Anyone upgrade the hard drive in their PS3 yet?

Seems pretty striaght forward.  The thing i dont get is how the machine gets the "GameOS" back on the HD after you put the new one in.  Is the PS3 frontend stored on flash RAM in the system or what?  Since there are no CDs with that stuff on it, I wonder.

i want to but forgot my psn password untill i figure out what it is ill get an hdd htijerina10

You don't need your PSN password to backup the data on the hard drive.

so all the games that i have bought can just be copied to the other hard drive or what?htijerina10

You can copy them to some form of flash media, wether it be a USB flash drive or a Pro Stick DUO, and then once you have finished formatting the new HDD you can load those files onto it.

Its fairly simple, and because I purchased the 20GB originally I choose to spend that extra $100 on a 160GB HDD... 

Nope. 60 gbs is just fine for me.Ultra-Alue

Exactly 

Nope. 60 gbs is just fine for me.Ultra-Alue

Same, don't know why you'd need more for a console. 

[QUOTE="Ultra-Alue"]Nope. 60 gbs is just fine for me.Tarmgar

Same, don't know why you'd need more for a console.

If you're only using the PS3 to play games ... What a Waste!

Do so while I watch my 1080p movies in Glory on my PS3 Harddrive,

MPEG formated. =)

*no I won't tell you where I get my 1080p movies. 

Not yet, but I will when I run out of space 

I still have my 60gb harddrive but I do have a 250gb external harddrive hooked up to my PS3.Mcortijo01

[QUOTE="Ultra-Alue"]Nope. 60 gbs is just fine for me.Tarmgar

Same, don't know why you'd need more for a console.

Because Sony claims that 60GB isn't enought. 

one day when i need more space.istylee

Same here, I saw one on newegg.com that was 160gb for $120. So I might be picking that up in the near future. 

[QUOTE="htijerina10"]so all the games that i have bought can just be copied to the other hard drive or what?jwat4

You can copy them to some form of flash media, wether it be a USB flash drive or a Pro Stick DUO, and then once you have finished formatting the new HDD you can load those files onto it.

Its fairly simple, and because I purchased the 20GB originally I choose to spend that extra $100 on a 160GB HDD...

The majority of the games you download can not be copied. Only game saves, videos, music, and pictures can be copied. You will need to log onto your name and redownload them from the store. If you have your password check on remember, even after you switch out your harddrive when you log back on your password should still be put in so you just have to click sign in.

im looking into getting a bigger one cuz i have tons of movies that are over 2 gig each. anyways would this one work fine? http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=264

[QUOTE="Mcortijo01"]I still have my 60gb harddrive but I do have a 250gb external harddrive hooked up to my PS3.deadmeat3171