Don’t care about WiFi and looking to save some money and go with the 20 GB $499 PlayStation 3 model (like you can actually get your hands on any model)? T3 seems to be the first brave souls who decided to go at it and hack their PS3 by manually upgrading the internal hard drive.
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Question is that hard drive a notebook size one or a regular size one? Just wondering.
I want to know if anything else is needed, I call the Sony Suppport number on the manual, and the guy did not know much, but he mentioned something regarding a backup that I need to perform before and a restore. Any truth about that? Once you change the drive what happens.
it needs to be a notebook size (2.5") and Serial ATA. Also 5400 rpm is recommended.
IS THERE SOME PLACE TO GET THE UPGRADE OR DO U HAVE TO DO IT ?
What happens to your game saves if you already have any and want to change the harddrive?
You can backup to an external harddisk or memory card.
Then just swap the harddisks, format the new one and put your backup (from where you saved it) onto the new one.
will downloaded games still function on the new drive, after restoring the backup to the new drive?
what adverse effects would using a 7200 rpm hard drive cause?
Wait a minute…are you THE Brian Peppers?
The PS3 comes with a Seagate 5400.2 (5400 RPM) notebook sata drive.
A 7200 RPM drive puts off more heat than a 5400 RPM, and as we all know how important keeping the heat down in these systems is, most people don't recommend trying a 7200 RPM.
I haven't seen anybody reporting any problems, but I personally don't feel like tempting fate.
As for downloaded content, everything that is backed up gets put back in it's place like it was before, just with more free space. So as long as you back up your downloaded games, etc, they'll get restored on the new hdd.
Charly said:
"I just tried to unscrew the hard drive out of its harness and i got all the screws off but one!!! That one has worn out and has lost its groove to be unscrewed. What should I do now?"
Either CAREFULLY use a pair of pliers to grip the screw head and rotate it, or go buy what's called a "screw extractor" at your local hardware store, Sears, etc.
You could also TRY placing a very small screwdriver's bit into what's left of the slot and lightly tap it into the metal as you gently turn it.
I just tried to unscrew the hard drive out of its harness and i got all the screws off but one!!! That one has worn out and has lost its groove to be unscrewed. What should I do now? I tried callign Sony and my call never goes through!!! Help! I have 160GB hard drive waiting to be installed and i can't get the old HDD off its harness due to this damn screw!!!
just fill the head of the screw with solder while you have a screwdriver in it. when its cooled you can just unscrew it easy as.
If i was to install say 160gb hard drive from new, would i need to format it in my pc or just put it straight in to the sony ps3?
jimi said:
If i was to install say 160gb hard drive from new, would i need to format it in my pc or just put it straight in to the sony ps3?
You would format the HDD on your PS3 not on your computer.
WHEN YOU FORMAT YOUR NEW DRIVE,YOU HAVE TO PUT IT INTO 32GB PARTITIONS.BUT WHEN I TRY TO BACKUP MY PS3 IT TELLS ME THE HARD DRIVE IS FULL,BECAUSE IT IS ONLY USING 1 PART.HOW DO I GET IT TO TO USE ALL THE PARTITIONS.
Paul, thanks for the clarification.
1. so i hav 40gb ps3 so wat internet plan should i hav like 1 with fast speed and heaps of quota and wat is the best wirerless router to buy fast and no lags because my ps3 is 2 far from the computer
only 23gb left is that all i need 4 online patch updates and ps3 FW so i hav 40gb ps3 so wat internet plan should i hav like 1 with fast speed and heaps of quota and wat is the best wirerless router to buy fast and no lags because my ps3 is 2 far from the computer
so even if i do not hav the older FW updates i would not need them because i can just get the latest 2.10 is that right
i want online so i can do this but wired LAN cable is not an option becasue my computer is 2 far from the 40gb ps3 but i am thinking of changing the internet plan so it is faster and more downloads but how fast would the wirerless router need 2 be so no lags and my floor is thick any ideas and with HDD upgrades i now u can do it but what speeds and recquirements would i need 4 this and with game patches eg AC COD4 do u download them as soon as u lanch the game or ps3 network store
WHAT SATA MODEL CAN NOT BE USED
1. so by upgradeing ps3 40gb HDD to say 250gb sata 2.5 5400 rpm western digital would it hav any problems or speed damage or ps3 damage but i thing the original HDD is 5400 rpm is there a step by step once the new HDD is in the ps3 of wat to do next and is there 300-320 GB western digital model as well thanks PLZZZZ help
what about the o.s once you've formatted the drive and installed it where do i get the o.s from and also are there compadibility issues that i should know of b4 trying to opperate on my ps3
I just bought a 40gb ps3 and bought a WD 160 gb hard drive.. i put the thing in, now it is saying that it cannot update, i need the disk with software 2.01 or higher.. any help??? im stuck…
um..im not much of a tech wiz or anything..but my ps3 hard drive failed awhile ago and i was debating whether or not to buy a new one…and a friend of mine said to take out my ps3 hard drive and put it in a laptop…and format it…and put it back into the ps3 and it will work good as new…i wanna know if this is true…do i need sumthing else…or can i do it…
i need help trying to get my ps3 hard drive screws out ive got 2 that are worn out ive tried pliers, screw drivers,etc can someone plz tell me how they got theres out
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Can anyone tell me exactly what i need to order to replace my PS3 hard drive; the one I received has pins instead of the connector boards. this is so frustrating. newegg techs cant help and of course sony techs seem lost when i spoke to them today. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Just wondering if my PS3 system is doomed. Recently, the system stopped playing game discs and eventually movies as well. I'm thinking great, I need a whole new blu-ray disc drive. So knowing that this part would be most expensive, I've turned to using my PS3 as a paper weight.J/K. But then I saw something about cleaning the lens on the blue-ray drive. Could this solve my problem? Or is my real problem is that the system isn't even noticing that there is a disc in the drive. So if anyone can further educate me on these subjects, that would be great. Also how does the PS3 come apart. I saw no screws and it looks like some clips have to slide one way or another. Thanks everyone Chris
Turned on my PS3, and got the "HDD corrupted files" crap! From what I've been reading – I guess I have to replace the HDD? That's the plan, now. A friend told me I would have to format the HDD, once it's installed. Is that what I have to do? And how would I go about formatting the HDD? In a perfect world – I would just pop the HDD in, and continue gaming; but, I'm sure it's not that easy. Any help… would help.