[longhornx]

Originally Posted by annern55 They wouldn't care about that you have a cfw on it, they will just remove it which is **** for you, unless you have an e3 flasher. I think giving it some new cooling pasta will do the job, there are toturials out there. Off-topic: How much is a brand new 60gb 1.generation hackable ps3 with firmware 3.40 worth? I've heard that it's worth alot, even if it's not hackable.

but they actualy fix it, or one month later I'll have ylod again?

OFF: don't know, but I see people selling it for 200-300€ ($251-$377), in this version, you have retro-compatibility, card reader, 4usb slots....and ylod

[mrBear]

Dont use a hairdryer!

You can temporary fix it using a heatgun though.

My advice is to take it for a reball.

[annern55]

Originally Posted by longhornx but they actualy fix it, or one month later I'll have ylod again? OFF: don't know, but I see people selling it for 200-300€ ($251-$377), in this version, you have retro-compatibility, card reader, 4usb slots....and ylod

I've heard that to the right seller, you can get about $2000, maybe even more if the guy I sell it to wants to hack it.
The main reason to ylod is dust, you should clean your ps3 and clean all the pins and **** inside the ps3 It might do the job.
Sorry, I wrote the cooling pasta in wrong post, it was ment to be in "ps3 is hotting up".
Hope you'll get it to work, you should atleast follow my advice, if it doesn't work then you'll sadfully have to send it to sony.

[longhornx]

Originally Posted by mrBear Dont use a hairdryer! You can temporary fix it using a heatgun though. My advice is to take it for a reball.

the problem is where I can find that service in my country :/

Originally Posted by annern55 I've heard that to the right seller, you can get about $2000, maybe even more if the guy I sell it to wants to hack it. The main reason to ylod is dust, you should clean your ps3 and clean all the pins and **** inside the ps3 It might do the job. Sorry, I wrote the cooling pasta in wrong post, it was ment to be in "ps3 is hotting up". Hope you'll get it to work, you should atleast follow my advice, if it doesn't work then you'll sadfully have to send it to sony.

$2k? are you sure? lol

I always (yes since I bought my ps3) cover it with a sheet, yesterday, I was trying to do a fan test and saw a bit of dust in ventilation holes in the back, probably i got YLOD cuz amount of dust

Now I just need to find out a reballing center (LOL), or do the heat gun work...

thanks for everyone o help me out with this ylod s*

[JustThatDude]

A reball is when the solder on the GPU is replaced with leaded solder balls then resolderd back on the motherboard.

[stussy1]

Sorry to hijack post but i am getting
A 60gig ps3 that has the ylod and thinking of repairing
It myself it hasnt been open just curious
The ps3 repair kits with the copper schims work
Seen them on ebay

[JustThatDude]

Originally Posted by stussy1 Sorry to hijack post but i am getting A 60gig ps3 that has the ylod and thinking of repairing It myself it hasnt been open just curious The ps3 repair kits with the copper schims work Seen them on ebay

DO NOT USE COPPER SCHIMS!!!! They can short out your CPU & GPU and will also fry the chip.

[fanboysarestupid]

It gotten from comedy/sarcastic to real insults. Internet these days.

Let's end the offtopic so the mate will repair his PS3 somehow.

[robreys123]

Originally Posted by longhornx 1- Even with a CFW on it? 2- From what I have read, I need to heat the surface at 200ºC a hairdryer is capable of doing such temps? 3- Thats bad, so I'll need to remove guarantee seal :s I have a 60Gb model, I try out the fan test and nothing happens, seems to be there's only fan test for 40gb, 80gb and later on models... Anyways, I think I'll do the same as you to fix the ylod, but just one question, where I can get the "kester 951 flux", or something a like? thanks for tell how you fixed your ylod (hope it work on mine ps3) Click here to see full text OFFtopics... And they don't give a s* about have a CFW inside it? I don't know if in my country there's some place where it could be reballed (this word exists??....lol) When you say "Reballing is almost permanent" you're talking about rebbaling with some laser machine...? don't worry about that, what is a topic without offtopics

I got my Lester 951 from eBay for $5 but I don't know how much it'll cost you wherever you're from. If you have time and patience and want to avoid warping the board with the heat gun, check out djwhetzel's reflow jig on YouTube.