(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ok i recently found this way on YouTube and tried it and the reason i didn't record is because i thought it wouldn't work.... BUT IT DOES!

This wont damage anything, there can be a game and HDD in the system while you do this and it wont mess it up.

Things needed:
- 2-3 Towels or shirts
- Hair dryer
- Fan (optional but takes less time with it)

First off place the PS3 on the 1st towel/shirt like this:
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(ignore the white specs)

Next wrap both sides up then the back up like so:
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Then do the same thing with the second towel/shirt but flipped it over and wrap it:
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After that take your hair dryer and put it about 3-4inches from the back of the ps3:
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(yes thats a flash light.... i couldnt find the hair dryer its just for an example)
Leave the hair dryer running for 15 minutes (no less and not much more or you will melt your ps3)

Pull the ps3 out the towels (it WILL! be hot) then place it in front of a fan for 5-10min:
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(you will hear snapping... its because the plastic getting hot then cold quickly)

This is a video i found (he did a box but towels work better because it keeps the heat in better)
[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUaCoimoKTk]YouTube - Can the PS3 YLOD be fixed with a hair dryer[/ame]
by fruitisgood

Once you are done with all those steps plug up your ps3 and it should work......

G:lol::lol L:lol:CK!

Originally posted by hampton12

I can confirm this does work, i just tried it and it didnt melt the back of the ps3, 100% safe and legit.

Originally posted by MARY

It works my mate has had his ps3 sitting there for ages with YLOD. Tried this now it works. :muck:

doesnt even make sense, real way to do it is this

[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ic1_TY-GU&feature=related]YouTube - PS3 YLOD Fix Part 1 of 3[/ame]

It works my mate has had his ps3 sitting there for ages with YLOD. Tried this now it works. :muck:

i tried that and it didnt work

Awesome, I was looking for this, I was wondering if I could do anything with a hair dryer, my ps3 has loud fan and its almost ready to die, hope this works when it dies

it look to dumb to do... and does it really work? hmm

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oh well, ima try it out right now, if not, i guess i'll use the Oven =D

I repeat. Pay attention what I said here further up in this thread:- You must login or register to view this content.

This method is not a fix, its a temporary fix at best. I tried them all on my first PS3, and i weeded out the ones that doesnt work, or only work for a short while.

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You do not need to heat treat the motherboard since its not broken yet. All you need to do is get rid of the old thermal paste, and re-apply it. Your thermal paste is probably cracked from prolonged use, meaning the heatsinks doesnt connect properly to the fan contacts anymore. After that you will have months of playtime left.

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If the heatgun method didnt work, this wont as well. Check your power supply. If you have a slim you can do the fan test to see if it switches on. The hairdryer might have worked since you have lose contacts on other parts of the PS3, meaning its still only temporary. You will need to check every single connection, and also the powersupply.

How will this as well not work? I did it.

If you're gonna post shit about it wont work ect, try it before you post, otherwise gtfo.

Read the second part mate. If you tried the heatgun, and it didnt work, and then the hairdryer and it worked after that - there is a loose connection somewhere which expanded with the heat treatment. I open the PS3 several times, inside out, and I have seen a lot of components failed, and temporary spring back to life. I also have some soldering i did on the board (which is another story).

All im saying is that next time when it fail, rather take out the motherboard, and heat treat that alone. It will flex the board and temporary bring it back. Depends on how much you use it, in a few weeks (some say months, but for me it was 3 weeks) the hairdryer trick will stop to work, and the duration between fixes get shorter. So i did try it before, and as i am commenting on my own personal experience. However, i will not do the hairdryer thing without opening it, see the video on what can happen to the casing.