Upgrading my PS3 HDD

[humpingmonkey]

I have a 60gb backwards compatible ps3 and I want to get a bigger hdd for it. I know I can use any type of hdd. My question is if I change the hard drive will i lose backwards compatibility and how can i transfer my saves and other stuff over to the new one? Anyone give me some advice please!

 

[Guy32]

I'm curious as well. (not being sarcastic)

 

[squid5580]

While we are on the subject how do you transfer saves and stuff. If you want a bigger HDD are you just boned for that?

 

[Danielsmells]

Nope, you'll keep everything.
First things first back everything up, there's an option somewhere on the ps3 to do this, and it'll back up all saves and such.
Then you get the ps3 firmware from the sony website and stick that on a memory stick in a folder called update in a folder called ps3
/ps3/update/whatever it's called.
Then you stick in the new one, format it, and it'll get you to run the update from the memory stick.
Then you use the restore option somewhere in the menus.

I can't see why you'd lose backwards compatibility either.

Edit:
http://uk.playstation.com/media/2Pv7AFEC/CECH-2102B_2103B-3.20_UKANZ%5BEN%5D.pdf
Found this, it should detail everything.
And not to insult anyone's intelligence, but it has to be a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive.

 

[humpingmonkey]

Nope, you'll keep everything.
First things first back everything up, there's an option somewhere on the ps3 to do this, and it'll back up all saves and such.
Then you get the ps3 firmware from the sony website and stick that on a memory stick in a folder called update in a folder called ps3
/ps3/update/whatever it's called.
Then you stick in the new one, format it, and it'll get you to run the update from the memory stick.
Then you use the restore option somewhere in the menus.

I can't see why you'd lose backwards compatibility either.

Edit:
http://uk.playstation.com/media/2Pv7AFEC/CECH-2102B_2103B-3.20_UKANZ%5BEN%5D.pdf
Found this, it should detail everything.
And not to insult anyone's intelligence, but it has to be a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive.

Thanks so much for the help! This helps with everything!

 

[bawkbawkboo1]

Only 2.5 inch SATA hard drives work in the PS3, also known as laptop hard drives. 3.5 inch desktop hard drives don't physically fit, although if they use SATA you can theoretically attach them with some cables and modding. I'd recommend you start shopping here:

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Drives

EDIT:
Note that while the PS3 only supports SATA at a data rate of 1.5GB/s, the "SATA 3.0Gb/s" drives will work in it because SATA is backwards compatible anyway.