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meccadon
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11. May 2009 @ 09:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
iam new to the ps3 system, i recently got myself a 80gb(bc) version

now after turning it on, it boots up i can browse the menu and do stuff, den after like 5 mins r so, i see a message at the top rite corner system is getting hot, please turn off n wait a few mins and restart, it beeps once the ater 2 sec it beeps like 3 times the shouts off,
i dont feel any air being blown tru the back, or hear the fan at all

want to know
1. is this is ylod
2. does ylod allows any booting at all
3. how to tell if my fan works any at all
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11. May 2009 @ 10:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's on YLOD (Yellow light of death) if you are getting a yellow light. Give Sony a call and see what they say.

meccadon
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11. May 2009 @ 22:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea its out of warranty, doubt that sony will help

but how can i tell if the fan is working, tried d fan test, nothing happens
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meccadon
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12. May 2009 @ 00:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i fixed it,

pulled it down to realize it had sum dust bunnies big like my thump in d vents an also seems as if the dust choked the fan, blew it out n free it up, now it works with out shutting off
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