How to fix PS3 that turns on for 2 seconds and back off.i found solution,for my you tubers out there

[@atommo918]

My PS3 slim had this issue. However, mine was an original PS3 slim from 2009 (the one with glowing buttons). This model did not have the hole in the metal shield like you see in the video. In the end I took out the motherboard, took a piece of rolled up kitchen roll and sellotaped it onto the bottom of the motherboard in the place I saw you put your piece of (something) in the video. After reassembling it all, I was amazed to find it worked. So it works on older models too! Massive thanks to you for finding and showing this fix :)

[@multiicore_]

my God what you said worked on a cech250 something slim from 2009 with glowing buttons! Thank you!

[@multiicore_]

UPDATE it works so you can get vital stuff out of the ps3 and deactivate the system from PSN. Not a viable long term fix, a complete reflow of the system is needed for that.

[@atommo918]

@@multiicore_ Its great to hear my fix worked for others too. I still have that PS3 (still with that same piece of kitchen roll wedged in it lol) and it still works, although I've rarely used it after that fix so can't say if it'd stand up to heavy use.

[@multiicore_]

@@atommo918 I'm copying stuff to my pc from the ps3 using ftp for a few hours now, i'll try gaming later!

[@darwish_baka_man]

Man can you tell me where exactly you put the piece of paper in the motherboard. I really want to repair my ps3

[@lordkillspree]

I had a PS3 with the same problem and had it all tore apart so I could look over the motherboard for problems. After watching this I did a bench test without the top half of the metal shell and it ran fine for an hour before I finally shut it off. Not sure how you figured this out, but kudos.

[@THEBRAINANAYTOR]

that was the stupidest thing i have even seen, but it worked, thanks bro

[@mario6148]

Is this a PS3 slim? I have a slim

[@David-eb6gu]

If it works then it’s not stupid

[@tiemokokadertraore4970]

What is it exactly

[@adityawadhwa9873]

Bro, it worked like magic. I viewed almost every video available, opened the playstation a gazillion times, even fixed the timpots but nothing worked. In the end, the stupidest looking idea worked a mammoth job. Thanks brotha!!

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Aditya Wadhwa your welcome bro, I don’t even know how I came up with that but I’m happy it’s working for some people .im thinking It has to do with the motherboard but glad I can help

[@iqratanveer90]

Does it work for PS3 Fat?

[@legendforever7036]

How long itwill work without shut down tell me

[@juancorona3893]

Hey are your PS3s with this fix still working?

[@jorgesierra7937]

What this looks like to me: You are flexing the board and it is completing a contact. This would make me believe that you might have a cold solder joint (bad solder) on one of the parts on that board. If you had A LOT time to kill you could touch up every component (if you have a soldering iron). If that's the problem then you would fix it forever.

[@jarredsmith5103]

Makes since to me

[@ianrodriguez1505]

what was this man thinking the first time he did this

[@kwesiferinioferiniokwesi8722]

Whahahaha, but for real!

[@jimjamjon2285]

Bro had a vision 😂

[@Rapped.In.Plastic]

Man was trying anything at that point 😭

[@genbeta-words]

bro was DESPRATE to remove his search history

[@elatiamanion5808]

dude, my ps3 has been doing this for over a year, i just tried this and it works!! I have no idea why but, I'm super happy about it!

[@nobody3888]

+Elatia Manion care to share?? how the hell did u take it apart. my super slim ps3, requires almost star looking screws and i def dont have that screw driver, sony is a douche

[@Sith-LordTobi]

+Josh Guglielmo same fucking problem! Fuck Sony!

[@nobody3888]

its funny u commented, i actually just purchased a new one :)

[@chimaorji9350]

lier

[@robm5823]

How long did it work for? Or was it for a permanent fix

[@rockithompson]

I think the lifting of the board has caused an open circuit to close again. My best guess would be that the solder in a connection is bad from the factory because it is lead free. although it may seem like a bunch of crap as a fix it could be a better than trying to re-solder microcircuits. Trying to re solder a small circuit would probably end in disaster for all who attempt it. If this doesn't work for you it is because you have a different problem or you open circuit it worse.

