Ps3 CECHB01 3 Beeps and Flashing Red Lights

Hello, I have a PS3 that starts with a green light and then flashes red with three beeps, after that it shuts down. I've determined it's a component failure after testing the HDD and psu for faults, both work fine. There aren't any visible signs of failure either.

 

That indication is normally overheating - but if it's doing it immediately on power up then it's probably cracked solder joints on the chips. This is extremely common on the CECHA/CECHB units - to the point where it's really a question of when rather than if. It's also hard to say which chip is causing it - the RSX seems to be the most common followed by the CPU, but it really can be anything.

 

Thanks, I'll try reballing it in a few weeks.

 

Typical YLOD. Not much you can do other than reball, which is something most people don't have the equipment for.