be to reflow the cpu and gpu of the ps3, tutorials are available online
The PS3 has always been my favorite console, I have bought like over 100 games, but I have had so many issues with PS3 with YLOD in my 60Gb model and laser dying in my 80Gb PS3.
My problem occurred during hours of playing Skyrim. Yeah, PS3 wasn't built for playing over 5 hrs a day, yet my Wii was able to handle 10hrs or more for weeks at a time. >_< Nintendo ... playing with power, real power that never fails. That is why I'm just going to get the Switch to finish Skyrim. I never had any issues with any Nintendo product (NES, SNES, Game Cube, N64, Wii... haven't had any problems with them). My next PS3 is just for 2-3 hour play, such as MK games, LOTR games and Katamari. Open world games just seem to fry these systems like nothing. I tried doing all of these fixes and my PS3 won't even eject the Skyrim cd stuck inside. Oh well whoever gets it on eBay will have a free game, I'll include the box to go with the cd.
My god it work!! Really miracle hahaha. I tried with my fat 60gb after 1x beep and hold 3 second, it cant turn off and always enter the YLOD. And after see again the video i realize blue light is on (which mean there's disk inserted) and mine try without disk. After put the disk on, i only try 2x and it succed! Yeaah thanks you bro
@@SmithKarkarov okay so i have fat ps3 80 gb and it has ylod for like 7 years and when i tried this method it did not worked for me can you explain me what do i have to do?
Solution 1: Reflow GPU & CPU /no Reball/ Solution 2: Change Token Capacitors /all , not some / If removing HDD gives you "Cannot Start bla bla " screen - GPU problem. Wait 4-5 min , put back HDD and Boot. Will work fine. If even removing HDD after few secs console turns off with red lid blinking - tantalum capacitors replacement requires. p.s. In some cases you have to replace all tantalum capasitors on board, not only eight NEC/Token.
Dude it actually works!!! Wtf I thought it was dead dude it's been running for a solid 2 minutes let's see if it cotinue working for at least 2 weeks when I receive the tokins
my ps3 has the same issue (fat model) it shuts down every now and then and sometimes it hasnt been turning on at all, but when i finally get it to turn on it works fine (unless it shuts down again which hasn't happened recently)
I did not believe this is what made it work. Dont really care for the long term health of the system, as I was planning on replacing it anyway at this point.
My old slim got to the point where it would beep 3 times immediately after I turned it on and it would take a solid 5 to 10 minutes of button mashing to finally get it to stay on XD
June of 2022 and the technique still works. I don't actually get the yellow light, but it shuts off a few seconds after the first beep followed by a red blinking light, and the magic works, thanks. Indeed it feels it has something to do with "warming up" or something else related to charging the capacitors.
Throw it in the oven for a few minutes before you want to use it😂😂 I would not recommend the microwave though🤣🤣
Dude! Thanks! I was giving up hope on recovering my save files. Lucky for me to come across you vid. Now, It’s safely stored in my PS Plus cloud
No problem mate
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Let me hear you say, "Get to the chopper"
Brick Face GET TO THE CHOPPAAAH
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@@Music42074
Wtf it's predator
@@khaled3433 to late smartass
@@evvrsince
It's "too" not "to" dumbass
Bro thx you man, I'm so grateful i found this video, I was just about to get a new ps3, thx you, like literally!
Worked for me mate! Thanks so much, just saved me a whole whack of cash.
is it temporary or permanent?
PS2 works like a dream 20 years old, PS3 stops working after a little dust gets into the vents 🤷🏾♀️
ps2 struggels to play San Andreas ps3 playing the last of us
True lol
I've had mine for 3 years and it's still going 🤷🏻
I'm just know seeing this comment and my PS2 is working like a beast...
Didn't expect it to work at all but it actually (somehow) did!
Thank you so much man!
I am glad it worked for you ;D
_This worked for me!_
My Slim CECH-2001A finally “died” about a month ago from the RLOD/YLOD and I was able to get it to power back up using this technique. Putting desk fans right up against the vents of the console kept it from overheating and powering back off. Now, I just need to buy a new PS so I can transfer the HD data to a new unit. In the meantime, I was able to upload crucial game save data to PS Plus (using the 14-day trial) and then a usb flash drive as a second backup.
