PS3 blinking red light - SV650.org

L3nny · 02-01-14, 10:21 PM

Was on a X-Men marathon tonight, watched the first film. Turned off the ps3, popped to the shop to get some supplies, got back, put the second disc in, the PS3 came on but wouldn't boot, instead it beeps 3 times and a red light blinks, tried turning it on and off, even took the hard drive out and put it back in as some people suggested this on the net.
Anyone had a similar problem? Is it time to upgrade to the PS4?
BTW it's the launch model, 60gb I think.

DJ123 · 02-01-14, 10:28 PM

Just did some googling on it, sounds like it might be YLOD

http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/an..._id/7773/p/491

http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/an...tail/a_id/7775

Mr Speirs · 02-01-14, 10:30 PM

That will be one of the graphics chips overheating. The fix is to open it up, heat the GPU's with a heat gun and reapply some liquid heatsink to the tops of them. Hour job tops.
The GPU's get so hot they unsolder themselves. If you have your PS3 on the side it happens a lot quicker. People have also upgraded the internal fans and also added external fans after completing the fix.

However, I did this twice, it lasted a month at a time. Bought a newer PS3 in the end.

DJ123 · 02-01-14, 10:34 PM

Tesco were doing the 12GB console for £99, not sure if the deal is still on

L3nny · 02-01-14, 10:37 PM

Cheers, looks like it's knackered then, was surprised it lasted as long as it did to be honest as it sounds like a jet engine after its been on a couple of hours. I'm getting Gran Turismo withdrawals. Hope I can recover my saved game

Mr Speirs · 02-01-14, 10:38 PM

Should be able to remove the hard drive and whack it into a new console shouldn't you?

DJ123 · 02-01-14, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L3nny

Cheers, looks like it's knackered then, was surprised it lasted as long as it did to be honest as it sounds like a jet engine after its been on a couple of hours. I'm getting Gran Turismo withdrawals. Hope I can recover my saved game

I've not played it today so I can crack on with it this weekend. If its the console that's dead then the HDD should be ok and can plug it into the new console.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Speirs

Should be able to remove the hard drive and whack it into a new console shouldn't you?

yeah, easy as pie to install a new HDD. Although you have to be careful as generally the PS3 will format any installed HDD 1st time its installed.

02-01-14, 10:46 PM

This happened to my launch model too (5 years), I managed to get mine working with just a heat gun but after reading Spiers' failing again at the time I just bought another (120gb I think).

L3nny · 02-01-14, 10:47 PM

Just done some research and it looks like the ps3 automatically formats a new drive so can't just swap it over, I will connect it to my laptop and get the data off, hope I'll be able to restore it to the new one

DJ123 · 02-01-14, 10:52 PM

You can back it up to a USB flash drive:

http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/an.../locale/en_GB/

02-01-14, 10:21 PM	#1
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	PS3 blinking red light Was on a X-Men marathon tonight, watched the first film. Turned off the ps3, popped to the shop to get some supplies, got back, put the second disc in, the PS3 came on but wouldn't boot, instead it beeps 3 times and a red light blinks, tried turning it on and off, even took the hard drive out and put it back in as some people suggested this on the net. Anyone had a similar problem? Is it time to upgrade to the PS4? BTW it's the launch model, 60gb I think. __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

02-01-14, 10:28 PM	#2
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: PS3 blinking red light Just did some googling on it, sounds like it might be YLOD http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/an..._id/7773/p/491 http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/an...tail/a_id/7775 __________________ BMW F800ST Last edited by DJ123; 02-01-14 at 10:29 PM.

02-01-14, 10:30 PM	#3
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: PS3 blinking red light That will be one of the graphics chips overheating. The fix is to open it up, heat the GPU's with a heat gun and reapply some liquid heatsink to the tops of them. Hour job tops. The GPU's get so hot they unsolder themselves. If you have your PS3 on the side it happens a lot quicker. People have also upgraded the internal fans and also added external fans after completing the fix. However, I did this twice, it lasted a month at a time. Bought a newer PS3 in the end. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f*king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower. Last edited by Mr Speirs; 02-01-14 at 10:34 PM.*

02-01-14, 10:34 PM	#4
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: PS3 blinking red light Tesco were doing the 12GB console for £99, not sure if the deal is still on __________________ BMW F800ST

02-01-14, 10:37 PM	#5
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Re: PS3 blinking red light Cheers, looks like it's knackered then, was surprised it lasted as long as it did to be honest as it sounds like a jet engine after its been on a couple of hours. I'm getting Gran Turismo withdrawals. Hope I can recover my saved game __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

02-01-14, 10:38 PM	#6
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: PS3 blinking red light Should be able to remove the hard drive and whack it into a new console shouldn't you? __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

02-01-14, 10:46 PM	#8
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: PS3 blinking red light This happened to my launch model too (5 years), I managed to get mine working with just a heat gun but after reading Spiers' failing again at the time I just bought another (120gb I think).

02-01-14, 10:47 PM	#9
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Re: PS3 blinking red light Just done some research and it looks like the ps3 automatically formats a new drive so can't just swap it over, I will connect it to my laptop and get the data off, hope I'll be able to restore it to the new one __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

02-01-14, 10:52 PM	#10
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: PS3 blinking red light You can back it up to a USB flash drive: http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/an.../locale/en_GB/ __________________ BMW F800ST

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