PS3 Slim Hard Disk Drive Swap

BACK UP your old PlayStation 3 first if you're transferring a hard drive.

NOTE: When you start up the system for the first time with the new hard drive installed, you'll get a message saying "The system software cannot be run correctly". Don't panic.

Here's what you must do: Get a USB memory stick, put it into your computer. On that USB stick, create a folder and name it "PS3". Then, make another folder within the PS3 folder and name that "UPDATE".

Go to the Sony website and find the latest firmware update. Then simply download it into the UPDATE folder. Once that is done, take the memory stick out of your computer and stick it into your PS3. Press and hold the START and SELECT buttons at the same time on the controller and the system will locate the update! From there it's all straight forward.

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[stopwhining1]

Can you use any size 2.5 inch HDD?  Does it have to be 5400RPM or can it be 7200RPM?

[Dutchley]

@stopwhining1 Only use 2.5". The hard drive can be 7200RPM but it is recommended to stick with 5400RPM. The difference performance wise is slim to none. Also, the stock hard drive is 5400RPM so again, it's just recommended to stick with original specifications.

[stopwhining1]

@Dutchley Thanks, but when I said any size, I meant storage size (as in capacity, like 500GB, 1TB, etc) I can use any capacity as long as its a 2.5 inch SATA HDD right?

[Dutchley]

@stopwhining1 Storage size can be anything. If you need 1TB, no problem!

[stopwhining1]

@Dutchley Cool..thanks for actually responding even 2+ years after you posted this video..youre awesome!!

[Dutchley]

@stopwhining1 No problem. I try and be as helpful as possible.

[CyclonicDeath]

I LOVE THIS WOOOOOO I GOT 500GB 5400 RPM!!!!!!! DONT GET THE 7000 RPM THAT DOESNT WORK TOO WELL WITH THE PS3!!!!! TOO MUCH NOISE!!!!!

[Officialmlaumann]

@svs0046 The brand doesnt matter. It just has to be 2.5" and prefered 5400 rpm. :)

[fojo1979]

hey if my old ps3 wont turn on not due to hard drive issues cand i take the old hard drive out and put it in my brand new ps3 copy all my game data to flash drive then put the new hard drive back in and copy so i dont lose all my game data?

[svs0046]

i mean instead of toshiba put samsung some other brand for example....... what's gonna happen??

[svs0046]

hi again guys!!!!! could anyone tell my if i swap my hard drive brand (toshiba) with another brand what happens........ it's the same as before or not????

[TehBoLTsniping]

Sorry for my English I was on my i pod touch :p

[TehBoLTsniping]

ANYONE Please HELP ME. My Ps3 hard drive is Courupted i don't know how it happen it's just i ones my ps3 and I get a message saying ur ps3 is corrupted u must restore ur ps3 so I restore my ps3 and it takes hours and hours to download but it doesn't go to 100% it's just it probley goes to 50 or 60 % then it restarts again saying I have to restore my ps3 all over again I just need help with this if I get a new hard drive and place it will it say a new hard ware u wish to install ?

[CarbonFiber97]

i mean ssd fuck auto correct

[CarbonFiber97]

can i put an sad in it

[Acerjit]

If you remove your original hard drive can you put it in another PS3, upgrading from fat to slim as I can't backup or copy some stuff cause it copyright protected