WD_BLACK SN850 from PS5 to PC

Dirk Diggler · 28 Aug 2023 at 12:54

I have a WD_BLACK SN850 installed in my PS5 but I don't even switch the console on these days - could I put the drive in my PC with no hassle? I'm assuming it's formatted for PS5 but would still be seen by Windows so that I could format for PC?

Snapshot · 28 Aug 2023 at 13:18

I've no idea how the PS5 formats its drives but I would remove any existing partitions with Diskpart in a command window on the PC. An NTFS partition can then be created in Disk Management without any hassle.

Dirk Diggler · 28 Aug 2023 at 14:07

Would I be right in saying that there's no difference in performance whether I install the M.2 into the CPU slot or the PCH slot on a MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk board?

Tetras · 28 Aug 2023 at 14:47

Dirk Diggler said:
I have a WD_BLACK SN850 installed in my PS5 but I don't even switch the console on these days - could I put the drive in my PC with no hassle? I'm assuming it's formatted for PS5 but would still be seen by Windows so that I could format for PC?

Recent thread on similar topic:

M2 drive from PS5, formatting to use back in a PC (problem)

Hi, I am trying to format a M2 hard drive for a mate, it has been in his PS5 but he has sold that and wants to use the 4tb drtive in his PC. He has already tried to format it himself (Windows 10) and failed. I have tried to format using CMD (as admin), and get a 'semaphore timeout' message...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

Dirk Diggler said:
Would I be right in saying that there's no difference in performance whether I install the M.2 into the CPU slot or the PCH slot on a MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk board?

You're unlikely to notice, but theoretically CPU slots should be slightly faster and they don't have to share bandwidth to funnel through a small uplink between the chipset and the CPU.