YLOD - I thought she was a goner.

Mi Problema

I was watching mlb.tv one day and all of the sudden the PS3 just turned off. When I tried to start it back up I was met by the dreaded YLOD (which I didn't know anything about at the time).

Mi Solución

It went swimmingly! Got the kit, waited for the wife to take the kids to the in-laws, followed the online guide, and now the PS3 is working like a charm.

Took apart and heated the board (about 2 hours), let it cool over night, applied the thermal past and put it back together the next morning (about 1.5 hours, I had never applied thermal paste before).

Mi Consejo

If you take your time (definitely more than an hour) and keep all of the parts organized, you shouldn't run into any problems.