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nothing.sound · 08-22-2009, 02:46 PM

hey guys. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can you use an external hard drive with a ps3? Would it plug into a usb slot? There is one at futureshop a 500 gig external harddrive for 69.99 That is an awesome price considering there is a 120 gig internal sony ps3 harddrive at wal-mart for 70.00

Thanks

Weirded Wonder · 08-22-2009, 02:53 PM

You can use an external hard drive via usb port. I use one all the time. It's an easy way to back up your PS3 hd.

M · 08-22-2009, 04:49 PM

most of them come formatted fat32 already but if its ntfs or otherwise you'll have to make sure you format it to fat32 since the ps3 wont read it as ntfs

Disciple of Vedder · 09-06-2009, 09:35 PM

Does anyone know if you can store DLC onto an external hard drive? If so, will it integrate into the game like it usually does? My 40 GB is nearly full, and I was thinking about adding an external drive instead of replacing the internal one.

I.Flores · 09-06-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Disciple of Vedder

Does anyone know if you can store DLC onto an external hard drive?

I'm pretty sure you can't

Disciple of Vedder · 09-06-2009, 11:05 PM

I decided to go ahead and get an internal. Seems like there's too much you can't do with an external.

ngkf7 · 09-06-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Disciple of Vedder

I decided to go ahead and get an internal. Seems like there's too much you can't do with an external.

Good call. Plus, internals are far cheaper.

4TA23 · 09-07-2009, 12:39 AM

I put a 500 GB in mine and it works great. I am working on a way to use a SATA to eSATA adapter with an external dock for an internal HDD that way you can use a 3.5" drive and get like a 1 TB for the same price as the 500 GB 2.5" laptop HDD. Then you could just unplug it and back up to where ever you want to and it will run faster than an external to USB, it will think t is just an internal HDD.

http://www.satacable.com/detail/index.cfm?nPID=72696

there is the link to the cable I am talking about and the external dock is powered so it will power the drive instead of the PS3. Then you can get a 7200 rpm drive as well and not worry about it overheating in the system and get faster response.

Bad news is you can still only use a single drive, if you undock the HDD and put back in another drive that was already formatted into the eSATA connection it will reformat it and when you ut back in the other one it will reformat that as well. But you could get a second drive and plug in via USB and use as a back up drive as well. Maybe if we all get onto Sony they can make a way to be able to plug and unplug HDD's with out reformatting so you can swap drives around, that would be sweet.

garlad · 10-03-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by M

most of them come formatted fat32 already but if its ntfs or otherwise you'll have to make sure you format it to fat32 since the ps3 wont read it as ntfs

Got a an external hard drive but it's not being recognised in my PS3. I formatted to fat32 already.

Any suggestions?

garlad · 10-03-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by garlad

Got a an external hard drive but it's not being recognised in my PS3. I formatted to fat32 already.

Any suggestions?

Ok I looked at this again and in fact I could only format to exFAT

Looking online for a solution to format to FAT32, it appears I cant! One of the reasons I got the hard drive was so I could use it on the PS3

Anyone know when exFAT will be supported by the PS3?

Anyone know of a solution for me?

(Using Vista..)

Johnny Vinyl · 10-03-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by garlad

Ok I looked at this again and in fact I could only format to exFAT

Looking online for a solution to format to FAT32, it appears I cant! One of the reasons I got the hard drive was so I could use it on the PS3

Anyone know when exFAT will be supported by the PS3?

Anyone know of a solution for me?

(Using Vista..)

That sucks Garlad! Never even heard of exFAT though. What program did you use to format it?

John

garlad · 10-03-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by John72953

That sucks Garlad! Never even heard of exFAT though. What program did you use to format it?

John

Just right clicked on the hardrive, hit format, and it gave me the option to format to either NTFS (default) or exFAT.

I would have thought that I would have been able to chose FAT32 - as I'm pretty sure some of my friends have done this with ease.

So p'd off..

Johnny Vinyl · 10-03-2009, 06:10 PM

I know there's a freeware program you can use, but I can't think of the name. It's very popular. Actually I still have to do that myself, so I'll be following this thread.

John

garlad · 10-03-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by John72953

I know there's a freeware program you can use, but I can't think of the name. It's very popular. Actually I still have to do that myself, so I'll be following this thread.

John

I'm finding a few things online, but really not sure what Im at to be honest or if the info I am reading is even relevant..

Have a look at this;

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/ind...at32format.htm

I have Vista and I want to format my hard drive from it's default setting (NTFS) to FAT32 - should I be following the above??

I'm hoping a tech genius will help me here at blu-ray.com

Johnny Vinyl · 10-03-2009, 06:23 PM

Way too technical for me Garlad

I typed this "formatting to FAT32 using Vista" in my searchbar, and a whole series of sites came up.

Here is one I found that might help.

Lemme know what you think.

