PS3 Hard Drive Upgrade Info

From what I understand, PS3 supports SATA 3Gb/s interface, but the question is if 7200 rpm drives have any adverse effects on PS3 operation or overheating.

From what I understand, PS3 supports SATA 3Gb/s interface, but the question is if 7200 rpm drives have any adverse effects on PS3 operation or overheating.

SoutheastSam

edit: make sure its SATA. and i did the research. best buy had the best price for a 500gb. tigerdirect for 250gb. also tigerdirect for an external to back it up.

From what I understand, PS3 supports SATA 3Gb/s interface, but the question is if 7200 rpm drives have any adverse effects on PS3 operation or overheating.

SoutheastSam

edit:...but im not sure about apple computers. you might not have that problem with a mac.

I'm good on that, I formatted my 'My Book' to FAT32 as soon as I got it. :D

I'm good on that, I formatted my 'My Book' to FAT32 as soon as I got it. :D

SoutheastSam

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From what I understand, PS3 supports SATA 3Gb/s interface, but the question is if 7200 rpm drives have any adverse effects on PS3 operation or overheating.

THE_BRUTALIZER

edit:...but im not sure about apple computers. you might not have that problem with a mac.

I think this is a big misunderstanding.

Upgraded my drive, after running the back up took the new drive out of the antistatic bag and put it directly into my PS3. Turned it on got a message saying the drive needed to be formatted and confirmed the format it rebooted then ran the recovery process. There is no need to be concerned with formatting the drive before putting it in your PS3.