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Post by BT on Apr 28, 2017 18:49:05 GMT -5
Watching 'House of Cards' the other day my PS suddenly stopped and told me it was too hot...
"Weird, I've never seen that warning before."
I turned off and left it for an hour or so before rebooting:
PS4 IS TOO HOT SHUTTING DOWN!!111
Bah!
Left it off for over 24hrs... booted up fine, put in a disc and...
PS4 IS TOO HOT SHUTTING DOWN!!!!!!!!!1111
Motherfucker.
After looking online for similar reports it would seem that the internal fan isn't working properly; I'm pretty sure the console is outside its one-year warranty so I'm going to have to open it up.
Got a pal to pick me up the T8/T9 screwdrivers I'll need and will be looking for some videos/guides - anybody got any tips/done this themselves?
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Post by Coolverine on Apr 29, 2017 9:27:30 GMT -5
I don't imagine it would be any more difficult than replacing a cooling fan in a laptop, it's definitely doable but it looks like the PS4 processor cooler is not just any ordinary fan, you will have to order a replacement one off Amazon or Ebay or somewhere. Doesn't seem like they're expensive though. From what I've read, you pretty much have to deconstruct the whole device, and there are LOTS of screws. I don't know if any of the screws differ in size/length (giggity), but it may be a good idea to keep them organized if that's the case.
Considering you'll be touching electronic components like circuit boards and whatnot, avoid static electricity (touch a metal doorknob or something before messing with the innards) and also avoid putting any unnecessary force on any of the green circuit board in there, or any of the chips and whatnot.
Other than that, I've never replaced hardware in consoles myself. I'd say just follow the guides carefully to make sure you don't make any mistakes or forget anything when taking it apart or putting it back together. There do seem to be quite a few guides out there for it, just see if you can maybe find out which ones are reputable.
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Post by Cop on Apr 29, 2017 9:54:23 GMT -5
That all sounds like fun...
Had to do it for my Dreamcast. Kept rebooting because of heat issues. Had to twist a few pins a few millimeters to the side so it wouldn't be as close to a hot component anymore. It did work in the end...
You know what worked as well, but wasn't a viable option for long term: blow a fan on it full bore.
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Post by BT on Apr 29, 2017 17:11:40 GMT -5
I don't imagine it would be any more difficult than replacing a cooling fan in a laptop, it's definitely doable but it looks like the PS4 processor cooler is not just any ordinary fan, you will have to order a replacement one off Amazon or Ebay or somewhere. Doesn't seem like they're expensive though. From most of the reports I've read the problem is usually just that the fan is bunged up with muck/dust etc... I have a cat with very fine hair so I can imagine there's probably some of that in there too. I don't know if any of the screws differ in size/length (giggity), but it may be a good idea to keep them organized if that's the case. I plan on using a piece of card (either numbering it or drawing on the layout) to hold the screws... saw some dude doing it on a show about talking apart/fixing up car engines, seemed to work pretty well. |
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