*_THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO_* 🙏🏾☺️😃
Dude it worked!!!!!! Damn i thought my ps3 is dead coz it was unutilized for more than 3 years! Thanks
Nice video. I ordered a cheap ps3 online so I can play the entire MGS games. This will be a nice reference if in case I encounter this YLOD.
You are a life saver man,👍 this trick just worked for me . I decided to turn on my Ps3 slim to replay some old games which I haven't turned on for about 6 months now, immediately my PS3 turn on it made 3 beeps and turned off again. I tried turning it on many times but still the same issue.. I made some research and i discovered it was the Infamous RLOD🛑. I didn't know what it was at first, after a little research online and watching of fixing video tutorials on how to fix such issues but none worked. when I came across your video and I decided to have faith that it will work this time and after about 8 tries my PS3 came back to life and it is working perfectly 🥰. Thanks man you save me alot of $$$. Definitely a Sub.
I am happy that i was able to help you mate. :) thx for the sub!
@@TheNFSRocket does this work with the normal ps3?
I did it 5 times and it worked. Thanks
Omg bro it workd . Words can not be sufficient to thank you bro you really saved my life. I thank you with all my feelings bro 💕💕💕💕💕
no problem mate ;D
Can’t believe this has worked! Thanks bro!
11/14/23
The issue is the same as a PC that you have to cycle several times to finally get it to get past POST.
The caps on the board that control/regulate the power are bad and are not supplying enough power to turn it on reliably.
A symptom of this is your hard drive not being found/other parts not initializing due to the initial power draw.
What rapid cycling does is there is enough residual charge in the capacitors eventually to get a boot - but any game or heavy use will likely crash the system. So back up data ASAP. Note that a SSD instead of a spinning drive can also improve system life for a few weeks. But the solution is to replace the dying caps. The video card itself almost never goes bad without massive corruption and glitches and so on first.
@root xkb New motherboard. And just start over installing on the new box. Sometimes replacing the caps can work, but it's really a matter of time before it breaks again.
You, my guy, know EXACTLY what you are talking about. Right on.
The first generation slim used the same token capacitors as the original models. The yellow light of death wasn’t as common as the original but eventually it would happen
Its worked Man Appreciate That👍👍.. hope your channel become great UA-cam Channel🙏🙏
Thanks!, check out my latest video for more Arnold Schwarzeneggerisch accent lol: /watch?v=FsbaZWvBfqY
the original ps3 slims like when they first released, the ones that have the buttons that light up, tend to have a lot of issues with the disk drive and overheating issues. the seconds gen of the slim, *the on with no light up buttons* is a better choice, had it for 7-8 years at this point, still alive and running.
@Abdullah Kosar dang bro
@Abdullah Kosar good luck
I have the first gen PS3 slim for 7 years and I never had the YLOD
This happens to me every-time I leave my ps3 off for 3 or more days. This works 100% of the time to fix it.
Can't believe it! Left Ps3 for dead for like 2 years till I saw this thanks!
Dude thanks to you I managed to fix my ps3! It seems Its not going to last long tho, but it runs!
IT WORKS I GOT A WEIRD MENU AND I RESTORED IT AND IT WORKED THANK YOU SO MUCH
Yea its called a safe mode menu
Actually if you want to turn to safemode: Hold power button until it beep 1 times and repeat it again and it will beep 3 times
NEXT: you have to select: (REBUILD DATA BASE)
1/1/2023 still working thank you so much
You saved my life bro. ❤️💯
Your method worked, only took a couple minutes. Watched other videos where people took it apart, apply glue, blow dryer for 30 minutes, etc etc. Glad the simple solution worked!
:)
Thank you for saving my childhood
no problem mate
IT WORKS!YEAR 2020..THANK YOU SIR SAVE A LOT OF MONEY..FROM PHILIPPINES!
Mannnnnn it just worked!!!! THANK YOU... i am just worried about how long... and if there is any problem
This worked for me! Took about 5 cycles.
Light was solid red indicating power. Pressed and held the power button til the single beep. Let go and pressed again holding for about 3 seconds to power down the PS3. Light goes back to a solid red light.