[@Dragracingfan123]

I think your probably right too.

[@aimanrizal98]

Well i didn't think this method actually works..i've watch a lot of videos and your method is the best..thank you so much bro.

[@gerardoquiroga3033]

you deserve 1 million likes for this!!! almost thought it was a faux and then i applied more pressure

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Gerardo Quiroga thanks like subscribe and share this really works

[@death9188]

Holy crap its actually working. I have replaced so much crap and have been working on it for a damn year and this works. I mean really? That's awesome. I think I owe you money man. Gees. I just bundled some electrical tape and stuffed in under mine.

[@smoke_sum597]

You stupid if you replaced shit n worked on a ps3 for a year

[@andrewkennedy6648]

Thanks man. I did what you have shown on this video and it worked for my ps3. Awesome.

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Starlord 3689 I'm glad it worked for you,will work for many but not all

[@Hunter-2102]

​@@DaUniqueFamilyI kinda wanna try it but im worried i might break something where is that part in the ps3 u shoved it in, did u take the blue ray disc reader or something off to expose this part?

[@bundiisisdem9198]

nice little tip.. this is caused when the motherboard is conducting on metal that it shouldn't be.. how long did this console last afterwards ?

[@DaUniqueFamily]

I forgot to mention,you have to leave srew out where the warranty sticker is at

[@nataliealvarado8836]

FELIX ACEVEDO what about the super slim

[@connormacneil4829]

What is the piece called you put into get the system to come on because I'm having the same problem

[@BigJoker]

This surprisingly fixed my PS3. I tried adjusting the potentiometers in the PSU like I'd read elsewhere and still nothing. That made me think I should just buy another supply. Then before I re-assembled it, I tried this for shits and giggles and it worked. After putting it all back together, it failed again, but I think I got it in sturdy enough to hold for now. I'm playing just fine now. This is a major manufacturing flaw or something for it to have affected this many people. I thought the slim models were designed better than the fat ones, but it looks like all Sony products have poor QC when it comes to design.

[@MLGtroll365]

They make em to malfunction intentionally ..shitty right

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Mine is still working just to let everyone know,sorry for no replys,but it doesn't hurt to try,ya shit don't work anyway so what's the worst that could happen,thanks everybody that left me likes and dislikes I really appreciate,please subscribe,I'm here trying to fix shit that don't work lol

[@razeviizionz1658]

how did u take out the fan case

[@napplepapple]

nice work

[@konateyoussouf9118]

ok

[@IssaSimma]

FELIX ACEVEDO wat was that pink peice

[@Cinema12210]

Jason X "

[@paulbotha4381]

Literally worked , please just give it a try. Thank you so much. I used half of a washing line peg and snapped it in half so I could amuse the small incline to wedge in there ... I tried everything but I also took the ps3 apart and cleaned it completely and then tried and it did the same thing then I did this with the half peg and wiped my hard drive as well as updated software and everything ... works so far , sometimes the hardest questions have the simplest answers 😬 so happy thank you for trying this and.helping us.

[@user-bq1bv3vc4y]

im so confused can you zoom out or make a tutorial how to open the things because I cant just do magic and fix it like that

[@OptimisedHealth]

I turned mine upside down, then switched it on, it stayed on, so i turned it upright and it worked.😃

[@nervesconcord]

Well that worked for me, seriously, I'd tried literally everything and that fixed it. Any idea what the cause is? Guessing it's some kind of short given this video's solution.

[@michaelforsythe8719]

+spawn trap Dude, thanks for the tip. I tried almost everything that I saw on all the videos on KZbin on how to fix this problem and nothing worked so I tried turning it upside like you suggested and it worked and is still working after several days. Go figure the easiest thing on here worked. Thanks again.

