PS3 mod (6 USB ports: 4 front & 2 rear)

My PS3 now boasts six (6) fully functional USB ports, the original four in front, and two (2) in the rear. We used the facilities of SkyFiber Inc. R&D lab for our work location as this is a seriously complex (and frightening) mod.

http://www.SkyFiber.com

Since their are no schematics or plans anywhere on the net to do this, we had a-lot of head scratching and hurdles to deal with, but in the end it worked out very well as you can see.

Basically what we've done is cut the data path from the internal USB controller chip on the PS3 to the #4 USB port (the one closest to the center).

We then wired the upstream connection on the "external" hub to the PS3's data output on those traces, thus tricking the PS3 into thinking there's a regular four port hub plugged into the front.

After that, we wired a downstream cable from the "external" hub back to the PS3's front USB port.

To activate the two rear USB ports we simply ran 2 pairs of data lines from the "external" hub.

All power to and from the "external" hub was handled with and old IDE HDD ribbon cable trimmed down to three wires: power, negative, and ground.

The results:

1. It works with no limitations

2. Anything can be plugged into the front and rear USB ports. This includes charging your Sixaxis controller, more hubs, Playstation Eye, external HDD, etc.

4. This setup is a true USB hub and I absolutely love it!

I must give a BIG thank-you to jasonuscg (http://youtube.com/user/jasonuscg) for all the promotion work on the previous video, thanks man!

I am fully aware I could just plug in a hub, or get a USB extension cable and run it to the back...don't post these kinds of obvious solutions.

If you ask me why I did it, my answer is..."why not?"

Seriously Sony, was this so hard?

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BY: DeRaNGeR (http://www.electrobel.it/profile/55)
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[c130602]

my daddy is chuck Norris and he added 100 usb ports

[aztek23vv]

@stevearnolds THANKS

[PrepperAZ]

I so want to do this, but this is my very first ps3 and I just don't have the balls. LOL

Great video dude. Wish you lived in Tucson so I can hire ya.

[vb7200]

Nice work, but wouldn't be a bit easier to just go out and buy a USB hub for extra ports and instead of goin though all that work, just simply plug the hub in to a USB port?? Kinda common sense but ok u can do it the hard way. idc

[EFreezy0816]

Nice work...I just took the lazy route and got a blue LED vertical stand with 2 USB hubs in the back, and then connected a 4 port USB hub to that. Supports everything I need, Bluetooth headset, PS Eye, 250GB external HDD, flash drive and my HTC EVO 4G. The controllers??...they charge on docking station thru AC. HOLLA!!!!

[FaGiToNCrAcK]

Or just go to Wal-mart and buy a 6-port usb .... Ever thought of that ??? -_-

[Blackinterceptor999]

Could you possibly add more then just two extra fully functional ports with this method? if you don't have to worry about fitment issues with the ports?

[PhilippBeatdown]

music is good the rest is shice x)

[stryker7x]

i mean cool but i dont even use the 2 usb's it comes with except for charging control

[jman7605]

Great video

[danieldulanto28]

but nice work

[danieldulanto28]

seems like a lot to do