Making something broken work again instead of buying a new one is the greatest feeling, especially after your up at 5:00 in the morning continuing to try not willing to accept failure for the day. Thank you, for your video fueled my obsession to fix my PS3 and guided me through it making me a champion cpu chip cooler who earned a well deserved rest to mid day. Now I'm off to enjoy the rest of the day and boast of my accomplishment, still knowing little about the inner workings of the PS3. I have not turned on my PS3 for fear of the realization that it may have already stopped working but I take pride in knowing it worked the last time I checked

@zz_01001

5 жыл бұрын

Is it still working?

@mistywigs3507

5 жыл бұрын

You're crazy 😂

@ultima913

3 жыл бұрын

I tried to repair my 60GB "fat" PS3 3 times, couldn't get it to work. Unfortunately, I feel it suffered irreparable CPU damage when it YLOD years before. That or the massive heat sink got bent when I pryed it off. Either way, I sold it on EBay for parts.... I loved that thing, so shiny, so sleek, backwards compatible, such a great console. 😶

@yeshua418Q

3 жыл бұрын

@@ultima913 I bet it was the capacitors that burned out every one thinks it's the rsx chip but it the 3.5volts capacitors that caused yellow light of death

For the CECH 3001A the fan cannot be removed until you remove the bottom plate and expose the cpu/gpu. 4 tiny black screws hold it into the motherboard. Also, the blu ray player requires needle nose plyers to reinstall the big ribbon, which is on the BOTTOM of this model and the ribbon is only 1 inch, or 25mm, long. Note to anyone out there with this model. Other than that, some of the screws are different. Thank you, and great video!

Excellent video! I was noticing a very loud fan noise on my old PS3 Slim along with a rather high temperature on the outgoing air. This vid helped me to clean and replace the Thermal compound this morning . It is now smooth and silent as day one.

I dont know what to say. I tried lot of methods, none worked but this one method got my PS3 working like a healthy heartbeat. Thank u so much

Thank you for showing this process of disassembly and putting it back together. kudos

G'day GCR, I just used your easy to follow guide to replace the Thermal paste on my PS3, everything went really well, Thanks for your help 😁

My Ps3 had no dust in it, rarely used it over the last 3 years. Yet it was overheating and the fan was running at 100% (loud as a vacuum). Even so it would still force shut down the system. Replacing the thermal paste seems like a completely necessary form of maintenance every 2-3 years so I am glad I found your video. My arctic silver has my ps3 running like new now and I feel great knowing I can do it again and again if needed. Thanks for the upload!

Thank you for this video. I used this video to apply new thermal paste to my slim today. Mine was over heating to the point of turning off so hopefully this did the trick to fix it. Thanks again.

I followed your whole video and i fixed my ps3 along with installing a ssd too:) thanks great video!

Thanks, this video helped me a lot. The motherboard seperation was a bit tricky, i was scared to break something, but all in all very helpful

i used this tutorial and replaced the thermal compound, everything is back together in one piece now to try if it works. :D. I have never worked with electronics before like this and you lead me through it all. Thank you

@excitedaboutlearning1639

3 жыл бұрын

Does it still work and what symptoms did you PS3 have when it started having problems?

@lazerapes

3 жыл бұрын

This ps3 must have had more issues than this because it restarted itself once in a while. It acted kind of like a timed bomb, you could play on it for between 20-40 minutes but then it just turned itself off. So sadly this didn't help it, the video is a good one but my ps3 was already doomed it seemed.

Excellent video, just followed through and it seems everything worked well, thanks!

Dunno if it works yet but these instructions were perfect in helping me redo my thermal compound, thanks a lot dude.

Thanks so much really helped me fix my play station. You Rock

Nice tutorial - I just finished doing it step by step and the PS3 booted up like a champ. Thanks! Time will tell if it runs quieter but at least I didn't brick it.

for 320GB models , there are few slight differences, e.g when you open up your console Blu-Ray Drive lens cable is connected to the motherboard. you have to be very careful and connector is fragile There are few different screws in different places. 90% of the process is the same, if you confident opening it up properly then by all means go for it if not, then just wait for our tute to upload It takes an awful lot of time in making a video, HD compilation and uploading so be patient :-) Thanks

Thank you! This is big help for me!

Amazing, no other words are needed.

Really nice guide. Thanks mate.