[@OptimisedHealth]

+Nerves Concord We'll I'm glad to help, I figured that if he's using something to push it up, turning the ps3 upside down would let gravity do the job

[@OptimisedHealth]

+Michael Forsythe I'm happy to know this actually worked for others aswell, and yeah mine still works to this day too. like the original comment guys so others can see it

[@bcin5575]

+spawn trap it doesn't work😿

[@luisteloarriaga]

Holy shit, it worked!! You just make my day! Thanks:D

[@vocatc.3070]

I suspect you were having a problem with the CPU or GPU contacting the heat sink, which is under that fan. Shoving something under may have forced more contact between the CPU or GPU and allowed for better heat transfer. The thermal paste in between the two can degrade over time. It could also have resulted from the chip warping over time. So this solution may work, but it's not a long-term solution and it's potentially hazardous. I wouldn't want flammable paper in contact with electricity.

[@bobbobo6405]

You should unplug it while working on it! 😂

[@eyesabull3496]

Fr😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dragracingfan123]

Ah it's ok just don't touch anything hot lmao 😂

[@LazuliteLol]

@@Dragracingfan123 hes literally driving a screwdrive in there bruh

[@gottosahani7571]

Looks that Mother board had some loose soldering due to aging or falling that peace makes pressure on that earea and make a solid connection good video ❤

[@yeshuacruz1488]

what kind of piece are you using is it any thing that can fit side????? + i did not try yet it just making sum measures 1st

[@robyn31100]

How did you come to this conclusion bro. What's the theory of how it works? What are you applying pressure to?

[@canalm4ch4d03]

No one replaces thermal paste, its to dry, ps3 turns off for security reasons exactly how my laptop done before, replace thermal paste for better solution, if that doesn’t work its a fuse in the power supply that needs a adjustment or replacement. There are more then 37 reasons to your ps3 turning off.

[@sherrieherman6822]

Gonna give this a shot and see if my son's PS3 will come back to life, I thought it was the power supply so we bought a new one and nope that's not the issue

[@DaUniqueFamily]

I'm not saying to listen to me,I'm saying I got my ps3 to turn on and it still running.all I did was lift up the motherboard and put something the size of a ps3 button to keep mboard up I tried and it worked so I thought I'll post on KZbin cause none of u idiots did or tryed to.

[@brianlopez2931]

Da Unique Family cool but we are not idiots ur the only one because you spelled tried wrong.

[@paulbotha4381]

Bro you need to learn respect , unfortunate for us you have non and I'm not going to be calling you an idiot I'm just saying you have to learn respect and yeah. Anyways I hope you've matured in the past 4 years since this comment.

[@1045310453]

I have a ps3 slim, you jus used a fat ps3 what about a ps3 slim model tutorial?

[@AlyshaBolden]

was it a fat one?

[@DaUniqueFamily]

The one after the fat one

[@bojanolcan5443]

I've tried everything and nothing worked...until now ! I did like on video and "voila" ...i can play my games again:))) Thanks Felix

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Your welcome

[@ShockMe1994]

You shouldn’t be pushing a screw driver into a console while it’s plugged in and turned on.

[@MichaelOfRohan]

You shouldnt be teaching stupid people smart things.

[@ShockMe1994]

@@MichaelOfRohan I suppose you’re right, I probably helped prevent natural selection on some minuscule level.

[@maffiagaming1378]

@@ShockMe1994 the ps3 works with 12 v only. its safe to touch. Except for the back of the console

[@ngnevergone7587]

Is that paper with the thing u put on the books to save ur page ?

[@theevidenttruth.5361]

What a crazy metiod although it works 😊 big up to you bro and although to those who are trying, but it's not working, try placing it somewhere where it'll allow the machine to work.

[@russellmiller2005]

2019 it worked for me. super happy. thanks

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Russell Miller glad it worked for you

[@shanewasherebaby1]

But what part or chip on the motherboard would it be pushing against to stay on? Thanks, it works for me

[@User_1795]

RSX chip most likely

[@rashunwashington6284]

its the chocolate chip

[@smbistic]

Hey man, where exactly did you put it? Do I have to take out the bluray drive?

