PS3 YLOD FAILURE

[MONSTAR]

My PS3 shit it self on friday. Got the YLOD
It has to be sent off to Sydney and they will more than likely replace it with a new slim. 2-6 weeks without my PS3 will kill me lol.
Lucky i got the 24 months extended warranty or id be up shit creek without a paddle in a barbwire canoe

What happen was. I was playing GT5 and all of a sudden without any warning it just shut off and made 3 beeping sound and the red light starting flashing. I new instantly that this wasnt good. tried turning it back on but the lights just flash and a yellow light comes on then goes red and shuts down. Worst thing is that my GT5 is still stuck in the dam PS3 . I probably will never see it again

[lightmas]

Ohhh no mate bad luck!! 2-6 weeks is ages.

On the plus side you can find something more constructive to do

[MONSTAR]

Well im of to the USA in a couple of weeks so hopefully ill have it back when i get back. Might have to spend some time with the missus lol

[lightmas]

Will you miss any races while your away?

[MONSTAR]

duno what the deal is there. Im leaving OZ on the 4th and get back on the 23rd i think so i might be able to watch a race from over there. Ill have to speak to sail about my options

[WebHead]

A couple of points.

1. No surprise that GT5 could fry a system.
2. If you have downloaded any video content of Playstation store, you will not be able to use it on your new machine unless your old one is deactivated. You may need to hassle Sony for this. The way it works is your account ('Monstar') has been activated against your old console. Your name can be activated against several consoles, and I believe the max number for game content is 5. But the video content is locked to 1 machine only.
3. You will not get the same machine back, so you have more than likely lost everything. I perform a backup of my PS3 every few months. You should do this too in the future to make the loss more bearable.

Sorry to hear the bad news.

[lightmas]

Who died? lol