Thanks. Followed this just fine.

Great tutorial, thanks !

very nice vid!!! thank you for explaining this so good thumbs up!!

Great instruction. I followed on a CEH-2504A. Wifi connectors were in a slightly different place and there was a ribbon cable under the BLUERAY which was a little difficult to work with, otherwise all the same info. Now to see if it's helped :)

Also when reassembling put a slight bend in the clamps to put more pressure on the chips which results in a better connection between the heat sink and thermal compound

good video mate, helped me out

Great tutorial :) I'm going to try this on my Ps3 slim 320 GB. It has been frezzing and shutting down by itself.

I just ordered Artic Silver 5 from amazon...I keep watching this video over and over so I can be ready when the thermal gets here so I can do it. Am a lil nervous lol..

@alan370z4

3 жыл бұрын

I’ m in the same situation as you now in 2020 lol did you succeed?

@pierretroche1461

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan370z4 wow 7yrs ago haha. Yes it worked great, I could feel more heat out the back. Which is good, it meant the heat was transferring and the fans cooling the heatsink.

@alan370z4

3 жыл бұрын

Pierre Troche thanks for ur answer, what about the fan noise, your console became quieter after this ?

@pierretroche1461

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan370z4 Yes, it got quite because I removed so much dust and the fans didnt go into overdrive lol. Use gloves, oil in our hands will rust some pieces inside. Put your thickest application of the paste in the center. It will spread to the edges.

@jameslisak410

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan370z4 same lol nd i have jailbroken it i dont want buy new one which has serie-3xx cannot be jailbroken

Had some fun tonite doing this, since Im tried of the ps4 games I have. So why not make the best of it and replace the cooling paste I though. 11:12 I unmouted the fan-house to so I could clean it better. Not much dust here after five years. But I recon I can start having some fun with the beloved and old ps3 now. Thanks for posting. I would have used more time on this if I was without a answer on where all the screws should go.

That`s not a problem at all bro happy to help out!

Thanks for sharing!!

very usefull,thanks for sharing

Thanks for this very helpful

Very good guide

Great job

Thanks great tutorial

Subscribed and liked. I love you.

awesome! very awesome!

cheers mate thanksss ur vid is very helpful

yes - if its a GPU failure then you have to try Reflow, Reball procedures. I recommend Reball and you have to take it to a PRO as it requires quite a few tools to do the job.

@Nerven1986 Glad it helped you. Thank you for watching :-) Happy Gaming

Great video and channel thanks for the tips my friend,i got a new PS3 if I haves any trouble I no how two fixs it thanks two your videos........

ok thankss bro i fink it is tht becuz i saw like sum small crack on it i ordered a new 1 , cheers for helping , i appreciate it

Thank you..👍😁

thank you very much! !!!

Best thank you!

Good job mate :-)

@Tanama75 Nice Job mate. Thank you for watching and Happy Gaming :-)

@isaacbeez There are many substitutes. There are tons of thermal compounds available at Computer Shops. You can grab a decent one for less than $5 bucks MX-4 Arctic Silver OCZ Tuniz TX-3

Thanks for the video ! Just for leting you know...the CPU is 4cm x 4cm and the GPU is 4.25cm x 4.25cm (I have a PS3 Slim CECH-2104A). Now I have a 0.5 thick 17W/mK Thermal Pad I bought from FrozenCPU and is working good for now...

@Michael Felipe You need to check Warranty with the company you got the reballing done

@HellsSpot Yes and No. many a times thats an issue with the GPU. You can try Reflow first and if it fails you have to go with Reballing and replace the GPU.

Arctic silver them selves say that you only require a grain of rice sized blob of thermal paste, they also say not to spread it to avoid air bubbles, simply put the blob in the middle of the chips then place the heat sink on top pressing down gently to get good contact, I have had experience with a loud fan on my ps3 I first covered the whole chip with artic 5 and made no difference, tried the grain of rice technique, worked straight away and that's with arctic silver before its even cured.

