First things first you are going to need a ps3 hdd, your current one is probably a 40gb 2.5" sata 5400rpm so you need to look on places like amazon, misco etc... for any ps3 hdd that is 2.5" sata 5400rpm and has the size in GB that you want. Sony recommend that you don't go faster than 5400rpm, so don't, in case it has adverse effects your shiny new ps3, and there are plenty of 5400rpm to choose from at the right price.your user account and PSN account info and updates are stored on the ps3's internal flash memory. It is only your media, game saves and downloaded content/media that is stored on the HDD, so if you do a backup of all your media and game saves you will be ready to go, once the ps3 ormats your new HDD. But if you are using a wireless router make sure you know your WEP key as you will have to put that back in when your new ps3 hdd is in.
Also downloaded games like Tekken 5 can't be backed up, so you will have to download them again, this is not a problem as you get 5 downloads of each title you buy, simply go to the playstation store and go to download history where all the games/media you have ever downloaded will be listed, then simply press download on the highlighted game.O.k. So we have our nice new ps3 hdd, and we have backed up all the data we want to, it is now time to remove the original ps3 hdd. First turn off the ps3 and remove all power cables for safety, now locate the drive cover on the left hand side of the system, it should have a ps3 hdd sticker on it or a label saying "detach this cover when removing the ps3 hdd" get your small flat head screw driver and prise off this cover, this will then reveal the ps3 hdd.
You should now see your ps3 hdd and a metallic BLUE screw, get your Phillips screw driver and remove the blue screw, this is the screw that holds the ps3 hdd in place on your , once this is removed flip up the metal handle that is to the left of where the screw was and slide the ps3 hdd towards the FRONT of the ps3 to dislodge it from the internal connections, you can now pull the ps3 hdd carefully towards you and it will slide straight out.
You now have access to your ps3 hdd out side the ps3, you will now have to remove the tray that is attached to your original ps3 hdd, there are four Phillips screws, two on either side, that need to be removed, once this has been done remove your old ps3 hdd out of the tray and put in your new 2.5MM SATA Notebook ps3 hdd then replace the 4 screws to hold it in place.
Now your new ps3 hdd is in the ps3 caddy, you now have to install it into your ps3, which is the reversal of removal. First push carefully the new caddy into the ps3 hdd space, but remember to keep it to the right hand side of the slot (or the front of the ps3), when it touches the back of the ps3 hdd space use the handle to push it to the left (or back of the ps3) to locate the ps3 hdd connections on the ps3 connections, you will know when this has been done correctly when the space where the blue screw goes lines up with the hole on the ps3. Once it is lined up you can now put the Blue screw back in to secure the ps3 hdd to the ps3, replace the ps3 hdd cover and turn your system on.
Now as soon as the console boots up you will presented with a screen asking you to format your new ps3 hdd, as your has realised there is a new ps3 hdd installed, you must select "yes" twice as a ps3 safety precaution in case you erase your ps3 hdd by accident!This will take around 2 minutes and you will then be asked to reboot your system. Once you have rebooted you can now check if your mod has been successful (fingers crossed!) Go to System>System Settings>System Information, this will display your free space that should reflect the size of the replacement ps3 hdd you have just installed, but don't start worrying if it is 15 - 20GB short of what you expected as this is taken up by the ps3 for system use.
You now have a new bigger ps3 hdd, all you need to do now is put your game saves/media back on, simply connect your USB/ps3 hdd go to games>saved data utility>USB device(or what ever you used to back up your data) you can now highlight the game you want to copy onto your new ps3 hdd, press triangle and select "copy" repeat this for all your game saves and media and away you go, you now have a bigger ps3 hdd and your new ps3 is back to normal. It's pretty easy really, it just takes time to save all your games and put them back on, but well worth it for all that extra space!
Post je objavljen 29.03.2011. u 09:01 sati.