Upgrade to 500gb in ur PS3

[PaulieVal]

Iam looking to upgrade , hd in my ps3. Iam looking for some feedback on this drive below.
Will this drive work in the ps3.?

Hitachi Mobile - 0A53487: Hitachi TravelStar 5K500 - Hard drive - 500 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-300 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB - 12.5mm height

Specifications Overview
Product Description Hitachi TravelStar 5K500 - Hard drive - 500 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-300 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB - 12.5mm height
Type Hard drive - internal
Form Factor 2.5" x 1/6H
Dimensions (WxDxH) 7 cm x 10 cm x 1.3 cm
Weight 148 g
Capacity 500 GB
Interface Type Serial ATA-300
Data Transfer Rate 300 MBps
Average Seek Time 12 ms
Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Buffer Size 8 MB

LET MEKNOW IF THIS HD WILL WORK IN MY PS3

THANKS
PAUL

[Xrazor]

I have a 250 GB PS3, upgraded from original 40GB HDD that I still have safely boxed =P Anyways, I only have 80 GB's used I don't think I would ever need 500GB's although the fact that you can do it now is cool.

[Jest]

Yes it will work.

[Access_Denied]

As long as it's an SATA 2.5" hard drive that spins at least 5400rpm, then it'll work.

[doubledown]

I'm not sure if that will work. You may want to check the HEIGHT on the drive. I thought the standard Notebook drive was 9.5,mm? I know some of the larger capactiy drives were slightly bigger.

[Squall835]

I have a 320gb drive in mine now, works like a charm.

[Methadon]

I have a 120 GB with more than enough space.

In fact, it just got stolen, so I'll probably never fill up the drive :(

[shrike4242]

I'm not sure if that will work. You may want to check the HEIGHT on the drive. I thought the standard Notebook drive was 9.5,mm? I know some of the larger capactiy drives were slightly bigger.2.5" hard drives come in 9.5mm and 12.5mm sizes. 9.5mm is much preferred in laptops, as it makes them thinner.

Not sure if the PS3 would care, it all depends on how much space is in the carrier for that extra 3mm.

[PaulieVal]

thanks for all the repleys, i bought
SAMSUNG 2.5" 500GB HDSMHM500LI SATA 5400RPM 9.5mm

DRIVE CONFIGURATION

Capacity: 500 GB
Interface: SATA 3.0Gbps (1.5Gbps)
Buffer DRAM Size: 8 MB
Byte per Sector: 512
Rotational Speed: 5,400 RPM
Height 9.5 mm

got it for 170.00 , thats shipped

[dabebop]

Make sure to post back to see if it works out for you Paul

[PaulieVal]

i'll let u know how it works out

paul

[PaulieVal]

Hey guys, sorry to get back to u alittle late.

I put my 500gb drive in my PS3, it works fine & i will be set for llife.
SAMSUNG 2.5" 500GB HDSMHM500LI SATA 5400RPM 9.5mm

[miyamotofreak]

Oh sweet, my hard drives been full for a while so 500 GB sounds good.

[Psykodelik]

i have a question about this..
i have a pain voucher, i didnt use it.. cuz i might want to upgrade my hd... but not sure yet
well.. i was wondering if i redeem my pain voucher and then erase my hd, will i lose the game? or can i download it again later on?? or do i have to purchase it?


You should be able to keep it if you use your original account. If you get a new HDD before you erase/format your old one, you can back it up too. I haven't gotten around to getting a new HDD yet so I can't help you out on the back up. But it should be fairly easy and there's a thread on here for upgrading the HDD.

[guitarheroaddict13]

hey paulie, can u put a link to where you found that hard drive? i have like 2 gigs left and i couldnt d/l ur games :P

[jling84]

i have a question about this..
i have a pain voucher, i didnt use it.. cuz i might want to upgrade my hd... but not sure yet
well.. i was wondering if i redeem my pain voucher and then erase my hd, will i lose the game? or can i download it again later on?? or do i have to purchase it?

You'll have no problems redownloading it. Just go to your download history when you get set up with your new HDD and download it again. I've changed my HDD twice now, so I can vouch for that. However, the better option if you have an external HDD or a HUGE memory stick, is to use the PS3 backup option and just back up everything you have. That way you won't have to go through and redownload everything.

[shadowkast]

You'll have no problems redownloading it. Just go to your download history when you get set up with your new HDD and download it again. I've changed my HDD twice now, so I can vouch for that. However, the better option if you have an external HDD or a HUGE memory stick, is to use the PS3 backup option and just back up everything you have. That way you won't have to go through and redownload everything.
hahaha after 8 months I hope he figured it out by now:rofl: