Replacing PS3 hard drive ?
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I have the 60 gig version do you think I will have to do the same as you did?
I didn't on mine so I wouldn't imagine so.
Mine's a 60gb as well and I did not need to download the firmware after I swapped the drive for a 320gb hdd.
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I am not sure mate, until its clear what the exact reason is for storing firmware on the HDD it is hard to tell.
If I were you I would just download it off the net and stick it on a cd-r anyway, best to have it ready rather than find out during the installation that you need it.
When did you guys switch your HDD's?
If the size of the firmware is the issue then it may not have applied if you done the HDD swap more than a couple of months ago. If anyone has a 60GB and is upgrading the HDD soon let us know how you get on with it.
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hi
thought i would post this in here , ive got a 160gig hd at present , still got about 110gig free , ive been thinking about upgrading to a 320gig while ive not got that much to backup and im also unsure if HOME will take up a lot of space???
can anyone recommend me a 320gig drive please
cheers
thought i would post this in here , ive got a 160gig hd at present , still got about 110gig free , ive been thinking about upgrading to a 320gig while ive not got that much to backup and im also unsure if HOME will take up a lot of space???
can anyone recommend me a 320gig drive please
cheers
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WD or Fujitsu are two I've seen used without problems.
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Home reserves just over 3gig on HDD
I will be going from the standard 60GB to a 320GB Samsung soon (being shipped yesterday) and hope I won't get any trouble with formatting the new drive.
I will be putting the complete system on a 2.5" external drive and hope to be able to put that backup on the new drive, any special things I need to know before doing the switch?
I will be putting the complete system on a 2.5" external drive and hope to be able to put that backup on the new drive, any special things I need to know before doing the switch?
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I can't really give any advice in regards to getting your data off your current drive and back onto the new one as I switched mine as soon as I got it out of the box.
What I can say though is that if you do have to upload firmware first then make sure you label the folders exactly as they tell you. I thinks its a folder on the cd-r/flash drive called PS3 with a folder inside called UPDATE and then the firmware in there. (Folder names have to be in capitals)
If you still have your PS3 manual then there is an exact step by step guide how to it near the back, stick to that and you will have no problems even if you do have to load firmware prior to the formatting of the new drive.
Well just installed mine everything went smoothly except for me rounding of one of the 4 screws they are buggers to undo.Took the 60 gig drive out and replaced it with the new 250gig drive(Thankyou OCUK for a speedy delivery)
New drive is reading as 232gig so am very pleased just restored all my saved files and have now started to redownload all my stuff from PSN etc.
It's the downloading part that is taking ages
New drive is reading as 232gig so am very pleased just restored all my saved files and have now started to redownload all my stuff from PSN etc.
It's the downloading part that is taking ages
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LOL, you're not on your own there mate, buggers aren't they!
Upgraded mine the other week to a 320Gb Scorpio Blue and used some random straight-out-of-a-Christmas-cracker screwdriver on the screws because I was too impatient to wait for my Brother to come home so I could borrow a proper one. As soon as he got in I borrowed one, got 3 of the screws out straight off, and got the WD40 out on the rounded off screw.
It's really straight forward, it's just the tightness of the screws. Just check out youtube for some guides, that's what inspired me to do it in the first place. Make sure you have a decent screwdriver!
I used a pair of pliers to undo the screw I had rounded lol
Wondering if maybe I should have purchased a 320 drive now
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I used a pair of pliers to undo the screw I had rounded lol
Wondering if maybe I should have purchased a 320 drive now
I couldn't find a pair small enough...seriously unequipped here, LOL! I usually use the same screwdriver for everything PC/Console, but these were just that bit too tiny, bloody things! WD40 did the trick though, God bless the stuff.
Maybe you should have matey, I suppose only time will tell!
Only reason I got the 320 is because I've only just got my PS3 and I didn't want to do it again for a while. Plus, I was quite shocked as to how fast the original 40Gb drive filled up too in such a short amount of time.
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Well just installed mine everything went smoothly except for me rounding of one of the 4 screws they are buggers to undo.Took the 60 gig drive out and replaced it with the new 250gig drive(Thankyou OCUK for a speedy delivery)
New drive is reading as 232gig so am very pleased just restored all my saved files and have now started to redownload all my stuff from PSN etc.
It's the downloading part that is taking ages
Good to hear that it was a simple process for you
Though your experience of not having to preload the firmware goes against the thoughts that the firmware was getting to big for the onboard flash chip.
I wonder why they did switch the firmwares location to the HDD on the newer ones?
