(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I have a old cecha01 with glod, my question is does anyone now how I would go about ruling out the software or hardware as the issue as i'm not sure if its the rsx or just bad or corrupted flash?

I doubt it is a bad flash as it is a Cecha01 unless someone stuffed up the bios with teensy or something but you can try reflowing it and that will probably fix it. Also take out the HDD and try booting it, could be a corrupt HDD.

oven bake then work from there to rule out chip defects.

While the PS3 is on (green LED on), put the PS3 into standby mode (red power LED) by pressing the power button for 5 seconds.

Now when the PS3 is in standby mode, hold the power button down until you hear it beep about 2 or 3 times, then release the power button.

This will reset the video settings to the lowest settings and when you start the PS3 with HDMI or PS3 AV cable connected, it will go through the setup process and you will now see a picture on the TV screen.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Source: iFixIt