Any tips on what I can use to take the old thermal paste off? This is my first PS3 fat tear down it has YLOD so any other tips are also appreciated.
Took apart the ps3 to clean out the heavy dust buildup and reapply thermal paste. The fan used to run pretty good on idle but now it behaves better with playing ps2
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I can't get these screws out to get the hard drive out. Does that mean I won't be able to fix this phat model? : r/PS3
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Ps3 reballing or Thermal paste. my ps3 has a problem, after minutes of turning on it gives three beeps and turns off, the red light remains blinking. I want to know if
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PS3 Slim Blu-Ray Drive stopped working after I put it back in : r/consolerepair
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PSA for Fat PS3 owners: If you haven't already, I strongly recommend opening up your PS3 and replacing the thermal paste inside. : r/PS3
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