PS3? Does anybody know if this hard drive will work in a PS3 console? I have a 320 GB SATA hard drive in it right now, but I need to update really badly. thanks!
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I would also like to get this HD for the ps3 ... Not sure why this wouldn't work ... Any confirmation out there??
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thanks spoon...I was wondering the same thing. Might check out a 500...god i love the PS3.
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the PS3 comes standard with a 2.5" SATA hard drive. If you were to replace it your largest current option is one of the 500GB 2.5" Sata hard drives (Seagate,Hitachi, and others make them). The drives menioned above are 3.5" SATA hard drives that would not fit normally into the slot.That said you might be able to "make it work" with an external hard drive case and a SATA to eSATA adapter, but it would be extreme and non trivial.
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Quick questions as i am looking to buy this. When you say older PS3 what do you mean? My PS3 is the first gen 80gb and im wondering if I will have problems. Thanks
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Hi, CamiliaThe ps3 is for a play station 3 for playing games. The WD hard drive is for computers the answer is no.
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From the reviews I've seen on Newegg, yes, this drive can upgrade a PS3 since it's 9.5mm height. I plan on buying one this week to upgrade my 120GB slim so I have more storage for the new wave of PS Plus games coming out
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I also purchased this drive as an upgrade for my 40 GB "Thick" PS3 and have not noticed any performance issues at all. I would not imagine that the slower rotational speed and smaller cache of this model is the reason for your issues. The increased data density likely makes up for the difference as more data is read during each rotation. Additionally, this drive (or likely any current model 2.5" HD) is much improved over the stock HD included in the PS3. While not an expert on hard drives, I believe there are a few reasons that you mat have issues: 1. The drive may be hesitating due to occasional thermal recalibration. 2. The drive may be trying to read data that is magnetically weaker, has correctable errors, and/or is re-allocating bad sectors. 3. The drive may be accessing data in a non-sequential fashion (e.g. fragmentation, or remapped sectors). Those are just hypotheses, so what I would do in your shoes is take the drive out and run a diagnostic and/or performance tool like HD Tune Pro. A program like that (or similar) can do a sector by sector read of your HD and show both bad sectors, but more importantly the seek time for each sector. If there are several sectors that significantly under-perform, it may indicate physical problems with your drive or significant remapped sectors. Additionally, tools like HD Tune Pro (or even the freeware version) will show S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic results and health counters to show if there are likely any current or likely imminent problems. Hope that helps and good luck with solving your issues!
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Yes! I installed it in my PS3 Slim. Get the DreamSky® Super Slim Hard Disk Drive HDD Mounting Bracket For PS3 CECH-400x SeriesPS3 if you can't remove the current drive from the bracket. I had problems with the screws on the original. This this the trick. The drive is working great. You do need to use a USB to install a file to get the hard drive to work. The instructions are on the PS3 site on how to upgrade a HD.
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The PS3 does have a hard drive. However, this particular form factor (3.5") is too big for a replacement. What you need is a 2.5" form factor or laptop/notebook hard drive. Go to this link for step by step removal of your old PS3 hard drive.http://vgstrategies.about.com/od/ps3cheatsandcodes/a/PS3HDDDriveSwap.htm
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Hi Nick...Your Dell 1545 has a standard SATA interface. It takes a standard 2.5" drive, so this drive will work just fine. By the way, I've been using mine in my Slim PS3. The console gets a LOT of use, & the drive has been working perfectly. I'm very glad that I got it... PS: I did quite of bit of checking when I was looking to buy a new HD. This drive got consistently good reviews. Now...I'm just one more person who feels it was worth the money...
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Hello there,To be perfectly honest with you, I am not entirely sure as I am not an expert when it comes to hard drives. I actually only recently got a PS3 and have not ever removed the hard drive from it.So, I am sorry that I cannot be of more help.Kindest regards,- Derek
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You would actually need a SATA HDD for the PS3, not a PATA HDD. Make sure it is a 5400 RPM HDD too. 7200 RPMs cause lockup issues.
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This is a SATA III 6Gb/s hard drive. The PS3 has a SATA II 3Gb/s connection. Here is a list of hard drives that should work. Copy and paste the url below into your browser address barhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/R3J292OYJK7HAF
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Yes! I believe most 2.5 inch drives will fit in the PS3. Check the drive that's already in there for peace of mind before ordering!
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You have to check the actual physical size of your hard drive. This one fits a 2.5 inch space. I used mine for my ps3 and works great. Should work I'd guess
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The maximum drive you can put in any playstation is 1tb. For external drives, it will read up to 2tb. Of course with external, you can partition a 4tb drive into 2x2tb; which will also work. But to answer your question, The drive is 931gb, no matter what kind of format is used on it. After putting a 1tb in my ps3 slim, formatting, and restoring about 25gb of save data, I had a little over 800gb free. So I would approximate about 825gb with a fresh start.
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This would work as a external drive, just remember it is a FAT32 hard drive. We used to download information from the PS3 and it had to be FAT32.
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Hey Harold, This is EXACTLY why I bought this drive. It is now sitting between my XB1 and my PS$ and all my games are on the seagate...I am thrilled with this purchase!! Works perfectly!!
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I have a 512 GB in my PS4. There is little improvement. Hybrid drives seem to work the best in the PS4.