PS3 Hard Drive Upgrade - Anyone done it yet? - Page 6 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

eclipz · 2009-12-16, 04:41 PM

^ Yes, you can back up to to a memory stick or SD Card.

dannyo013 · 2010-03-29, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asif9t9

Okay, so I bought today a 160GB Western Digital. 5400rpm, 8mb. It's the WD1600BEVS. $90 and it came with a 2.5" external enclosure. This way I can do something with the 40GB when I take it out.

I'm wondering. I know that before you flip the drives, you need to run the backup software. But that means you need to introduce a third storage medium. ie. another external drive.

Is this correct, or is there a way to do it with just the 40Gb inside the PS3 and the new 160GB drive?

You may not be able to just copy over your save information, but you should be able to copy the save info to your external, copy it to your PC, then copy it to the 40GB external and then restore on the ps3.

99semaj · 2010-03-30, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eclipz

Just finished my upgrade to 320 last week. Yes the formatted size is 298, but the usable is 263. At least this is what I had before I did the Restore, so nothing was on the HDD yet.

Sigh...wish I had read this thread before I did the upgrade. I was baffled as to how a 320GB drive could end up with only 263GB free (that's a reserved space bigger than the entire original drive!). Anyhow, I thought a "full format" might yield a better result. Now I get to wait 18 hours just to get the same 263 GB

Also, the backup to an external USB drive would not work (apparently a common problem) so I also lost all my save data in the process

Blackloz · 2010-07-30, 12:41 AM

I upgraded today to a 500GB drive and while it was very easy to do it was also hard. I had the original 60GB hdd in there and I managed to strip all 4 of the screws holding the hdd in the slip case. I was even using the proper size screwdriver. I finally went and got the needle nose pliers and was able to get it done. I was only going to get the 320GB but I found that the 500GB was on sale for the same price and just in time too as I only had about 400MB of space left. All in all I am very happy with it.

Shiningblade · 2010-07-30, 05:27 PM

@Blackloz, what was your system version before you upgraded?

You inspired me to finally get it done and I cannot get the drive to format, I was at 3.41.

It seems that I am not alone, it looks like it is a common issue.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1...-HDD-Upgraders

http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/P.../td-p/45984903

At least I can revert back to my previous disk (which I already put back once to make sure my system was not bricked) and I guess I will have to wait until there is a fix.

That was a waste of 6 hours...

Cheers

Blackloz · 2010-07-30, 11:07 PM

I had a 60GB version 3.40 and I DID NOT update to 3.41 until after I installed the 500GB hdd. I updated to 3.41 today and it all went fine. I had read about the trouble and thought it best not to update until after.

Shiningblade · 2010-08-03, 01:25 PM

Sony have replaced the 3.41 update file with a corrected version. I am in the process of restoring my old data as I type.

Cheers

hugh · 2010-12-28, 08:55 AM

My son got Gran Turismo for Christmas and our PS3 ran out of space.

Bought a 500GB Western Digital Drive for $68. Backed up the data. Swapped the drives (which took all of five minutes). Restored data.

Result after restore was 365GB of remaining storage.

Yahoo.

rlb · 2011-01-01, 09:09 PM

I did the same thing last week. My 80Gb was almost out of space so I found a 640Gb for 49.99 and swapped it out. It was surprising easy.
I put the old 80Gb in an enclosure so it didn't go to waste.

hugh · 2011-01-02, 09:12 AM

For anyone wondering, I used the article in Link #1. Like some others, I highly recommend making sure you have the right size screwdriver. IN addition, press hard while trying to loosen the screws so you don't strip them.

rlb · 2011-01-02, 03:22 PM

For backing up I found a free tool call Fat32Formatter that I used on a spare 250Gb external drive since the PS3 won't read NTFS formatted drives. Worked like a charm.

timmy1 · 2011-01-20, 07:35 AM

I replaced the stock 320GB hard drive in my laptop with a new SSD so I swapped the laptop drive into my 40GB PS3 last night. The first time through I ran into an error during the restore process (code 800283F0), but after a bit of searching I found the solution to the problem. Apparently some game data can cause the restore process to fail. So, I had to reinstall the original 40GB and delete some old demos. After that the process went smoothly. It was a PITA to have to go through everything twice though. Apparently this issue has been around for years but Sony obviously hasn't gotten around to fixing it yet.

Tezster · 2011-01-22, 06:05 PM

I went through the PS3 HDD upgrade last night (bought a 7200rpm 320GB HDD that was on sale). The backup took an hour and the restore 90 minutes to copy about 30gb of data - definitely longer than I expected. Encountered a couple of glitches along the way. The first one was running into a "The system software cannot be run correctly. Press the PS button to try to restart the system" message after installing the new HDD, with no option of formatting/initializing the disk. Found out I had to download the latest firmware and manually update the PS3 via a USB stick to fix it.

Once that was taken care of and the restore completed, I was checking to make sure all my savegames, music, DLCs were copied over. Most of them were, but I found all my Rock Band I songs missing from my RB2 song list. Went into the PSN store, re-downloaded the RB activation key, checked RB2 one more time and this time all the songs were there.

