Upgrading PS3 hard drive?

Azza · 30 Jan 2007 at 11:46

Can this be done to a bigger hard drive? How? What size is the hard drive i.e. notebook size? How do you get the PS3 software on to it?

ElRazur · 30 Jan 2007 at 11:49

It has been done before. Check out DCEMU forum or you-tube...there is a video somewhere.

Be careful when you change the HD, make sure the replacement have the same rpm (5400 iirc) and not 7200. Apparently, it will bring about a slow down in the reading and writing process...Goodluck.

There has been a 160g or so added on to it. It will recognise it automaticaly i think. Let Joebob come and shed more light....I think he did one or plan on doing so.

Azza · 30 Jan 2007 at 11:54

Well ive found this.

http://www.gamersreports.com/article/43/ (does have a US competitor link on the page to the hard drive, will remove if needed)

Thinking about putting this hard drive in a 20Gb PS3.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-074-WD

ElRazur · 30 Jan 2007 at 11:58

Azza said:
Well ive found this.

http://www.gamersreports.com/article/43/ (does have a US competitor link on the page to the hard drive, will remove if needed)

Thinking about putting this hard drive in a 20Gb PS3.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-074-WD

That seem about right but do you research on the 5400 and 7200rmp issues. I belive something was mentioned about it in the dcemu forum.

As for which hard drive, I honestly dont know...Im a computer novice.

Azza · 30 Jan 2007 at 14:58

Read that arcticle wrong, you can use a SATA hard drive. Which is good news.

Joebob · 30 Jan 2007 at 15:47

I upgraded mine to a Seagate Momentus 120Gb 5400rpm 2.5" SATA HDD. It was dead simple to do and the PS3 OS isn't installed on the actually HDD so it just auto formats and sets itself up when you boot it up.

I followed the vid on youtube for a guide on how to do it.

wannabedamned · 30 Jan 2007 at 15:49

Is there a limit to how big you can go?

ElRazur · 30 Jan 2007 at 15:52

wannabedamned said:
Is there a limit to how big you can go?

I have seen a japanese website with a 700gig one iirc but it was some how on the outside.

Joebob · 30 Jan 2007 at 15:52

I suppose there's bound to be a limit but I wouldn't imagine we would be reaching it any size soon as the biggest 2.5" SATA HDD's out are about 160Gb as far as I can recall!

Azza · 30 Jan 2007 at 15:58

Ok. Thank you very much Joebob and ElRazur for your help.

Kreeeee · 30 Jan 2007 at 16:01

ElRazur said:
I have seen a japanese website with a 700gig one iirc but it was some how on the outside.

Yeah it's easy to put on the outside with some simple extension cables

ElRazur · 30 Jan 2007 at 16:08

Azza said:
Ok. Thank you very much Joebob and ElRazur for your help.

Happy to see you happy!

G-MAN2004 · 30 Jan 2007 at 17:04

ElRazur said:
Happy to see you happy!

Lol, nice to see you to see you nice! That program ruled.

Azza · 30 Jan 2007 at 20:35

Kreeeee said:
Yeah it's easy to put on the outside with some simple extension cables

Got any link or anything to instructions?

Could try it with a normal sized hard drive with 8mb cache @ 7200rpm.

or a Raptor

Thinking about this if a hard drive with 16mb cache would work.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-120-WD

"andy" · 30 Jan 2007 at 21:15

youd just need a longer sata cable and longer power cable i think , might involve soldering to make em longer unless places we probly cant mention sell generic extensions

then just gaffa tape the raptor to the case ghetto style

wannabedamned · 30 Jan 2007 at 21:25

andy8271 said:
then just gaffa tape the raptor to the case ghetto style

hehe, Possibly, But i'd look for a nice external Sata drive bay that matches the PS3 Colour scheme

Apopcalyptic · 30 Jan 2007 at 23:03

More to the point, does upgrading the HDD invalidate the warranty?

"andy" · 30 Jan 2007 at 23:13

i was under the impression it tells you how to remove the hdd bay and stuff in the manual althought this thread is making me not believe that anymore

i know men dont read manuals but can anyone whos got one confirm it ?

Azza · 30 Jan 2007 at 23:26

andy8271 said:
i was under the impression it tells you how to remove the hdd bay and stuff in the manual althought this thread is making me not believe that anymore

i know men dont read manuals but can anyone whos got one confirm it ?

I myself havnt looked at the manual. But I do believe it does some where.

Dont think it viods the warranty aswell.

Apopcalyptic · 31 Jan 2007 at 10:32

Azza said:
Dont think it viods the warranty aswell.

Happy days

edit - Just looked at the online manual on playstation.com. It does indeed tell you how to remove & replace the HDD, therefore non warranty voiding