HDD corruption, will it happen AGAIN !!!!

hey,

today i ps3 said that my ps3 hdd was corrupt WTF... anywayz i found a way to fix it but could it happen again?

btw it was on a upgraded HDD so atm i hav put the original 60BG HDD back in...

or should i just BUY another HDD...

thx.

i turned it on and it said the "hard disk's drive is corrupt it will now be restored" i clicked "X" and it went to 100% percent progess...

after this the same message came up again and again, i found a way to possibly fix it.

but i wanted to know could it possibly happen again or should i just buy another HDD?

yeah pinbot i hav heard lots of people hav the same problem too

thx for ya advice...

this happened to me but then it said "Hard Disk could not be restored"

then i lost my memory :(

i no...

i was quite pissed tbh.

I would buy another one, but it seems to be a frequent problem. It happened to my PS3 erasing all my save games and several of my friends have had it happen to them too. I have contacted Sony, but it is always the same **** again and again._Pinbot_

edit: if you don't know how... all you need is a $10 USB flash drive. That will be enough for your game saves. If you have family photos, music, etc.. you will need to invest in a USB harddrive.

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]I would buy another one, but it seems to be a frequent problem. It happened to my PS3 erasing all my save games and several of my friends have had it happen to them too. I have contacted Sony, but it is always the same **** again and again.EmperorSupreme

kk thx for ya help

i turned it on and it said the "hard disk's drive is corrupt it will now be restored" i clicked "X" and it went to 100% percent progess...

after this the same message came up again and again, i found a way to possibly fix it.

but i wanted to know could it possibly happen again or should i just buy another HDD?

shhbob

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]I would buy another one, but it seems to be a frequent problem. It happened to my PS3 erasing all my save games and several of my friends have had it happen to them too. I have contacted Sony, but it is always the same **** again and again.EmperorSupreme

edit: if you don't know how... all you need is a $10 USB flash drive. That will be enough for your game saves. If you have family photos, music, etc.. you will need to invest in a USB harddrive.

i saw a vid on youtube... sorry i cant remeber what one it was

anywayz it said click "X" when it says the HDD will be restored, and as soon as the progess bar comes up take the HDD out quickly while the progess is still on 0%,

then w8 for about a minute and a message will come up saying do u want to format the HDD put the HDD back in a click "X" again

although i havent tried it coz i am currently restoring my HDD and its taking about 3 1/2 hours...

i saw a vid on youtube... sorry i cant remeber what one it was

anywayz it said click "X" when it says the HDD will be restored, and as soon as the progess bar comes up take the HDD out quickly while the progess is still on 0%,

then w8 for about a minute and a message will come up saying do u want to format the HDD put the HDD back in a click "X" again

although i havent tried it coz i am currently restoring my HDD and its taking about 3 1/2 hours...

shhbob

@shhbob One more thing it looks like from your post you upgraded your Harddrive. It sounds like you got it fixed, but If it does die you don't need to buy a new one. Most reputable Harddrive manufacturers carry a three or five year warranty and most will do an exchange without any problems.EmperorSupreme

o right didnt know that thx for ya help...

@shhbob One more thing it looks like from your post you upgraded your Harddrive. It sounds like you got it fixed, but If it does die you don't need to buy a new one. Most reputable Harddrive manufacturers carry a three or five year warranty and most will do an exchange without any problems.EmperorSupreme

[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"]@shhbob One more thing it looks like from your post you upgraded your Harddrive. It sounds like you got it fixed, but If it does die you don't need to buy a new one. Most reputable Harddrive manufacturers carry a three or five year warranty and most will do an exchange without any problems._Pinbot_

so its the ps3 saving programme not the actual HDD

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"][QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"]@shhbob One more thing it looks like from your post you upgraded your Harddrive. It sounds like you got it fixed, but If it does die you don't need to buy a new one. Most reputable Harddrive manufacturers carry a three or five year warranty and most will do an exchange without any problems.shhbob

so its the ps3 saving programme not the actual HDD

[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"]@shhbob One more thing it looks like from your post you upgraded your Harddrive. It sounds like you got it fixed, but If it does die you don't need to buy a new one. Most reputable Harddrive manufacturers carry a three or five year warranty and most will do an exchange without any problems._Pinbot_