@bendito999

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I agree, this is a helpful comment, and mirrors my experience with artic 5

Slim models are pretty solid - You can use flux and use heat-gun if you like but not really necessary. We are uploading PS3(PHAT) Reflow repairs you can pretty much follow it for the SLIM models also. LOL not sure if that helped but it was sure a confusing answer LOL I amuse myself sometimes too LOL

few options you can try use a bigger size Philips screwdriver and try to unscrew it, you only have to unscrew it so thats its not stiff, once the stiffness is losen up you can lift up from your fingers you can try using pliers and try to unscrew it if possible just destroy the screw using good pliers and cut it and take it out

ASA da bun tutorial si de urmat fraerilor!

First off thank you for this video, it was very helpful and informative with good detail. Iv'e had my PS3 slim for roughly 2yrs 9 months now. My PS3 is starting to get very hot just after 1 hour of sitting idle. It used to take 8 hours of continuous play before it would reach roughly that same point. Also if i play a blu ray movie and then play a game for 45 min the system will get hot enough to kick the fan into max settings. Is this severe enough to attempt this repair or should I hold off?

@Mark Sulley You heat the board only in critical conditions e.g motherboard, CPU, GPU failure otherwise you never heat it. This is only to clean up and do a service on your console just like a regular car service.

Dont worry about that little screw. you can leave it. I can totally understand sometimes if you are not using HIGH QUALITY and RIGHT screw drivers it stuffs up the screw and becomes a nightmare to take it off. as long as you got it off its fine and leave it and simply place the PSU and it should work .

@krillz55 no this is NOT a YLOD repair. its a Service clean and removing old thermal compound and adding new thermal compound.

I have a question. I have teo ps3s the I cannot get to play a game long enough. I have opened them both and cleaned the lens. It seems to be another issue because the system is not that hot and I get a freeze.

I have a PS3 3001A model. I just replaced the thermal paste. Cleaned it up very well. It stays on for about 30 seconds then shuts off. The fan does spin and I don't feel any hot spots on it. I held the power button for 45 seconds unplugged. Any suggestions?

I did it like 2 weeks and few days ago. It was a breeze lol. I used my GameStop PowerUp card to spread the paste. Ps3 doesnt get hot as fast as it was before...And I also did some mods to keep it cooler.

Yeah thats the 1! i keep a spare 1 incase it happens again,when you take it out it can slightly damage the power eject ribbon cable.

Thank you Paul. Glad it helped you. Please support us by "Liking" our facebook page.

@Neonodex yes you should definitely get it serviced. Whereabouts are you ?

Doesn't Arctic Silver recommend just to add a little dot in the middle of the processors, and let the heatsink do the spreading? Because that's where the heat generates from, on the centre of each processor

@isaacbeez may or may not. depends if there is any life left in GPU unit. Otherwise Reflow/Reball

What other suggestions do you have? I followed all your steps to a T, booted up PS3, and it's not staying on more than about 10-30 seconds before powering right back down. I have tried 2 power surges, 2 different locations, checked power cord has lines up :/ (someone said make sure power cord is set properly). I've cleaned all dust inside. I was careful with all my steps. But even after cleaning (I did that yesterday) and now using arctic silver 5 (today), same behavior. :( What are the symptoms for a bad hard drive? What are the symptoms for bad power supply? I don't know what else could be wrong. I can get to the main screen (by holding power button ... beeps twice), but as soon as any of the restore options begin, the console just powers down. I'm on the 120GB slim. I'm about ready to send it into PS3. Even a local shop quoted me (over the phone) 80-100 or more. Sony told me 100 and they'll warranty their work for a year. Thanks.

Yeller lighter depth. Always blow electronics with appropriate electronics air, never vacuum electronics. Also you don't have to spread the compound. That was the cause of the problem in many cases. It touches the board and tells it it's overheating. "pea size" right in the center is fine. It's ok to flatten it a bit, but do not spread towards the edges, The heat comes directly from the center only. Also i like electronics cleaner better than alcohol, because it gets any missed compound off the board.

Yes thats Reball Procedure. We are in the process its not easy to show all the steps required to perform such procedures. even though we make a video on how to repair via Reball 1. Its not cost-effective you'll be needing a Reball Station costs $3000+ for a basic level station and then there are tons of other things required. 2. its need experience and high level of expertise to perform such operations. Its recommended to leave it to the PRO's for such operations as it will be way cheaper.

thanks

Yeah I do..Its like field striping a rifle for the first time lol. When I do it i'll let you know how it went.

Can we use kester to clean off the old gunk from the processors? or what?

