PS3 YLOD - Best plan of action?

[J0e Musashi]

You can D/L to five PlayStation (PS3/PSP) hardware.

If you can get Console Doctor to de-activate your old PS3 you will still be on five units. Otherwise you'll have four left.

[SuperBeatBoy]

You can D/L to five PlayStation (PS3/PSP) hardware.

If you can get Console Doctor to de-activate your old PS3 you will still be on five units. Otherwise you'll have four left.

I don't know if they can get it working. But i'll ask them. Thanks Joe!

[JU!]

Cost of shipping would be very high I'm afraid as I live in Japan.

Everything I read suggests that due to a lack of cooling the components have probably been displaced. So theoretically it will not start until they are 'reset'. The advice says to heat the motherboard directly in the key areas so that they go back into position.

I think replacing the fan would not be enough in itself as that is only a preventative measure.

Darwock, can you not send it back to Sony and take out your HD? My Japanese white model here came with a slip, if there are probs send it back to Sony. Not sure if you can still do this? I`m sure you can though. Just give them a call. I`m sure Sony will repair it or give you a new machine.