HDD Upgrade Formatting Help

Just wondering how to format a new hdd for the ps3, never done it before.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136280 not 500gb, but its fast for a labtop drive.

everything else in the installation is easy. only problem may be the alluminum screws being stripped, just have to be extra careful.

anyone know if u can back up ur old files onto a labtop?UnknownPerson55

[QUOTE="UnknownPerson55"]anyone know if u can back up ur old files onto a labtop?Duckman5

Yeah you could then I guess but what would you do with the backup data after that? (Oh and I recommend just getting an external enclosure)Duckman5

anyone know if u can back up ur old files onto a labtop?UnknownPerson55

No, but you can backup your files to an external USB drive.

[QUOTE="Duckman5"]Yeah you could then I guess but what would you do with the backup data after that? (Oh and I recommend just getting an external enclosure)UnknownPerson55

If you have an old hard drive lying around, you can get a cheap usb external case and just put the HD in it. Bam! Cheap external drive.

i only have 3gb of files i want to keep, which i can fit onto my psp's memory card. ill just have to reinstall mgs4, which isnt a problem since it does it every mission reguardless.

ty for help