man to bad u cant do this on the 360 i need more space but i dont want 2 buy a $180 120gb storage drive

I am soooo doing this on my 60GB! 250GB or nothing for me. Thanks GameSpot! And awesome thanks to Kaddasi, because I'll probably get the same drive as you, to stay on the safe side! It seems like you're happy with it, and since I don't know much about this stuff, I'll follow your advice.

Screws aren't gonna affect the machine, but it hold junk. And it likely you can buy screws any size at the local hardware store around the corner.

what if the screws are stripped ?

where are we gonna buy the new one

1ki az bache ha mige 2.5 cgerteh
omran nist
hdd 2.5 = 6.5 cm ???????

format HDD ps3 = form NTFS pc ??????

Your welocme guys
I just wanted to share my experience with you.

cool

Great reason to insult the guy. Your post had less merit. Kaddasi at least added his experience of the related subject. You just kicked him. Comments like yours devilman539, are whats wrong with the internet.

Thanks for your stuff Kaddasi, at least you were more relevant than either devilman539, or myself.

Umm gee thanx Kaddasi for the info thats ALREADY in the article....wow...dense..

very good

I have to admit, this is an amazing feature for Sony to include, and it beats the pants off of the 360's storage system.

Good move by Sony to make the drives user replaceable without voiding warranty

You can add a 3.5(desktop) harddrive with This: http://tinyurl.com/2ul7p5

Ok Guys I'm baaaaaack as I promised , Finally, I upgarded my PS3 HDD to 250GB. and I will pass my great experience to all of you.

But before I start Elaborating , I just want to WARN you (YOU HAVE TO USE THE Phillips-head ScrewDriver or Similar one)...... in my case I used (Phillips-head ScrewDriver) OK,,,,,,,

Here I will explain all the steps I went through.

1) get your self an External Hard drive to backup your original PS3 HDD.

in my case I used.......... (((MAXTOR ONETOUCH III, MINI EDITION 80GB, FAT32)))

make sure your External Hard Drive is (((FAT32 File System Mode))) or your PS3 wont Recognize it. If it's not,,,,,,, it's easy,,,,,,, just convert it to FAT32 (file system) By Partitiion Magice.

2) Turn On your PS3,,,,,, plug in your External HD and your PS3 will automatically recognize it as another storage device.

3) From the home menu, select (Settings) >>>>> then >>>>> select (System Settings)

>>>>> then >>>>> select (Backup Utility) >>>>> then >>>>> select (Back Up)

PS3 will ask you if you want to backup your data into External Hard Drive,,,,

Select YES,,,,,,,,,

In my case, since I didn't have a lot of data, the whole process took about 10 munites.

OK ,,,,,,,,, the system has backup all the data including my Login information plus the password.........

4) Turn off your PS3.........put your PS3 on its side, remove the small plastic cover on the hard drive bay, and then unscrew the blue screw that holds the hard drive in place. Lift up the small metal tab, slide the drive to your right, and then pull out. Now remove the small screws on the side of the metal tray that carries your current SERIAL ATA 2.5" drive.

OK guys ,,,,, I know you all want to ask me which HDD did I upgard my PS3 with.

OK here is the Details of my new PS3 Hard Disk Drive.....

* Western Digital Scorpio 2.5-inch SATA Notebook Hard Drive.

* Model Number: WD2500BEVS.

* 250 GB storage capacity.

* 5400 RPM spindle speed SATA interface.

* 8 MB buffer.

* Average Seek Time: 12.5 ms.

* 150 MBps Data transfer Rate.

In my case, the reason that had me to go with this HDD ,, it has a massive capacity, so I won't be worry about the space to fill with a lot of music, pictures, PlayStation Network Games and Demos , also this particular HDD has more great reviews @ www.newegg.com

In the end it’s your demand , you choice the one you want and suite your needs ,,,from my point of view, both Seagate 160 GB HDD and WD 250 GB HDD are great and Suitable for your PS3.

P.S. do not forget that, the must important thing is the HDD shoud be 5400 RPM, if you ask me why? my answer would be the technical wise that PS3 has been made for.