Now repeat 4 more times. Then click the power button and it stayed on and loaded up.
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Your comment helped me out! Thanks for the clarification!
Thanks!!
Hey is your system still working
I swear on my life it works on the fat PS3 I did exactly what he said and I was able to make it work I guess took a few tries but I got it and I don't know how long it would last but you know this somehow works for the fat PS3
My ps3 slim run in YLOD and now its fixed thank you alot
You just saved both me and my PS3. Thank you so much, man.
Did this really helped?
Pls helpme also
It works on my ps3 fat! Amazing! Thank you very much!
No it doesn’t
This is unbelievable, thanks mate
Thank you, it worked, what i do to speed up the process is pointing a space heater at it
This worked, thanks! (Apr 2023)
My PS3 suddenly turned off and wont turn on again after me playing about 30 minutes (first time playing after about a full year break) so my first though maybe the thermal paste is dry or the PSU is dead. Never expect to try this and works, thanks.
Does it still works?
@@ZhafranZ yes, i have try
@@SalimKhan-lk9ee bro how did u do it bcs i dont understand what the ytouber did in the video.Basically what should i do to make it work?
The same problem with my PS3.. please help
Ty so much, i got this from my uncle and didnt think it would work but now it does, Tysm
Oct 2022 still works thank u so much my g
no problem mate ;D
You should hold the power button then it shuts down then press it again and hold it the it will beep 3 times that should put you in safe mode
it worked thanks you so much man 😭😭🙏🏾
2023 present still works
Yoo thats Awesome dude it worked thanks man :)
WTF this actually worked. Well I had to add pushing the eject disc button and wiggle the power cord here and there but it worked.
Super that was superb advice it works like a charm
it works, you're a genius man
I am glad that it helped you, thank you :)
Terima kasih,baru saja saya mencoba dan ini berhasil untuk saya..
PS3 gen 1 (flat) punyaku sebelumnya juga problem YLOD dan saya service 400 ribu bertahan hanya kurang dari 1 bulan.sementara ini begitu praktis,memang saya ulangi2 sampe 5 kali baru bisa..alhamdulillah
Sama bro, gw juga dulu service YLOD dan gk smpai sebulan kambuh lagi, cara ini memang ampuh walau ribet 😁
This actually worked wow. I repeated this like 6 times to be on the safe side, and it worked. Thank yoooooou!
No problem :D
I'm gonna try this tomorrow and i believe that this works
My gas the beep when u turn it on and the has the 3 beep there's no 1 beep after u turn it on for me idk how to fix
THIS WORKS!!! Thank you so much man. My PS3 slim hasn’t been used in about a year. Never played, only for Netflix. Randomly turned it on to the RLOD.
Tried this method and it worked!!! Great video!!
The netflix app is what caused mine to YLOD too
Thanks man you're life savior
Thank you!! It Worked... For now ;)
Bro your a light saver
Ty bro this its works cya nice videos
Thx dude ;D
If freaking work thankyou so much!
Thanks, worked for me but as you said, this is a temporary fix, a permanent fix would be to reflow the cpu and gpu of the ps3, tutorials are available online
The PS3 has always been my favorite console, I have bought like over 100 games, but I have had so many issues with PS3 with YLOD in my 60Gb model and laser dying in my 80Gb PS3.
My problem occurred during hours of playing Skyrim. Yeah, PS3 wasn't built for playing over 5 hrs a day, yet my Wii was able to handle 10hrs or more for weeks at a time. >_< Nintendo ... playing with power, real power that never fails. That is why I'm just going to get the Switch to finish Skyrim. I never had any issues with any Nintendo product (NES, SNES, Game Cube, N64, Wii... haven't had any problems with them). My next PS3 is just for 2-3 hour play, such as MK games, LOTR games and Katamari. Open world games just seem to fry these systems like nothing. I tried doing all of these fixes and my PS3 won't even eject the Skyrim cd stuck inside. Oh well whoever gets it on eBay will have a free game, I'll include the box to go with the cd.
January 4 2023, my old PS3, its alive!!!!
Ini beneran bisa?
doesnt work before i watched this i tried that after a while of being at it it would eventually stop but when playing games its back to square 1
It worked! Thank you man
no problem :)
Thanks bro u save my day
no problem mate
Thank you it works in 2019
@MCR Media you need to put it on an open place
@MCR Media it should i had same problem as you
@MCR Media by doing whats shown on the video
My god it work!! Really miracle hahaha. I tried with my fat 60gb after 1x beep and hold 3 second, it cant turn off and always enter the YLOD. And after see again the video i realize blue light is on (which mean there's disk inserted) and mine try without disk. After put the disk on, i only try 2x and it succed! Yeaah thanks you bro
Did it really worked?
@@twoeyedie2042 yes. But if you try more than 10x and still cant turn on, just go to service shop. This is temporary solution
@@SmithKarkarov so can i keep doing this way like can i do this more than once?
@@twoeyedie2042 yes. Just go with it
@@SmithKarkarov okay so i have fat ps3 80 gb and it has ylod for like 7 years and when i tried this method it did not worked for me can you explain me what do i have to do?
Solution 1: Reflow GPU & CPU /no Reball/
Solution 2: Change Token Capacitors /all , not some /
If removing HDD gives you "Cannot Start bla bla " screen - GPU problem. Wait 4-5 min , put back HDD and Boot. Will work fine.
If even removing HDD after few secs console turns off with red lid blinking - tantalum capacitors replacement requires.
p.s. In some cases you have to replace all tantalum capasitors on board, not only eight NEC/Token.
I just figured out that if you take a hair dryer and heat up the ps3 for 10 minutes ist will start up :D
Poot back HDD after 5 minutes pulled out. It works for me. After playing games it start YLOD again. You know what is the problem?
you are great bro ❤️❤️❤️
I like your accent you sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger
haha thank you :D
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Check out my latest video for more Arnold Schwarzeneggerisch accent lol: /watch?v=FsbaZWvBfqY
I think you mean " get to the choppa "
2:01 when you bite the system /
Works like a charm
Dude it actually works!!! Wtf I thought it was dead dude it's been running for a solid 2 minutes let's see if it cotinue working for at least 2 weeks when I receive the tokins
woeked for 25 mins, at least i know what my ps3 need, new Nec tokins, thanks
I am happy for you, it also surprised me when i did it the first time :D
Guys if It doesn't work but turns on for 5 seconds you can retrive the disk if you have one inserted
I love your accent 😍
Pearlie peacecake lol thx ;D
Check out my latest video for more Arnold Schwarzeneggerisch accent lol: /watch?v=FsbaZWvBfqY
THANK YOUUUUU SO MUCHHHHH
Thank you for saving Star Ocean And skate 3
my ps3 has the same issue (fat model) it shuts down every now and then and sometimes it hasnt been turning on at all, but when i finally get it to turn on it works fine (unless it shuts down again which hasn't happened recently)
Thanks so much dude
It worked for me. Thanks
It's 2021 still working
Thanks man its work 😁
Worked for me thanks dude
I did not believe this is what made it work.
Dont really care for the long term health of the system, as I was planning on replacing it anyway at this point.
Thanks bro the trick makes sense because since I got my ps4 I stored it for a long time, the trick makes sense physics wise it's genius
why does it make sense for you? :D Why in particular
Legend done it once and then turned it on and it worked
Love you dude thank you so much
No problem mate ;)
My old slim got to the point where it would beep 3 times immediately after I turned it on and it would take a solid 5 to 10 minutes of button mashing to finally get it to stay on XD
Bro same...
Lol
Will this work on the piano model of ps3 by holding down the power button ?
All PS3 will work with this method
It worked ♥️🍾🍾🍾🙏🏾
Work for me momentanly👍
PS3: ylod
Gamer: oh no yellow light of death call the ambulance
Ambulance: wii u Wii u Wii u
It actually works
it definitely works
Works 2024, Thx Bro ❤
It works!
This Is the ylod i've never seen in my PS3. Lucky me.
its hell
IKR
Hold eject button without power cord then plug it back
Mine shuts off when showing the hdmi cable and when loading the disc
My PS3 problem is the same with that. But I cannot fix. Please help me
Mine shuts off immediately after i press the button. 😢
Same
Model number ? Its on the back starts with cech