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Old 10-06-2012, 19:42   #1
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Any one used / using 3.5" HDD as their main ps3 drive?
I'm usng my ps3 for play tv and with my ps+ account and frequent large game downloads, could do with a bigger drive from my current 500gb.

Rather than upgrading to a 2.5" 1tb WD blue drive - thought I would look into dangiling a 3.5" 2tb drive out of the ps3 (I think 2tb is the max due to it using FAT32? )

Anyone done it? Easy setup for 80gb phat

I see this item - but think it's only for the 60gb original model

http://mrmodchips.co.uk/catalog/prod...da3f7ab526174b

Id ideally like the 3.5" drive to get its power from the ps3 rather than have its own power source...
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Old 10-06-2012, 19:47   #2
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Surely anything that would fit the 60GB would fit other fats? I don't think any hardware was removed, just the codecs and formats it would play.
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Old 10-06-2012, 19:57   #3
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The Ps3 does not use Fat32 it uses a Linux file system It's only external drives that use fat32 I'm not sure limit though I've got 1tb in mine.
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Old 10-06-2012, 20:30   #4
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When backing up, would it not carry over large hd files larger than the fat32 limit of 4gb? So I'd basically loose all files over 4gb - would it keep my play tv recordings?
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Old 10-06-2012, 20:34   #5
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Looks like the max the ps3 can read internally is 1tb so I'll just buy a 2.5 1tb drive
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Old 10-06-2012, 20:52   #6
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When backing up, would it not carry over large hd files larger than the fat32 limit of 4gb? So I'd basically loose all files over 4gb - would it keep my play tv recordings?
my understanding is that the PS3 formats the backup drive so only the PS3 can read the HDD and not a PC
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Old 11-06-2012, 14:58   #7
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my understanding is that the PS3 formats the backup drive so only the PS3 can read the HDD and not a PC
Nope, my PC reads my PS3 backup drive just fine. I formatted the backup drive as Fat32 prior to plugging it into my PS3. I think that Window XP up lost the ability to format in FAT32 so you need a third party program. Plenty of them out there. I use FAT32FORMAT.
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Old 11-06-2012, 17:32   #8
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So long story short... Will a 7gb mp4 video file that's on my drive now, backup onto the ext drive, and I can then put back (restore) and watch it with the new drive?
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