bazza_g Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I take it this would be ok for the PS3? - one question, is the fact its only 5400rpm going to be noticibly slower? I cant find a faster 250gb 2.5" SATA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 PS3 is designed for 5400rpm drives, as they give off less heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 is the 60gb drive in there already 5,400rpm then? Bonza - it sounds like jobs a goodun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I believe so, although Sparky may know better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Yes it's a 5400 rpm. You can use a 7200 drive if you pop it into a PC and set it to quiet mode, but still there is the heat issue. 5400 rpm is fast enough as the machine was designed round that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 cool, drive ordered and will be here on Monday for the '2 minute' fitting job. Haven't got any tunes or game saves on the 60gb so will just swap out and not bother to back up. My understanding is that my PlayStation Online data is stored somewhere else on the PS3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 You'll find out soon enough I thought there was a config file on the HDD, but it's only a few settings if it's lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 [ QUOTE ] You'll find out soon enough I thought there was a config file on the HDD, but it's only a few settings if it's lost. [/ QUOTE ] from a guide on the web about upgrading the drive... [ QUOTE ] If your storage device isn't large enough to handle a full system backup, you can selectively copy data over through the various music, photo, and game menus in the XMB. Your PlayStation Network login and system settings will remain safe on the system during the entire process. After you have your data safely backed up, you can move on to the actual hard-drive swap. [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Top service from scan.co.uk - ordered at 5:30pm last night and arrived at work first thing this morning - screwdrivers at the read this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleyadam Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Top service from scan.co.uk - ordered at 5:30pm last night and arrived at work first thing this morning - screwdrivers at the read this evening [/ QUOTE ] Oh man I am so jealous - Look forward t=o your report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Likewise! Let us know how it goes Bazza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 after a few beers I gave it a go with the wrong screwdriver last night and may have fecked the left hand screw on the old hard drive so I'm still at 60gb for the time being until I can find an appropriate screwdriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 finally sorted it - though slightly dissapointed with 'only' 200GB left from a 250GB drive after formatting for the PS3? had one moment of panic when the PS3 displayed "cannot start, wrong drive found" a couple of times on start up but it appears to be ok now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 The system reserves space, but there are boring techy reasons why you don't ever see the full quota of a disk. Good work Bazza. I will upgrade mine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I've heard of techy reasons for not getting the whole quota but I thought losing 20% of the drive was a bit much, though didn't realise the system reserves space for itself - selfish system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forresthills Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Bazza, Have you noticed any clicking noises coming from the drive, particularly when idling? The issue is acknowledged here… http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/...nBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9 …but apparently this doesn't work for the 250GB drive. I am thinking of going the same route as you, but this has put me off...unless you haven't had any issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I haven't noticed any noise coming from the drive at all, have just started to download a 1gb demo to it and will see if anything changes I think Scan have a 250gb 5,400rpm Samsung drive in the same flavour if you don't fancy Western Dig route Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Just a heads up people.... new 320 and 500GB 2.5" drives are on the way shortly. Will come very handy for PlayTV. Also Sony has confirmed that you will be able to move your recorded programs about, external hdd`s, usb drives etc in its native mpeg2 format. Riz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacingRed Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Christ thats so much better than Microsofts policy. I'm thinking of a PS3 in the long term for Blu-Ray, nice to know the system is friendly to tinkering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 The PS3 manual has a section in how to swap out the hard disk for a larger one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 The Samsung 500GB hdd is now out.. add this with the PlayTV add-on and youve got a very user friendly PVR for Freeview. Riz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Just upgraded my HDD to: TOSHIBA 320GB 5400RPM 8MB SATA-300 2.5" Took longer to unplug and wipe the dust off than swap the drive, very well designed Mr Sony! Just restoring the backup and it'll all be done. Not bad for £85. http://www.dabs4work.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4YMZ&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11154,47250000,50540 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgwz Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Holy thread revival batman. Well since play Tv is getting ever closer im looking into this. www.span.com - ISwga1000 - WD10EACS - Serial ATA SATA 3.5" desktop 1000gb 1tb Hard Disk Hard Drives - Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EACS SATA-300 1" 5400-7200rpm (1000.2gb) Is this a useable drive? Thanks people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 You need a 2.5" drive, not a desktop 3.5" drive. Biggest at the moment is 500Gb I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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