Damn, that sucks! Is this starting to become a common occurance for people?
I knew it was coming for a while. It was a refurb 60 GB I've had for over two years. The fan was running like crazy and it had already shut down on me once before.
i've seen a lot of talk on here about the YLOD. for what it's worth, i've had it and am still currently playing on my old 60gb ps3 (knock on wood) after 3 fixes (all done by myself, and i'm dumb). this 3rd fix has been quite a charm b/c it seems like the key lies in the re-application of the thermal paste. YLOD does NOT = death sentence. i'm living proof. great, now it's gonna "break" again tonight, i just know it. oh well, i'll just fix it again! i LOVE my old piece of crap PS3!!!!