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SSJBen
post Aug 13 2009, 07:28 PM

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QUOTE(carnage666 @ Aug 13 2009, 03:07 PM)
have a question here..if i want to saved my game data that is the saved game file or game data on an external device such as memory card or pendrive or anything. is it possible?...if possible, what kind of device should i use and how should i saved this data?..and when i want to play the game, start from where i last saved. can i just plug in the external device and select the saved data from it..what im trying to say is making ps3 like ps2.use the 8mg card to saved then plug it again to play from it..please need conformation on this one..
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Save data must be on the PS3 if you want to use it.

Though its not like save files are a few hundred megabytes, so whats wrong with just keeping it at the PS3's HDD?
Now if you want to bring your save data over to your friend's place or something, you just need to copy it onto your USB thumbdrive. Go to his PS3 then copy it over. Simple as that.

However, quite a number of games are locked so you cannot copy them to your thumbdrive and use it on another person's PS3.
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post Aug 26 2009, 06:53 PM

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Thats why people always say, BACKUP.
Keep this etched in everyone's mind, always back-up your data. Even you as a human being write down notes incase you forgot something important. Apatah lagi mechanical-hard drive?

You won't lose your trophies, those are tied with your PSN account.
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post Aug 29 2009, 01:48 AM

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Slot the HDD into the PS3. It'll automatically format itself, you can't format the HDD yourself regardless as the PS3 uses its own proprietary format.

You can then just restore all the data that you have backup onto your new HDD.
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post Aug 31 2009, 10:51 PM

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All you need is a Ph4 screwdriver. smile.gif
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post Sep 2 2009, 06:21 PM

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Thats why I said... use Ph4.
You can get by with Ph3 size, but you're to have to deal with a little bit more wrist strength to open the blue screw.
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post Jan 2 2010, 12:14 PM

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QUOTE(geekster129 @ Jan 1 2010, 06:56 PM)
No problem bro, as long as it is helpful to any future PS3 owners who want to upgrade their HDD, please do the necessary. smile.gif

Added on January 1, 2010, 6:58 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong. One of my friend suggested to me to use 5400RPM on the safe side, especially if you're still on the phat PS3.

Please help me confirm if 7200RPM is safe to be used. Thanks
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, 7200rpm drives won't hurt the PS3 or the drive itself.
Even so, theoritically 7200rpm drives are hotter and obviously spins faster as well, and common sense would tell you that means it'll also fail faster.

In real-life conditions, that's not the way it is.
There are many other considerations to take note of. Like how the HDD is built, how many platter design, how the actuator head parks... and so on.

But all that said and done, 7200rpm drives are quite a bit more expensive than their 5400rpm counterparts.
So it definitely isn't worth the extra money for a mere 2-5 seconds of loading time decreament (considering the game installs data on the HDD that is).
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post Feb 11 2010, 07:07 PM

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QUOTE(Dual_shock3 @ Feb 11 2010, 02:52 PM)
hi gamers alert... alert..critical case here.

I want to upgrade my hdd with 320g WD hdd with RPM5400.the problem is my console is the first bacth of PS3 with 60g HDD.can this version of ps3 take above hdd spec.

1 more question.my old hdd almost die..i can see picture store in previously but can't copy them to my others storage device.can't backup the ps3 data.is there any thing i can do to get back my picture ..especially my wedding and my family pictures.I try to plug it to computer using external case.but not working.my computer not detect it.

please..need to get the important pictures first. icon_question.gif  icon_question.gif  rclxub.gif  rclxub.gif

the loading time for game also take a long time and sometimes my ps3 hang and turn off automaticly.

failing when try to update firmware.
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As long as the size is 2.5" and is SATA, you're good to go.
As for backing up, your PC won't recognize the HDD from your PS3 because it isn't shown as a "correct" external device.

Just use a thumbdrive or something else in those lines (memory sticks/cards, another different external HDD formatted in FAT32) and backup from your PS3 instead.
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post Aug 17 2010, 07:43 PM

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QUOTE(Joey Christensen @ Aug 16 2010, 10:36 AM)
I'm still stuck with my 80GB capacity HDD in my PS3 system. Currently left approximately 10GB. With a few games coming up in the last quarter of year 2010, I think I'll be changing to a larger capacity HDD soon. Most probably in the month of December 2010.

RM190 for a 500GB HDD? It's a pretty decent price. Will the price drop further?
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2.5" 500GB will have a scheduled market price drop sometime around the end of next month to mid-October.
However, I don't foresee prices dropping anything below RM170 for 500GB.
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post Sep 17 2010, 11:45 AM

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QUOTE(Joey Christensen @ Sep 17 2010, 11:43 AM)
RM169 was the latest I heard of. I'll see it through until December when Gran Turismo 5 eating my remaining HDD capacity.
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Its actually RM164 now, as of this week.
I didn't expect it'll plummet this fast.
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post Sep 17 2010, 12:00 PM

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QUOTE(Joey Christensen @ Sep 17 2010, 11:52 AM)
WOW! I didn't know it dipped till RM164 as of today! If I'm not mistaken, internal HDD price fluctuates from time to time, right? It could go up either, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, December awaiting!
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For the last 6 months, HDD prices has only went one way: down.
By December? I think 320GB HDDs would be phased out even, since they're only RM129 now. Dirt cheap.


QUOTE(skypie @ Sep 17 2010, 11:57 AM)
if like this need to look ppl to help me change it

donno how to do it as i am a DIY nub  sweat.gif  sweat.gif
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Watch this:

PS3 phat:



PS3 slim:



It is as simple as it gets.
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post Oct 15 2010, 05:39 PM

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QUOTE(sammesul81 @ Oct 9 2010, 07:34 PM)
Guys, i need help  sad.gif

i bought 500gb HDD, so i planned to install it and but my problem is my external HDD lah pulak doh.gif dem

i cant format it to FAT32... i right click it and pick format but it just show NTFS only  sweat.gif

Apa boleh aku buat?  icon_question.gif
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Or just use something free and simple like swissknife.
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post Jan 24 2011, 11:58 PM

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QUOTE(faidzal1982 @ Jan 24 2011, 10:54 PM)
is there any max limit of the storage capacity? last time i heard 500mb is the max recommended...
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If 500mb was the max recommended, Sony would have been in hell by now.... laugh.gif

To the question:
As big as you want it to be, as long as it fits.

Infact, I've used a 1TB HDD (3.5") connected to my older PS3 before just by attaching the sata cable to the sata connector inside.
Doesn't look nice, but whatever... I needed space more than looking "cool".
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post Jan 25 2011, 08:04 PM

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QUOTE(faidzal1982 @ Jan 25 2011, 03:18 AM)
hahaha... my mistake... wat i mean was 500GB...  tongue.gif
so there is no limit for the size is it...
i just wonder... when u install 1TB... is there any performance issue? such as slow loading of games, etc...
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Was using a 7200RPM drive, to be more specific I was using a Samsung 1TB F1... which was arguably the fastest 1TB HDD at its time (it's still fast today).
So no performance issue at all.
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post Sep 19 2011, 02:39 PM

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9.5mm 2.5" 1TB HDDs are already available actually.
Western Digital, Samsung and Seagate all have.

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post Nov 1 2011, 12:29 PM

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QUOTE(zenix @ Oct 30 2011, 01:13 AM)
nobody tried with SSD yet?
whats the minimum size needed for the os itself?
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OS occupies 10% space of the storage drive.
You can go as small as 40GB or if you just want cheap thrills, the Kingston 20GB SSDNow.. laugh.gif

Is it worth slugging a SSD into a PS3?
Not really, atleast not for the cost you're gonna pay for.
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