I decided to clean my room today after the power went out, and I just got done about 5 min ago. I went to turn on my PS3 to make sure I connected it back up it the TV correctly and now it won't turn on. When I hit the power button I hear a beep then it flashes green yellow then red. It worked literally a few hours ago, but now it doesn't and it was just sitting on my bed the entire time.

That sound like a YLOD alright. You can either pop that sucker open and reflow the chips and or replace the power supply or send it back to Sony.

That sound like a YLOD alright. You can either pop that sucker open and reflow the chips or send it back to Sony.

Your warranty is null and void the second you peel that sticker off.

Yeh, it does indeed sound like YLOD. Happened to me a couple of months ago, ended up just buying a slim.
 
I'd check YLOD on youtube to see if your system's doing the same thing.

What model do you have?

Wow that really sucks, hope it gets better duder.

they give you the same model you send them and if you include a note saying that there is a disc in there you get the disc back but your data is all gone except If you are a ps plus member and you uploaded all your stuff to cloud drive in that case your subscription money was worth it. PS2 saves do not transfer over though so the only way to get your P3 save back is to fix the ps3 you already have.

I believe you get the game back, but as for the saves I've heard not :/. Sorry, dude.

@Hammerhead: @wh4tshisface: Don't know anyone to do that with. There some way to do it without another PS3.

@Hammerhead: @wh4tshisface: Don't know anyone to do that with. There some way to do it without another PS3.

@crusader8463 said:

@Hammerhead: @wh4tshisface: Don't know anyone to do that with. There some way to do it without another PS3.

Only the same ps3 that the hard drive was in can do a backup, there is no other way to get the data that i know of.

Get your disc out while you can. 

@Lego_My_Eggo said:

@crusader8463 said:

@Hammerhead: @wh4tshisface: Don't know anyone to do that with. There some way to do it without another PS3.

Only the same ps3 that the hard drive was in can do a backup, there is no other way to get the data that i know of.

Should be able to put it into a external enclosure and put the files on your pc. I really don't know if it works, but I don't see why it wouldn't.

It sounds to me like your 360 wanted revenge for being put away. 
 
But man this sucks, not only did it YLOD but it's a coveted BC model. You dont' know how fast I would kill for one of those. It's a shame you'll be losing all your save data. If that happened to my 360 I would literally just not play it for a long time and start buying games for my PS3. Such a bummer.

The best advice i can give you my friend is this link 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZMQq1Voy8E 
 
Follow this guide, its called the Hairdryer trick. Maybe like a year ago i had the exact same problem, got the YLOD, a disc was stuck in the drive, my saved games unreachable, i was fucked. Rang up Sony, they told me they couldnt get my save games back but could get the disc back, they offered a same model refurb (i was against this since buying another older backwards compitable PS3 would just lead to it YLODing again) 
 
This trick allowed me to access my PS3 again, where i backed up my saves and got my disc out. This trick sometimes allows your PS3 to work for a long time, but most cases it goes back to the YLOD state i.e. a temporary fix.
 
I actually did the immorale thing and actually sold my console of and bought a slim whilst it was temporarily working
 
This is temporary fix though, but should allow you to get the saves back at least 
 
I wish you good luck.

 I actually did the immorale thing and actually sold my console of and bought a slim whilst it was temporarily working 

Take your hard drive out and back up all your shit.

@Sayishere said:

 I actually did the immorale thing and actually sold my console of and bought a slim whilst it was temporarily working 

And this kids is why you should never buy a pre owned console.

If you haven't backed up your saves before the YLOD, you are pretty much fucked. 
 
Refurbs aren't that much better, mine lasted a week before it decided that gaming console was beneath it, so it wanted to be a jet engine. 

try the hairdryer method to at least get your saves backed up, worked for me when my 80gig died when i was playing MK.

YLOD, happened to me too, but best buy had a waranty and I got a new 80 gig. No YLOD yet for me for the new one. It stucks the game always gets stuck in there. Most of the time it's a game that really overheats the ps3 to it's limit.
 
It's amazing your ps3 lasted this long, every single 40 or 60 gig ps3 has this problem. On a long enough timeline, every early sku ps3's survival rate is zero, it's just a matter of time. But the other newer skus doesn't have this problem. Fault solidering or something or the mobo is warping.

Do the towel trick.

Worst case scenario just buy a ps2 to play your ps2 games, then wait for a price drop(probably after E3) and get a slim with a bigger HD, less power consumption and a quiet fan.

sorry duder. =( 

i would say clean more often instead of never cleaning again, who wants to live in filth?

My launch PS3 is still running fine. Never had a single problem with it.

@Zidd: Ya, I just got done talking to them on the phone. They will give me the game back and the same system model, but all my saves are going to be gone and it's going to cost me $200. Looks like I won't be playing my PS3 any time soon. Just spent $300 on the fucking thing last November. 
 
Last fucking time I clean my room. It just cost me $200 and a good 60 hours of my life plus all my old saves.  

 

For an extra kick of irony, I just unplugged my 360 and stuck it back in the box, because after 2-3 years of it just sitting under my TV collecting dust I decided it didn't need to be there any more. I had no plan to play it any time soon between my PC and the shelf full of PS3 games I have to play.