PS3 Updates. How?

[CrazyCollector04]

How do you update you PS3? I just purchased one the other day and I'm reading on all these updates for certain features??

PLMK

THANKS

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by CrazyCollector04

How do you update you PS3? I just purchased one the other day and I'm reading on all these updates for certain features??

PLMK

THANKS

Go to Settings in the X Cross Media Bar, then System Update. If you have internet on your PS3, then select "Update By Internet", if you dont have internet on it, go here from your computer http://www.us.playstation.com/ps3/network/updates and download the software to a flash drive, then go back to system update and select "Update Via Storage Media" after inserting the flash drive. Hope this helps!

[k20king]

welcome to the club!

[CrazyCollector04]

Originally Posted by AaronDavies

Go to Settings in the X Cross Media Bar, then System Update. If you have internet on your PS3, then select "Update By Internet", if you dont have internet on it, go here from your computer http://www.us.playstation.com/ps3/network/updates and download the software to a flash drive, then go back to system update and select "Update Via Storage Media" after inserting the flash drive. Hope this helps!

Okay i guess my next question would be how do I download the webupdate to a flash drive and what is a flash drive?

PLMK

THANKS

[CrazyCollector04]

I guess my next question would be what is a flash disk and how do I download the web updates on to it? Please forgive my ignorance we all got to start somewhere right?

PLMK

THANKS

[Deciazulado]

ok buddy, You get what it's called a USB memory stick or some other recordable media. I have a memory stick that's 4GB but any size that's bigger than the download you want to save is good enough. (You can get those on CompUSA etc or borrow one!) You go to a computer that has a usb port (if you don't have high speed internet connection you can go to a library or a friends house that does if you want the dl to be speedy) and connect the stick, you create the folders as Sony tells you (in CAPS, and the order they are saved inside each other, etc) you download the file from the Sony website to your computer, make sure it has the file name as per Sony's instructions and save it in the proper folders, which are saved on the memory stick. Then you unplug the stick from the computer and plug it on the usb port of the PS3 and then do the System Update from the crossbar following the instructions on the Sony site plus the onscreen instructions the PS3 gives you.

make sure you download the update for your region/country machine
(and that you have uninterrupted power during the update)

[WriteSimply]

A flash drive would be something like this.



Or like this:



If you've not used any of these and don't know how to put ANY FILES on them, get somebody else to do it for you.


fuad

[CrazyCollector04]

I am familer with the USB ports (as I have an iPod). I do have high speed internet at home and a computer with several USB ports. So now I need a Playstation 3 Memory Stick and that should get the job done....Correct? You guys have been a great deal of help and I sincerely greatly appreciate it. Sorry for my ignorance, please you must forgive me. I'm sure you will see me on many other post as I'm in the process of buying all this new technology my next project is a surround sound system!!!

[Valore]

any memory stick will do that has more capacity than the download. Im not sure if there is a specified PS3 memory stick...any will do

[ZX-VETTE]

Originally Posted by CrazyCollector04

I am familer with the USB ports (as I have an iPod). I do have high speed internet at home and a computer with several USB ports. So now I need a Playstation 3 Memory Stick and that should get the job done....Correct? You guys have been a great deal of help and I sincerely greatly appreciate it. Sorry for my ignorance, please you must forgive me. I'm sure you will see me on many other post as I'm in the process of buying all this new technology my next project is a surround sound system!!!

If you set your PS3 up with your high speed internet connection, you do not need a memory stick. Refer back to AaronDavies reply to your first post and download it via internet from your PS3. The memory stick is only needed if you want to download the update to your PC, save it to the USB memory stick, and then update your PS3 from that.

[Deciazulado]

mmm since you have high speed internet, you might be able to connect the PS3 to it too you know...

Edit: acck ZX-VETTE beat me to it

[theknub]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

A flash drive would be something like this.



Or like this:



If you've not used any of these and don't know how to put ANY FILES on them, get somebody else to do it for you.


fuad

that is quite possibly one of the funniest things i have seen. everyone in my office came over to see what was so funny when i started laughing

[CrazyCollector04]

I do have high speed internet but it isn't wireless and I don't have a long enough cord to go from my router to my playstation 3 yet??

[ZX-VETTE]

Originally Posted by CrazyCollector04

I do have high speed internet but it isn't wireless and I don't have a long enough cord to go from my router to my playstation 3 yet??

Then you need to go the USB route. Download the update on your PC. Save to the flash drive. Plug the drive in the PS3 and update via the flash drive.

[theknub]

in theory, could you also burn it to a CD and do it that way?

[ZX-VETTE]

Originally Posted by theknub

in theory, could you also burn it to a CD and do it that way?

Very true.