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Technical Playstation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V6, General PS3 Q&A and Technical Discussion

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Deswin
post Sep 25 2010, 04:44 PM

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if u wanna dun wanna update, u cant use most features on ps3 eg. ps store, ps home, and also multiplayer gaming..

if ur "waiting" dun wanna update.. better to get an xbox 360 instead
Deswin
post Sep 25 2010, 09:03 PM

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its not worth to get expensive HDMI cable.. no difference in quality.. get a rm20 also will be good
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post Sep 27 2010, 04:55 PM

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i newly bought by DS3.. when i pair it with my ps3, 2 lights blinking at the port indicator.. normally is 1 light blink.. what does it mean?


Added on September 27, 2010, 5:27 pmhttp://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-Updates/Firmware-3-50-killed-my-Dualshock-3/td-p/46197801/page/2

came across this

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post Sep 27 2010, 08:06 PM

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i newly bought by DS3.. when i pair it with my ps3, 2 lights blinking at the port indicator.. normally is 1 light blink.. what does it mean?
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post Sep 27 2010, 08:30 PM

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yea it can pair but when unplug it then cant used d.. seems that many pp got ths problem after updating 3.50

http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlaySta...3/td-p/46197801

any idea how could i solve it?
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post Sep 27 2010, 08:50 PM

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yea tried that already.. b4 i came across its actually the update giving prob, i thought it was the ds3 defect.. so i went to change it frm where i bought.. but now again still same.. i asked the seller he said its ori n looks ori to me also.. theres some pp also had problems with their DS3 which bought frm amazon which is ori
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post Sep 27 2010, 09:17 PM

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post Oct 17 2010, 07:43 PM

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i got a 3.5" external 1TB hard disk.. can hook up to my ps3? will my ps3 detect it? can it support till 1TB? do i need to format it from my ps3 before using?
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post Oct 17 2010, 07:58 PM

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QUOTE(dark_heart07 @ Oct 17 2010, 07:45 PM)
format it to FAT32 and ur ps3 can detect it.
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now my hdd is NTFS.. so it wont be able to detect unless format to FAT32?

once format to FAT32 will it able to detect up to 1TB?
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post Oct 17 2010, 08:21 PM

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once i formatted to FAT32..

next time when wanna use as internal hdd in pc must format back to NTFS or just leave it FAT32?


Added on October 17, 2010, 8:53 pmi have mp4 files up to 10GB each.. will my ps3 able to read it once i formatted the hard disk to FAT 32? came across that fat32 doesn't support more than 4GB



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post Oct 17 2010, 11:34 PM

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QUOTE(valkjr @ Oct 17 2010, 11:14 PM)
nope, FAT32 can only read max 4Gb per file, so your 10Gb per file ( movie) is not going to be read by the ps3. Break up your files into 3 or 4 parts then lo
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if using 2.5" external hard disk also read maximum 4 GB per file?
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post Oct 18 2010, 04:10 AM

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cant seem to work swissknife in vista even under compatibility mode also.. i heard that it can only create partition up to 32GB not more than that?

any other 3rd party software to format to fat32 for 1TB capacity?
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post Oct 18 2010, 08:30 PM

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once formatted to fat32, must i format back to ntfs if want to use as internal hdd in pc?
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post Oct 26 2010, 10:41 PM

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i had use mkv2vob to convert my 1080p 15gb mkv file with transcode
codec(mpeg2), video transcoding(auto), Filesplit(fat32 4GB),output file extension(mp4). but when i play the video which had been converted.. its not playing at all.. how come? can anyone help me?
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post Oct 26 2010, 11:38 PM

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change it to vob n it works.. thx everyone!!
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post Oct 27 2010, 03:48 PM

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When i formatting my 1TB ntfs hard disk to fat32 using fat32 formatter in vista.. a box pop up n asked me that i must format the drive 1st before using it.. should i click format or cancel it n continue with fat32 formatter?
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post Nov 20 2010, 04:12 PM

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QUOTE(man_hakim87 @ Nov 20 2010, 03:59 PM)
Dudes, how to play a movie file from the pendrive? I know ps3 can only read fat32 right? I have done it and still cannot read it. And some pic as well.
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make sure its mp4/avi..

QUOTE(loumou @ Nov 20 2010, 04:01 PM)
hi guys,what kind of movie format does ps3 support?is it only mp4 and avi?thanks
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if im not mistaken support mpeg also.. mkv for sure not supported

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