#How to boot people offline ps3 ps3#
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Unfortunately lead free solder has two (theorized) weaknesses. (thanks to Entropy512 for the information). The European Union, a political and economic union of 27 countries, banned the importation of electronics containing lead in 2006, which has caused most electronics manufactures to switch to lead free solder in their products, even those sold in the U.S. This would all be hunky dory, except for the lead free solder which composes the chips. These balls are constantlyВ submittedВ to intense heat due to the chip above them, which is being cooled by a hugeВ heat-sinkВ and fan.

What you really need to know though, is that under the chips their are hundreds of tiny balls of solder, which pass information from the chip to the motherboard. This style of fastening the chips to the board is know as BGA, or Ball Grid Array. These can be seen in the picture on this page. But, while I'm not saying that these AREN'T the cause of your particular case of YLOD, I will say that most likely, the cause of your issue are the solder ballsВ underneathВ the RSX (basically the GPU, or GraphicsВ Processing Unit) and Cell BE (basically the CPU, or Central Processing Unit) chips. So what causes the YLOD? There are several prevailing theories, including a faulty power supply, corrupted hard drive, or virus circulating through the PSN (which is probably 100% false). But I will say that if you follow this guide, your chances are good.

#How to boot people offline ps3 ps3#

I will also say right now that I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE for any damage you may do to your PS3 or your oven (I'm talking about a conventional kitchen oven BTW, not a microwave!) by following this guide, and I do not guarantee a fixed console. This tutorial explains how I did it, using tips, tricks, and methods I have used to fix XBOX's in the past.Д«E AWARE THAT PERFORMING THE METHOD WILL VOID VOID VOID YOURВ WARRANTY (which is probably expired anyway if you are fixing a launch console).

Once I discovered that the YLOD is basically the same problem as the RROD, I made the choice to buy a broken PS3 and fix it. AndВ becauseВ I am an aspiring engineer and experienced tinkerer, I had gotten very familiar (and very good) at fixing consoles with this problem, thanks to the many helpful tutorials posted on sites likeВ . However, because I was an XBOX fan, I was very familiar with the Red Rings of Death, or RROD for short. Now, some might think that was a stupid choice, with good reason. But that was all before Gran Turismo 5, which literally had me convinced at first sight that a PS3 was something that I had to own. I have done my fair share of ridiculing the PS3, and evenВ deterredВ people from buying one. To start, I'll first justВ admitВ that I have always been an XBOX 360В fan boy.