Am glad my fear is amusing to you lol. Am really considering doing this. I think I'll be fine if I follow every step you show. How much cooler does it get?

Seems easier to replace than the PS4 but I’ll still have a breakdown if I try to apply new compound lol

What specific model Is that Is super Easy to work on, i mean my old slim had the big flat under the bd drive and It Is a real pain to work on

@SuperPcRepairman No Sir Power Eject Ribbon has nothing to do with it. Thats a separate issue. You can conduct a simple test:- Remove the Power-Eject Switch completely and then You can simply plug in your Controller via USB and start your PS3 and it should turn on.

@AwwC00L if you look closely he applied a very very fine layer of paste so its NOT much. just what you need

Hmm, this model has motherboard battery easy accesible? Can you please tell me which models have the same solution?

Is the reflow process on the slim the same as on the Phat with temperature and time?

Does it help to include copper shims on top of the thermal paste? if so, why? if not, why?

Is there a way to reduce the sound produced by the blueray drive laser going back and forth? Is it safe to use rum instead of isopropyl acetate to remove the old compound? My PS3 is ~4 years old and I disassembled it now. I don't think it needs Reballing. Am I incorrect?

@Dario Epiconsoles Thank you for watching :-)

@5Sush0 Yes and tools to open up your console easily. Buy 'Access Pro Toolkit V4' thats the best we have. so far we have sold 80+.

I don’t really know if you still read comments but i followed your video very carefully and now my ps3 just turns off immediately and blinks red can i get any help pleasse?? My ps3 was fine before i just thought replacing the thermal paste would lower my fan noise.

Did this cleaning and changing thermal compound, done and works fine but for some reason i have 2 little screws left. Not bothering to find where they belong xd

@mistywigs3507

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@tributeborn6036

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@nickyp66

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, they belong to the upper hdd compartment. Just onder the BD Disk reader.

@shaneeslick

3 жыл бұрын

🤔 I've heard Sony puts these in to confuse people who repair their own Playstation instead of taking it to a Genuine Sony Repairer... Just kidding 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😬 Ooops!

Is it mandatory to spread the thermal paste? I’ve watched so many videos on what type of paste to use and what amount, I haven’t seen many saying spread it.

next, next, next. the word most used ever

Hello, i did everything on The video but i have a problem, when i start The ps the fan reachs max level in only 20 minutes, i opened the console again and i noticed The gpu and cpu are doing contact with The heatsinks just in the corners and not in the center, The console is fine is not hotter like before but The fan is reaching full speed in short time, what should i do, thanks for The help!!!!

Would using the dot method on the thermal compound suffice? Or is this method suggested?

@RW2709 Thank you for watching and thank you for kind remarks. Please support us by 'Liking' our Facebook page.

Is the isopropyl alcohol necessary? I never use any of that when i replace my thermal compound on the pc and it works fine.

@bendito999

2 жыл бұрын

It's only a couple dollars at your local grocery store and just makes cleaning the crusty cpu and heat sinks easier.

I liked the video. One question. The video I just saw is to fix the YLOD? If so, on a scale of 1-10, how hard/easy will it be for a first timer, like myself, to fix? I've just gotten my hdd repaired along with my blu-ray. Also, sorry for rambling, I also bought 3 BRAND NEW games just recently so Im just furious. How much will it cost for all tools? Thanks :-)

@Ghork123 Not much - a small layer and then just spread it as shown in the video

Will you need to reflow the motherboard and use flux like the ps3 fat models?

I need some tips or help. I applied thermal paste on the CPU and GPU. I reassembled the PS3. It played the PS3 games it was playing before, (using hair dryer to bypass the ylod) then the PS3 suddenly turned off. After it shut off on me, I haven’t been able to get it to display on my TV anymore and it freezes anytime i press the power button on. Please help before I drop the PS3 outside my 7 story window.

Are you required to remove the fan blades ?

Apply thermal paste and play ps3 slim with the top cover off like you do with pc...

If your not getting any power to the console at all mate a do know what the problem is av done plenty console repairs!What you said to me last week was that it was not powering up made me think the power eject ribbon cable was damaged,then again it could well be your power cable at the back of console be damged well the 3 pin could be,also have you definately properlt assmebled the the console back together properly mate?

My problems is that it was a download, I paused it to do this, and i didn't removed the HDD, if i remove the HDD will my download canceled?