(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hi guys, so i finally bought a 3.55 ofw PS3 off eBay and it came today. It came with an HDMI cable and a power supply cable as well as a USB cable for a controller. It is a phat model (CECHP01). I turned the power switch on the back on then I plugged in my controller to the PS3. I turned it on and it was showing a normal green light. The fan powered up for about 2 seconds then it made a sound as if it was powering down. After about 15 seconds it turned off and it just showed a red light. I've tried about 5 times with the same result. I tried tightening the power cable and it does seem pretty loose. Does anyone know what the problem is?

Try putting it in recovery mode and reinstalling a Custom Firmware

Thanks for the reply, i tried doing that but it just does the same thing every time no matter what.

Sounds like YLOD , Yellow Light Of Death

Sounds like the start of a ps3 thats dying :/

- PLENTY OF REST. Muster some patience and don’t touch your PS3 for the next few hours (or overnight, preferably). Let it cool and try again and see if the red light comes back on again.

- NEW FAN. Either you replace the old one with a stronger, better fan if it’s faulty or get an additional pad/fan on the outside.

-FIND A BETTER SPOT. Meaning, if you know you’re a heavy user, make sure your PS3 gets plenty of airflow and breathing space. Make sure you don’t feel an oven forming around your PS3… which will definitely lead to another series of blinking red lights that you need to repair again! And No Carpets!

- Play around with the HARD DRIVE.
· Take your hard disk out and boot the PS3,
· Then turn it off and put the hard disk back,
· Re-boot again.

some people suggest these i have no clue though budddy

You have to connect a wire to the Tristate and to a gnd on the slim ps3, but first you need a e3 flasher so you can extract the flash. I messed up my Slim Ps3 and ran into this issue it's a bad flash. Connecting this wire will make it stay booted long enough to do something to it.

Alright, I have a fix for you but it's not permanent which means, in this case, you'll have to do it once a week probably. Follow these steps below:


1. Get a blow dryer

2. Get your PS3 box or something to put your ps3 into and covered

3. Turn your PS3 upside down and into the box facing the air vents towards you where the power and everything is.

4. With the blow dryer, set the heat to the highest.

5. Blow the hot air slowly about 1-3 inches away from the air vents side to side for 15 minutes

6. Then take the PS3 out of the box and cool it down with a fan or if your blow dryer has a cooling option, use that.

7. Cool it for at least 17-20 minutes.

8. Turn PS3 on and it should work. Usually this method lasts for days or maybe weeks if you're lucky but the good thing is you can do it over and over.

You can also go on Youtube and type YLOD fix with blow dryer and it'll show you step by step on how to do it just in case you don't understand still. Good luck!

If its actually YLOD, then you might wanna try this tut bro:
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It may not be the YLOD if it's a slim. Only fat PS3's get YLOD.

He states that he has the phat version of the PS3. Plus, if it turns it off right away and gives him a red light, you can automatically tell the PS3 has overheating issues and that it has YLOD. The only easy way to fix it would be the blow dryer method. The best method would be opening up the PS3 and getting some new thermal paste but not even that is permanent. That is why phat PS3S are shitty and I myself, regret getting it.