PS3 HDD replacement right out of the box

Hello people :D

Quick question, I was just wondering, would 750GB - 1TB HDD 2.5" 7200rpm - 10000rpm be alright for a PS3? or would it cause problems, like performance issues or overheating or something like that? What's the max a PS3 can take?

If it's fine, I'm guessing it's better to get a 160GB version that's bundled with games and such and ditch the HDD and replace it with the new one. Can I do it before even plugging to my tv fresh out of the box or do i need to do something before for the Bios or w/e?

THanks :D

I'm pretty sure 1 gig is the limit. As for the 7200 RPM drive, they do run hotter but alot of people have installed them. Me personally, the minute difference in read write times doesn't out weigh the price savings and cooler temp of a 5400 RPM drive which is recommended by Sony. I think the post above is trying to tell you to have a USB thumb drive formatted FAT32 with the most recent firmware on it which can be downloaded from Sony's web site.

Yes, you can put the new drive in right out of the box. Better that way because you don't have to run a back up or recovery of your saves and stuff.

OK Sweet, thanks guys :) I'd rather just get a 5400rpm one then. I don't really get the firmware thing though, shouldn't the PS3 format and stuff on it's own? I'm guessing the firmware is the PS3 OS? Sorry, I'm a newb :C never owned a "new" console before. I do have a PS2 now though, but only for Persona 3/Fes and Persona 4... and PS2 doesn't have these features. Also, when I "install" a game onto the hard drive, do I still need the Blu-Ray disc to start it up or I can just choose from the menu? I don't really like to swap discs in and out, kinda wears them out and they get scratched and stuff :c

Also, when I "install" a game onto the hard drive, do I still need the Blu-Ray disc to start it up or I can just choose from the menu? I don't really like to swap discs in and out, kinda wears them out and they get scratched and stuff :c

trastamad03

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Also, when I "install" a game onto the hard drive, do I still need the Blu-Ray disc to start it up or I can just choose from the menu? I don't really like to swap discs in and out, kinda wears them out and they get scratched and stuff :c

lil_speedy_rvd

OK Sweet, thanks guys :) I'd rather just get a 5400rpm one then. I don't really get the firmware thing though, shouldn't the PS3 format and stuff on it's own? I'm guessing the firmware is the PS3 OS? Sorry, I'm a newb :C never owned a "new" console before. I do have a PS2 now though, but only for Persona 3/Fes and Persona 4... and PS2 doesn't have these features. Also, when I "install" a game onto the hard drive, do I still need the Blu-Ray disc to start it up or I can just choose from the menu? I don't really like to swap discs in and out, kinda wears them out and they get scratched and stuff :c

trastamad03

[QUOTE="lil_speedy_rvd"][QUOTE="trastamad03"]

Also, when I "install" a game onto the hard drive, do I still need the Blu-Ray disc to start it up or I can just choose from the menu? I don't really like to swap discs in and out, kinda wears them out and they get scratched and stuff :c

trastamad03

Its a way to prevent piracy...not a big deal. It also saves your optical drive from being worn down and decreases load times.boostud

Thanks a bajillion :D

[QUOTE="boostud"]Its a way to prevent piracy...not a big deal. It also saves your optical drive from being worn down and decreases load times.trastamad03

Thanks a bajillion :D

I'm not so sure about the anti piracy thing but a little research will show a hard drive will read a whole lot faster than a BR drive. A great example of this would be Killzone 2, there is no data installed to the hard drive and the game does loading on the fly so in certain areas the game will tend to stop for a brief moment. It's not horrible by any means it just annoys me when people complain about large game installs. Another example would be MGS4, 5 gig install but seamless gameplay with no loading.

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[QUOTE="boostud"]Its a way to prevent piracy...not a big deal. It also saves your optical drive from being worn down and decreases load times.360hammer

Thanks a bajillion :D

I'm not so sure about the anti piracy thing but a little research will show a hard drive will read a whole lot faster than a BR drive. A great example of this would be Killzone 2, there is no data installed to the hard drive and the game does loading on the fly so in certain areas the game will tend to stop for a brief moment. It's not horrible by any means it just annoys me when people complain about large game installs. Another example would be MGS4, 5 gig install but seamless gameplay with no loading.