PlayStation 3
| Problem Description | Symptoms | Solution | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applications won’t launch, also can’t update the console | - Can be caused by a dead disc drive. - Check for shorts around the Bluetooth/WiFi module, replace if shorted. | Source | |
| PS3 freezes on boot and/or slow during use. | - Laggy XMB - Games/apps freeze - Longer than usual load times. | - Test the HDD using CrystalDiskInfo or similar software to ensure it’s a good drive. | Source |
| Overheating despite cleaning. | - Delid the CELL/BE and/or RSX, as the factory thermal paste between the actual chips and the IHS can fail/degrade over time. | Source Mod that achieves the same effect without delidding. | |
| Red Light of Death (RLoD) | Verify the CoreOS files aren’t corrupt, reflash the flash chips if necessary. | Source | |
| Yellow Light of Death (YLoD) | - Artifacting - Distorted colors after a few minutes - Lines on the screen | - Possibly bad RSX, specifically the bumps that connect the GPU to the substrate (most likely to happen on 90nm variants of the RSX, some 65nm variants may also be affected) - Possibly bad solder balls between the RSX and Motherboard - Possibly bad NEC/Tokin capacitors | Source Additional YLoD Info |