[QUOTE="shhbob"]

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"] The problem is not in the harddrive though, it works fine. It is the system that the PS3 uses to save games is very archaic and prone to failure. If he used the harddrive in his computer, it would work fine for the next 5 years. _Pinbot_

so its the ps3 saving programme not the actual HDD

yeah totally agree with the great system major flaw... i wish now they found the problem before they relesed the ps3 in the first place...

would hav saved a lot of hassel for a lot of people :(

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"][QUOTE="shhbob"]

so its the ps3 saving programme not the actual HDD

EmperorSupreme

lying who's lying, what getting confused... i anit talking about a system war i just wanna talk about HDD corruption and the problems with it

[QUOTE="shhbob"]

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"] The problem is not in the harddrive though, it works fine. It is the system that the PS3 uses to save games is very archaic and prone to failure. If he used the harddrive in his computer, it would work fine for the next 5 years. _Pinbot_

so its the ps3 saving programme not the actual HDD

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]I would buy another one, but it seems to be a frequent problem. It happened to my PS3 erasing all my save games and several of my friends have had it happen to them too. I have contacted Sony, but it is always the same **** again and again.EmperorSupreme

edit: if you don't know how... all you need is a $10 USB flash drive. That will be enough for your game saves. If you have family photos, music, etc.. you will need to invest in a USB harddrive.

you could also get a 32 gig usb flash drive adn avoid an external HDD... but i think they start getting realy expensive after around 8 gigs. i personally have a 4 gig flash drive that doesn't leave my ps3. before i finish playing, i quit the game and backup the save again. 2 or 3 seconds every time i finish over countless hours gone. seems an = trade off to me.

[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"][QUOTE="_Pinbot_"] From my understanding, yes. I actually added my last harddrive to my PC a week ago and it works fine. I have no motivation to play any more knowing that most likely I will lose all my save files... again. Such a great system with a major flaw.shhbob

lying who's lying, what getting confused... i anit talking about a system war i just wanna talk about HDD corruption and the problems with it

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't think you need to buy a new hard drive.

I've heard of this issue before but it's just your system doing a hard drive 'defragmentation', like computers. It's to sort of clean up your hard drive, organize it.

[QUOTE="shhbob"][QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"] I know you like to troll around in system wars, but flat out lying in the PS3 forums is getting a little extemeEmperorSupreme

lying who's lying, what getting confused... i anit talking about a system war i just wanna talk about HDD corruption and the problems with it

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't think you need to buy a new hard drive.

I've heard of this issue before but it's just your system doing a hard drive 'defragmentation', like computers. It's to sort of clean up your hard drive, organize it.

Amster_G

I don't think that "clean up" is the right term. I don't throw away all the items in my shop when I clean up.

[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"][QUOTE="shhbob"]

lying who's lying, what getting confused... i anit talking about a system war i just wanna talk about HDD corruption and the problems with it

_Pinbot_

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"]I would buy another one, but it seems to be a frequent problem. It happened to my PS3 erasing all my save games and several of my friends have had it happen to them too. I have contacted Sony, but it is always the same **** again and again.EmperorSupreme

edit: if you don't know how... all you need is a $10 USB flash drive. That will be enough for your game saves. If you have family photos, music, etc.. you will need to invest in a USB harddrive.

[QUOTE="_Pinbot_"][QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"]I was referring to Pinbot, the PS3 does not have a "major" flaw. You are not any more likely to lose HDD data on the PS3 than on any other system that is not backed up.seannn199

Well of course it will get corrupt if you turn it off during saves, that is comon knowledge. But that is not the case here. It is happening to people who use it normally and don't shut the system down during writing processes.