Ps3 YLOD

[BillyPatches]

so i turned on my ps3 tonight..and all of a sudden it wouldn't start :l and the yellow light appeared.....i was wondering if anyone knew something i should try before sending it off to Sony to get it fixed since google didn't really give me anything D:

thanks in advance

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Tried a hard reset (Aka hold down button until you hear a beep)? If not, may be time to ship it to Sony.

 

[BillyPatches]

which button? the power button?

 

[tiggerkiddo]

yea...and just where is your PS3 stored?

 

[BillyPatches]

k and it's on the bottom tier of my t.v stand

 

[Jaxel]

You need to hold down the power button till you hear the THIRD beep...

1 beep - you've turned the system on
2 beeps - you've hard-reset the video settings
3 beeps - you've hard-reset the system settings

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Ookay because if it's a yellow light, it may have been a heat issue. I had the same issue before and had to send it in (Ugh). Don't know how much air they need but I give mine a lot now.

 

[BillyPatches]

yeah tried the hard reset thing :l didn't work, and also if i send it in will i lose all my data? D: cause i have no idea what my password is for my psn.. lol

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Data...if you mean like saves, you can just save them onto a zip drive (Once it's been formatted to FAT-32, I believe). Downloadable games can be redownloaded up to 5 times. And you could try emailing Sony to ask for your password...

 

[KnightWarrior]

I think your PS3 saves are stored eather in your Profile or your PSN accout

 

[Marginal]

Yellow = Overheating or major hardware failure. Try unplugging it for 5 minutes and then restarting it.

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=2497859

 

[Impending_Doom66]

yeah tried the hard reset thing :l didn't work, and also if i send it in will i lose all my data? D: cause i have no idea what my password is for my psn.. lol

You can change your password by entering your birthday if you forgot.