Took about 3.5 hours from start to finish, but most of it spent watching TV during the backup/restore/OS install

linmar · 2011-11-02, 07:57 PM

I am really planning on upgrading my ps3's hard drive probably next week. I am not sure though if they are using a 2.5 or a 3.5 inch hard drive, can anyone help me here? I am pretty familiar with how to pull it off and I am very much exposed to doing it on computers so it would never be a problem. I am planning to plug-in a 1tb or at least a 500gb hard drive and see if it works.

Eluder · 2011-11-02, 11:11 PM

It's a 2.5" drive, no way there would be a 3.5" drive in there unless the PS3 was much much bigger.

2010-12-28, 08:55 AM	#83
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	My son got Gran Turismo for Christmas and our PS3 ran out of space. Bought a 500GB Western Digital Drive for $68. Backed up the data. Swapped the drives (which took all of five minutes). Restored data. Result after restore was 365GB of remaining storage. Yahoo. __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

2011-01-02, 09:12 AM	#85
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	For anyone wondering, I used the article in Link #1. Like some others, I highly recommend making sure you have the right size screwdriver. IN addition, press hard while trying to loosen the screws so you don't strip them. __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

2011-01-22, 06:05 PM	#88
Tezster Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,984	I went through the PS3 HDD upgrade last night (bought a 7200rpm 320GB HDD that was on sale). The backup took an hour and the restore 90 minutes to copy about 30gb of data - definitely longer than I expected. Encountered a couple of glitches along the way. The first one was running into a "The system software cannot be run correctly. Press the PS button to try to restart the system" message after installing the new HDD, with no option of formatting/initializing the disk. Found out I had to download the latest firmware and manually update the PS3 via a USB stick to fix it. Once that was taken care of and the restore completed, I was checking to make sure all my savegames, music, DLCs were copied over. Most of them were, but I found all my Rock Band I songs missing from my RB2 song list. Went into the PSN store, re-downloaded the RB activation key, checked RB2 one more time and this time all the songs were there. Took about 3.5 hours from start to finish, but most of it spent watching TV during the backup/restore/OS install __________________ My Living Room HT setup

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2009-12-16, 04:41 PM	#76
eclipz Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 106	^ Yes, you can back up to to a memory stick or SD Card.

2010-07-30, 12:41 AM	#79
Blackloz Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Regina,SK & Plentywood MT Posts: 853	I upgraded today to a 500GB drive and while it was very easy to do it was also hard. I had the original 60GB hdd in there and I managed to strip all 4 of the screws holding the hdd in the slip case. I was even using the proper size screwdriver. I finally went and got the needle nose pliers and was able to get it done. I was only going to get the 320GB but I found that the 500GB was on sale for the same price and just in time too as I only had about 400MB of space left. All in all I am very happy with it.

2010-07-30, 05:27 PM	#80
Shiningblade Join Date: May 2008 Location: Capital of the Great White North Posts: 252	@Blackloz, what was your system version before you upgraded? You inspired me to finally get it done and I cannot get the drive to format, I was at 3.41. It seems that I am not alone, it looks like it is a common issue. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1...-HDD-Upgraders http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/P.../td-p/45984903 At least I can revert back to my previous disk (which I already put back once to make sure my system was not bricked) and I guess I will have to wait until there is a fix. That was a waste of 6 hours... Cheers

2010-07-30, 11:07 PM	#81
Blackloz Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Regina,SK & Plentywood MT Posts: 853	I had a 60GB version 3.40 and I DID NOT update to 3.41 until after I installed the 500GB hdd. I updated to 3.41 today and it all went fine. I had read about the trouble and thought it best not to update until after.

2010-08-03, 01:25 PM	#82
Shiningblade Join Date: May 2008 Location: Capital of the Great White North Posts: 252	Sony have replaced the 3.41 update file with a corrected version. I am in the process of restoring my old data as I type. Cheers

2011-01-01, 09:09 PM	#84
rlb Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 316	I did the same thing last week. My 80Gb was almost out of space so I found a 640Gb for 49.99 and swapped it out. It was surprising easy. I put the old 80Gb in an enclosure so it didn't go to waste.

2011-01-02, 03:22 PM	#86
rlb Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 316	For backing up I found a free tool call Fat32Formatter that I used on a spare 250Gb external drive since the PS3 won't read NTFS formatted drives. Worked like a charm.

2011-01-20, 07:35 AM	#87
timmy1 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 258	I replaced the stock 320GB hard drive in my laptop with a new SSD so I swapped the laptop drive into my 40GB PS3 last night. The first time through I ran into an error during the restore process (code 800283F0), but after a bit of searching I found the solution to the problem. Apparently some game data can cause the restore process to fail. So, I had to reinstall the original 40GB and delete some old demos. After that the process went smoothly. It was a PITA to have to go through everything twice though. Apparently this issue has been around for years but Sony obviously hasn't gotten around to fixing it yet.

2011-11-02, 07:57 PM	#89
linmar Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	I am really planning on upgrading my ps3's hard drive probably next week. I am not sure though if they are using a 2.5 or a 3.5 inch hard drive, can anyone help me here? I am pretty familiar with how to pull it off and I am very much exposed to doing it on computers so it would never be a problem. I am planning to plug-in a 1tb or at least a 500gb hard drive and see if it works.

2011-11-02, 11:11 PM	#90
Eluder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,446	It's a 2.5" drive, no way there would be a 3.5" drive in there unless the PS3 was much much bigger.