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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[nagels6]

What are you recording with???

[Dutchley]

@nagels6 Canon HV40 with a wide lens attached.

[Edge0fPain]

You can replace the HDD with an SSD on PS3s. Will it also work for the PS3 Slim or does the SSD mount slightly differently?

[Dutchley]

@Edge0fPain You could easily put an SSD in the slim model. It's the exact same as the old model, size and mounting wise.

[Edge0fPain]

@Dutchley

OK, thanks. But I thought the old model was a 5.25 inch and the new one is a 2.5 inch? Either way, thanks for the info :D

[Dutchley]

@Edge0fPain No. All PlayStation 3 models, old and slim, are 2.5", and they all mount the same.

[xmodz23]

@Edge0fPain just slim

[rapiddrgoan6]

Just 1 more thing. which hard (NEW) Drive i should get?

[DarkStR100]

Super helpful and informative :) thanks.

[DarkStR100]

@whitemike1998 newegg

[Edge0fPain]

@Dutchley

ok