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What is the primary reason the ps3 gets a flashing red light

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Hardware failure. Usually it's because the system has overheated.

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My Playstation powers up fine and will play Battlefield 3 online for abou t 45 minutes. Then out of the blue it powers down. I get a flashing red light. I can push the power

The yellow light of death is an error that has been plaguing the play station 3 for a while now. It is basically a failure at the hardware level and is known to have a huge impact.


Some of the theories doing the rounds on what causes this specific error include power supply issues, lack of cooling or heat dissipation leading to over heating or drive errors. Lack of heat dissipation results in a hardware failure on the motherboard.


Improper power supply is another primary reason for the occurrence of YLOD. The general theory is that the console beeps whilst throwing the yellow light and then the console gives out a red light with the primary reason being over heat.


The probable reasons for this could be due to the various temperatures the system would experience whilst playing games and improper vents to provide the requisite cooling. Under such circumstances, it is recommended to leave the system unused until the heat is dissipated and the system cools down completely before turning it on.


Once you face the YLOD error, you have a few options to choose from:


• Buy a new PS3

• Get your PS3 repaired by Sony

• Get your Ps3 YLOD Repairs by someone else


There are a few temporary things you can do, but the over all will not last very long unless you open up your system...

If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/eric_5b00a5ceab1c0cd2

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My ps3 is automatic turn off when i turn on

It is basically a failure at the hardware level and is known to have a huge impact.


Some of the theories doing the rounds on what causes this specific error include power supply issues, lack of cooling or heat dissipation leading to over heating or drive errors. Lack of heat dissipation results in a hardware failure on the motherboard.


Improper power supply is another primary reason for the occurrence of YLOD. The general theory is that the console beeps whilst throwing the yellow light and then the console gives out a red light with the primary reason being over heat.


The probable reasons for this could be due to the various temperatures the system would experience whilst playing games and improper vents to provide the requisite cooling. Under such circumstances, it is recommended to leave the system unused until the heat is dissipated and the system cools down completely before turning it on.


Once you face the error, you have a few options to choose from:


• Buy a new PS3

• Get your PS3 repaired by Sony

• Get your Ps3 Repairs by someone else


There are a few temporary things you can do, but the over all will not last very long unless you open up your system... Your system needs to be cleaned.

If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/eric_5b00a5ceab1c0cd2

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Power light flashing red

Hey rasheedj80
There are different reasons as to why a ps3 would trip off and blink a red light. you have to be a little more specific
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My ps3 has just told me that it has a software problem while trying im to sign in, then turned itself off. now the ps3 wont turn back on and the little red light is flashing.PLEASE HELP!

hey there sounds like the PS3 red light of death there are several reasons this could happen, check out this website its very helpful for solving PS3 Problems
hope this helps please feel to rate my solution once you have fixed your problem Many thanks Petong
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I was playing a game on my brothers PS3 and the game froze and the system turned off and had a red flashing light. I tried turning the system back on and the light turned green, then yellow and then the...

There are many reasons to cause PS3 goes frozen, keep turn off with red light. It's waste your time and money if you send to somewhere repair - because the same problems will be back after then. The best way is to learn the repair techniques of yourself. There is a PS3 DIY Repair Guide : The author use text and video to show you how to use your hands to open your console and do some maintenance and fixes, at last you are amazing that why you can do that yourself. The best part is you can help your friends too!
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do you get a yellow light? i bet you do..

1)Turn off your playstation 3. If you think your ps3 has been caught by the heat, then wait at least 20 minutes and put it back on again
2) Check if there's any loose cable.
3) Try to put out your playstation's hard-drive, and put it back in. You might want to repeat this 2-3 times for better results.

If this did not work
Send your playstation back to Sony

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PS3 flashing is not hard to fix. Do you want to fix it by yourself instead of pay $150 checking to Sony? Here's the solution :
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There are many reasons to cause PS3 show yellow light and red light flashing. It's waste your time and money if you send to somewhere repair - because the same problems will be back after then. The best way is to learn the repair techniques of yourself. There is a PS3 DIY Repair Guide : The author use text and video to show you how to use your hand to open your console and do some maintenance and fixes, at last you are amazing that why you can do that yourself. The best part is you can help your friends too!
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