installed a 320gb in my ps3 now what?

didnt you think to investigate this a bit yourself before installing the drive?geodisicdome

not really but a 320gb 2.5 harddrive 5400 rpm new for $50 couldn't pass this deal, it was just to good. and this will serve me well in the future.

not really but a 320gb 2.5 harddrive 5400 rpm new for $50 couldn't pass this deal, it was just to good. and this will serve me well in the future.kingofrome

So then you do know what you can do with it.

I didn't know you could just install any old hard drive in the PS3... news to me! I've been using a 200gb external drive plugged in through the USB port of my 60gb PS3 for my movies and stuff....

Do you just buy any old PC hard drive then and install away as you would with a PC? If so, I'm off to PC world tonight after work! lol

I didn't know you could just install any old hard drive in the PS3... news to me! I've been using a 200gb external drive plugged in through the USB port of my 60gb PS3 for my movies and stuff....

Do you just buy any old PC hard drive then and install away as you would with a PC? If so, I'm off to PC world tonight after work! lol

tidyspidey

Just about ant 2.5" hdd will work. Im not sure if theres a size limit or whatever, though.

[QUOTE="tidyspidey"]

I didn't know you could just install any old hard drive in the PS3... news to me! I've been using a 200gb external drive plugged in through the USB port of my 60gb PS3 for my movies and stuff....

Do you just buy any old PC hard drive then and install away as you would with a PC? If so, I'm off to PC world tonight after work! lol

Azurathe

Just about ant 2.5" hdd will work. Im not sure if theres a size limit or whatever, though.

one thing you forgot to mention and is VERY IMPORTANT. when you do buy a 2.5" hard drive, MAKE SURE IS SATA and not IDE.

[QUOTE="Azurathe"][QUOTE="tidyspidey"]

I didn't know you could just install any old hard drive in the PS3... news to me! I've been using a 200gb external drive plugged in through the USB port of my 60gb PS3 for my movies and stuff....

Do you just buy any old PC hard drive then and install away as you would with a PC? If so, I'm off to PC world tonight after work! lol

kingofrome

Just about ant 2.5" hdd will work. Im not sure if theres a size limit or whatever, though.

one thing you forgot to mention and is VERY IMPORTANT. when you do buy a 2.5" hard drive, MAKE SURE IS SATA and not IDE.

Sa-weet! cheers for that fellas. One rather massive HDD coming up! lol.

Apart from the physical install of the hardware, is there any software configuration involved, or will it just "plug and play" as it were?

Also don't forget that you need a laptop drive (so 2.5" drive) 3.5" will not fit inside the case...

Plus need a good micro driver to get the drive screw out...

Otherwise its really easy..

Backup

Stick in new drive and format

Restore

Enjoy...

[QUOTE="Azurathe"][QUOTE="tidyspidey"]

I didn't know you could just install any old hard drive in the PS3... news to me! I've been using a 200gb external drive plugged in through the USB port of my 60gb PS3 for my movies and stuff....

Do you just buy any old PC hard drive then and install away as you would with a PC? If so, I'm off to PC world tonight after work! lol

kingofrome

Just about ant 2.5" hdd will work. Im not sure if theres a size limit or whatever, though.

one thing you forgot to mention and is VERY IMPORTANT. when you do buy a 2.5" hard drive, MAKE SURE IS SATA and not IDE.

I wasnt even aware that there were/still are 2.5" IDE drives on the market. I Thought all laptop hdd's were SATA.

[QUOTE="geodisicdome"]didnt you think to investigate this a bit yourself before installing the drive?kingofrome

not really but a 320gb 2.5 harddrive 5400 rpm new for $50 couldn't pass this deal, it was just to good. and this will serve me well in the future.

$50 bucks? where?

[QUOTE="kingofrome"]

[QUOTE="geodisicdome"]didnt you think to investigate this a bit yourself before installing the drive?ktkiller626

not really but a 320gb 2.5 harddrive 5400 rpm new for $50 couldn't pass this deal, it was just to good. and this will serve me well in the future.

$50 bucks? where?

zipzoomfly.com but the deal is over now. i believe the have a 200gb for this price but is a faster drive (7200rpm)

Also don't forget that you need a laptop drive (so 2.5" drive) 3.5" will not fit inside the case...

Plus need a good micro driver to get the drive screw out...

Otherwise its really easy..

Backup

Stick in new drive and format

Restore

Enjoy...

Oxymandias

are you sure? cause i used a regular standard size screwdrive without any problem, turn the screwdriver slowly and push it down hard until you loose it up.

To all of you, THIS DOES NOT VOID WARRANTY.

If your in Europe you could buy a PlayTV and record TV programs... That's what I do on my 320gb Permium PS3..Oxymandias

PlayTV is only out in the UK as far as I know? Atleast it isn't out in Scandinavia yet.