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Old 01-25-08   #41 (permalink)
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everything? lol

just wondering, after its formatted is there more information still needed to be put onto the harddrive such as the ps3 os?
I'm 90% sure that PS3 run similar to a router. The actual OS is stored in NVRam and loaded into memory on boot. Changing the HDD should have no effect what-so-ever on the operation of the PS3.
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nope - the OS remains in-tacked after format. Even the firmware version will remain the same.

All other data like Web browser favorites, Folding@Home work, ect will be lost.
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[*]A Notebook 2.5mm SATA HDD. I stuck with the same speed as the stock PS3 hard drive which is 5400RPM (also recommended by Gamersreports)
Is it posible to go for a faster RPM HDD? Any consequences if you don't stick to 5400RPM besides noise and vibration?
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Is it posible to go for a faster RPM HDD? Any consequences if you don't stick to 5400RPM besides noise and vibration?
I read it's not the rpm, but the power draw in amps that you should watch, and incidently the faster spinning drives draw more. But I've also seen tuts where they put in a 7200 with no issues. I haven't seen any reports of 7200 upgrades not working though
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I read it's not the rpm, but the power draw in amps that you should watch, and incidently the faster spinning drives draw more. But I've also seen tuts where they put in a 7200 with no issues. I haven't seen any reports of 7200 upgrades not working though
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I just picked up a 40GB PS3 and a 320GB HDD. This procedure is even easier than it looks in the pictures.
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I just picked up a 40GB PS3 and a 320GB HDD. This procedure is even easier than it looks in the pictures.

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Nope, it's ready to go right away.

Not sure about the rest of you guys but I was going through the settings after formatting and there was an option to update the PS3 software. I clicked it and there was a new version that took a while to download and install. That's about all I did after the swap. Oh and I downloaded F@H of course.
Whats the largest HDD you can put in there? Any performance drops form having a much larger HDD?

Whats F@H?
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