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Current version by Chris Green,

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Basically to answer your original question, these are a few things that can cause the YLOD:
Dead/Disconnected HDD
Cold-Joint between the CPU/GPU/RSX(IfCPU/RSX/EE(If your console has one)
Cold-Joint between the CPU/GPU/RSX(IfCPU/RSX/EE(If your console has one)
Physical Damage to the Motherboard
Dead power supply
Not enough voltage from the power supply (Failing Power Supply)
Jammed/Disconnected Fan (Not Confirmed)
Overheating
Corrupted NAND Flash
Bad Update
Short Circuit

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Original post by Chris Green,

Text:

Basically to answer your original question, these are a few things that can cause the YLOD:

Dead/Disconnected HDD

Cold-Joint between the CPU/GPU/RSX(If your console has one)

Physical Damage to the Motherboard

Dead power supply

Not enough voltage from the power supply (Failing Power Supply)

Jammed/Disconnected Fan (Not Confirmed)

Overheating

Corrupted NAND Flash

Bad Update

Short Circuit

Status:

open