Hello. I have a phat ps3 cechh03 - board dia-001. 

My kids played with it quite heavily over Christmas. Played it off and on (talking around 1hr at a time maybe once a week.) after that. Fizzing out before the end of January. 

I put it on the TV downstairs and played a few hours once or twice a week. Then not touched it for about 4 or 5 weeks and out of nowhere it's ylod-ing. Researched and watched YouTube videos and read some resources. 

My ps3 will turn on eventually. I press the power button 3 beeps yellow light and a red flashing light. Hit the power button makes the red light solid. I can repeat a few times and it will eventually boot into xmb. I can play games, played some Tony Hawks underground 2 for the PlayStation 2. No issues at all after 15 minutes of play. 


This is what is confusing me. From what I read it seems it shouldn't turn on at all. Never mind emulate ps2 games. I got into the ps3 tools et website to read the logs and I attached them. I have attached 

4 photos 1 and 2 are the latest logs. 3 and 4 are logs taken earlier. I have replaced thermal pads (with 15w/Mk) and thermal paste between the logs, I have not delidded it because I don't want to attempt something potentially so destructive unless needed to. 

However having said that last part the codes are pointing to xell but from what I read faulty xell throwing up errors should not be able to be booted into. Yet I can. 

PS3 ylod but eventually turns on and plays games?