[@jpachika]

Recently my PS3 slim started having same issue. so i did the same thing like others here did, pus PS3 upside down and turned it on, working well so far..

[@sskk5189]

Can you please tell me what to do as i switch on green light and after 3 second there is no light.

[@GameFormative]

Bruhhh....it actually worked...wtf... Thanks...u earned a sub

[@ElectrifieDFN]

Do you have to take the blu ray reader out to do this?

[@randofax92]

Is this a slim model? I searched youtube for ps3 slim disassembly videos and I couldn't find a part of a ps3 slim which looks like this. Thank you.

[@brookesanabria3590]

+FELIX ACEVEDO Could you use an alternative for putting underneath the fan to raise it? instead of using a stack of ps3 buttons.

[@noahanderson4225]

Absolutely no fucking clue why it works. But it WORKS!

[@THNF89]

Does it stay on permanently or does it just last a little longer?

[@noahanderson4225]

@@THNF89 well it hasn't turned off yet

[@pacijentt4367]

@@noahanderson4225 did you put eraser or paper?

[@Mox45]

​@@noahanderson4225what did he put in there

[@gamerepair2020]

you just need to re-flow the RSX chip, when you lift the board you are making the copper pad on the motherboard touch the solder ball on the RSX chip.

[@ThreeDaysOfDan]

gamerepair2020 thats not the solution to a non YLOD..

[@gamerepair2020]

Hi ThreeDaysOfDan i repair at lest one slim with the same exact problem a week by re-flowing the RSX chip and in some rare cases if the ps3 was dropped i would need to re-flow the CELL BROAD BAND chip using an infrared rework machine for both chips.

[@jay-qg9rj]

gamerepair2020 Hello what should I do if my ps3 slim turns on then 2 seconds later it turns off but it shows the red light unlike other people's ps3?

[@ninikee456]

@@gamerepair2020 yo you do repairs? How much lol?

[@assematalla8740]

What part of the ps3 you open after getting off the upper cover?

[@yourmommasthong6994]

what kind of ps3 do you have man? mine dosnt look like that on the inside

[@kierongaming9633]

this STILL WORKS HELLA THANKS BRO

[@G_5a]

Is this a thermal paste you put?

[@rojoz1848]

you have 1 new subscriber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!

[@MattMan69]

Worked for me. Only thing was I had to pull up the very left side of the mother board. Nice!

[@plasmarade]

If this work I can continue jailbreaking my ps3 Update: it didn't work on my ps3 it turns out it's a hard drive problem , but the video was helpful anyways

[@kylelinder2392]

commander 84 don’t hail break it that’s why ur ps3 is doing this

[@antrace92]

Dude, I don't know how you figured it out but it's working for now :) thx

[@DaUniqueFamily]

simonExplorer idk but it works lol thanks like and sub and share it might help a lot of people

[@renzoplays2253]

I don't know if u answer anymore but I don't know what part that is I can't find where u put the thing in the board please help me.

[@destin_ghost5045]

What did u use what is that thing please answer as. Soon as possible please i can't live without my ps3

[@DaUniqueFamily]

I use 3 PS3 buttons or something that size will work just put it in that area and try to turn on

[@destin_ghost5045]

FELIX ACEVEDO can you make a vid on how to remove the fan safely so I can lift the motherboard

[@patricktheodore5873]

XpRt Assassin yeah trues

[@ireviewgames5397]

How do u get to the mother board ?

[@diresijuwola]

Hey, mine is a super slim model. Where do I position the button? Any help?

[@abubakar.asif.mughal]

what did you do did you tried to jailbreak it

[@robm5823]

How long did it work for? Or was it for a permanent fix

[@knowledge5106_]

Just tried this out and took apart everything to clean and placed an item right where you did and the same thing happens. I even changed the internal cr2032 battery since I was in there. PS3 slim still goes green then turns off. Sucks for me

[@khalid11724]

What did you actually put under the board?

[@alexhuerta9309]

Did you remove the fan first?

