PS3 Red Blinking Light

Hey all, I tried to turn on my PS3 the other day and was greeted by a red blinking light. I'm pretty sure its the YLOD but my PS3 has never overheated, it sits horizontally, the fans are never loud, and I wasn't playing a game when it died. Now I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I will have to replace it or get Sony to fix it (even though its out of warranty and its Japanese to boot) but I just wanted to see if others have had the problem occur for seemingly no reason what so ever. 
Thanks Folks 

Alot of ppl with the launch ps3, 60 gig version had a YLOD, I know I did and countless others. It happens because the motherboard is warped and soildering is loose I think, which is a heat related problem. If you only had that happen now, that's good because it's really late for a 60 gig version for that to happen.

It's happened to me twice, if it's under warranty they will repair it for free, if it isn't and you have no other use for it check this video guide   
 
  

Well mines a 40gb, the bluray drive died about two weeks ago, I had that replaced and watched one bluray movie in that time. I then went to switch it on and it died. It just seems so weird for it to die so arbitrarily. When my 360 died it happened while i was playing and the screen went all fucked up, with the PS3 nothing just a flashing red light and beeping. ahh well I guess I'll get a new one and try and fix the old one.

Happened to me once after I dropped my PS3. I had to reseat the hard drive.

I don't understand why it can't be sent to Sony to be fixed

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" I don't understand why it can't be sent to Sony to be fixed "

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" I don't understand why it can't be sent to Sony to be fixed "

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