How do you change the harddrive on a PS3?
The PS3’s hard drive is fixed to a metal plate using four little screws on its underside. You’ll need to remove all four to change your old PS3 hard drive for your new one. When you’ve swapped the drives, screw the screws back in and re-seat the hard drive in the console.
Can I swap HDD from one PS3 to another?
Once a HDD has been formatted by a PS3, it “belongs” to that system. If it is relocated to a new PS3, the formatting must take place again. It’s stupid and annoying! The only way to move your data to another system is to do a system back up and then restore into the new PS3.
What happens if you put a hard drive from and old PS3 into a replacement?
Yes and no; the had drive type is the same, the hard drive will physically work in the new device. However, PS3 hard drives are encrypted, so if you just move the drive into a new PS3 the drive won’t actually work; you’ll have to reformat it.
What type of hard drive is in a PS3?
2.5-inch SATA hard drives
The PlayStation 3 is designed to run with 9.5mm high, 2.5-inch SATA hard drives – the exact same models found in most modern laptop computers. As SATA is effectively an open standard, you can pair your PS3 with any device that uses the interface.
Can I just swap hard drives?
Replacing a hard drive is a pretty easy task that anyone can complete with a little help. In other words, don’t worry—you can do this! You might not really need to replace your hard drive if it’s just a storage capacity issue that you’re having.
Are all PS3 hard drives compatible?
The PS3 is compatible with just about any 2.5-inch SATA notebook hard disk. Both 5400- and 7200-RPM drives should work fine. The physical size of the hard disk is important because it has to fit the PS3’s 2.5-inch drive tray.
How to reformat my PS3 hard drive?
Part 1: How to Format a PS3 HDD on PC or Mac?
How to intsall an external hard drive to a PS3?
Plug the hard drive into your computer. You’ll do this using the USB cable that came with your external hard drive.
How to repair a PS3 disk drive?
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Can the PS3 function without a hard drive?
The only model of ps3 that can play games without hard drive is the superslim 12gb with an integrated emmc of 12gb seen as an hard drive. The only model of ps3 that can play games without hard drive is the superslim 12gb with an integrated emmc of 12gb seen as an hard drive.