Upgrading Your Hard Drive - Page 24 - Blu-ray Forum

Septimus Prime · 11-19-2008, 11:22 PM

I don't trust Maxtor or Western Digital. All of their drives fail on me.

I prefer Seagate.

xtop · 11-19-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

I don't trust Maxtor or Western Digital. All of their drives fail on me.

I prefer Seagate.

see what i mean op. i've had a drive from each of those companies die on me, i've also got one of each in my 2 computers that have been running for years. you can't take people's word for it.

DaMexiRican · 11-19-2008, 11:27 PM

Yeah, I've had a 160gb Western Digital in my ps3 for over a year now and not one problem. Also got a Western Digital 250gb external hard drive for about the same time and no problem. I only got them cause they were on sale and got a good deal on both. Just make sure it is a SATA 2.5"

Delfuoco · 11-20-2008, 12:00 AM

Wow Thanks for all the info! I'm going to print out all this thread so I can go into the stores loaded with info! Thanks again guys!

jkwest · 11-20-2008, 12:04 AM

you can get a 320GB HD shipped to you for about $80 online.

clicky

Delfuoco · 11-20-2008, 12:10 AM

Do most people here think this is a good deal from the jkwest post?

you can get a 320GB HD shipped to you for about $70 online.

clicky

Bageara · 11-20-2008, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delfuoco

Do most people here think this is a good deal from the jkwest post?

you can get a 320GB HD shipped to you for about $70 online.

clicky

Yes thats an excellent deal

sacuster · 11-20-2008, 10:53 AM

The one I pulled out of my 60 gig was a seagate the 320gig I replaced it with was also a seagate. The important part is it has to be 2.5" HD that's 9.5mm thick, the 500 gig is 11 or 11.5 mm and will not fit. If your trying to back up the entire system you have to format your entire external drive in fat 32, you'll have get a third party software package to do that.

Bageara · 11-20-2008, 11:15 AM

OK so my 320gb Hard drive arrived today and ive deleted any saves,trailers,mandatory installs etc that i dont use or can easily be replaced and ive managed to squeeze everything down to fit on a 16gb flashdrive. Im now in the middle of backing up data. but i have a couple questions.

1. There was no option to back up my PSN games Wipeout, R&C and most importantly Killzone 2 beta. am i right in thinking these can be downloaded again from the PSN download history after i upgrade and i wont be charged again?

2.Im currently playing COD5 and noticed that there was no data saved in the game saves the only place COD5 showed up was in the HDD installs so the game automatically saves there. so when i back up will this be saved i would hate to go right through the game again?

3. I suppose it would of been quicker to ask.... will everything on my PS3 be backed up?

Thankyou

MacDaddyOJack · 11-20-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jinzo1975

3. I suppose it would of been quicker to ask.... will everything on my PS3 be backed up?

Thankyou

yes, if it is on the PS3, it will be in the backup file. You don't need to worry about copying save files etc. if you already have the backup file.

Bageara · 11-20-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MacDaddyOJack

yes, if it is on the PS3, it will be in the backup file. You don't need to worry about copying save files etc. if you already have the backup file.

OK great thanks macdaddy. now whats this sacuster said about formating FAT32 i just wacked a flash drive in and pressed back up. have i missed something?

binarymelon · 11-20-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jinzo1975

OK great thanks macdaddy. now whats this sacuster said about formating FAT32 i just wacked a flash drive in and pressed back up. have i missed something?

More than likely you won't have any problems, but if you have some sort of flash memory lying around I would make additional copies of your game saves. Everything else can be downloaded again or copied from disc, but you really don't want to lose those.

Bageara · 11-20-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by binarymelon

More than likely you won't have any problems, but if you have some sort of flash memory lying around I would make additional copies of your game saves. Everything else can be downloaded again or copied from disc, but you really don't want to lose those.

Exactly the saves are what im worried about.

Upgrading seems very simple but im still nervous about it.

once the back up is complete i will just follow one of them many upgrading videos in swapping the HDD then put the flash drive back in and select restore back up and thats it....simple...yes? i hope.lol

Lucy Diamond · 11-20-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Delfuoco

I appologize, I know that there is a thread already made for this but there are a ton of pages that I don't feel like reading all. I'm a little illiterate when it comes to upgrading all I know is that I have to buy a notebook harddrive (internal). My question is if I'm looking for about 100gb H.D. which one should I buy and where? Thank you all!!

I just bought a 500Gb Samsung Hdd from newegg.com last week and it was $109.99.

Seems to be going smoothly. I had a marathon session of Merc2 on Sunday and the drive SURELY would have crashed that day if it was going to at all.

It offers high capacity. Nice speed and low noise. The mod couldn't have been easier.

