PlayStation 3 (Fat Model)

''This page covers the original "Fat" PlayStation 3 models. For information on models other than what's listed here, see PlayStation 3 Slim or PlayStation 3 Super Slim.''

Models
There are 12 different models of the original PlayStation 3. At the end of each model number is a two digit suffix that indicates the region that the model was made for. The tables below give a brief overview of every fat retail PS3 ever released alongside applicable regions and their suffixes.

Diagnosing the YLOD (Yellow Light of Death)
All fat PS3s can suffer from the Yellow Light of Death. Unfortunately, a YLOD doesn't really tell much, other than a failure in the hardware initialization phase has occurred. This can mean anything from a dead GPU to a dead capacitor supplying power to the southbridge. To really know for a fact where in the hardware_init phase it failed, you'll need to solder a UART connection to the system controller (syscon). For now, follow the documents included in this repository here

Deep dive on YLOD failures