How To Upgrade PS3 Hard Disk
PS3 hard disk upgrades are easy to do, at least that was what was mentioned in the comments of our recent ‘new PS3 160GB’ post – with that in mind I thought I would go out and do a little research on this subject to see just what is involved.
I was pleasantly surprised to see just how simple Sony have made the process of replacing a corrupted hard disk and also that of upgrading your PS3 hard disk to a larger capacity – which in turn means you don’t have to go out and buy a new PS3 to replace your smaller hard disk model.
This also opens up the possibility of getting a cheaper PS3 if you’re currently considering buying one – for instance, the cost of a PS3 40GB and a separate hard disk (which could possibly be larger than the current largest standard capacity of 160GB) could be less than that of a new larger capacity PS3.
The PS3 will take 2.5″ hard disks of either 5400rpm or 7200rpm, the drive being used in this example is a Seagate 160GB (5400rpm). However, you can now get a compatible Western Digital Scorpio 320GB hard disk for less than £50!
Anyway, just take a look at this instructional video on how to upgrade a PS3 hard disk – it really is far simpler than I thought it would be, you don’t even need to have experience of building PCs like I have!
What do you think to this? Could you manage to do a PS3 hard disk upgrade? Do you think it’s a better option, especially with high definition video services potentially coming along in the future?
Related Pages:
- New PS3 160GB
- USB 3.0 SuperSpeed External Hard Disks From Western Digital & Seagate (CES 2010)
- Western Digital MyBook World Edition 1TB Review
- iPhone 3.0 Software Update – The Upgrade Experience!
- World of Warcraft Graphics Upgrade?
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Comments: 1
6:39 pm 18th November, 2008
This is all out of date. The new UK 80gb and 160gb hdd trays look nothing like this.I tried upgrading my HDD tonight only to find that the new models (of which the old 60gb is shown in all the tutorials) look nothing like this and the screws are extremely hard to unscrew. It’s as if Sony would like you to spend money on buying a new ps3 with new generation of bigger HDD’s.
Comments: 1
7:16 pm 9th February, 2009
Article is not out of date. Very useful. Repalaced HD drive with no problem at all on Sunday. All you need is half a brain, patience and a good screwdriver…
Comments: 1
1:49 am 9th March, 2009
How did you get on with the upgrade, see any performance changes ?
You mention about the usefulness with new future video services, for this do you think internal or external hard drives would be most useful for ps3 users ?
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11:14 am 14th November, 2009
Hi… If this takes 2.5″ SATA drives, is that SATA1 or 2? And will it take SSD drives?
Cheers!