[@tubeswim]

Looks like a dry joint dude, need a soldering iron to fix. Hope mine is this easy. Thx

[@patrickoffgrid2350]

Is ur ps3 still working? Mine is doing the same thing

[@elite6111964]

Mine was doing the same an now I've got it running an it hasn't turned off yet 😁.jus plug out the mains lead the hold the off an on button for 30 seconds an then put mains back in an valour it's staying on . I'm jus waiting to see if this has sorted out the problem.

[@남아공]

It worked for my fat PS3 in 2022. Now it stays on and doing system recovery. Thank you so much!

[@Rubycella]

Wow sweet =) thank you for the video

[@jlgonz72]

I tried that but couldn't find the mother board. have a ps3 slim. tonight mine had to be turned on 35 times before it stayed on. I can play mk9 for hours no prob, but any other game, it shuts off every 8 to 10 minutes. it's also 8 years old. can anyone help?

[@vikasjindalnishu]

how we use in ps3 super slim 12gb reply as soon as possible ?

[@ifhesamanandshesamanimhugh2252]

yay! now it stays on for 8 minutes at a time.

[@o.g.millennials]

😂

[@ラッセル9728]

I guess this is the end…. After 11+ years my ps3 officially died. I turn it on and 10-15 seconds later it completely shuts off. The light and everything is off even when it’s plugged in. So I have to unplug and replug it back for the light to come on.

[@TSlizzy333]

Thas what this video is for, When there is no light if you press the power button agian the red light will reappear, I've jus been taking the game out to turn the PS3 on putting it back in and sometimes that works or I keep trynna boot it up normal with power but or controller an unplugging it everytime it fails to start up an eventually it starts up right an works good.. I'ma try this solution tomorrow tho an hopefully it'll make it to where I don't have to do all that^^^^

[@pedrofelipi4769]

Tks bro, u helped me so much!

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Pedro Felipi glad i can help please like share and subscribe

[@thekimter]

I disassemble ps3 put new thermal paste on the cpu it stayed on awhile then shut off. Then I did your hook up and it stayed on for good . Thanks Bro.

[@hanna21ism]

open the whole thing up and tighten the scewes to the processor and throw away that crap, what your doing is pushing the mother board down this means the processor and the board squeeze together and the heat off the processor stays cool. i jailbreak ps3 daily open 50+ trust me i no wat am sayin

[@live4days]

so is that reason it turns off i need help mine is doing this and i cant get my gta5 out smh im so sad

[@thomaschiu435]

live4days u cqan get the disk out using a emergency method.- unplug the ps3. then hold the eject button while u plug it back in, the fan will go really loud, it will stay on, then press eject.

[@2WavyEnt]

are the processors the two metal plate thingys? ive opened my ps3 1000 times today trying to fix it but still cant

[@masongoodknight1572]

What do I do with a Super Slim?

[@mohandmohand2047]

What is this thing you put there and where can put it coz i try to see the place.. 👍

[@sergiopreciado7580]

my ps3 fell to the ground and now my ps3 turns on for 2 seconds and it turns off shoud I try ur method out

[@jbfyungin]

Same with me

[@happylee369]

Pepe The Frog me toi

[@lorenzorobertocividini3698]

Seegio Preciado Try replace the Power Supply if that doesn't fix it, it will be hard to find the problem cause literally anything could have broken

[@sergiopreciado7580]

Lorenzo Roberto Cividini too I got a ps4 lol

[@lorenzorobertocividini3698]

Seegio Preciado Okay cool I was trying to help

[@OfficialIsaac0721]

Will this work if my PS3 is constantly turning on by itself as well?

[@pacijentt4367]

Hey bro it works thanks so much

[@thomaswilson1287]

what was the thing u stuffed in there?

[@ninikee456]

That's what I'm saying lol

[@Titanykus]

This is some bullshit, I took it apart and ckeand the hole thing, and nothing, put some new thermal paste and nothing, sticked a piece of duck tape folded multiple times and viola! I cannot believe this shit! I owe you a beer my friend!

