External hard drives on PS3? - Blu-ray Forum

ECWaenigma · 04-22-2008, 03:06 PM

New to the whole computer thing, and I know that you can put a new hard drive in your PS3. I have a 60GB PS3 and have seen external hard drives for sale that "are made specifically for the PS3", but will ANY external HDD work on the PS3 and if so, do they work well? Forgive my ignorance on this topic as my knowledge of computers is limited to the internet and just basic stuff. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!

un4gvn94538 · 04-22-2008, 03:08 PM

any external drive that is fat32. i actually replace my 60 gig with a 160 gig 2.5" sata drive and used the 60 as an external. there is free software that can format a whole drive to fat32

dpomp · 04-22-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

any external drive that is fat32. i actually replace my 60 gig with a 160 gig 2.5" sata drive and used the 60 as an external. there is free software that can format a whole drive to fat32

what he means to say is it has to be 2.5" and fat32. but if i'm not mistaken, aren't most external hd's fat32 anyway?

un4gvn94538 · 04-22-2008, 03:13 PM

external drive doesnt have to be 2.5" only the interdal drive. an yes most of them are fat32 but i have seen some that arnt. so what i said is what i meant!

CptGreedle · 04-22-2008, 03:14 PM

If you have an INTERNAL 2.5" disc, you need to make sure it is formatted to the format spec "fat32".
If you have en external disc, well I do not know if it needs to be a fat32 disc, but you can not install the OS on it. However you can use it as long as it is USB. I have hooked up many drives to my PS3 (including an ipod) and they all work.
If you want to hook up a USB drive, you can use it to store movies, music, pictures, I am not sure about games but probably.

wolf1306 · 04-22-2008, 03:58 PM

i just hooked a seagate 750gb one touch external hd to my ps3 after i format it using seagate disc wizard with no partition

, and now i have a whole one 750 gb fat32 extra storage

ECWaenigma · 04-22-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf1306

i just hooked a seagate 750gb one touch external hd to my ps3 after i format it using seagate disc wizard with no partition

, and now i have a whole one 750 gb fat32 extra storage

Like I said, I'm a newbie. That sounds like a good route for me to go, but what kind of cost am I looking at? Also, how do you format it? Do you put the software in the PS3 or your PC? Sorry I'm such a dork about this...

Jesterkeeters · 04-22-2008, 07:19 PM

Any one will work as long as you format it. I have a 500 GB My Book external that is amazing

Jesterkeeters · 04-22-2008, 07:19 PM

You can format through your pc depending on the os you use

ECWaenigma · 04-22-2008, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesterkeeters

You can format through your pc depending on the os you use

Windows XP is the OS I use. Any advice?

Jesterkeeters · 04-22-2008, 07:24 PM

Plug in the HD then go to start and left click on the drive choose format and it will take care of the rest depending on the size of the drive you may have to create partitions though

Jesterkeeters · 04-22-2008, 07:24 PM

Just make sure you format it to FAT32

ECWaenigma · 04-22-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesterkeeters

Plug in the HD then go to start and left click on the drive choose format and it will take care of the rest depending on the size of the drive you may have to create partitions though

So, I take it, it would be relatively easy for a newbie like me?

Colorado Blu Skies · 04-22-2008, 07:30 PM

Yeah it is pretty easy...

ECWaenigma · 04-22-2008, 07:30 PM

Also, could I put files from my computer (i.e. - music, videos, etc.) and access and watch them thru the PS3?

04-22-2008, 03:06 PM	#1
ECWaenigma Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Lockport, IL Blu-ray collection:1187 Blu-ray reviews:2	External hard drives on PS3? New to the whole computer thing, and I know that you can put a new hard drive in your PS3. I have a 60GB PS3 and have seen external hard drives for sale that "are made specifically for the PS3", but will ANY external HDD work on the PS3 and if so, do they work well? Forgive my ignorance on this topic as my knowledge of computers is limited to the internet and just basic stuff. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!

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04-22-2008, 03:08 PM	#2
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	any external drive that is fat32. i actually replace my 60 gig with a 160 gig 2.5" sata drive and used the 60 as an external. there is free software that can format a whole drive to fat32

04-22-2008, 03:13 PM	#4
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	external drive doesnt have to be 2.5" only the interdal drive. an yes most of them are fat32 but i have seen some that arnt. so what i said is what i meant!

04-22-2008, 03:14 PM	#5
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	If you have an INTERNAL 2.5" disc, you need to make sure it is formatted to the format spec "fat32". If you have en external disc, well I do not know if it needs to be a fat32 disc, but you can not install the OS on it. However you can use it as long as it is USB. I have hooked up many drives to my PS3 (including an ipod) and they all work. If you want to hook up a USB drive, you can use it to store movies, music, pictures, I am not sure about games but probably.

04-22-2008, 03:58 PM	#6
wolf1306 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Trading Score:10	i just hooked a seagate 750gb one touch external hd to my ps3 after i format it using seagate disc wizard with no partition , and now i have a whole one 750 gb fat32 extra storage

04-22-2008, 07:19 PM	#8
Jesterkeeters Banned Member since:Apr 2008 Location:On the Internet Blu-ray collection:15 Trading Score:115	Any one will work as long as you format it. I have a 500 GB My Book external that is amazing

04-22-2008, 07:24 PM	#11
Jesterkeeters Banned Member since:Apr 2008 Location:On the Internet Blu-ray collection:15 Trading Score:115	Plug in the HD then go to start and left click on the drive choose format and it will take care of the rest depending on the size of the drive you may have to create partitions though

04-22-2008, 07:30 PM	#14
Colorado Blu Skies Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007	Yeah it is pretty easy...

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