OK, Now after you get to step 4........Place the new 250 GB drive in the metal tray, reverse the process with the screws, slide it back into the PS3, and put back the blue screw along with the plastic covering of the hard drive enclosure.

5) trun on your PS3,,,, your PS3 will recognize and identify the new HDD, it will ask you to format it, Select (YES),,,,,,,,then,,,,,,, your PS3 will restart.

6) New....plug in your plug in your External HDD,, Once Again,,, your PS3 will recognize it as usual.

7)From the home menu, select (Settings) >>>>> then >>>>> select (System Settings)

>>>>> then >>>>> select (Backup Utility) >>>>> then >>>>> select (Restore)

PS3 will ask you if you want to Restore your data from External Hard Drive,,,,

Select YES,,,,,,,,,

In My Case,,,,, ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my data went back to where I left them,
My Login Information was backed up.
My flOw Game was backed up
My Pictures too.
My Heavenly Sword Demo was Backed up as well.
My Grand Turismo HD too
My Music went back to its place as well.

I checked every thing I had before and after, I could not find and Difference.

OK ,,,,,,,, Now you would ask me, how is the new Hard Drive?,

and I would respond,
I love it ,
Very quiet, even I can't hear it.
I notice that It's also slightly faster at loading my PS3's files than the previous one.
I notice PS3 held in reserve about 27 GB , I guess for the PS3 system.
I notice the format took few GBs I guess for Master file table.
I notice 202GB left for me ,,,,,,,

Still I'm very happy with this Experimental I went through ,,,,,,,,

last but not least, I hope my comment can help you get through the upgrade progression.

Please feel free to ask me,,,,

Someone please tell me where are they buying the right hard drives and what storage device is the right one to use.

lol il only get a biger one if my 60 gb runs out

ive got the hard drive.................but im missing something...................... o yea a ps3!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent. Very good to know about this before purchasing as it may change option.

Is there some kind of problem with using an external hard drive with the PS3? It might be easier to just get one and hook it up with USB. Save you the trouble of opening it up and everything. Then again, I see how it could be fun to open up and modify the PS3 from the inside. Whatever makes you happy...

@ Echo13791

Nice hard drive. That's the same drive I got for my laptop. The 120 gb that came out of it was a Seagate similar to the PS3's drive. =)

Flynn

Upgraded mine about a week ago with a 120 gb hard drive liberated from my Acer laptop (it was swapped for a 160 gb drive). Had no problems with replacing the drive or restoring the backup. I did have problems putting the original 60 gb hard drive in an external case and getting the PS3 to power up and read the drive. It would work fine on the computer, but not on the PS3. A 120 gb hard drive in the same case worked just fine, so I'm not certain what the deal is.

Fortunately, I had another 60 gb drive (PATA), so I still have a decent backup/Linux stuff drive.

@ alexandreps3 "I want to change my ps3's hdd and i want to know if the ps3's inicial hdd is 5400 rpm or 7200, and can i put any hdd of notebooks? I mean, both 5400 and 7200 rpm? What sould i buy?"

Either one is fine. 7200 rpm will be slightly faster than the 5400 rpm, but costs more for the same amount of storage. Any brand of hard drive should work as long as it is a SATA 2.5 inch notebook hard drive. Most drives will come with between 2 and 16 mb of onboard cache. More is better, but don't break your budget to buy 16 mb if all you can afford is a drive with a 2 mb cache. =)

BTW - the internal drive from my PS3 was a 5400 rpm Seagate drive.

Flynn

im happy with my 60gb at the min ill probs get it nxt year

At the mo i think i'm happy with 60gig...

For those who want to make sure they have the right product, Here are the technical details for Seagate 160 GB HDD,

* Seagate 2.5-inch SATA Notebook Hard Drive. * Model Number: ST9160821AS.
* 160 GB storage capacity.
* 5400 RPM spindle speed SATA interface. * 8 MB buffer. * Average Seek Time: 12.5 ms. * 150 MBps Data transfer Rate.

Two of my friends upgraded their PS3 to this particular 160 GB HDD, and their feedback was amazing. I ordered one for my PS3 and as soon as I upgrade my PS3, I will give me feedback to you guys.

