Ps3 Cooling Fan Problems

If the ps3 gets close to critically overheating the fan will begin begin working as hard as it can to keep the system from crashing entirely.

Ps3 cooling fan problems.

The most common problem with all ps3 consoles is know as ylod yellow light of death and this mainly occurs because your playstation 3 was not made to properly dissipate all the heat inside. The result being that the ps3 boots with graphics and sound for a few seconds or 1 minute max before shutting down automatically like its overheating. People say that this way sony can make your playstation. Still the problem persists.

For example if you re ps3 is sitting on the bottom the large flat side on a glass or stone table both of which hold heat really well it ll burn up in a heartbeat. Replace the heat sensor as it may be giving false positives on the heat levels which will in turn cause the console to shut down. I have replaced the fan unit replaced the psu re flowed motherboard and replaced all thermal material components. The ps3 overheating problem can be solved and all you need to do is believe in yourself.

Sometimes depending on how your ps3 is sitting and even what it s sitting on you can burn up your fan motor. It will also give you an xmb warning that the ps3 is overheating. Change the power supply as it might actually be the part that is overheating. You must strip the ps3 and hoover all the dust out from around the cpu rsx cell gba s chips and renew the thermal paste which has dried out this helps cool the chips down.

2xps3 fans one on the right side and another on the front 1 normal fan air conditioner running at 18. The problem is the fan doesn t like the changes of the console and will blow hard for for a warning and or the fan may not be properly seated so these guides are the solution sorry there s no ps2 slimline fan installation guide 08 21 2011 by solomon it is now clarified that the device in question is a ps3 non slim version. This video will show you how to reduce ps3 s heating as much as possible. Playstation 3 ventilation mod.