err none that i know of

sorry

maybe try using another usb drive

no.not 500gb but 1tb

i know this might be silly to ask

but you did put the file in x:\PS3\UPDATE\PS3UPDAT.PUP right?

yup yup..
i create that folder since i updated my software..
but when i want to upgdage my HDD , i put my thumb drive / ext hdd , its say that could found any update software. so i change it back to the old hdd

err i dont know.. maybe try upgrading to 2.53 first (using old hdd).. who knows whether the prob is fixed in 2.53

nahh..dunt think that would work..later if i update to 2.53,the same notice will show up then it will ask the 2.53 or later version.

but anyhoo,thankx for ya help ;-)

Is it this screen that u were having?



Usual instructions:
1. Download the latest Firmware form the playstation website
2. Create the following folder structure on a (FAT32 formatted) USB stick:
- PS3\UPDATE
3. Copy the Firmware file (PS3UPDAT.PUP) into the UPDATE folder
4. Insert the USB stick into the PS3 and follow the on screen instructions (Press the START and SELECT at the same time)

since ps3 cant detect update file... redownload firmware again...and also try another usb stick

strange...

yesszaa..thats the one..thats the prob...

& nope..still the same prob..its wont work which is strange rite ? did it many times already wif that solution :-(

try plugging the ps3 controller to the usb cable... i read somewhere abt it

From some forum in US...
I recently updated my 40GB PS3 to an 80GB hard drive. I had a similar problem in that the screen would stay connect a usb cable to the controller and press the PS button. I did that and the controller would just flash so I resetted the controller. A message popped up saying that "the system can't be restarted so the hard drive must be reformatted", so I downloaded the latest update to my flash drive and made a folder and put the update in it. I restarted the PS3by pressing start and select and plugged the flash drive in and it reformatted the hard drive and updated the firmware update.


This post has been edited by shahreza2000: Dec 10 2008, 01:29 PM

did that already cause bfore that msg display,it ask to plug the ps3 controller using the usb cable,after that it will show that msg..

*sigh*

ur prob is strange... have u got other usb stick to try?

yah,i know..got..try it already,guess that i hav to keep on using others usb stick :-P

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Added on December 10, 2008, 1:38 pmim downloading to 2.53 now..
then i try to upgrade new hard drive which it still use 2.52 , then i will upgrade it wif 2.53 when it ask to insert a external storage.

if u get wat i mean .. :-P

hope that , it will work..

This post has been edited by FOX_HOUND: Dec 10 2008, 01:38 PM

i know

chk this out

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-repli...cfm/988354.html

one more thing... folders name n files must be capitalised...

if usb failed, try the same thing, with folders n file update... burn it on cd-r... nero preferrably

This post has been edited by shahreza2000: Dec 10 2008, 01:48 PM

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This post has been edited by sonark: Jun 25 2011, 08:01 AM

so what brand did u get? some 500gb hdd can't fit

i remembered the rule of 9.5mm Height for hdd

I upgraded my to 320G during purchase. Works great.

how can your new hard drive can contain 2.52 fw if its empty?

Forumer here selling 2.5 hdd

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=702344&hl=

I got my WD 500GB SATA for RM405.00 delivered which just arrived today.

wait next year till my ps3 warranty over
then i go upgrade keke

Changing hd on your ps3 does not void the warranty.

The thing about upgrading ps3 hdd is that you want to do it early on while theres not much content on it otherwise you will need a larger backup hdd if you want to keep all your downloaded stuff.