John

Johnny Vinyl · 10-03-2009, 06:27 PM

Swiss Knife is the app I was trying to remember.

Hope that works for you Gar!

John

M · 10-03-2009, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garlad

Ok I looked at this again and in fact I could only format to exFAT

Looking online for a solution to format to FAT32, it appears I cant! One of the reasons I got the hard drive was so I could use it on the PS3

Anyone know when exFAT will be supported by the PS3?

Anyone know of a solution for me?

(Using Vista..)

exFAT seems like a FAT32 replacement from XP to Vista from what a quick google search has suggested.

I would suggest finding somebody with XP and using their computer to attach your harddrive and format it on XP, not sure it'll work, but XP supports FAT32 formatting, so in theory, it should work.

garlad · 10-03-2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John72953

Way too technical for me Garlad

I typed this "formatting to FAT32 using Vista" in my searchbar, and a whole series of sites came up.

Here is one I found that might help.

Lemme know what you think.

John

Quote:

Originally Posted by M

exFAT seems like a FAT32 replacement from XP to Vista from what a quick google search has suggested.

I would suggest finding somebody with XP and using their computer to attach your harddrive and format it on XP, not sure it'll work, but XP supports FAT32 formatting, so in theory, it should work.

John and M, thanks for your help. I will try a few things tmrw and let you know how I get one.. but it's late now so gots to get me some sleep.

Thanks again

Johnny Vinyl · 10-03-2009, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garlad

John and M, thanks for your help. I will try a few things tmrw and let you know how I get one.. but it's late now so gots to get me some sleep.

Thanks again

Alright Gar! Sleep well and let us know how it all turns out!

John

androvsky · 10-03-2009, 11:39 PM

IIIRC, XP only supports formatting fat32 up to a certain size, which your portable drive almost certainly exceeds. You'll either need to download a special program to format fat32, or you could download an Ubuntu boot disc, boot your computer off of it, and do your format from there.

08-22-2009, 02:46 PM	#1
nothing.sound Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:64 Blu-ray collection:432	external hard drive hey guys. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can you use an external hard drive with a ps3? Would it plug into a usb slot? There is one at futureshop a 500 gig external harddrive for 69.99 That is an awesome price considering there is a 120 gig internal sony ps3 harddrive at wal-mart for 70.00 Thanks

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Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	You can use an external hard drive via usb port. I use one all the time. It's an easy way to back up your PS3 hd.

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M Special Member Member since:May 2008 Trading Score:1	most of them come formatted fat32 already but if its ntfs or otherwise you'll have to make sure you format it to fat32 since the ps3 wont read it as ntfs

09-06-2009, 09:35 PM	#4
Disciple of Vedder Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:1272 Blu-ray collection:4381 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:601	Does anyone know if you can store DLC onto an external hard drive? If so, will it integrate into the game like it usually does? My 40 GB is nearly full, and I was thinking about adding an external drive instead of replacing the internal one.

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Disciple of Vedder Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:1272 Blu-ray collection:4381 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:601	I decided to go ahead and get an internal. Seems like there's too much you can't do with an external.

09-07-2009, 12:39 AM	#8
4TA23 Active Member Member since:Sep 2008 Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:55	I put a 500 GB in mine and it works great. I am working on a way to use a SATA to eSATA adapter with an external dock for an internal HDD that way you can use a 3.5" drive and get like a 1 TB for the same price as the 500 GB 2.5" laptop HDD. Then you could just unplug it and back up to where ever you want to and it will run faster than an external to USB, it will think t is just an internal HDD. http://www.satacable.com/detail/index.cfm?nPID=72696 there is the link to the cable I am talking about and the external dock is powered so it will power the drive instead of the PS3. Then you can get a 7200 rpm drive as well and not worry about it overheating in the system and get faster response. Bad news is you can still only use a single drive, if you undock the HDD and put back in another drive that was already formatted into the eSATA connection it will reformat it and when you ut back in the other one it will reformat that as well. But you could get a second drive and plug in via USB and use as a back up drive as well. Maybe if we all get onto Sony they can make a way to be able to plug and unplug HDD's with out reformatting so you can swap drives around, that would be sweet.

10-03-2009, 06:10 PM	#13
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	I know there's a freeware program you can use, but I can't think of the name. It's very popular. Actually I still have to do that myself, so I'll be following this thread. John

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Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Way too technical for me Garlad I typed this "formatting to FAT32 using Vista" in my searchbar, and a whole series of sites came up. Here is one I found that might help. Lemme know what you think. John

10-03-2009, 06:27 PM	#16
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Swiss Knife is the app I was trying to remember. Hope that works for you Gar! John

10-03-2009, 11:39 PM	#20
androvsky Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	IIIRC, XP only supports formatting fat32 up to a certain size, which your portable drive almost certainly exceeds. You'll either need to download a special program to format fat32, or you could download an Ubuntu boot disc, boot your computer off of it, and do your format from there.

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