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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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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I will move files between my PS3 and Computer using this device. So I will say it will work as an SSD. I will mention for the sake of conversation that it will not accept files larger than 4gb if you have it formatted with anything other than FAT32. My PS3 only reads NTSC formatting so it wont see anything with it if its FAT32. Saying that, of course, if its just purposed as an SSD then it will work fine for you and will hold files of any size as long as you format the CF card with FAT32. Hope this helps.
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Not sure it is formatted for PS3 as a Fat 32 flashdrive. I would just use a 2TB samsung internal drive for a little more $ personally
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Hey best option go to google and type (what hard drive should i use with ps4) once there links 1, 2 and 4 are the best instructions so far... Good luck!
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I am not sure, but I can say that the 60GB HDD that I got was a Seagate. I stuck it in my PS3, formatted it and it works great. I figured that for the price, I might as well give it a shot. It is still going strong. I would recommend it if you are looking for a budget HDD for your PS3. I don't know about any of the other HDDs that they sell, only the one I purchased.
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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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Here is the short version... YES!!! Just put this HDD in the PS4 and it works beautifully. Be sure to get the PS4 firmware update on a USB storage device! You're going to need it.
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No, the PS3 will format the drive for you with no problems. Pretty much plug and play. I HIGHLY recommend backing up your original PS3 hard drive before swapping. Then, simply plug it in. It will format. Then restore your files. All will be well. It will not mess up your PS3. I tried using a solid state drive. That didn't work at all. Crashed a couple of times. Since I've used this drive...no problems. It works great. I was able to download and install DC Universe!!! Which took forever to download and install, but with this big a drive it was no problem at all.
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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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Actually this drive can be used perfectly fine with a PS3. I am currently using it as external memory for backup of any data as well as to watch movies on my TV after downloading them on my computer. The contents can be easily accessed if you simply go to any menu option such as Movies or Music on the PS3 and then pressing the Green Arrow on the PS3 controller to select the option "Display All". This will allow the PS3 to display all folders, instead of looking for Movies or Music in only the first folder of the drive and then giving you an error such as "No Information" or "No Files Located". After that you can just green arrow your way through the folders to find what you are looking for. Mind you however that while you are under the option Movies in the PS3 menu you will not be able to access Music while browsing the Folders on your My Book and vice-versa. Basically if you want to listen to Music stored on your My Book you would have to access the Music option on the PS3 menu, and then find the storage device and select Display All and go on from there. Same goes for everything else.
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I wouldn't recommend using this for a ps3 I'd go get an external bar drive for it. This is an internal and it could mess it up
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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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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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From what I've read, chances are you didn't download the right file from the Sony website. There are at least two different files. One of them is around 300MB-400MB (307MB to be exact), and there is another that is 859MB. You MUST download the 859MB file in order reinitialize the drive when you first install it into the PS4. This allows you to not only install the 1.51 update, but it also has system files, etc. for reinstalling the system software on a blank hard drive. If you download the smaller file, it would be like trying to download updates from Windows update and then installing them on a drive that doesn't have a copy of Windows installed. Even if those were the most recent updates, it obviously wouldn't work. Something else that may be happening is that your USB drive is not being recognized. This happens periodically with USB drives, and considering the extremely flawed design and placement of the USB ports on the PS4, this could be the issue as well. The last thing, which is probably the first thing you thought of, is the hard drive is defective. I was getting constant lockups and have just sent in an RMA for a replacement of this drive. DOA items aren't anything new, so I just figured that, instead of getting discouraged, I would try this drive again. The RMA process has also been smooth so far, so I recommend exchanging it if you can't get it to work otherwise. Good luck.
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just like you i'm not a tech savvy but this item is working perfect on my ps4and 1.5 tb is better than 1tb ;) (the 500gb from my ps4, I installed it on my ps3)
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Not sure what the drive specs are for the PS3, but if it uses a 2.5" drive like this one, then it should fit just fine.