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How to turn your PS3 into a 500 gigabyte beast.

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on 12-30-2009 at 12:54 PM (871 Views)
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Now I just want to start this by saying I own both systems and am glad I do. However, you have to love Sony for including such an easy, no hastle option to swap out your hard drive.

I was up against the storage wall with my 80 gigabyte orginal hard drive and really didn't want to start deleting things off of my hard drive just to keep a buffer. My solution? I went to my local Best Buy and picked up a 500 gigabyte laptop hard drive. If you think that it would be a hastle to do this, never fear, its a snap.

1. Using the backup utility in the xmb, back up your ps3 data to an external hard drive.
2. Swap out the drives (making sure your ps3 is unplugged)
3. Turn on your ps3 and follow the instructions displayed on-screen.
4. Using the restore option in your xmb, restore all of the data you backed up from your other hard drive.
5. Enjoy.

The only thing I would say is that the back up and restore portions of this process may require an hour or two each, but its worth it.

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Updated 01-02-2010 at 09:39 PM by KiLLAxMAHN

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  1. KiLLAxMAHN - 12-30-2009 01:17 PM
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    How much did you pay for your 500gb HD and what brand? I can't seem to use up my 80gb even with 10gb dedicated to Linux. Making videos using EyeCreate uses a lot of space.
  2. wrath-x- - 12-30-2009 01:59 PM
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    100 bucks for a western digital scorpio blue. I have 10 gigs dedicated to rockband alone.....a qore subscription, videos from eyecreate, and over 20 psn titles, not to mention all of the game files you get with bluray. Remember, I have over 20 ps3 games.
  3. KiLLAxMAHN - 12-30-2009 02:01 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by wrath-x-
    100 bucks for a western digital scorpio blue. I have 10 gigs dedicated to rockband alone.....a qore subscription, videos from eyecreate, and over 20 psn titles, not to mention all of the game files you get with bluray. Remember, I have over 20 ps3 games.
    Nice, i might get it later.
  4. Night_Diablo - 12-30-2009 04:29 PM
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    Very nice. Whats the RPM on that thing? I hear you can cut loading times by a few seconds depending how fast it is.

    I need to upgrade my hard drive. I have like 2 gigs left on mine and i use the 40gig model. More space is always nice.

    500 gigs might be to much for me though i was thinking maybe 250 gigs would be enough for me.

    Edit: Never mind i found the specs here
    Updated 12-30-2009 at 06:18 PM by Night_Diablo
  5. TallyHo - 01-01-2010 06:02 AM
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    I slapped a 320gig into mine a while back, it is great Sony did a very good thing when they decided that was the way to go.
  6. KiLLAxMAHN - 01-01-2010 07:31 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by TallyHo
    I slapped a 320gig into mine a while back, it is great Sony did a very good thing when they decided that was the way to go.
    How much space have you used on your HHD? or how much is left?
  7. Hitman-Merc - 01-01-2010 11:12 PM
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    this is it
  8. TallyHo - 01-02-2010 04:37 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by KiLLAxMAHN
    How much space have you used on your HHD? or how much is left?
    About 200gig used, I load films on it so I can play them via. remote play and I use Play TV so my PS3 is a PVR as well.
  9. Swill - 03-03-2010 11:58 PM
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    Are there any specific requirements that need to be met in terms of compatability with the PS3 on a purchased Laptop HD or no?
  10. KiLLAxMAHN - 03-04-2010 12:28 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swill
    Are there any specific requirements that need to be met in terms of compatability with the PS3 on a purchased Laptop HD or no?
    Any 2.5" Laptop HD will work. Just to be safe do a little research and you will be fine.
  11. Swill - 03-05-2010 02:04 PM
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    Thank you sir!
  12. leftwingloc19 - 06-23-2010 01:06 PM
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    i have 320 in mine .. i took out the one when to best buy and showed them it ... that nerd squad there know right away which i needed