A lot of gamers have seen the YLOD or the yellow light of death in their PS3s firsthand. Some also called this as the red light of death or the so-called blinking red light, in the sense that after turning on the PS3, the green light changes into yellow, and then end up as a blinking red light. Once the YLOD takes place, it is an indication that the console is malfunctioning. You may find many possible reasons on why it happened. However, PS3 experts pointed out two major causes. hardware Damage and Malfunction The GPU or chipsets are soldered to the console's motherboard. If the PS3 is used for a lengthy period of time, it tends to overheat. Due to the heat, it is likely for the solders to liquefy. They will just go back to their solid state when the PS3 is shut off. This melting and re-solidification of the solders leads to the hardware to break off from the motherboard. This is considered as the most common reason for PS3 yellow light of death.

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