Replacing PS3 Harddrive

Jaaay · 13 Apr 2007 at 17:05

Hi, just wandered if any PS3 owners have ditched there hard drives for a bigger one?
It doesnt seem that hard from all the guides/ pictures ive seen pop up.

Jay

fail at the internets · 13 Apr 2007 at 17:09

I'll eventually change mine to a 500gb or something along them lines, this plan will probably swing into motion in 2 weeks time

Jaaay · 13 Apr 2007 at 17:11

Can you get 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA hard drives?
Biggest ive seen around is 160GB

Johnnytoxic · 13 Apr 2007 at 17:30

It is so so easy. just unscrew and swap. I got a 160gig in mine 2.5".

Wizzfizz · 13 Apr 2007 at 17:49

I know this is a ps3 thread and all, but as your on the subject of HDD's and also saving myself from starting a new thread. can anyone explain why my 360 HDD registers as 13gig or something close to that when empty?

Does the software take up the other 7gig or so? I mean afterall it's a 20gig drive.

Windle · 13 Apr 2007 at 18:02

Is it possible to access files on a PS3 from a PC? :confused:

ic1male · 13 Apr 2007 at 18:06

I guess to get a 500Gb drive, the chap is running a cable from the PS3 to an external enclosure.

theboyrob · 13 Apr 2007 at 18:33

just been wondering why people are bothering to upgrade their drives so soon, I haven't used mine a lot but have loads of room free. unless people are using them as a media centre?

ic1male · 13 Apr 2007 at 19:01

I plan on filling mine up with plenty of videos. I have lots of MP4s to keep me amused.

Kojak · 13 Apr 2007 at 20:11

Sabotaj said:
I know this is a ps3 thread and all, but as your on the subject of HDD's and also saving myself from starting a new thread. can anyone explain why my 360 HDD registers as 13gig or something close to that when empty?

Does the software take up the other 7gig or so? I mean afterall it's a 20gig drive.

20GB is the unformated size. It's probably around 18GB when formated (the PS3 HDD shows as 55GB and not 60GB for example) and then you have the other files that are already on there. I think my PS3 drive only showed around 50GB free when I first bought it.

james.miller · 13 Apr 2007 at 20:15

the best way imo is to leave the stock drive in there and use an external drive for you music and films ect

500gb external drive. its quite nice

Duradrum · 13 Apr 2007 at 21:43

james.miller said:
the best way imo is to leave the stock drive in there and use an external drive for you music and films ect

500gb external drive. its quite nice

Take those nasty stickers off your TV!!

McManicMan · 13 Apr 2007 at 22:01

what external HD is that, looks smart and matches the ps3 nicely

KNiVES · 13 Apr 2007 at 23:23

I'm interested too. Looks sweet.

ic1male · 13 Apr 2007 at 23:34

You've got it connected via USB2 then? (The external HDD)

james.miller · 14 Apr 2007 at 01:50

its a vantec nexstar 3 usb2.0/e-sata caddy, as recommended by BilyTheImpaler

it's connected via usb to the ps3, yes. it does match very well, although it is polished metal rather than plastic, it matches pretty much perfectly and works just how you'd expect it to. no problems at all

like i said, its just the smart way of doing things. that was the ps3's drive is left for the games and demos it was meant for

ic1male · 14 Apr 2007 at 09:20

The only disadvantage, if you can really call it that, is that you won't get the video thumbnails in the XMB? Is that right?

Apopcalyptic · 14 Apr 2007 at 11:21

ic1male said:
The only disadvantage, if you can really call it that, is that you won't get the video thumbnails in the XMB? Is that right?

I suspect you're probably right, but you have to record the thumbs yourself anyways :rolleyes:

Rebelius · 14 Apr 2007 at 16:09

Apopcalyptic said:
but you have to record the thumbs yourself anyways

I didn't.