Good for PS3 upgrade? I'm trying to find the best drive to upgrade my PS3. It currently has the original 60gb hard drive. Just wondering if anyone has used this in a PS3, or if anyone has another suggestion. Thanks! Good for PS3 upgrade? I'm trying to find the best drive to upgrade my PS3. It currently has the original 60gb hard drive. Just wondering if anyone has used this in a PS3, or if anyone has... » Read More Good for PS3 upgrade? I'm trying to find the best drive to upgrade my PS3. It currently has the original 60gb hard drive. Just wondering if anyone has used this in a PS3, or if anyone has another suggestion. Thanks! « Show Less
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Oh, I didn't realize this was a 3.5". I think I clicked on the "What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?". Thanks for noticing!
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This is not the correct form factor for a PS3. Have a look at laptop drives.
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this hard drive works in a PS3 I am using this in my PS4 and it works great I use 1TB hard drive in my PS3 I buy and download all my games from the PlayStation Store . you say you are having issue with the video and sound could be the hard drive is going bad or the inside of the ps3 has a lot of dust in it you can try canned air and blow the dust out of the ps3 and see how that works just make sure your ps3 is off when you use the canned air I ended up getting the god of war bundle red ps3 how long have you had your ps3
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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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From my limited understanding, the PS3 uses a FAT32 file system and not a NTFS. Someone said the Iomega wont work with a PS3 because it uses NTFS. Not exactly sure what all this means since Im not a techie, but I am also hoping to buy this Western Digital if it works with PS3 rather the replacing and switching my 40g PS3 harddrive.
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I bought mine about a month ago and I have a original ps3 and it works great!Make sure you have a jump drive with the most current ps3 update though.
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I bought the PS3 like 2 years ago. I believe that the slim version is the most trustable PS3 models. I've run heavy games like skyrim and GTA5 and haven't had any issues. Proper cleaning and ventilation is required in order to keep the console in good conditions since over heating may be given.
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this hard drive fits great in a ps3 no problem it works great in mine just be sure to back EVERYTHING UP and deactivate your psn account on the old hard drive
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Thanks, I got this hard drive about a month ago and it has been working perfectly. I used the free trial of Acronis True Image 2010 to clone the drive. Now I have this drive and my old 320GB 54K for a backup drive!
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I bought a ps3 with only 20gb of memory and no hard drive and it is working great wish I would have bought a bigger one to see if it would work. Soft ware was Installed from the internet with no problem once I plugged it in and turned it back on, it did all the work.
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I believe it is a laptop hard drive. I had used it in my PS3. It should work just fine if you're using it in a laptop. But just in case I would research the hard drive size requirements, and also the RPM because you don't want to end up with a fried computer.
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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 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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The requirements for PS3 are a 2.5" internal Serial ATA HDD. Don'ts- Use speeds over 5,400 rpm- not Parallel ATA connection- Not more than 640 Gig size.This model appears to have all the qualifications. Here is web site that may provide you with assistance.http://www.exitstrategy.co.nz/ps3-hdd-replacement-help/ Good Luck
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Please remember that IF the hard drive is USED, then chances are that you would HAVE to format it FOR the PS3. It is QUITE simple. The PS3 has a format utility built into it. You can only use the Format of FAT32, as the PS3 doesn't recognize drives that are formatted using NTFS. If the hard drive is NEW< then it is usually pre-formatted already. To make things EASIER, you can format the drive using Windows XP, Vista, Win 7 or Win 8.1. ALL of those operating Systems have the "Command" prompt. Good hunting!!!! ^_^
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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 lolDon't forget to get your games off for the new drive. I recommend a 32gb flash drive!
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I've installed it on my PS3 (original 60GB model) and the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB works just fine. Boot times are faster and so are read times. Installs (write times) are just as fast as any other 7200RPM drive I've used before. Before you remove your old drive, reboot it and time it just to get an idea of your boot times. Then install the new drive, boot it once then reboot it again. You'll notice a nice improvement over your old drive.
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I'm in the process of doing this exact upgrade, except up to 480 GB. Using Macrium Reflect Free, I was able to clone the drive, swap it into the Series 9, and the computer is acting perfectly. It worked. The problem is that even though it's a 480 GB drive, windows just shows it as the same size as old one, with 300GB of "unallocated" space that I can't figure out how to make accessible. If you figure it out, please let me know how you did it! My thread is one of the other Q & A threads on this same product.