Playstation 3 (PS3) Console: When it turns on light goes green then yellow and ...

when i turn ps3 on it flashes a yellow light then the green light comes on it dunt come up on screen and it wont turn off or eject disks

you got the yellow light of death, you would need to reflux solder on the processors and reheat the solder, here is a link for the repair, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIm0Qk0CVTE&feature=related I suggest you take it to a pro if you feel you can not do it, you can mess up your ps3 if you don't do it right and taking it apart is a delicate job.

PS3 owners refer to this as the 'Yellow Light of Death' or 'YLOD'. It's quite common. The problem is caused by poor solder joints (due to overheating) on the motherboard and degrading heat sink compound on the fan.

ofcourse it turns red b'coz the battery is low ..u nid to charged it !

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First the Reason for Yellow Light

If the hard-drive fails on the PS3 you may get a solid yellow led, The yellow light will show if the console is overheating as well, but the console shuts down so you don't it for long.


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, then it is suggested to send your PS3 for repairs to Sony Customer Support

ps3 . when i turn it on the green light comes on then goes flashes yellow then goes red and will not come on

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That's a overheating problem that you guys have.

Red light goes green then goes to yellow then does not start