Crucial Troubleshooting Help To Avoid The Dreaded PS3 Yellow Light of Death And Red Light of Death
If you are convinced that your Playstation console is encountering one of these extremely typical defects , which I’ll allude to as YLOD and RLOD, you’ll want to know:
- How to establish that you’re really experiencing YLOD or RLOD
- How to alleviate the serious and expensive harm that can be precipitated by YLOD or RLOD
- What induces these faults to come about
- How to attempt to fix a PS3 console that is showing traits of a YLOD or RLOD fault .
PS3 Yellow Light problem (YLOD and RLOD) are a typical occurrence and the flashing Yellow Light defect (YLOD) is doubtless the most grave and pervasive problem . It’s extensively suspected that many of the problems with Playstation consoles are mostly because of a design flaw, making them susceptible to failure.
What are the Warning Signals ?
1. Yellow Light of Death
If the power indicator light on your PS3 flashes from green to yellow and then to blinking red , this is identified as the “yellow light of death” .
2. Red Light of Death
If you get a power status light that flashes red after using your PlayStation for 3 or more minutes and then shuts , then you are highly likely to be encountering the RLOD.
Causes of Yellow Light of Death and Red Light of Death
It is extensively suspected that the major cause of the YLOD error is attributed to the processor becoming too hot during heavy use of the PS3 console, causing the miniature solder joints on the GPU to liquefy and over time lose its link with the circuit board.
It’s also thought that older Playstations are more susceptible to YLOD because they have older less efficient processors that generate more heat than the newer Playstation models.
Many occurrences of supposed YLOD faults , have been resolved by disassembling the Playstation console and administering a heat gun to warm up the CPU / GPU and direct chipsets.
However, in a finite number of occurrences, YLOD could be displayed because of a defective power supply, hampering the the PS3 from properly booting up.
To establish the cause of Yellow Light of Death, shut down the console and allow it to cool down for at least 20 minutes. Then power up the console and listen intently for the fan. If the fan powers on momentarily and then switches off again, the fault is likely to be with the motherboard. If you don’t hear the fan on power on, then it is likely to be a power supply issue .
The red light error may also be caused by overheating, but equally it may be due to a serious hard drive failure . Depending on how regularly you use your PS3 and how well you have looked after it, a hard drive should last you at least 3 years.
Of the 2, Yellow Light of Death is the more serious as it tends to indicate there’s an internal failure needing a professional repair. A blinking red power light on the other hand is often a precursor to mounting problems. So if you are encountering a red warning light, all isn’t lost. Actually, even if you are getting a yellow flashing light, you may nevertheless be able to repair your Playstation system if you catch it early enough.
For help with how to fix PS3 RLOD error and more, click on the link or navigate to ps3-help.com for more troubleshooting information and help.
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