Will this work to back up the HDD data from a PlayStation 3 to a WD2500 HDD?
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MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work.That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose.Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more precise answer.Best wishes-Jeff EverettTechnical Support EngineerPlugable Technologiessupport@plugable.com MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work.That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose.Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more... » Read More MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work.That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose.Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more precise answer.Best wishes-Jeff EverettTechnical Support EngineerPlugable Technologiessupport@plugable.com « Show Less
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MANUFACTUER'S REPLY: Thanks for asking! This is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for or guarantee would work. That said, theoretically, using an open source utility like CloneZilla or HDClone would make this possible, however again your results may vary and this is *NOT* a scenario we will be able to provide support for. Generally speaking, I would advise any customers who aren't already familiar and confident using their tool of choice to *NOT* consider our product for this purpose. Hope this helps, sorry we're not able to offer a more precise answer. Best wishes- Jeff Everett Technical Support Engineer Plugable Technologies support@plugable.com
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I used this to back up my PS3 to a WD5000 drive with no problem. Just be aware that the drive needs to be formatted to FAT32 for the PS3 to recognize it.
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Not sure. It comes formatted for NTFS. I don't know what format PS4 uses. At worst you should be able to reformat it to anything if you have the right software. The drives hardware should support it.
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I used this on a PS3 slim but dont think it would make any difference on backward compatibility.
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Did this work for your ps3 super slim? I'm trying to upgrade my storage compacity.
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This is not the correct form factor for a PS3. Have a look at laptop drives.
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Baltodano if you dont mind your PS3 having a big old 3.5" HDD sitting on the outside then yes you can use this hdd. Just buy some SATA extion cables so that you can hook it up to your PS3.
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I myself used it to salvage, format both a 300GB and a 250GB WD disk drives without any problems.Also used it to migrate Windows 7 Pro from a 120GB SSD to a 512GB SSD. Worked without a hitch.Reformatted the 120GB SSD in it afterwards, and now use it as an external disk drive in the unit.Device was tried on both esata and usb3 worked fine on both interfaces.
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I don't have a PS3. But if a PS3 has a USB 2 port, it seems like it has to work as there must be some sort of USB 2 standard that allows such things as jump drives to be taken from one computer to another.
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Yes! As long as you can unscrew the Harddrive that is currently in your ps3. I dropped a 500gb in fat ps3 I have but then bought a ps4 :( wasting money lol Don't forget to get your games off for the new drive. I recommend a 32gb flash drive!
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Yes. Theres no difference in requirements for hard drives between ps3 vs slim model
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I am not a gamer, but the HDD you want to replace is an SATA 2.5 inch. The one you are asking me about, Western Digital Caviar Blue 320 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 8 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD3200AAJS, will not fit your PlayStation 3 because it is a 3.5 inch HDD made for a desktop. Any laptop 2.5 inch SATA HDD will work. Just make sure it is a 2.5 inch for a laptop.
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yes it works on the super slim ps3 version with 12 gb. I bought the hard drive along with an installation bracket and fit into place fine. then all the data on the ps3 is transferred over to the hard drive.
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I don't have a PS3 but if you format the drive to FAT32 it should work fine
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I do not think that it will work, Pull the existing hard drive out of the PS3 and look at the connections. A SATA drive has two connectors, one for power and the other for data and they are relatively narrow. An ATA drive has a connector that goes across the whole narrow width. The existing hard drive will also have a label that will tell you what it is.
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I use the hard drive for my Asus laptop so I have no experience using the hard drive on a ps3
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If you have a Seagate Backup Plus it will work. I use this adapter with a Seagate 3TB Backup Plus and it has worked perfectly for almost a year. Any other Seagate model I do not know because some have different size power supply connectors.
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It depends what you mean by backup. with the ps3 the external hard drive doesn't work like a second hard drive for it. When you put files on it you can't access these files from the game itself. You have to copy the save files over to it and copy them back before you play it. If you mean to backup the system incase some thing happens to the game yes it will work for that.