2007-11-22 06:43:01 · 6 answers · asked by Simon E 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ PlayStation
as long as you have the correct replacement [2.5 inch ATA] its as easy as opening the flap
pulling out the drive
unscrewing the protective plates
rescrewing them onto the new drive
returning it to your ps3
closing it up
and formating the utility
done
2007-11-22 06:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Agent 47 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I havent done itmyself yet, but WILL do it in the future. It explains Step-by-step in the PS3 manual itself how to do it, so, you really shouldnt have any problems. From looking at the manual, its just a case of sliding things out, unscrewing a coupleof screws etc.
What I would advise is - buy a cheap externallHDD.Back up your data onto this periodocially and then when you buy the bigger HD copyeverything onto the external and then back onto the new bigger internal......thats my plans anyway.The PS3 menu gives you the option to copy your hard drive. Its a great machine btw,and Sony deserve more recognition for it.
2007-11-22 15:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by RadicalReason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is, you can either get a 2.5 inch laptop sata drive and in the manual it will tell you how to install the device, really easy and theres videos on you tube which show you how. Or the other option is to get an external hard drive which plugs into the usb port. either way is good and on another note how is your 40gb PS3?
2007-11-22 14:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by Hot_Luv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to the advice, be careful when removing the screws, they can be in pretty tight and in my experience crumble very easy.
2007-11-22 16:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by TheOrion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen is right. Make sure that it is a Serial ATA(SATA), as the 2.5" Parallel ATA(PATA) hard drives have pins instead.
2007-11-22 14:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by macuis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it tells u in the manual
2007-11-22 15:20:51 · answer #6 · answered by Speeding D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