Ps3 overheat why how to fix it

Step 36 Do the same for the second bracket. Step 37 Now lift the radiator heat sink up to delicately remove it from its placement. Step 38 Using a nylon spudger, delicately lever up the antenna connector in order to disconnect it. Step 39 Move the antenna cable aside to prevent it interfering with future steps. Step 40 Now use the cross headed screwdriver to unscrew the 4 screws circled in red in the photo. Step 42 Using the nylon spudger, lift the latch for the connector carefully, releasing the cable.

Step 43 Then disconnect the cable carefully, no resistance should be felt during this step. Step 45 Now lift the mother board in order to remove it completely.

Step 47 With a clean cloth, now clean off the thermal paste residue. Step 48 Do step 46 again, applying a few drops of ArctiClean 1 solution on the second processor graphics.

Step 49 Still using the cloth, clean the residue dissolved by the ArctiClean 1 solution. Step 50 Now, using a nylon spudger, unfix the first thermal pad. Step 51 Repeat the previous step, unfixing the second thermal pad from the other chip. Then, again with a clean cloth, clean the dirty areas until all thermal paste has been removed. Step 53 Now restart this operation on the other processor. Step 54 Heat the chips for seconds each with a heat gun on low power, or a hair dryer for around 1 minute.

Step 56 Do the same thing again with the second chip. Step 58 Do the same thing again but on the graphics processor. Step 59 Using a clean cloth, spread the ArctiClean 2 across the entire surface of both processors. Step 60 Now put a thin layer of thermal paste along the right side of the processor of your PS3 Fat. Step 61 Using the plastic card provided in our YLOD kit , delicately spread the thermal paste across the processor. Step 62 Now put the thermal paste on the other processor, as indicated in the images.

Now, again using the plastic card, spread it across the surface of the processor. Now, as indicated in the photos of this step, stick them onto the chips on the board. Step 64 Now do the same thing as the previous step, but on the grey chips. Step 65 Using the nylon spudger carefully peel the protective films off the thermal pads blue in colour. Step 66 Now place the protective sheet back on the motherboard. Step 67 Turn the logic board of your PS3 Fat back over.

We do a real repair that eliminates the roots of the problem not a fan replacement or a fan mod. This repair will make the console runs as quite as if there is no fan inside without replacing the original console fan , modifying the fan or adding any parts or components.

We just bring it back to its condition the day it was released from the factory. I found these guys after doing weeks of research on how to fix my PS3.

My system had no video and had an overheating problem. After multiple attempts to fix it myself with no success I sent it in. Was this answer helpful? Score 4. Try unplugging it and hold down ur power button for a few seconds.

Best way too fix an overheating system. Score 2. TONY Rep: 1. Score 0. Adam Khan gizmokhan Rep: 1. Aiden marshall92 Rep: 1. John Grefer Rep: 1. Posted: February 7 Options Permalink History. The best model PS2 is a fat x or x. They have the better lasers of the phats, no software compatibility issues, and if anything changes down the line it has HDD support for you. The temperature in your room can also have an effect, as can faulty hardware or firmware. The only repair that would fix it permanently is a new BGA.