Windows XP has a 2Tb limit on FAT32 drives. The 32Gb limit is from older versions of Windows.

btw, the original HD is 5400 rpm to answer ur question. And yes, 8 mb is important. But as the article said, go big, at least 120 GB. Here is what i bought, very nice deal. This is what i got http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136071

yeah, i am currently backing up my files and once thats done I will replace my old 60 GB HD with my new 160 GB

I can just use a seagate model?
Do i have to buy a 8mb hdd?

Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to change my ps3's hdd and i want to know if the ps3's inicial hdd is 5400 rpm or 7200, and can i put any hdd of notebooks? I mean, both 5400 and 7200 rpm? What sould i buy?
Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have a Mac with OS X you can format the external drive with FAT32 without the 32GB Limits that XP imposes. You can format it up to the capacity (tested up to 500GB, but could be more). Also in Win 95/98/ME the limit is 127.x GB. I am not sure why MS imposes this limit, when the theoretical max is 8TB, considering they developed it for crimineys sake. Oh wait I know why, they want to force you into using NTFS. I think most would use NTFS anyway as it is far superior, but still give the choice for situations like these. As a side note, Western Digital drives seem to have an issue writing data passed 128GB in OS X, even if the drive is formated with higher capacity. They are apparently working on it...

MC_RAPTOR there are a couple of trade to public places in manchester and bolton sacn international is the one in bolton and micro direct is the one in manchester both have very good prices.

it's all about competition

I know this has been discussed, but 7200 rpm vs 5400 rpm, is this true????
1. 7200 has more options for larger hdd's 2. 7200 runs hotter and may over heat your ps3 3. frame rates can be affected if playing video from hdd 4. there could be more of a chance for corrupted data cause the ps3 is expecting 5400
If the rpm has no effect on these issues please let me know.

ı love Ur technıch

I'll have to ask for a 160 GB Seagate for Christmas, I want to have all the memory I can when the PS3 really starts rolling next year.

if theres a 500 gb id buy that gotta go big
then id have 620 gb love my external

nice. i'll get that 350gig eventually, unless a bigger one comes out in the near future

DADA_007

The answer is no.

Sweet!

PS3 20GB + new drive = affordable PS3

Hey any body tell me please My Question is"Can We able to Copy BD Discs Full Games in our Ps3 HDD like Ninja Giden Sigma The Darkness or many other games?

mark_unix sais.
"replacing the HDD on the xbox360 with a standard 2.5" drive "like the PS3" gets you banned from Xbox live..."

1. i didnt know you could do that 2. why would microsoft care? 3. that really sucks

I just upgraded mine today, my HDD arrived in the post this morning and took about 10 mins to back up files and install the new HDD. Now i have more than the 360 elites 120GB! I have 160GB! MWAHAHAHAHA!!! anyway if any one wants to know the specific HDD that i used (which works perfectly) send me a message kk (i got it from amazon for £65 + £4 p+p)

LexLas:
1. 7200 vs 5400 is not a very big difference for load times.
2. You would have to be a super moron to catch a virus from a purchased hard drive, that's why the PS3 formats the drive before installing it's OS. 3. Stop wondering, go read a Wiki.

Ive had a 20GB, a 60GB, and now an 80GB, ive had to change my account 4 times now, and im not doing it again just to get another 100GB of memory, my 80GB will do me just fine.

Interesting I wonder if you can get them on Ebay ? And I also wonder if you can catch a virus ? And will it mess up your psp ? does it have virus protection ? I wonder if 7200 makes a difference when playing and loading and saving ? I wonder ?

I cant wait to get a PS3 .

Has anyone tried with a 7200? Does it work well? I mean if I am going to upgrade I'd like to go faster and that would be where the 7200 would shine. I know a lot of reviews are saying 7200 is hardly faster, but if you look at Hitatchi's newest drive it preforms amazingly so that's what I want to use. If anyone has used a 7200 or can give me some more information please PM me!!!! Thanks!!!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3201424&sku;=H450-6020

my 500 gb external drive works on my ps3. so i think i am covered.