[@mindblaster7727]

So, I've opened my ps3 up and I think that I have a different model. I have the slim version of the ps3, and it looks way different from yours. I can't reach the board like that, is there anyway you can help me out?

[@adityawadhwa9873]

I think it is underneath the blu ray drive. If you're taking it off, be careful as it is very sensitive.

[@davecee4459]

Likely it is broken solder joints of a major chip connected to the main board. The pressure put on it makes the pins touch the connections. I had a camera that did the same thing ,when you squeezed it then it would turn on . I suspect these manufacturers know they are building these things to fail after a certain amount of time. Think about that for awhile before you buy their garbage again.

[@manmale8894]

well anybody saying its not working its just worn out but theres a solution if this doesnt work all i did was i went up my uncles house and i got there broken ps3 and took the hardrive out and put it in to mine turned it on it will do the same thing as it has been doing and i put mine back in and i slammed it into the ground it made it stay on but the screen showed an error to restart the system so i did nothing happend so i left it unplugged for a day turned it on and ta da it work but i cant play because of the fan is making noises

[@God0fCows]

Its great that you don't actually explain what you're shoving in there, and everyone here is all psyched that "it works". What the actual fuck.

[@andynewton1407]

My ps3 works like new after do this....thanks Bro...

[@DaUniqueFamily]

Your welcome

[@wiriwichu]

Hi, On my case it worked but only for 4 days and playing only movies, now I am back at square 1.

[@zanpakutosupreme6172]

Does this work for the fat ps3 ?, where is this location on the ps3? Please reply

[@gallion1987]

Totally works I just shoved abunch of tampons in any crevice I found and it turned on!

[@McKyaleMcClarty]

Same problem but its on my PS3 Super Slim and it looks different inside.

[@kipmiller4688]

Is it the same on a ps3 super slim with the sliding door?

[@jeffbanfieldsflwr3537]

It's too bad he didn't want to cure cancer that badly.

[@taylorman4080]

lol I just put my jar of coins on top of that spot with the cover on and mine works

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

So what happened? Was the metal touching something and causing a short?

[@juliannunez8430]

John Smith might be. Ps3s dont have stand of screws

[@lordkillspree]

Since PS3s seem to have an overheating issue I wonder if the board got hot and warped, which broke a connection. This fix may just be tweaking the board in a way that closes the gap again. I've have the same problems with mine and will be trying this soon.

[@imstuffed8474]

will this work for slim?

[@PaulArcega]

i got a problem my ps3 just turns on for 2 or 5 seconds then it turns of then the red light comes back but it doesnt blink i need help plzz

[@TheAccountant1000]

So my PS3 is turning on by itself and turning back off by itself in the middle of the night around 12am devils playground time, I thought it was a ghost for some reason or someone (Elite spy’s) trying to sneak and lurk into my PS3 camera is their a better solution then taking the entire thing apart? Like a easy route? Thanks

[@gringorecifence]

Genius! It worked 👏

[@smokesomebitch4205]

Say this works but the only thing i did was remove the warranty screw which i think its some sort of ground screw that was interfering with the power.Thanks alot bro.

[@agentdrank]

is your ps3 slim i cant tell?

[@shadownova7550]

I have super slim model but I'm confused on where I place the piece

[@RPMusicInc]

this worked for about 10-15 mins but then turned off again and its because i tried plugging my usb remote and couldn't because the board is lifted any fix for this?

[@Andrea-bu9qv]

I have the same problem

[@davey9259]

Wait im confused, did you just shove it in there or??

[@Mehmet-ef7qc]

yes

[@uoyebut2151]

I plugged the data cable back up for the drive. It will accept the disc but screen stays blank. Stillhas issues with the power button

[@gamerepair2020]

What your doing is very close to what an X-clamp does for an Xbox 360, this is a temp fix be prepared for the problem to come back in a few months.

[@jameswhite8332]

Bossman.. my playstation 3 turns off like that but when I restart it, menu comes on like it's been turned off wrong, restarts but won't play games for long but it to play netflix all night long??