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Your PS3 is your most prized possession. You won’t even let your brother touch it, so how can you let some repair guy touch it for simple problems? Learn the simple DIY tricks to zap your PS3 brand new using this PS3 repair manual.

Dis-assembly or re-assembly

To re-assemble put the black part, then the white part, screw all the screws in the reverse order and all the metal plates and grilles just the way you took them out. To dis-assemble further look at your deeds first. Your first love lies skeletal, taken apart piece by piece. But there’s more anguish. Take out the small circuit board with Reset and Eject buttons that is attached to a small metal bracket with 4 screws. Unscrew and unplug the small ribbon cable to lift. Remove more screws and lift out the motherboard. Take care to remove the plastic cover with a “HDD” logo on it or the clips might bend. Once you have removed the bottom, you will see the advanced and powerful cooling system. Now you really realize the power of the machine. So many data and graphic calculations it does that it gets too hot in the heat of the game. This requires massive and fast cooling to ensure that the machine doesn’t get burned out. 4 small plastic clips and you can take out the back panel and you will see a monster of a fan. 4 screws hold 2 metal brackets down on the other side. Remove them, and then remove the 2 brackets.

Now very slowly, keep tugging and pulling up the heat sink on the other side. The entire cooling system mechanism along with CPU and GPU will entirely come out. Pull a little hard as the CPU and GPU are pasted with a thermal agent. Don’t remove the paste unless you have more to put on when you reassemble. Again very gently lift the ultra-thin metal shielding on both sides.

Ask for forgiveness for your sin of butchering a loyal PS3 as you look at a completely powerless bunch of plastic and metal pieces. Don’t worry; what we meant was that you are done disassembling the machine. Repair the required part and clean it or all the parts and reassemble your machine. It may work the same but you know it is clean inside-out. So now when you or your friends face a simple problem, you will know just what to do.

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If the yellow light of death is blinking on your PS3 console, then you have to understand that there is something wrong with your gadget. It is not a serious problem though. It can be due to a loose cable, overheating, or even a loose hard drive. Once you know the reason for the problem, it is easy to fix it.

When you get this yellow light of death on your PS3 console, try switching off the console. Switch it on only after 30 minutes. This ensures that the device gets enough time to get cooled down to the normal if the problem was due to overheating. After 30 minutes when you switch it on, if you notice that the yellow light does not blink anymore, then you can be sure that the problem was with the gadget getting heated up. As the gadget can get you involved for long periods of time, you may not realize that it is getting heated up. So always keep your gadget in an airy room. Never play for long hours on the gadget in a room without ventilations. It is good if you can sit near the window or in a passage. But make sure that you do not expose it to moisture content. This can damage your gadget.

Even after switching the console on after 30 minutes, if the yellow light of death is still blinking, then it means that the problem is something else. Check the cables connected to the gadget. It is good if you can remove them and reconnect again. This ensures that there is no loose connection. Usually with this step you will be able to fix the problem of the yellow light of death on your PS3.

If the problem persists further then it is the hard drive that might be causing the problem. Take out the hard drive and try reinserting it. You can repeat the step for 2 to 3 times. And if it still doesn’t work, its time to get the console repaired.

You can send the device to the Sony service centre to get it repaired. Detail out the problem and steps you did to repair the device. This can make the work of the service personnel easier and you can get your device in less time as well. Usually the service centres charge you around $150 for the repair, but if you are within the warranty period, you will not have to spend any money on it.

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The PS3 yellow light of death is a common problem faced by most of the people using the play station device. Although the newer devices are also having this problem there is no need to be alarmed when you see the yellow fault light blink. It can be repaired easily.

Fixing the problem of the PS3 yellow light is very easy if you know the reason of blinking. Once you know the reason, you can perform the steps to repair the device. Sometimes you can repair it by self, and sometimes you may need professional help to repair it.

There can be several reasons why the yellow fault light blinks on your PS3 gadget. One of the very usual problems is over heating. You may be concentrating on the game and might not have noticed that you have been using the device for a considerably long period of time without switching it off. This causes the inner components of the device to get heated up and as a precaution to avoid any mishaps from the over heating, the gadget displays the yellow light of death. So just switch off your gadget and leave it like that for at least 30 minutes. This gives the device enough time to cool down and perform normally again. It is often advisable to use the gadget in an airy room rather than a closed room with no ventilation. A closed room contributes in building up the heat.

Loose cables can be another reason for the yellow light to blink. Check for any loose cables connected to the ports of the PS3. You may reconnect all the cables well to ensure that everything is well. Loose cables make the device to become faulty. So avoid any chances of the loose contact. Even if the cables are taut there can be problems. Taut cables can cause the cables to come out of the ports or result in some internal loose connections due to the pressure.

Always use your instruction manual to perform anything on the device in the initial stages. Follow each step mention in the manual. This ensures that you are performing the correct steps and your device is handled properly.

Further if you see that the device is still displaying the yellow light, contact the customer care cell or send the product for repair to the service centre. If this happens within the warranty period, you will not have to pay any service charges.

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