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Help! PS3 problem. My PS3 just shut off.?

I was playing Call Of Duty World At War then my ps3 shut off and flash red. when I try to turn it on again, it goes from green to yellow to flashing red. I was wondering what happened and if I can fix it, because I don't have warranty. Thanks for any help possible.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It's Ylod There is a video tutorial about how to fix here. Keep it mind do everything exactly like the guy says to do at your own risk and color match your connections before disconnecting anything using a sharpee. most people don't reconnect the wires right and have problems when reassembling

    http://videosgamescheatscodes.com/Playstation3howt...

    Good luck

  • 1 decade ago

    I think your ps3 is defective. If its showing a yellow or known as the yellow ring of death you should go and get a replacement. If your warranty has expired, because the warranty only lasts a year, you can pay a fee to get a refurbished one. I don't own a ps3, but I plan to get one so I'm researching before buying. Also just because your ps3 probably malfunctioned, don't get a xbox 360. They fail about 33-35 percent of the time while ps3 only fails about 2-5 percent of the time. Also I got another tip for you, always know what your buying.

    Source(s): Wikipedia.org
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You got the YLOD (yellow light of death). Sony charges 145 euros for a fix but only if your warranty is expired. You can fix it for less but you need to find a third party fix. You can also try fixing it yourself but that'll work only with the right tools, otherwise don't even attempt fixing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U70SgRDVcBo

  • 1 decade ago

    red lights and yellow lights on ps3. it broked sorry to tell you that. it's exactly like the red ring of death on the 360 and you never knew ps3 has this problem too. sorry looks like you're going to have buy a new ps3. you're ps3 is broken. that's all i have to say

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  • 1 decade ago

    if you see a yellow light then it needs repair. You can either fix it locally or send it to sony. Just one thing wait a day or two before any service. This could have just been a malfuntion it has happened to me before and then it worked fine.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    short answer: it is becoming previous and initiating to positioned on down. It sounds like a hardware, accessible overheating, project. So confident, it is totally accessible that it is overheating inflicting it to straight away close down. you may attempt to get it fastened, or purely get a sparkling PS3.

  • 1 decade ago

    oh no you got the ylod. yellow light of death your ps is more then likely done son

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Im not exactly sure whats wrong, but its a rare thing that happens to PS3s.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=ps3+yellow+light+of...

  • 1 decade ago

    go out side and play...

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