How To Upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive

[Tim35089]

what do you do ..if you have a external hardrive but the ps3 with not recognize it. how do yuo fix that issue? anyone has anwser e-mail it to tim@tpe-usa.com thanks

[Showoffsolutions1]

Hi there, I have a some questions. I want to add more memory to my PS3. I get the whole saving thing to a external hard drive.

Just if I have downloaded games BUT HAVE NOT installed them on my PS3 yet when I swop out the drivers will they still be there?

Also the Games that I have bought when the NEW hard drive is in would these games still be there? or would I need to download them again? And if so would I need to PAY for these games again?

Please can someone advise me

Darryl

[Sniper474]

my external hard drive to back up doesnt come up when i plug it in???

[borgtop]

does every ps3 hard drives fit in all models of ps3?

[Owen1761]

how genius is that?

[NEXSEL]

i like this video am so going to upgrade my ps3 fat..DOes anyone know if it has to be a ps3hard drive ? or any 2.5 hd that runs on 5400 rpm ??

[kilworthykrank]

thx m8 i just got myself a 250gb for £20 of ebay many thx for the vid could you upload one on installing linux plz thx again

[KamronFultz]

I had a red light of death come up on mine and couldn't back up the hard drive Does anyone know if you can back up the hard drive using your computer and then install later. Because the ps3 wont start without the formatting the hard drive.

[ulquirathebatespada]

do u have to format it?

[redknight4]

This answered a big question I've had with a bunch of ps3 hdd installs don't due to them assumeing your upgrading a NIB(New In Box) PS3 "If I back-up my data on my old hdd can I restore it on the new one?"I'm happy to have come across this video.

[MarcoTaxam]

can i use my ps3 hdd in my laptop? was thiking of just doing a swap, please someone let me know if this can be done before i balls it up

[redknight4]

as long as your laptop uses a 2.5" SATA HDD and not a PATA(IDE) 2.5" HDD just back up both hdds before doing it

[annurel]

he forgot to put the blue skrew back.

[gordanzzzz]

I sen it two

ges he vos nerves :)

[daboikeith]

do it changes your mac adress 4 ur ps3

[redknight4]

the mac address are part of the chips on the nic and wi-fi cards not the hdd

[inswedenhellyeah]

im not so good on english/amerikan, so what did you said when i should buy a new harddrive was it 88 or i didnt catch upp , plzz tell it ;)

[BiohazerdxD]

:O  !! <("<)

[TheBlackHattedCat]

Does it void the warranty

[BJ713NewYork]

No, you're just upgrading your system but if you open it up, now that's a different story.

[TheBlackHattedCat]

Thank you

[Balbrecher]

Thanks upgraded my PS3 and I am enjoying the added space. *Note - make sure to put the blue screw back in at the end before putting the HDD face back on.

[ace41354]

im getting a 500 gb soon

[freeze2131]

Can i upgrade my 40gb playstation 3. In what stores can you buy a 160gb playstation 3 hard drive or more and how much do they cost.

[Somaztlan]

Great video thanks.

[paulinkax2xoxo]

umm i have a brand new 80 gig the 2008 vedrsion will i still be able to repplace the hard drive???

[djthepp]

Yes, the new 80gb ps3 hdd can be replaced with a larger one

[guitarherochamp1]

like in cod4 will i still be the same rank if i do this?

[pizzahunt12345]

hi my uk pal ps3 80gb does not have that handle to slide to the right and it does not have that gap to move it to the right i was just looking at it or is there somethig else you need to take of before you see the handle. help

[ScaryTongue]

could you use a external dvd writer and backup to a disc?

[jrazz2298]

if you have the 80g with backward comp. emulater will you still be able to play ps1 and ps2 disks?

[renard4175]

Yes. The emulator is chip-based, and not on your hard drive

[pizzahunt12345]

what is the company name of that hardrive being used.

[gypsyhotcake]

LOL FART DRIVE

[khy00khy]

he didn't put the blue screw back in.

[pizzahunt12345]

BJ713NewYork have u upgraded your hardrive if yes did it reboot normaly and not brake or anyting

[BJ713NewYork]

It isn't me in that video. It's someone else. But yes it will reboot and won't break :D

[jamaicanninja3]

i have a 40g if i buy a 60g hard drive will it play ps2 games or do i need a program to run it ?

[pizzahunt12345]

it wont work its not the 60gb hardrive its the actual chip thats inside the ps3. i can have a 60gb that plays ps1/ps2 games and have a 320gb.

[pizzahunt12345]

it wont work its not the 60gb hardrive its the actual chip thats inside the ps3 that makes it play ps1 ps2 games. i can have a 60gb that plays ps1/ps2 games the actual original launched version and have a 320gb updated hardrive. dont no about the program thing dont think it exists

[jamaicanninja3]

thanks for the reply, but just to clarify. Before i spend my money, the only thing that allows ps3 to play ps2 games is a chip that is only inside a 60g ps3, and the chip can it be inserted into a modified ps3 or is that a bit of wishfull thinking on my part ? thanks again.

[chalk246delta]

Hey whats going on BJ713... I have a couple of questions t ask you if you don't mind answering them for me :) Can i upgrade My PS3 t any GB over 160 and if so what kind would you yourself think of getting ... Ive heard as long as the size is 2.5" and it's 5400RPM it wouldn't matter what GB you got.... But the video i saw before this one said if you go over 160GB it could damage your PS3 :( is thr any truth t this?

[BJ713NewYork]

It doesn't matter what size your hard drive is. Any size will work as long as it's a 2.5" Serial ATA drive. I can't make any promises that a 3rd party hard drive won't damage your PS3, but most of them will work.