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Today I upgraded my 80GB HDD to a nice 640GB.
Wasn't too hard, had to have the latest firmware update on a USB but that was no biggie.
Backing up and restoring took 2 hours a piece.
Haha. That's right Space Core, that's right.
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OK so too tired to try anymore tonight.
Swapped my old 40gb HDD for a new 500gb HDD. Blue screw came out with pliers.
Tried to turn the PS3 back on and get the YLOD. 
Looked at the external HDD I thought had copied the data onto but it has the PS3 folder and then is empty.
What do I do now? I know I am a bit of a derp.
Should I put the latest firmware onto the external drive in the update folder and connect it to the PS3?
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| BurnZ wrote: | Today I upgraded my 80GB HDD to a nice 640GB.
Wasn't too hard, had to have the latest firmware update on a USB but that was no biggie.
Backing up and restoring took 2 hours a piece.
Haha. That's right Space Core, that's right. |
I wanna upgrade mine (60GB) to 500GB.
My question is how do you transfer the PSN games and game saves from old HDD to new one? External HDD? Would USB stick work?
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Not sure about PSN games but some game saves are locked if you will try to USB stick it (has to be FAT format). Is having a full backup of your current 60GB to a FAT32 portable HDD an option?
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So it has to be FAT32 portable/ external HDD? I don't wanna lose my Oddworld PSN games
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Yeah, it doesn't accept NTFS (Windows File System format).
Is redownloading PSN purchased item a feasible option if you don't have a spare large external drive?
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Is the any guides/reviews that show which brands/models of HDD would run the best on a ps3, like hdds that run cooler than others, vibrate less etc..
I remember reading that the hitachi 7k500 500gb 7200rpm 16mb cache ran well as it ran cooler than its competitors at the time, but i can't find the article anywhere anymore (unless i imagined the whole thing)
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Would installing a fast 7200rpm drive improve loading for games that require installation?
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| Pagan's Mind wrote: | | Would installing a fast 7200rpm drive improve loading for games that require installation? |
For most stuff the difference is negligible, but KZ2 seems a lot faster
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is there even any 1tbs that fit inside the slim ? if so what exzact model*s* do i need to be looking for ?
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from what i hear there like 1mil to thick on top - thats coming from both the stores that sell them and a few other places but so far no one has said " yea this one will fit " so yea its driving me bat crazy lol
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For everyone else... WD have two 1TB 2.5" drives
WD10JPVT 5400rpm
WD10TPVT 5200rpm
First is 9.5 mm high, second is 12.5 mm high. I'm guessing it's the latter that will not fit in a PS3.
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well thx to grims , glad i grabbed it when i did got it for $139 but its $309 now 
https://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Data-Storage/Internal-Hard-Drives/25-Internal-Hard-Drives/WD10JPVT
once installed i had 828gbs now that iv restored the back up i now have about 540gbs the back up contained 230gbs and im guessing the 40gbs of play tv recordings made the process slow as it took more then 24 hours druing which time my PS3 got very hot suffice to say install times seem fine but dl times are a bit slower  read a few comments on the front page of this thread i think , i don't need a jumper or something do i ? feels some what slower then the old 7200 drive i used to have ...
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Download times will not be affected by the new HDD, disc write speed is much faster than download speed by a considerable margin.
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Got a new laptop for work the other week which had a 750GB drive in it, replaced it with an SSD today through work as well. My boss said he doesn't care what I do with the other drive... Straight into the PS3 it'll go. 
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