Generally, it happens when your system refuses to boot up and has a small flashing red light on the power button…You must identify that the power button will turn from red to yellow and next back to a blinking red and the PS3 system will not boot up from there as it is supposed to.There can be a variety of issues that cause the Playstation 3 red light error,but in most cases it comes down to the system overheating. The more it overheats the more damage is created internally to the motherboard and other functioning components.  Now you can fix ps3 red flashing light