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Resurrecting my PS3

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PlayStation 3

Yellow Light of Death Repair

Yellow Light of Death Repair

1 - 2 hours

Difficult

My Problem

I needed to fix my PS3 because at one point, in the middle of watching DBZ, the console shut off and from then on it would never turn back on, giving me a green light and flashing red and never turning back on.

My Fix

Using the YLOD Fix Kit, I was able to get the console running again but in the process I damaged the ribbon cable connector connecting the blu ray drive to the motherboard but I fixed that with some tape and turned on the PS3. However, after trying to repair the blu-ray drive I can no longer use discs. I've considered replacing the drive but I think it would be more cost effective long term to just replace the PS3 with a new one and I can still play PS1 and PS2 since I still own a PS2.

My Advice

Don't mess with the blu-ray disc drive and be careful with the ribbon cable connector.

PlayStation 3 Yellow Light of Death (YLOD) Fix Kit Image
PlayStation 3 Yellow Light of Death (YLOD) Fix Kit

$24.99

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