Step 4 (Optional): Data Restore
This step only applies if you performed a full PlayStation 3 backup in Step 1, and if you now intend to restore all your data back to the new, larger 640 GB hard drive you installed.
Return to the Backup Utility and select Restore now.
Existing data on the new drive may be deleted. That’s fine for us because the drive is new and has no existing data.
We select our thumb drive that holds the backup set created in step 1.
The backup set is a bit cryptic, but it's named using a simple date and time stamp.
Here we go! A 640 GB gross capacity results in a net capacity of 596 GB on the PlayStation 3 Slim. Enjoy!
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Not sure if this's high tech stuff, but useful nevertheless ...
This is awesome. I don't have a ps3, but these are the kinds of things I like to read about
I guess it is important to note that the process is essentially the same for the older, fat, PS3's except that the drive is located on the side of the console rather than the front.
I upgraded my PS3 40GB to a 250GB drive a while back. Found it almost essential not for media, but for the game installs!
I put a 500gb in mine. Well worth it.
I would love to put a fast SSD in there. I read a few reports a while back and it wasn't that magic. But they are getting faster and cheaper all the time.
Would it be too much to know why 750Gb and above drives are not suitable? Is it simply because such drives are 12.5mm thick, rather than 9.5mm? I would have appreciated clarity on this point.
Why have I read this? I already upgraded from 60 GB to 160 GB a year or so ago.
Would it be too much to know why 750Gb and above drives are not suitable? Is it simply because such drives are 12.5mm thick, rather than 9.5mm? I would have appreciated clarity on this point.
I don't think the physical size actually matters, You can run a SATA and SATA Power cable out from inside to a 3.5" drive sat next to the PS3 if you want. See the Viedo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB8628tuL50.
It looks pretty fiddly though. There doesnt seem to be much around as to the actual limit of the filesystem. A quick google I found a website detailing using an External Raid controller to have over 5TB(!!!) of "internal" storage for the Playstation 3, so I guess the jury is still out.
does that ruin the warranty?
Nice article check E3 i think 500 GB PS3 is coming soon..
OK, this is getting silly. THG needs to start banning accounts that put advertising in the comments section. I am starting to consider alternatives for my hardware review information.