PS3 HDD transplant...

[Sumanji]

Hey,

I currently have a 40GB PS3 which I am going to put a 250GB HDD into. If I was to later get a fabled 80GB machine (with PS2 compatibility etc.) could I then put the 250GB directly into it without having to do a fresh format? Or is the data on the HDD tied to a specific console?

Cheers,

Suman

 

[Joebob]

Well the firmware is stored within the flash memory on the console and not on the hard drive, so I'm pretty sure as soon as the 80GB system recognised it has a bigger HDD it would want to format it.

 

[closeratio]

Well the firmware is stored within the flash memory on the console and not on the hard drive

I never knew that! In fact I never knew the PS3 had any form of flash memory on it either lol. You learn somethin' new every day

 

[Kreeeee]

I never knew that! In fact I never knew the PS3 had any form of flash memory on it either lol. You learn somethin' new every day

All the current consoles do, it's a lot harder to modify the core programming that way.

 

[Tefal]

All the current consoles do, it's a lot harder to modify the core programming that way.

Hasn't it just made it so that you can now just flash the 360's memory rather than chip it though

Still aside from just using ROM and never updating firm ware i guess it's the only way.

 

[DreXeL]

Hasn't it just made it so that you can now just flash the 360's memory rather than chip it though

It's the firmware in the 360's DVD drive that gets flashed, not the actual 360's system firmware.

 

[Sumanji]

lol, so does anyone know for sure either way?

Thanks,

Suman

 

[Memphis]

lol, so does anyone know for sure either way?

Thanks,

Suman

Hard drives can be swapped between systems with no problems what so ever.