Bageara · 11-20-2008, 04:51 PM

Well ive upgraded my 60gb to a 320gb beast

All went well 1hour 30 minutes to back up my data 3 minutes to swap the HDD and 25 minutes to restore back up. no problem.
Thanks to everyone on this thread

Bageara · 11-23-2008, 02:44 PM

Thought my upgrade went smoothly. but today i tried to play cod online, when it says reading hdd... my ps3 keeps freezing so i tried with some other games and got the same result. the problem only occurs when trying to play online. so it looks like the new HDD is causing freezing. any ideas anyone?

Thanks

ps3andlovinit · 11-23-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinzo1975

Thought my upgrade went smoothly. but today i tried to play cod online, when it says reading hdd... my ps3 keeps freezing so i tried with some other games and got the same result. the problem only occurs when trying to play online. so it looks like the new HDD is causing freezing. any ideas anyone?

Thanks

I've had 250GB for ~1 year now without issue. Maybe try copying lots of files off/on and off the system from a USB drive and see if you have the same issue. Some large files and a bunch of smaller MP3(?) files. If you still have problems maybe it isn't seated properly or you have a flakey HDD.

Bageara · 11-23-2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ps3andlovinit

I've had 250GB for ~1 year now without issue. Maybe try copying lots of files on and off the system from a USB drive and see if you have the same issue. Some large files and a bunch of smaller MP3(?) files. If you still have problems maybe it isn't seated properly or you have a flakey HDD.

ok thanks. think im going to try going into system settings> restore PS3 settings. then check the HDD is seated properly then restore back up

Shin-Ra · 11-23-2008, 03:20 PM

All's good since I upgraded a couple of months back.

hoogoosedmoose41 · 11-24-2008, 10:14 AM

probably a dumb idea and not cost effective but has anyone tried putting a solid state drive in a ps3?

11-20-2008, 12:04 AM	#465
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	you can get a 320GB HD shipped to you for about $80 online. clicky Last edited by jkwest; 11-20-2008 at 12:08 AM.

11-20-2008, 10:53 AM	#468
sacuster New Member Member since:Mar 2008	My 2 Cents The one I pulled out of my 60 gig was a seagate the 320gig I replaced it with was also a seagate. The important part is it has to be 2.5" HD that's 9.5mm thick, the 500 gig is 11 or 11.5 mm and will not fit. If your trying to back up the entire system you have to format your entire external drive in fat 32, you'll have get a third party software package to do that.

11-23-2008, 02:44 PM	#476
Bageara Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Newcastle UK PSN:Bageara Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:4	Thought my upgrade went smoothly. but today i tried to play cod online, when it says reading hdd... my ps3 keeps freezing so i tried with some other games and got the same result. the problem only occurs when trying to play online. so it looks like the new HDD is causing freezing. any ideas anyone? Thanks Last edited by Bageara; 11-23-2008 at 02:46 PM.

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11-19-2008, 11:22 PM	#461
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	I don't trust Maxtor or Western Digital. All of their drives fail on me. I prefer Seagate.

11-19-2008, 11:27 PM	#463
DaMexiRican Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Tracy, CA Blu-ray collection:40	Yeah, I've had a 160gb Western Digital in my ps3 for over a year now and not one problem. Also got a Western Digital 250gb external hard drive for about the same time and no problem. I only got them cause they were on sale and got a good deal on both. Just make sure it is a SATA 2.5"

11-20-2008, 12:00 AM	#464
Delfuoco Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Clermont, Fl.	Wow Thanks for all the info! I'm going to print out all this thread so I can go into the stores loaded with info! Thanks again guys!

11-20-2008, 12:10 AM	#466
Delfuoco Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Clermont, Fl.	Do most people here think this is a good deal from the jkwest post? you can get a 320GB HD shipped to you for about $70 online. clicky

11-20-2008, 11:15 AM	#469
Bageara Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Newcastle UK PSN:Bageara Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:4	OK so my 320gb Hard drive arrived today and ive deleted any saves,trailers,mandatory installs etc that i dont use or can easily be replaced and ive managed to squeeze everything down to fit on a 16gb flashdrive. Im now in the middle of backing up data. but i have a couple questions. 1. There was no option to back up my PSN games Wipeout, R&C and most importantly Killzone 2 beta. am i right in thinking these can be downloaded again from the PSN download history after i upgrade and i wont be charged again? 2.Im currently playing COD5 and noticed that there was no data saved in the game saves the only place COD5 showed up was in the HDD installs so the game automatically saves there. so when i back up will this be saved i would hate to go right through the game again? 3. I suppose it would of been quicker to ask.... will everything on my PS3 be backed up? Thankyou

11-20-2008, 04:51 PM	#475
Bageara Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Newcastle UK PSN:Bageara Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:4	Well ive upgraded my 60gb to a 320gb beast All went well 1hour 30 minutes to back up my data 3 minutes to swap the HDD and 25 minutes to restore back up. no problem. Thanks to everyone on this thread

11-23-2008, 03:20 PM	#479
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	All's good since I upgraded a couple of months back.

11-24-2008, 10:14 AM	#480
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	probably a dumb idea and not cost effective but has anyone tried putting a solid state drive in a ps3?

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