Recent content by YLODslave

Wow, this CECHA01 is in pretty bad shape lol. I found the reason why the fans hardly moved. It’s just missing the RSX caps on the underside. It’s also missing one cap on the top side too. The thermal paste is some of the worst I’ve ever seen, the RSX is already delidded and it’s all over the...

Just got ahold of a YLOD CECHA01. The YLOD is instant and the fans hardly move when it tries to start up. Does this mean problems with the power supply? I plan on delidding and replacing the capacitors but I think I remember reading that the fans hardly moving has something to do with the power...

I’m trying to get a new system system to work on and the seller is describing the YLOD as “turns on, 1-2 seconds later the light turns yellow, then shuts down completely.” Usually they blink red, not turn off completely right? Does this sound fixable?

I’m gonna act like I’m not mad lol

Every mod or repair I do I break the original then succeed on my second try. Kinda wish this one had worked out though, the other stuff I’ve done is way easier than this

I’ve just watched his video, looks like a great idea. In my attempt to delid I scratched the chip a bit around the borders, but I think I may be ok after comparing the locations of the scratches to images of the chip without the IHS. I remember reading that there are non visible traces under the...

I cannot for the life of me delid the cell. I’m really afraid I’m gonna scratch it so I’m just going to replace the paste on the RSX and test now that my positive rails on the nec tokins I replaced on the back are bridged. Hopefully it works, I had a slightly delayed YLOD before.

I successfully got the RSX IHS off, I’ll be getting the tool needed to delid the CELL and the 18 awg wire to bridge my tantalums that I put on the back side of the mobo under the RSX. I have a YLOD that takes about 2 seconds to appear after startup, so I’m hoping all this stuff I’m doing fixes...

So the BGA will just fail eventually and there’s no way to stop it? That’s kind of discouraging, lol. I’m trying to find 18 awg wire in my area for the bridging since I replaced the NEC tokins on the underside next to the RSX, I don’t have high hopes so I’ll probably be back. I’ve seen a lot of...

Is there a way to test if it’s the NEC Tokens before I start buying and replacing more? I read that the instant YLOD can be anything

Hi, I’m sure this gets asked a lot but I’m running out of options for my CECHA01 repair. When I got it, it already had instant YLOD (I turn it on, the fan revs up, then about a second later it beeps and starts flashing red). Because the fan was turning on I ruled out a faulty PSU and decided to...